Debbie Turner

I love helping others and believe in paying it forward.  I will never forget what it felt like not having the help I needed to be successful and I remember how much I appreciated the mentors that helped me to understand marketing.  I'm forever grateful to them.  I know how great it feels to be helped and to be the helper.

I hate alarm clocks and the day I threw mine away was a happy day!  I get up when I'm done sleeping and go to bed when I'm tired. 

I'll tell you about that in a minute, but first let me tell you a little bit about myself. 

I'm a high achiever and when I set my mind to something, I work at it until I conquer it.  I've very driven and determined.  I'm not one to settle for average or struggle. I totally believe everyone has greatness within themselves and should strive for the best life each of us can live, touching others in a meaningul way along the journey.

As I was growing up, Mom and Dad never talked about me working or going to college. I was raised in old school ways (be a homemaker and mother, have a dog and a white picket fence) and was taught to cook, clean house, sew, take care of kids, the whole nine yards.  However, I found myself graduated from high school and no husband in the wings.  It hadn't turned out the way I was told it would and boy, did I need a job!  I hired on a receptionist at an appliance store.

Kids Rock! 

After I married, we had two children (boys) and had tons of fun with all the little league and soccer, collecting baseball cards, all the boy stuff.

For 15 years, I enjoyed being a foster parent. Out of that, came the adoption of  my youngest, Ashley, who is now 16.

One of my greatest joys as a parent is to see my children be best friends. 

Ashley's brothers "date" her and show her how a gentleman should act.  They take her to dinner, to the movies, go-carting, bowling, the theater, Barnes and Noble (they all love to read) and they enjoy each other's company and humor.  They laugh and laugh and laugh.  This picture of Ashley and Scott is really a true representative of how they are all the time.   

 Family traditions are special and we do our best to maintain those, including foods, holidays, sayings, get togethers, tea times, things like that.

Time for Pursuing Hobby

When I was just 11 years old, I took an interest in making my own scrapbook.  Today, it remains a passion of mine.  I love both the creative aspect as well as preserving our family memories. 

My hobby and passion has opened many unexpected doors through the years.  I was invited to be on the design team for K&Company, a large scrapbook manufacturer and as a result, my work has been published in a hardback book, on the cover of QVC, product packaging, idea books, in-store billboards at Michael's Crafts other stores and I've been invited as a television guest on craft shows. 

As a foster parent, I received children into my home with nothing but the clothes on their back (sometimes a garbage bag filled with whatever possessions they had), no sense of belonging and very low self esteem. My greatest joy was making a "lifebook" (scrapbook) for every child that passed through my home.

I authored a book and live hands-on training for social workers and foster parents called 'Loving Through Lifebooks" which provides instructions on how to make these special books.  I+ taught this at state and national conventions.

A Foster Sister to Over 400 Kids

Speaking of fostering, I've has been a foster sister to over 400 kids!  My parents, Mike and Bonnie Wilcome, have been foster parents to over 400 children so I was naturally, the big sister.

My Parents are my Best Friends

My Mom and Dad are my very best friends & there's nothing I wouldn't do for them.  Every day with them is precious. I don't want to live such a busy life that I turn around one day to discover they're gone and have regrets about spending time with them in their retirement years.  The picture here is of Mom and I during a recent camping trip.  Not the best, but we're ready to jump in for a swim and Dad snapped this picture.

Being a Christian in Business 

Yes, I love my Christian faith and I'm a born agaiun believer in Jesus.  I pray that my life is a reflection of His love.  My daily prayer is, "Lord, teach me something new and let me be a blessing to someone today".  I can't imagine my life without Him.  I found that when you give your business and life to the Lord, He can do amazing things.  He really is the best business partner one can have.

My Career Background

After the kids were all in school, I myself went back to school to become a legal secretary.  After 3 years I found myself at the top of my pay scale working for top firms in Las Vegas.  I realized after year 6 that this was a dead end because of income cap and if I wanted more financial and time freedom, I would need to find another career.

