The American dream is reaching other parts of the world, this time through a very average Korean couple who decided to leave the United States, their home of 20 years, and return to their homeland of Korea to build their business. Their unstoppable passion for success was their only companion. Four short years later, they had achieved Double Diamond and acquired the time and money to help others. As they continued to help others, their business grew to Triple Diamond. Last year they became 100+ Crown Ambassadors.
Leonard & Esther Kim are a true example of lives changed by the Quixtar business opportunity. Beginning with a business card and a strong determination to succeed, the Kims have expanded their business into an international market that knows no national boundaries. They believe nothing is impossible and that even greater things are in store for the future of their business because the opportunities continue to grow better.
Good leaders are good servers to others. “Often people say that in order to succeed, you must step over others in front of you,” says Leonard. “But this business is truly different. In order for you to succeed in this business, your downline must succeed first.” The Kims have shown the tremendous success that can be achieved by following this principle. Last year they set an exciting new record in the 42-year history of the Corporation by breaking over 100 new Diamonds in one year. Never before has this tremendous accomplishment been realized. A brand new level required a brand new title and the 100 plus Crown Ambassador pin was born and awarded for the first time.
Last year the Kim’s broke over 200 new Diamonds creating another record and another new pin – 200 Plus Founders Crown Ambassadors. A team effort definitely achieved both these goals and created these miracles. Many tens of thousands of people participated and are enjoying the satisfaction of reaching these unprecedented goals. The real victory is how many lives have been improved through the Kims effort.
The Kims are happy with their lives and they enjoy being greeted by people everywhere they go in Korea. They like not having to worry about their future and the comfort of a life which enables them to take an interest in the happiness of others. When asked recently about an anonymous good deed they had done, Leonard and Esther simply said, “We were happy to help others, so we would rather not talk about it.”
Although their 20 years of living in the USA prepared them for living abroad, they say that trips they took for the business taught them a lot. Spending two months out of the year abroad, they visited Japan, Hong Kong, Macao, Guam, Saipan, Hawaii, China, Europe, and the U.S. mainland.
The Kims began branching out to other countries when a speaking engagement in Japan allowed Leonard and a few of his downline the opportunity to look around Japan. He has become interested in the Chinese and Hong Kong markets as well.
Leonard and Esther have grown to tremendously value and appreciate the WorldWide DreamBuilders support system. In May of 1991, when they started their business in Korea, there was no WWDB support system in that country. Now with the help of Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear, Leonard and Esther have helped to develop WorldWide DreamBuilders Korea into an active support system that helps unify their business. “We are just a small part of a much larger system that circles the entire world” comments Leonard, “and without this system, our business would not be nearly as successful as it is.”
They are truly an example of what can happen because they allowed their lives to be used to benefit themselves and many others. As a result of their willingness to help others, their business grew and many blessings have followed. As is true of all real and lasting success, one of the greatest blessings is who they have become through the process of building their own business.
Reviewing their activities in Japan, Hong Kong, and China, Leonard and Esther are convinced that the business has no limits. Their hope is that many others will follow their pattern of establishing a strong foundation in Korea as Crown Ambassadors and then branching out to also become leaders in the international market.
“If you fulfill the responsibility involved in hard work and wait, the moment of success will come.” Leonard’s motto is: Winners never give up, and those who give up never succeed. Esther’s is: Accept one’s own endless capabilities and act with confidence.
Calling Quixtar “the business with no retirement” and saying, “with Diamond, you have no time to be in a retirement home,” the Kims say that the higher you go in this business, the higher you want to climb. Vowing to devote their lives to ‘making Diamonds,’ they say, “We sincerely hope that many people will discover Leonard and Esther’s world of Diamonds and enjoy the life and personal freedom that come with the business.”
People everywhere in the world truly want the benefits of living the American dream; the freedom and the responsibility of owning a successful business and the privilege of helping others along the way. It takes courage to claim a life of victory and Leonard and Esther have demonstrated that a tiny spark of hope in the beginning can grow to include the hopes and dreams of thousands of other people. Ordinary, average people that have become heroes.