2. Colleen
“My ASEA business gave me the flexibility and opportunity to dedicate my time to give the last year of my father’s life
the love and quality of care he deserved. There is no price you can put on that…it was a true privilege to be able to
provide that for him.”
When Pepper Black came up to this stage and talked about all the turmoil in her life and said, “My checks kept coming
in. Every Friday, I had something coming in.” That was the one stable thing in her life in a time when everything else
was shaking.
In the case of Colleen, she’s told me this several times, “How would I have possibly been able to take care of my dad
that last year, and still financially exist?” There’s virtually no other way.
Just in the United States alone, there are 22.4 million households that are providing care to an elderly family member
and it’s climbing. Those people providing care to elderly family members do not want to dismiss or abdicate that
responsibility. They want to do it. But how many of them can actually do it financially?
So, here’s my question. In her case, did the ASEA business opportunity make a difference? A Delta? You with me?
3. Hugo and Hilda
This says, “Our history of success has to do with the fact that we left everything behind for ASEA. I’m referring to the
fact that we left an accounting firm that my husband had, and in my case, a 23-year job working for the government, as
well as teaching at a University.”
She says, “As we say, we burned the boats. And we burned the boats behind us so we could take ASEA to all of
Mexico and we left our comfort zone.” Now she says, “We did that to generate impactful testimonies of health
improvement. And thank God, we can see that people are living better. They’re having better health. And this has no
price, when you help others in this regard.”
She said, “Also, and moreover, this has brought with it income, a financial stability that has changed our lives.”
Remember my Delta symbol? “It has changed our lives. We now enjoy, with our children, their success, time with them.
We can guide them through their setbacks. And we have arrived and achieved to be that family that we have always
wanted to be. We have reached our goals; one of the great goals we had was the home of our dreams. And we have
learned that as we grow personally, that we get better in health and help others in health, that the great courage that
comes to a united family is one of the great compensatory outcomes of this.”
4. Erv and Marian Struble
Here’s good friends Erv and Marian Struble, Diamond Execs with the company.
Marian said, “Tyler, we replaced a 30-year retirement in two years, and it was residual income.
But even more importantly, we’ve been able to replace a refrigerator without going into debt, help my son go through
the financial difficulties of a divorce including broken vehicles and things for the children, helped my son move when he
lost his job and had to relocate, and helped him pay his rent to get him started in a new home. We also enjoy travel,
which we would never have been able to do because we were on the work forever plan.”
Awesome story. And, did it make a difference? Yes.
5. Vanda and Villie
From Europe, here’s Vanda and Villie, good friends and Diamond Executives. This is a powerful story. These are
millennials, by the way, and I want to talk about millennials with you for a second.
They said, “At a very young age, we chose to leave our country and work abroad. It was hard, but we had to make it
and get ahead financially. We left family and friends, and it was very, very hard when we could see them only once a
year. We always wanted to go back to Hungary for good, but we couldn’t because, unfortunately, we couldn’t secure
the kind of financial stability we wanted. We worked endless hours in Scotland and never had any time for one another.
And then we met ASEA. ASEA made our wish of seven years come true – go home for good to live with our family and
friends. We started to enjoy the financial benefits of sharing the product and the opportunity with others, and we had
more time for each other.”
6. Peg Coats
“After working just four years in ASEA, I matched my pensions that I earned
after teaching 36 years! I gained security and income to pay for graduate
school and travel.”
7. Patty and Greg
“Almost 14 years ago, we moved to a new town with grand hopes of raising our family in a great environment, surrounded by beauty and good influence.
We built a beautiful home in the most amazing location. They day they cashed our first mortgage payment, my husband lost his job. At the time, my
husband decided to do what he had dreamed and went into business for himself. Not the best time economically. As time went on and less money came in,
our debt began to grow. He always had the hope that things would get better.”
“Well, it didn’t. But I just couldn’t part with the home. So, I did what most people do. I found another job. A typical day for me was to wake at 3:20 a.m. and
work at our local home Depot until 8:00 a.m.
My second job was with the school district where I could at least see one of my three boys throughout the day. I’d get done there at 1:00 p.m., go home,
and nap religiously” (you don’t see those two words often together) “looking for sleep until 2:50. Id’ go back to the school. I would help out there. And then
my “mom job” would kick in. I’d go to ball games, music lessons, help with homework and dinner, and try to be in bed by 9 p.m. only to start it all over again
at 3 a.m.”
“It was near this time we were introduced to network marketing. We did our research. We felt the support of a wonderful team,and we saw
some success. But during this time, we were introduced to ASEA six times. We finally made the move.”
“How has it impacted us financially? Immediately we began to make some money. That’s a good thing. And after 3 ½ years, we have stayed
steady at making $500-$1,500 a month. Thankfully, I no longer work at Home Depot. I’ve kept my school job. I needed benefits. So, we’re not
ASEA associates full time but certainly part time. ASEA pays me as much as, if not more than, my ‘JOB.’”
8. Laureen
“It’s quite confronting and debilitating when, in moments of despair, you carry out behaviors you wouldn’t dream of doing. Can anyone relate to that? Have
you ever questioned why people do or act the way they do? I do. And I’m one of “those.” I’m one who has raided my own two daughters’ piggy bank
savings to just put enough petrol in my car.
“Embarrassing. Deflating. Shameful. Not once, but many times. And not even 12 months ago.”
“Being a single mom for six years is hard. It’s had its challenges. And looking in from the outside, no one would really know. You would think
things were good and rosy. No one would know the real reasons – the reasons I couldn’t be at the function, or be at the dinner, or entertain
people at my own house. I didn’t even have the money to hire a babysitter.
“I became isolated. I was stressed. I was depressed. And I’m sure those are the reasons I lost friendships. People couldn’t understand. They
didn’t know. I never told them. How could I? I was Wonder Woman, right?
“17 months later, my world has turned around. I couldn’t be happier. Old friendships re-ignited. Adventures with my girls. We’ve even booked a
holiday in the hot warm weather of northern Australia during my hometown winter.
“Bills are paid on time. Oh, and lastly, and most significant, I visit those piggy banks every day, filling them up! I thank my buddy Daniel Doyle
for sharing ASEA with me, and thank you ASEA. This is my cause. This will be my legacy. Onwards and upwards.”