Avon’s founder set out on a mission, 125 years ago, to empower women to be economically independent (sounds familiar). As a result, today there are 6.5 million Avon reps who live the essence of a Smart Cookie life.
Yes, you could say that Avon has reason to celebrate and we’re giving respect where respect is due, by sharing with all Smart Cookies the sweet lessons we can learn from Avon and their success.
#1. Beauty Secret: Keep Your Financial Independence
Psst, we have a secret that will give you glowing skin, keep you looking young and feeling radiant.
Here it is: when your financial future is secure, you’ll get a restful sleep every single night. Yup, that’s our beauty secret, and we love that Avon was founded on that same principle: giving women the opportunity to create their own income stream to maintain their own economic independence.
Of course, we also love a great night-cream and the perfect shade of pink lip gloss as much as the next girl, but the sexiest and most radiant women we know are the Smart Cookies making more dough, and protecting their personal credit and their financial future.
Find out exactly how you can take full control of your financial future by joining the other Smart Cookies changing their lives on the Rich For Life Action Plan.
#2. If you want more money stop dreaming and go make it!
We would all like to believe that there are ways to make more dough, no matter how busy our lives are, but if we’re being honest, sometimes it can seem impossible.
Well, Avon reps don’t just believe they can make more money, they take action and they do it! We can all take a note from these go-getters who aren’t just sitting around making plans to make money, they’re actually out there making money no matter what their lifestyle.
In fact, we had the good fortune of meeting Suze Orman several years ago at an Avon event. She shared with us the story of her mother, who carried her family through an extremely tough time by being an Avon rep.
So no matter what your passion, and your money making outlet is, the lesson here is very clear: if we really want to make more money, we will make it happen no matter how busy or complicated our lives can seem.
#3. We’re successful not just because we’re women… but because we’re good at what we do!
Women deserve to be in high levels of management because we’ve proven how effective we are in positions of higher management. Just like women who actively invest in the stock market, once we actually get ourselves there (yes, this means we may actually have to ask for a promotion) we prove we perform equal to men, if not better.
Hard to ignore that Avon has more women in management than any other global publicly traded company. We’ll cheers to that, and use this as motivation the next time we head into negotiate a promotion!
#4. The More We Give The More Richly We Live
The idea of giving money away can seem counter intuitive when we’re trying to make more money. But Avon has proven that giving back shouldn’t just be something you strive to do, it should be a part of who you are.
The Avon Foundation for Women is the largest corporate-affiliated philanthropists focused on issues that matter most to women.
Avon global philanthropy has donated more than $800 million to improve women’s health and safety around the world. A great example of a successful, profitable company, leading the way in philanthropy.
As Smart Cookies, even if we aren’t able donate our money, we know there are always other ways we can give back. We also know that giving what we can leads to a more rich and fulfilling life.
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Great Article
I have run my own businesses since middle school, and because I was always earning my own money, my parents couldn’t really tell me what to do with my money. Eventually I was the only one in the house with an updated computer. I started my first corporate career while attending high school.
Eventually, I became jobless. I had no choice but open another business to make ends meet while searching for work. I chose Avon! Instead of whining about not getting hired, I began to offer Avon products and catalogs on follow-up visits to hiring managers. I invest my earnings back into my Avon business, and it’s growing as I meet more and more people.
Now, I am in Leadership. My old job required FIVE YEARS. I advanced in my 1st month with Avon.
What would YOU do with an extra $100 to $500 per month as an Avon rep? My answer to that question was “build a solid financial future.” In these hard times, we need to pull ourselves up by the bootstraps, like my Great-Great Grandmother did, and earn our OWN successes.
This is My first time I get to see Smartcookies.com I feel this will help a lot of Women. Thank you
Avon is the Best!