Give Your Dreams A Chance
FRIDAY Book Study: we will study this one power packed book throughout the year, each week diving into business, mindset, and personal development principles. Og Mandino’s University of Success: The Greatest Self-Help Author in the World Presents the Ultimate Success Book.
Please make sure you read and study this chapter business people, there are soooo many nuggets in this lesson. CLICK HERE for the book in pdf format.
LISTEN TO LESSON 7 (SEMESTER TWO)
TO SUCCEED MEANS YOU MAY HAVE TO STEP OUT OF LINE AND MARCH TO THE SOUND OF YOUR OWN DRUMMER
TODAY’S TAKEAWAYS
- The only limitations there are the ones you put on yourself
- I can, I can, I can… People can do whatever they believe they can do
- Refuse to let anyone dampen your enthusiasm
PLEASE READ THIS CHAPTER, GOOD STUFF….
TODAY’S INSTRUCTOR: RICH DEVOS
Born March 4, 1926 in Grand Rapids, Michigan; died peacefully at his Ada, Michigan, home on September 6, 2018.
Rich DeVos co-founded Amway in 1959 and was company president until his retirement in 1993. He was also senior chairman of the Orlando Magic.
He was one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, author of five books, a much-in-demand inspirational and motivational speaker, a community and political leader, and, with his late wife Helen, a generous philanthropist.
In 1949, DeVos and Jay Van Andel, his friend since attending Grand Rapids Christian High School together in the late 1930s, started a highly successful business as independent distributors for Nutrilite. The California manufacturer of vitamins used a person-to-person direct-selling approach that DeVos and Van Andel adopted when starting Amway from their Ada, Michigan, homes in 1959. They refined a direct selling method of offering individuals the opportunity to build a business of their own that became the model for scores of direct selling companies and was the start of a major worldwide direct selling industry.
Amway is an $8.6 billion direct selling business based in Ada, Michigan, USA. Top-selling brands for Amway are Nutrilite vitamin, mineral and dietary supplements, Artistry skincare and color cosmetics, eSpring water treatment systems and XS™ energy drinks – all sold exclusively by Amway Business Owners. Global sales in 2017 made Amway the No. 1 direct selling business in the world, according to the 2018 Direct Selling News Global 100. The company’s annual sales figure includes revenue from direct selling operations and other business holdings. For company news, visit globalnews.amway.com.
DeVos wrote five books: BELIEVE!, Compassionate Capitalism, Hope From My Heart, Ten Powerful Phrases for Positive People, and Simply Rich, released in April 2014. Simply Rich is a memoir reflecting on his work, faith, family, and the core values he held onto from his humble, Christian upbringing through his enormous success as co-founder of Amway.
He also was a well-known speaker, having appeared before hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. His recorded talk, “Selling America,” received many awards, including the Alexander Hamilton Award for Economic Education from the Freedoms Foundation.
DeVos volunteered his time and leadership to a number of causes, and he and his wife donated generously through the Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation. Their motivation to give was based on their Christian faith and their responsibility as stewards of the financial resources God gave them.
In the 1970s, as chairman of the New Grand Rapids Committee, DeVos was instrumental in the revitalization of downtown Grand Rapids, including the DeVos Performance Hall. He and Jay Van Andel led the restoration of the Pantlind Hotel, which was purchased by Amway and is now the 682-room Amway Grand Plaza Hotel with an added 29-story tower. DeVos and Van Andel also spearheaded the Amway-owned JW Marriott on the banks of the Grand River.
DeVos and his wife used their influence and generosity to stimulate important projects for a healthier Grand Rapids – projects in higher education, health care, economic development, and the arts. The couple focused much of their giving on hundreds of Christian churches and ministries, with a special emphasis on Christian education. In addition, they were major contributors to various national causes that reflected their personal passion for freedom, fairness and free enterprise.
TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS BOOK STUDY
- I may read and record a portion of the chapter or just pick out a few nuggets each week. So, to really obtain the full benefit and get the most out of this book you may want to purchase your own copy, here is the link to Amazon
- Highlight, underline, star, mark up this book however you want with things that resonate with you.
- Take this study slowly and with intention, that’s why we are doing only ONE chapter each week, so we can ponder, think and study on this content until the next chapter.
- Do the chapters in order (all of these suggestions are from the author)
FACEBOOK GROUP
As we gather momentum and there is at least 10 like-minded women interested, I will set up a private Facebook group to connect, discuss the topics, and support each other! Send me a message below if you would be interested!
LET ME KNOW YOU ARE INTERESTED!
