First the risk, then the reward

As soon as our future sponsor suggested that we look into joining Oriflame, we agreed without any hanging back to think about it. And in two hours, we had already gone to a neighbour to borrow our registration money, arrived at the company office, and were formally registered.

 We believed then and we still know now – this was the correct course for us. It fits the principle to which we have adhered ever since our registration: “Don’t deliberate, just do it.” This is not just our personal principle. This is what we always tell all our beginners, too.

Another watchword for us – and another thing we emphasize to our beginners – is that nobody pays you for your daydreams, for your mere thoughts. They pay you for your actions, for what you actually achieve. So if you are going to dream at all, it is necessary to dream correctly – to dream to make something, to dream how to attain something. Keep that kind of dream clearly in mind, work hard at it, and then your dream will come true for you – you will attain whatever you desire.

Here is our path to attaining what we wished: In May 1996 – we registered at Oriflame.
1996 – Director
1997 – Gold Director
1998 – Sapphire Director
2000 – Diamond Director
2001 – Double Diamond Director
2002 – Executive Director
 
Many of our wishes have already become true, as Oriflame has given us freedom and became our way of life. We have fallen in love with tremendous Oriflame cosmetics – there will be no time to list all the products, but with pride we can name them all – and name them all the best! Now we can choose for ourselves the people we communicate with.

Oriflame enables us to get acquainted with people who “have made themselves”. And we are happy that we can rank ourselves in the same category of self-made successes.

We like to spend time together with our son Nikita, and go to the cinema with him. As a family, we all enjoy films such as the cartoon “Shrek”. This is all possible because we immediately seized the initial opportunity offered by Oriflame – and because we always support each other in the most courageous undertakings. It is not without reason that we say: “Who does not risk, does not drink champagne”.

Marina and Ilya Perfilievy
Executive Directors
Russia