Shad Helmstetter - An American Victory Letter 2

The following letter by author Dr Shad Helmstetter was published in USA Today, Tuesday, July 15, 1997.

An American Victory - Letter #2

Tuesday, July 15, 1997

An Open Letter to Amway Distributors & Friends

In my research, and throughout the course of writing a number of books in the field of personal growth, I have always looked for those ideas and methods that work best, and help us change our lives for the better.

A year ago, after several years of researching the Amway Distributor organization, I published an open letter to Independent Amway Distributors. Since that time I have continued my research into the Amway organization. I have met and interviewed Amway Distributors at every level. I have traveled overseas and observed, first-hand, the growth of Amway internationally. I have studied the results in the lives of the individuals and families who are Amway Distributors.

As a result of my research, I have come to believe that becoming an Amway Distributor may be one of the best ideas for personal and professional growth I have ever found.

Here is a brief summary of what I have learned:

1. Amway works.

There are successful Amway Distributors today who are the grandchildren of people who became Amway Distributors three generations ago. The Amway business has proved itself by enduring and growing. I, and others, predict that as we head into the 21st century, Amway will be one of the healthiest and strongest independent business organizations anywhere in the world.

2. Amway has won the respect of business leaders everywhere.

Through decades of growth and refinement, Amway Distributors represent the forefront of a system of distribution that is state-of-the-art today, and is clearly the coming wave of the future. Amway has emerged at the head of its field at precisely the time when more people than ever want to be independent, work out of their homes, or be in business for themselves.

3. Amway's success is not an accident.

The growth of the Amway Distributor organization itself is based on solid principles and values—family, home, integrity, real goals, helping others, and honest achievement. Independent Amway Distributors are our neighbors, our families, and our friends. When I met and studied the people in the Amway business, I discovered they are people just like us, who share a common goal to improve their lives, create the best for their families, and make the world around them a better place to live.

4. Being in the Amway business creates a winning way of life.

There is an attitude throughout the Amway organization that is healthy, positive, and filled with belief. It is a reminder of the same kind of determination, spirit, and strength of character that made our country great in the first place.

If you are already an Independent Amway Distributor, you made a good choice. Stay with it! If you are not presently a member of the Amway team, I recommend that you talk to someone who is. This is the real thing.

Shad Helmstetter, Ph.D.