Forever An Education

Joanne W

Jo joined the company in January 2013 while she was five months pregnant with her second daughter…

I had responded to a Facebook post from an old friend who was looking for people to work alongside her in a new business venture. She sent me a link to a live webinar and I was so excited by what I saw and heard that I arranged to meet her for coffee and joined the business there and then! 

My background is in education and I was a secondary school English teacher for over twelve years. I loved my job but my reason for joining the business was to earn £200-300 extra a month to help me extend my maternity leave. I didn't know if I had the time or the skills, I definitely didn't know anything about Aloe Vera, but I got to work anyway and absorbed the training and support on offer until I felt confident. It took me just three months to reach the income level I needed, just in time for the birth of my daughter in May! 

I was promoted again whilst on maternity leave and achieved my goal of having almost a full year off with my daughter. I returned to work but felt disheartened by the amount of time my career was taking up, keeping me away from my young daughters. I knew that I had the perfect vehicle to help me achieve a better work life balance in Forever. I knew that I wanted to be the mum at the school gates, and I also wanted to be able to help my parents out more as they were experiencing different health challenges. In 2015, I took the decision to leave my full-time role. Since then, I have been able to be around for my parents and family much more, do the school run every day, and be at assemblies and sports days, all the things I wasn't able to do before. 

I continued to teach, very part time, in flexible roles, helping youngsters who cannot attend mainstream schools through illness or social/emotional issues, which I find so rewarding. I spend around 15-20 hours per week on my business; the beauty of which is that much of it is home-based or slotted in to my usual daily activities, so it never feels like work! I also have an awesome team in the UK as well as in two other countries (countries I've never even been to!). 

I love using and sharing the products too; my family wouldn't be without them! I am as excited about Forever now as I was when I joined. I can't wait to see what the future holds for me and my team! 

**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.**

 

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