OPPORTUNITY

Everyone has been “Happy” this year with the hit song from Pharrell continuing to top the music charts around the globe. The artist also partnered with the United Nations to celebrate the recently created “International Day of Happiness.”

So the verdict is in – we like to be happy. We look to fill our lives with more joy, because it makes us feel better. But did you know there are some other advantages to being happy? Here are 3 benefits we receive from being happier.

1. Happiness improves health. In a study of more than 160 human and animal subjects,...

In a world where distractions increasingly creep into our lives, it has become more difficult to be productive and focus on the task or tasks at hand. Here are three tips to help you stay focused and become more productive.

1. Prioritize your task list by time duration. Many people prioritize their task lists by importance, but have you ever prioritized your list by the amount of time it would take to complete each task? Many times a difficult task may take a whole day or several days to complete. Difficult tasks take up...

When Kayo Iwamura thinks of each person she has met through Nu Skin, she is always touched. “I’ve been blessed by those who bought products from me when I just started the business,” she says, “and I am grateful for those who joined the business with me—it is thanks to these great people that I have been able to do the business and continue with it.”

During Kayo’s journey with Nu Skin she has encountered many different people. One of these is a 74-year-old woman who routinely purchased two boxes of LifePak. Each month Kayo would go to the woman’s...

Do you ever find yourself following the same process or using the same solution simply because it’s the way you’ve always done it? But what if there was a better, more efficient solution? Performing repetitious activities not only becomes mundane, but it may possibly hinder you from finding greater success. How would you know if a better solution existed if you didn’t try it out? Here are three reasons to try something new.

1. Challenge your skills and abilities. By trying something new, you may challenge what you already know. For example, if you’re...

So Hyun Eom got acquainted with Nu Skin when she became a customer. She was impressed with the results she received from Nu Skin’s Face Lift and 180° products. Although she loved the products, she knew little about the company and its business model. She asked her brother, who worked for a leading global financial firm in the United States, if he could tell her if Nu Skin was a reputable company. He said, "That is a good one; I think you can bet on that company.” With that endorsement, she wasted no time signing up to be a distributor....

One of Nu Skin’s strengths over the years has been the ability to focus on specific aspects of the company that differentiate it from competitors. What the company founders initially lacked in start-up business skills, they more than made up for with their passion to provide products and an opportunity that had the potential to greatly benefit people’s lives. Supporting this vision was a razor-sharp focus on clear goals about what it would take to make this new venture successful.

Steve Lund, Executive Chairman of the Board, remembers that the original business plan was a work in progress from the...