Who is she?

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog!

I am Rebecca Boyes, 23 from East Yorkshire, UK. I am a Wife and a Mother of 2 boys as well as a Network Marketer, Hairdresser & Beauty Therapist and FM World Business Partner.

My journey into the Network Marketing industry started when I was 18. Back in March 2012. I had had my first child in the October, and I needed something to fit around him. I had been in college previously, and qualified NVQ Level 2 Hairdressing, but due to pregnancy and then having my eldest, I couldn't get a job in a salon. And it wasn't just that, I was suffering with Post Natal Depression & Anxiety, which later developed into Severe Depression & Anxiety when I finally sought help.

Life was a rollercoaster for me, I was a young mum with mental health issues fearing the world around me and the people around me. Life as I knew it was flipped upside down. Having a baby is supposed to be one of the happiest times of your life, but for me it was the worst at that time! Even giving birth to him nearly cost me my life, due to severe haemorrhaging and a long stay on the labour ward due to this! But back to my journey..

So I joined Avon, my first network marketing business, because at the time it was the only company I had really heard of that didn't have a large investment to start. And as a young mum, unemployed, I didn't have money to invest and I was desperate to earn money to supplement our household income.

We had just moved into a rented property, and my now husband had just got himself a new job so money wasn't really on our side at that moment in time, and I had to do what I could to help!

However, Avon didn't work for me. My mental health played a part in it but also back then it was ALL catalogue distribution. Dragging my son around with me in my local town that was a 15min drive from my home. I had no upline support at all, they had practically signed me up and left me hanging! They hadn't even given me the correct start up either!

I did decided to stick it out a little longer and become a Sales Leader as I thought I could earn more if I grew a team. I didn't. I wasted fuel, time and start kits plus the struggle of getting childcare, for people who signed up and did absolutely nothing.

It was an awful time for me, and it didn't help my mental state. So I gave it up. And started looking for something else.

I set up my Hairdressing business in hope I could change me and also bring in an income, and started doing online courses for beauty and other business additions. But in my area it's like one big competition of loads of salons and mobile hairdressers and beauticians, but I managed to keep it going for a few years, without a large client base, but something to keep us going.

During that time I looked into all sorts of companies to supplement the household income again and joined Younique, however the £69 start up cost was a big thing to invest at the time.. I lasted 6 months. I bought many things myself just so I could get my purple card and so I could hopefully progress through the levels. My family and friends didn't want to buy the products, the range wasn't huge and customers bought once and never came back. I was back to square one again, so it was time to start planning out another company.

I came across NuSkin, this time it was a free company. With no investment, surely this time it would work? Well it didn't. Again I was spending my own money buying things in. I was left with a lot of stock when I decided to give this company up, and had had to sell it off cheap in hope I could get rid of it all. This was mainly due to the high postage cost, I had to buy in bulk.

I felt at a loose end, so decided to give it all a break. I then joined a fashion company, which again didn't work out. So I decided to give it a go of making my own company. I had the passion and desire, and also the knowledge to get it going. So with a week of planning I was setting up 'Beau Fashion' in September 2015. I started doing this purely from home for the local people to me, as we lacked any clothing shops in our local town. Within a few weeks I decided to take it to another level. I would build a free to join network marketing styled company, which launched on 1st October 2015.

Things went really well, I had a smooth running business that was bringing in money. I eventually opened up a boutique in my local town, expanding business majorly. I also now had 2 children, and a house, and a dog and no life. Business consumed my day to day life. Eventually it took so much of a toll on me I was put back on medication for severe depression once again. Even after getting married and experiencing an amazing day and honeymoon after that, business never rested. After nearly a Year of running Beau Fashion I decided to notify everyone I was closing down Beau Fashion as with then moving home yet again the stress really got on top of me.

I had not long joined a company on the side too for slimming products, which again hadn't worked and no-one was interested in the products. So again, it was back to square one.

And I know I am not the only one who has been through this. You may be reading this now, completely understanding and being able to relate to this. It's awful isn't it?

SO... I carried on with life, I got settled into our new home and decided to join Acti-Labs, they had a too good to miss starting offer with their Christmas Starter Kit, so I couldn't resist. I had tried some products before and thought they were good so could retail them. My upline and other Ambassadors told me how good it was and that I could really earn money.. But after joining, I heard the horror stories. I heard the awful things that apparently went on in the company. But that wasn't true was it? Well, I didn't believe it until I experienced things first hand and realised some was true!

Now my experience with this company is pretty long winded, and if you know me, you will more than likely already know this part of my story. So to be brief, I ended up in lots of debt. Had been promised all sorts. Had spent days and hours doing everything I could to make it big like all these others that are 'making it big'. Had a couple of team members that sold every month etc... And I was just about to place an order for some new products/back in stock items when I noticed my team tree looked a little odd. I had people missing. I hadn't placed an order for nearly 3 months because after the amount I had spent to get myself the promotions and prepare a kit for 'parties' I couldn't physically afford to do it anymore. I questioned my upline regarding team members and she point blank told me they should be there and didn't know where they had gone. Only later to find out she had my team members, and she had requested them and they were 'better with her' and got 'more support'.

Now also during the 3 months of no ordering I had had a marriage breakdown! Which I had made my upline and a manager aware of, as well as my team in apology that I may be a little 'quieter' than normal. So people were aware of my situation, and this happened. So I told them to shove their business. I was angry, distraught and upset! Facebook got some of my story, and it made people question what had happened. I had a lot of support through this, which helped me out the other end. But I literally told myself I wasn't going to continue Network Marketing. Until another free business opportunity took my fancy. (Read about it in the 'FM Opportunity' post :) ) This opportunity has been genuinely life changing in such a short space of time, and I am not even sugar coating or boasting false information, it has truly been the best decision I could have ever made!!

Genuinely earning money, hitting promotions, and all from my team and customers! I actually have customers! I am slowly but surely clearing my debt in which the previous companies caused me! And to know I am having genuine success is the best feeling in the world!

I had been offered opportunities left, right and centre but this one stood out to me! So I followed my gut feeling and jumped in! And I haven't looked back!

After all this has happened to me, it made me start wanting to speak out about my journey, so that other's who may be in this situation can see and know, they're not alone and that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. It's just finding and seeing that light :)

I have now also decided to run this blog, for all kinds of things but mainly to share my knowledge, my support, motivation and experiences with you to help you too! In addition to the blog I also have my Facebook page in which I will be sharing lots of content and Live videos covering many subjects!

I hope you will follow my posts, and my future journey and I look forward to connecting with people!

If you'd like to discuss any of the events, businesses or the journey with me, please contact me via my contact form!

Much love,

Rebecca xo