The Whisler Life

Time really does fly when you’re having fun!  Today I celebrate the one-year anniversary of becoming a Heritage Makers Independent Personal Publishing Consultant!  Signing up as a consultant a year ago was my 30th birthday present to myself, and it has truly been a gift that keeps on giving.  Prior to becoming a Consultant, I was one of those people who would have sworn that I’d never sell anything or do in-home “parties”.   I’d been asked to do everything from Pampered Chef kitchen goods to Lia Sophia jewelry, but always declined.  I was fine hosting parties and earning the free hostess goodies for the many different direct-sales companies, but none of the products or companies ever impressed me enough to sign on the dotted line.  Then I found Heritage Makers.

Having made a couple of digital photo books with “other” companies (Creative Memories and My Publisher) in the past, I was familiar with the concept of  “digital scrapbooking” and already keen on the idea as a whole.  When I went to pick up an order of my scanned photos from a gal in my MOMS Club, she had a table full of Heritage Makers books sitting there and I was instantly in LOVE!  I was immediately taken by the amazing quality, striking digital art and variety of sizes and designs.  I asked her how I could create books like these… and more importantly, how I could help others make books like these, since I was not going to be able to help but tell everyone I knew about these amazing Heritage Makers products!  I signed up to be a consultant the next morning.  The rest, as they say, is Heritage Makers history!

The “gift” of Heritage Makers that I gave myself last year has continued to give… I’m building a successful, home-based business that has, at minimum, paid our truck payment every month for the past year and helps keep me at home being “mommy” to my two beautiful boys; I’ve met countless amazing people at the in-home Workshops that my hostesses hold, and I hear their amazing stories and see their beautiful family photos; I’ve seen how the power of story can bring families together and get them talking about happy times and memories that had long since been forgotten; I’ve developed and honed some useful personal skills such as public speaking,  designing presentations and displays, marketing, time management and organization, and fostering ongoing client relationships; I’ve created some beautiful, heartfelt, meaningful books and projects for my family and friends; I’m learning things about my family and heritage that I would have never thought to ask if not for HM’s  Story Maps and emphasis on getting the STORY behind the pictures of our lives; I’ve helped people preserve and archive their precious family photos by getting them scanned and uploaded to their HM accounts… and so much more.

Heritage Makers is one of the best choices I’ve ever made.  I am so proud to be the Heritage Maker of my family and I’m honored to help my friends, family and clients become the Heritage Makers of theirs.