I went back to school and became a Realtor.  I did that for 13 years and enjoyed the fruits of my labor until the end of 2005 when the market started declining. I recongnized I needed to change careers again but this time opted in to working from home where I could trade my business suit for shorts and t-shirts and throwing away my alarm clock. I turned to the home based business industry.

Failing Forward - Expensive Learning Curve

I was totally gullible and bought into a home business opportunity with an automated system (pie in the sky - just turn it on) that I believed would take me to the moon.  However, as it turned out, about 9 months into it and $35k later, I realized I had chosen not only the wrong mentor but in reality, there was no product or company to speak of. 

Instead of falling apart, I looked at this as an expensive learning curve and set out to make better decisions this time. 

Primary Businesses

I totally love my business with Global Resorts Network.  I've used the membership and reaped the rewards of $1000 commissions to infinity levels.  Travel is something that I enjoy talking about and sharing and people love to save money on travel. 

Throwing Away My Alarm Clock

What a great feeling to get to the point where you can do this!  When I was able to cashflow in my business, I retired my alarm clock.  I really do go to bed when I'm tired and get up when I'm done sleeping.  I never knew such freedom in this.

I authored a book entitled, "The 7 Most Common Rookie Mistakes New Home Based Business Owners Make".  I was inspired to write it after a Monday night training call I was doing for several teams across my business network.  People are hungry for the truth and when you give it to them, they are not only appreciative, but it helps them with their expectations and identifies potholes to not fall into.

Multiple Streams of Income -Whooo Hooo! :)

I'm a firm believer of multiple streams of income stemming from primary businesses as well as tools and resources that offer value to others.

You don't want to put all your eggs one basket. People think that when they join a business opportunity, they own their own business.  In reality, they own a license to become affiliated with that company and market their product.  They think that somehow the company will be there forever.  While that's always the ideal thinking, our economy has shown us that even the biggest of the big can go under.

Imagine if you built up just one home based business over the course of several years and you really banked on it. Now you're now taking it easy on the shores of Tahiti and 'bam', one day the company shuts it's doors.  You're out of business! Everything you worked hard to achieve has just flushed down the toilet.

This is why it's important to build your own brand, YOU, Inc. and create wealth through several revenue streams.  For most people, they struggle with just one business.  They don't have enough leads and traffic to keep it going, nor cash flow to keep their heads above water. I discovered through Mike Dillard's Magnetic Sponsoring Free 7 day Boot Camp a simple solution to both of these delimas and it changed the whole dynamics of how I run my business.

I have many things in the works all the time and over the next couple of years will have several businesses.  I discovered that once you have one and you learn how to market, the rest come easily.

I Want to Help Others

My goal is to help thousands of people in their journey to success through their network marketing businesses and streams of income. I recognize that people do business with those they know, like and trust and who have a leadership posture. It's important then, that her new business partners establish a posture of leadership and use attraction marketing to fuel their success.  Being a problem solver, I discovered the perfect way to help my new business partners immediately have credibility and learn at the same time.

It's a training platform called Renegade University that can be branded to each individual and it's only pennies a day for the professional member.  It's actually it's a great affilate program all in itself and I highly recommended every network marketer that has no personal training platform, plug into this.

It accomplishes three things.  One, it gives that network marketer instant credibility as having their own training platform.  Two, it's a training platform for themselves to use.  Three, it provides a stream of income. The training is all video step by step hand holding and teaches all things internet marketing.  Many business owners have no clue it exsists and it's wonderful for even brick and mortar business who want to learn how to market online.

Another book that shaped Debbie's marketing strategies came from Ann Seig's Renegade Network Marketer System Here's a Free download.

Enjoy the Journey

Most of all, I've learned to enjoy the journey.  Network marketing is fun if you allow it to be.  If you need a helping hand, I welcome the opportunity to pay it forward to you.  God Bless.