Blake Morgan was watching the news in Canada some 20 years ago when a segment about the Herbalife opportunity caught his eye. Intrigued, he called right away to learn more. But because he was just 17 years old, the person he got on the other end of the line was more interested in signing up his parents.
“They didn’t take me seriously, but I wouldn’t give up.”At the time, Blake was a high-school dropout making about $300 a month mowing lawns and working as a busboy. He had even tried his hand at chicken catching. He looked at Herbalife as an opportunity to earn enough gas money for his ’67 Camaro. But two years later, when he totaled the car while drag racing, he decided it was time to get serious about life and Herbalife.
“Once I committed myself to the business, I owned my hometown of Vancouver, B.C.”
So how did this self-described “brat” become Herbalife’s 20th Chairman’s Club member? Blake put himself on a rigorous schedule. He worked 16 hours a day, seven days
“The success I’ve experienced though duplicating myself has allowed me to retire three times.”
Today, Blake enjoys working with and teaching other Distributors what he has learned, while taking pleasure in the Herbalife lifestyle.
Blake enjoys his Lamborghini.
Blake suns himself aboard the Princess Lauren.
Blake visits St. Mark’s Square in Venice.
“I’ve paid cash for everything–houses, my Porsche, Lamborghini, vacations– everything!”
a week for the first year, delivering products and getting himself to Herbalife Opportunity Meetings in a beat-up Datsun that he couldn’t even afford to park on city streets. “I worked very hard in those first few years because I didn’t bring any real skills to the business,” Blake says. “But you don’t have to work that many hours to achieve success. That’s the beauty of Herbalife. You decide how much you want to earn.”
“The only thing you need to succeed at Herbalife is determination.”
On Friday nights, instead of going out with his buddies, Blake stayed in for what he affectionately calls, “Friday night at the movies with the Herbalife Broadcast Network (HBN).
“I never doubted success. I always knew it was possible with Herbalife.”
During the second year, Blake committed himself to a work schedule of 16 hours a day, but six days a week. He followed this plan of action for the next few years. When his monthly income was over $10,000, he took his business beyond the Canadian border.
He started with Seattle, then Los Angeles, then Dallas, among other cities. Blake moved to each location to help train each organization and get them off the ground. Not only did it set the stage for how he would develop an international business in countries as far away as Chile, the Philippines and Italy, to name a few, it inspired others in his organization to follow his lead.
“You can build your business by traveling to places or you can do it from your home base.”
In fact, as a “thank you” to many of his top Distributors and leaders from around the world–and his family–Blake took them on an all-expense-paid trip around the Caribbean onboard the Princess Lauren, a four-story yacht whose guest book is a who’s who of the rich and famous. The price tag for the trip: $300,000. And he paid cash.
“I take great pride in being able to help my family and others.”
For a man who no one took seriously in the beginning, a man who had $100 in the bank when he opened for business, Blake Morgan is living proof that dreams can come true with Herbalife. Many people didn’t think Blake would make it in the business, but he did. Some people didn’t think he would qualify for President’s Team, but he did. Others didn’t think he’d make Chairman’s Club, but he did. At President’s Summit 2003, Blake announced that he was working on achieving Founder’s Circle next. And if his track record is any indication of what’s to come, there’s nothing to keep him from achieving his dream!