Sunday, October 25, 2009

Anything is Possible, says the doctor



Please meet Sureerat Wongsiriluk, a doctor who spent a total of 10 years at top Thai universities learning first how to be a pharmacist and then how to be a doctor (because she decided she wasn't going to stay as a pharmacist), only to give it all up when she was introduced to Unicity.

Khun Sureerat a.k.a. Mo Jie decided that she didn't want to "grow old and fat working all my life in a small treatment room". When introduced to Unicity, she realized quickly (in 5 minutes) that this is what she's been looking for: A business where she doesn't have to do all the work and work all of her life.

Before Unicity, Dr Sureerat, 36 and a mother of a 3-year-old boy, was more than just a doctor. She was a business owner with a healthcare business comprising 3 clinics in different locations in Thailand.

Within one year of joining Unicity, Khun Sureerat became a Presidential Director, earning more than 400,000 baht (S$16,000) a month. Halfway through that journey, she was sure enough about her new business that she stopped being a medical practitioner (although she continues to be the owner of 2 remaining clinics).

Dr Sureerat, who was in Singapore under the Unipower Business School's monthly guest speaker programme, said the biggest thing she learnt after switching line was this idea: "ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!".

She shared the story of another Presidential Director, former tour guide Khun Angel. A few days before the end of the month, Khun Angel had a 40k leg and a 20k leg but not the 10k leg needed to qualify as PD. He prayed, read a book for strength. Then, a downline showed up saying he wanted to be Director by month-end. Khun Angel spent all his time helping the downline, and by month-end, the downline was a Director earning 100,000baht (S$4,000) a month. Khun Angel finished as Presidential Director.

How about Dr Sureerat? How did she go from zero to 400,000 baht a month (S$16,000) under one year?

She said: "I started part-time, but worked full-heart. I followed the Unipower system 100% and worked with the KPI, checking 10 points of activities every day with the system's "Passport to Success".

I approached anyone and everyone. I showed the plan every day. I did the work without setting conditions. I showed the plan even at 2am at one time - for an ER (emergency room) nurse who finished work late.

I talk to my successful uplines everyday. I get them to answer my questions and solve my problems.

I was just being a student again. I listened to CDs of success stories every morning, before I went out to approach people. Listening to the CDs, and taking notes as I listened to the CDs, kept me strong.

I go out with the right mindset, that I am a giver, giving people something good for them. At 60, people retire from their income but not their expenses. We have something good to offer them."

Khun Sureerat personally recruited 18 500pv Fast Starts in her first month in the business. That took her to Director in Month 1 and Senior Director in Month 3.

"I just go about collecting "human assets" first. The results will show up after 6 months ... as the system promised," Mo Jie said. X = Y, indeed.

On handling rejections, the biggest challege for Khun Sureerat came from within the family. Her father. At first, he gave her his blessings, thinking it was only a part-time thing. However, when she closed the clinic for 3 days to go to Eagle Camp, and did the same again shortly thereafter so as to attend Unicity's global convention in Busan in September 2008, the father was angry and disappointed. They did not talk for a long time.

She invited him to join her on a reward trip to Sydney. He refused. He challenged her, saying he'd go only as a President's father. So, when she became Presidential Director, he had to tag along on a Star Cruise reward trip. He has since joined her, opening his own Unicity account and starting to recruit people!

Regarding people who say, "..but I don't like MLM", she advised, we should simply bring them back to "X = Y" and and ask, Do you like your work? No? But you still work at it! MLM is just like a job, except that the result (the Y) is very different. In MLM, we work a few hours a day and we can get a new track.

"It is not important what you think of the business. It may be your answer to The Happy Life."

Well said, Dr Sureerat. Well said!

Friday, October 16, 2009

Me & My Power Car



Mercedes Benz!!!! Until recently, I never thought I'd own one nor drive in one. When I think of Mercedes Benz, I think of old wealth, old men .... Apologies to all the uncles and the non-uncles who own and drive one. So, until recently, Mercedes Benz is not the car for me.

And then, some months ago, with the arrival of Unipower in our Unicity business, I was exposed to new information, not from the distributors of the car but ... I learnt that the Benz is the preferred (or recommended) car for Unipower's members on Unicity's President's Club. Why? Because it is a widely accepted symbol of success and achievement, that others can identify with and aspire to. Because it is one of the safest cars in the world, and as our life becomes more and more valuable, we need to protect it better.

I was prepared to change my mindset and my assumptions. It helps that the timing of my achievement and obligatory follow-the-system acquisition coincides with the launch of Mercedes Benz's new E Class. The new E Class spots a more contemporary youthful look, especially at the front and on the sides. The tyres come with sports rims. And there are so many fun cool features inside.

So, to all my people in The 5E Network, meet my new workhorse. It's for you. Join me in the club, the Singapore/Malaysia Mercedes Benz Club of Unicity. Make it soon :)