Thank you,
First off I would like to thank everyone who came out to vote for this honor. I would also like to thank John, his team, and Adland Pro for making this forum a reality. I am humbled just being here among such great friends and Adland members.
I was born Sept. 25th 1974 in FT. Worth Texas, raised primarily in Weatherford but due to my father being a sign painter on over the road trucks we moved a lot. I have lived in numerous states and numerous cities, taking in a lot of culture along the way. As my dad put it, “My boys will know what a cow is by actually seeing one.”, and I have seen more than my fair share.
Being on the road a lot, made formal education a challenge, so from the 5th grade on I was home educated. My life has been diverse and exciting, and full of opportunity. I have a loving wife, Cary, of 6 years, 4 wonderful children and one on the way in June. I would not trade them for the world. My family is the entire reason I work from home, I love the time we spend together.
Life has afforded many opportunities. I started my first business at age 14 doing detailing on OTR trucks, and did this for 6 year, until my back would not take operating the converted grinder anymore. I then went into food service and later retail where I amassed nearly 14 years in management. I have been everything from bottle washer to restaurant and retail manager along the way. Again, my mom and dad are responsible for my work ethic.
In 1996 I was elected as the youngest council member in Arizona history. I was elected 1st Vice chairman of the La Paz County Republican Party that same year and was listed in the International Who’s Who of business and professionals. I have served as chairman for the county WACOG Advisory Board, and worked closely with our town manager on 3 budget comities with budgets up to 14.6 million dollars. Along the way I have taken classes and training that has allowed me to amass 23 credit hours in the fields of Public Relations and Human Resource Management. Due to finances I was never able to formally attend college so I do not have a degree. I do however have on hand experience that has taught me more than any text book could have every provided, as text books tell you the formula of getting from point a to b, but don’t tell you a thing about the lives of the people it takes to get there.
I believe the 4 secrets of success are: 1. Strong mind - Never stop learning. 2. Strong body - You must be able to meet the challenges and handle the hours. 3. True heart- be as honest with others as you are with yourself. 4. Faith - Never stop dreaming or believing, know in your heart that your goals are doable then do them. Above all, I know that leaders are nothing without the people who follow, and to be a success in network marketing you must have a personal stake in the success of every member in your down-line.
I am a marketer, a webmaster, and affiliate, and a partner. I am a owner, and employee, a father and a husband, but the one thing I aspire to most is being a friend when a friend is needed.
Thank you again for this honor,
Andy Zeus Anderson
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Folks, it’s time to congratulate Andrew on having won the POTW award. Invite him to join your list of friends if he’s not already on it.
Mr. Zeus, enjoy your week as our Person of the Week and King of AdlandPro. You're going to have a memorable week so have fun my friend! ;-)