When introduced to Amway by a friend, Simon went to Amway's meetings for the sake of enlarging his social circles. Linda ran a printing factory and worked more than ten hours daily for a profit. Yet, she could not see any opportunity for expansion, so the couple began exploring the Amway business. Despite the challenges they faced, they were still confident. In the end, they winded up the factory and developed their Amway business full-time.
For Yu Wa who has no working experience at all, joining Amway has not only spiced up her life, but also brought her many rewards. With the support of her husband who runs a restaurant, she can run her Amway business without any worry. Yu Wa was a reserved person who lacked her own idea and direction. After joining Amway, she learned to be independent and tried every opportunity to upgrade herself. Now, whenever her friends have problems, they will come to her for advice.
Before joining Amway, Wing was a sewing-machine technician. He knew it was not a life-long career, and sensed the industry would decline one day. So he took up two part-time jobs: truck driving during daytime and valet parking in the evening. When a friend from the U.S. introduced Amway to him, he thought it has potential and gave it a try. Soon after he joined Amway, Wing was hospitalized in a car accident. Worrying about the future, he began to understand only Amway offers long-term financial protection and a secure livelihood. He has committed to Amway since then.
Having grown up in a family with seven siblings, Elaine had to quit school at eleven and started working to support their living. Born in such an environment with odds and poverty, Elaine believed that she had to count on herself to reach her goal. Joining Amway incidentally, she never thought she could build up her business and even her family members were strongly against her involvement. Not until her fashion business failed had she started fully developing the Amway business.
When Winnie and Jensen first moved to Hong Kong from mainland China years ago, Jensen could only get a low income job in a restaurant. Later, he joined another company but was laid off despite his hard work. Jensen deeply felt that working for others provides only little security. The misfortune turned out to be a turning point in the couple's lives when they were introduced to the Amway business. To them, Amway is an all-embracing business that is open to everyone, regardless of background, qualifications and age. Anyone who is willing to try and persist will be rewarded handsomely.
Yam Yiu was the owner of an air-conditioner engineering company and Pui Chu a Macau resident. After married, Pui Chu quitted her job at a garment factory to be a housewife, living a quiet life. After she was introduced to Amway, she realized one could determine his own fate. She thinks apart from looking after the family, women also need to have their own careers and goals.
Before joining Amway, Tom was a bus company mechanic and worked part-time as a night-shift taxi driver, while Noven was a garment factory worker. They spent most of their time to earn a living. Then Noven's sister introduced them to the Amway business. Tom recalled being fascinated by one of the speakers at an Amway seminar. He was in his twenties and earned ten times of Tom's salary. Tom was confident that he could be as successful as this young man and make a decent living through Amway.
Cham Hung used to work in the Statistics Department of the Government where promotion is based on seniority. No matter how hard he worked or how good he performed, he had little chance to be promoted. Joanna was an early childhood practitioner. After joining Amway, she found that nurturing downlines was basically the same as educating children, both need a lot of love and patience. Possessing such qualities, Joanna always analyzed and explained the Amway products and business plan with patience. She would also design courses with an aim to train her downlines to leaders.
John is a Chartered Accountant and when he joined Amway, he was in a business together with a relative. He and his wife Betty invested most of their spare time in building the Amway business. To the couple, Amway is a family business which can help people achieve freedom and experience a different lifestyle. Their son Desmond, after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with an Honours Bachelor degree, returned to Hong Kong to work and also use his spare time to develop his own Amway business.
