Photo & Story Treasures: Make it Your Side Gig

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Have you ever heard a healing story? You know--the kind where someone discovers a remedy that works for them and takes away their sickness or pain?

You might not guess that Photo & Story Treasures has anything to do with healing, but you'd be surprised!

In a day and age when loneliness, stress, overwhelm, and disconnect are common ills, products from Forever make a REAL difference!

I love what I do as a Photo & Story Treasures consultant because the effects are so good for the heart and soul. I get to help people do one of the most important things they can do--preserve and share their photos, memories, and stories.

Photos, memories, and stories have been shown to increase happiness, self-esteem, relaxation, and a sense of belonging while at the same time lowering stress. They go well beyond feel-good to actual healing, too! You can read my experience healing from my mom's passing through my work with her photos, memories, and stories right at that link.

If it makes a difference to me, I know it can make a difference to everyone. It can make for real happiness and lasting connection, true healing and more peace.

I love doing something that matters so very much.

MAKING PHOTOS AND MEMORIES YOUR BUSINESS

Whether you're looking for a hobby you can share with friends and get benefits, or a meaningful side gig, or a self-guided career, I love what FOREVER offers and I think you will, too: Clients (and us!) can choose from 2 print platforms (2 different heirloom-quality ways to preserve their photos and stories in pages--one fast & easy, one creative & flexible), completely unique permanent & private cloud storage services to back up photos and videos and digital scrapbooks for generations, and top-rated digitizing services (scanning, VHS to digital, etc.), and more.

I've curated some helpful information here at Turning a Passion into a Business with FOREVER, and I made this video overview, too:

WHAT WORKING WITH ME IS LIKE

As a leader (and a human being in general) I follow the "Mission Before Commission" approach. I believe that if I do my job right, commission naturally follows, so putting pressure on team members (quite honestly) never even occurs to me. My consultant team, Team Wise - The Rising Phoenix, is a low-pressure, high-support place to be. I basically just want you to have as much fun with a photo & memory business as I do, be knowledgeable and get great ideas for success, and get compensated well along the way.

I adore my Team because we are a bunch of like-minded people who love helping and motivating others to preserve and share their precious memories and photos. It's fun to get ideas from each other and cheer each other on.

If you want to talk commission differences (updated since I made the video), sales minimums (hint: there aren't any), or anything else, you are welcome to contact me her e. You can also learn about FOREVER Ambassadorship here and find all the current compensation information and details.

I don't have an agenda, and I believe that the best kind of team members are the ones who are happiest, so I'm an open book and can help you find what fits you best. (And I really am ridiculously low-pressure.)

If you're looking for an ideal way to do something meaningful and really make a difference while bringing home a paycheck and setting your own schedule, I'm happy to chat with you!

HERE'S MY STORY - HOW I GOT STARTED

I actually wasn't looking for a job, a side-gig, or even a hobby when I started out as a Heritage Makers consultant in 2005.

Maybe that's you, too. Or maybe you want a work-from-home career that you can dive into full-time.

For me, I just knew that guiding people toward preserving their life stories, their photos and memories, was something I felt strongly about that would make a difference in the world, and it was something I could do "for fun" as a full-time mom of three little ones.

Although being an introvert in an extroverted direct sales world (click there to read my story) took some adjusting and some trial-and-error, I learned how to use my own talents (and the internet!) to find My People, and I found that I actually became pretty good at teaching online classes and becoming educated about things I never thought would be part of my "job description," like the emotional and relationship benefits of photos and stories, or time management tips for potential clients!

And then in 2021 I created Photo & Story Treasures when I added becoming a FOREVER ambassador to my resume.

I was 6 weeks away from graduating with my master's degree when a friend introduced me to FOREVER in October 2021--I was in the throes of writing my culminating research paper, student teaching, and finalizing my portfolio for the university (which would make or break my graduation even with my 4.0). When my friend told me about FOREVER, I told her thanks but that this was a really terrible time for me to make this change to my memory-keeping business. I told her I'd check it out later. And then I checked it out that day and was BLOWN AWAY.

I couldn't stop thinking about it and I knew it was exactly what I wanted for my own photos, videos, and digital memories--and it was easy to see that it would be an absolute game-changer for my business--so I signed up as an Ambassador 3 days later.

When I tell this story, I always end it with: My only regret is that I didn't become a FOREVER Ambassador sooner. It has honestly been life-changing. It's incredibly rewarding and amazingly fun because it's something everyone is looking for and is so meaningful.

I retired from Heritage Makers in 2022 prior to its closing in 2023 and became an all-in FOREVER Ambassador. I absolutely love helping people with something so meaningful, with something that everyone needs! What I teach, coach, help, and train on helps people make a real difference for themselves and their families--a difference that can last generations.

With FOREVER, there are easy-peasy options and fully creative options for photo-memory books and digital scrapbooks, all at heirloom quality! Plus there are digitizing services (VHS tapes, slides, etc.) and permanent cloud storage services to make sure your photos and videos and digital scrapbooks are backed up for generations. (And there's even more!)

P.S. It WAS a game-changer for my business, as you can see here. :)

You can read more here--my thoughts on having a side gig like this one: