Check out this blog post from an Amway and WWDB Independent Business Owner (IBO) from 2010. He has expressed an interest in retiring, and although it is almost the year 2013, I do not believe he is any closer to retiring now than he was in 2010, primarily because to his Amway business interests.
http://expeditionoftruths.com/2010/10/18/1-year/
"The Free Enterprise Day celebrations in Portland will take place this weekend, and with that, I will have reached the one-year mark in my career. I've also reached the one-year anniversary of the launch of this blog and the location where it all began. While attending a Free Enterprise Day event, I got the idea to start something while supporting Lindsay in what I initially thought was an utterly dumb, unlawful, and potentially destructive endeavour that would tear the two of us apart and destroy our relationship. It turned out to be the complete opposite.
There is nothing wrong with having a good dose of scepticism, and boy did I have a lot of "healthy" scepticism when I was younger. After 5 months of thorough research, which included visiting the Amway website, the Better Business Bureau, researching the company's history, Industry Canada, and, yes, even reading all of the negative blogs on the internet, I came to the conclusion that there was nothing wrong with the business and what it stood for. One of the most compelling reasons for me to enter the business world was the environmental stewardship that this company promoted, and I believed that I would be able to support that and have no difficulty in marketing those excellent products. The World Wide Dreambuilders, on the other hand, piqued my interest, and instead of putting a wedge between my husband and me, it has actually served to strengthen our marriage even more than it was the year before. What kind of business could pull something like that? Because it is based on sound traditional principles such as marriage, relationships, personal growth, and living debt-free. If I may say so myself, they are not horrible values.
So I say one year because it has been one year since I married my wife, and it has been one year since we became one and made the decision to actually develop something together. Since then, we've reached some significant milestones while also experiencing some setbacks, which is to be expected in any endeavour in life. We've been able to eliminate a significant amount of consumer debt that we would have continued to owe if it weren't for the excellent coaches and mentors we've had over the years. The fact that we have been able to follow in the footsteps of our instructors means that we are almost exactly where they are, which is a testament to the power of repetition. As a result, I have retired my wife from the workforce, ensuring that she will never again have to give her very best to another guy. We will be able to raise our children without ever having to experience what it is like to be in a daycare or a day home. No offence to anyone, but it is not how we would like to raise our children; rather, we would prefer to instil our own beliefs and be present at every stage of their development.
Looking to the future, we are quite excited to hit Double Eagle Ruby late next year, at which point I will be walking away from my profession so that I never have to work for another man's dream again and can give my all to them and their endeavours. I am confident that we will put forth significant effort to ensure that my children always have me at home when they require assistance and do not have to wait for me to return home from work. I look forward to the days when we can take our children out to the ski hill during the weekdays rather than on weekends, when it is less crowded and less crowded. I look forward to being able to see my parents whenever we want with the kids, rather than having to schedule a specific amount of vacation time or attempting to squeeze in a long weekend. There are so many things we are looking forward to in our second year of operation, and we are confident that, thanks to the great examples that have come before us, we will be able to achieve them.
So please do not misinterpret what I'm saying; these are our objectives and things we wish to accomplish. To be clear, I am not arguing that you must start your own business. I've picked this vehicle to help us achieve our objectives and realise the vision we've set for our family. You are under no need to agree with me, and that is totally acceptable. I just hope that you and your family have access to a vehicle that will help you to achieve everything you have set out to do for yourself and your family.
Here's to another successful year!"
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