Farms, family and Forever

I left school after my GCSEs and went to agricultural college to complete a diploma, but I left after the first year as I didn't enjoy being stuck in the classroom. Instead I moved to Aberdeen to work on a farm with around 2,000 pigs, but I soon fell restless so moved back home to train as a dog groomer. After a few months I opened my own store and three years later I opened a pet store as well. I thought I was set up for life!

When I was approached by an FBO it was more about the products. I decided to try them so I joined the business as a Novus Customer simply so I could get the discount – I had no intention of doing the business as I already had two! However, as I used the products I saw great benefits and my friends and family were curious as to what I was doing differently – that’s how my business started.

It took me around six months to get to the Manager position, something I thought was so unachievable in the beginning, but during this time I was still working my other businesses full-time and I even got married to my wonderful husband Nick. I was very keen to keep building my Forever business alongside my other two, but a few months later my house was literally struck by lightning and I was made homeless. I had no choice but to move in with my parents, and to top it off I was six months into an awful pregnancy; consequently my business didn't grow the way I wanted it too!

A few months later, after having my daughter Hollie, I decided that the stress attached to traditional business wasn’t worth it. I had received a £3,000 bonus payment from Forever which gave me the confidence to sell my shops, focus on Forever and become a stay-at-home mum. Since making this change I have achieved Eagle Manager, Forever2Drive, qualified for Chairman’s Bonus and Global Rally, and my business has quadrupled. The best thing about Senior Manager is that my mother-in-law was my second Manager; it’s enabled her to retire from her midwifery job and we get to work together, which is such a lovely thing to do. Our lives have changed completely and we have built a wonderful new home on our own farm, I get to hang out with my daughter, she gets to see her daddy working on the farm, and we all get to enjoy life!

**The achievements expressed in this testimonial are the individual’s personal opinion and subjective experience. Individual results may vary. Forever makes no guarantees on income or success. Your success depends on your effort, commitment, skill, and leadership abilities, and how effectively you exercise those qualities. Please see Forever’s Income Disclosure Statement at foreverliving.com/income for more information.**