Meet One-Star Director Crystal Bodie Smith! Crystal shares, “I was born and raised in Wagner Projects in Harlem, New York City. I spent the majority of my middle and high school years in Jamaica/Hollis Queens, New York. Then after college years and getting married, I moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, where both my parents were from and were living there after retiring.
“I am a proud mother of all daughters with one grandson. I have one sibling left, a cancer survivor, whom I have been helping take care of with her children. Sister and I both live in the Raleigh/ Knightdale area. I I love my family and am very grateful for my upbringing, which has made me who I am today. I give honor to the late Charles and Virginia Phillips for the strong foundation and instilling morals and ethics in me early.
“Prior to PlanNet Marketing, I was not focused on helping other families win in life, I was just providing outreach services. Since joining, not only did I start a business, but I reignited a fire to pursue my passion as a catalyst for hope, and my mission shifted. The best part is, I had the desire, and PlanNet Marketing gave me the means to bring about more results for people. What is most exciting is I am seeing the fruits of my labor, and lives are being impacted in the local community and globally.
So far I have been to Cancun, Hawaii, Las Vegas, Nashville, St. Louis, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami, Alabama, and along the east coast to every state from New York to North Carolina. I have driven cross country from Raleigh to Nashville and also from Raleigh to Detroit, which included beautiful mountains and flatlands. If you are not taking advantage of these travel opportunities, I strongly encourage everyone to see the world and expose your family. The view is amazing in the sky and on the road. Live your best life now. You and your family deserve it, so do not just work and pay bills. There is more to life than just existing or surviving week-to-week or day-to-day. I have exposed all my children to travel and I love watching them go and live their best lives traveling. It is a great feeling and we all want our children to have better opportunities then we did. We must pave the way and set them on their way. Please begin exposing yours today. I promise you will get so much joy watching them.
As to achieving success at PlanNet Marketing, before you actually achieve anything in life, you must see yourself there and act and walk like you are already there. I promise you if you are mentally and spiritually there first, you will continue to grow and develop; you will physically get there. I am living proof that ️if you can conceive it, believe it, then you will achieve it. The icing on the cake for me was when I saw my cousin, (now Two-Star Director) Nese Douglas, do it that day she hit it. At the Convention, I put on a Director jacket and claimed it. Yes, I had hurdles that prolonged it that would have taken many people totally out of the game! However, I didn’t take my eye off the mark and I pressed on for the higher calling. I activated the faith instilled in me.
“My advice to all in this race to Directorship is to remember that whatever you encounter, NOTHING is too hard for God!! You must just get out of His way and let Him do what he does. What does not kill you will make you much tougher when you come through it all. Seek God and He will direct your path. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you (Matthew 6:33). (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were (Romans 4:17 KJV).
“In achieving success quickly, first I had to change my ways, get out of my feelings and set ways, and forget what I already knew. Then I became coachable, teachable, and trainable and started following the leadership totally without adding my flavor. It is a great system in place here in PlanNet Marketing. You just have to STAY plugged in and USE the system! (I was always plugged in but until I totally submitted and released my own ways and let go of all feelings, personal disappointments, opinions, and objections, etc, I didn’t see results.) Purge yourself and start fresh, or you will stay stuck and will be depriving yourself and playing yourself!! Then, I had to change my thinking and began reading more, listening to affirmations at night, and cut back on everything that was not income-producing or a personal development activity. I literally stopped socializing and made this my priority. I let my family know I had a goal which was going to benefit them and unless it was an emergency, I would not be available. Give yourself permission to put you first and do it. We as women are nurturers and caregivers naturally, and for some this is a bigger challenge than for others. Work on it and stop hiding your hurt and pain behind your duties. Free yourself and soar!
“When I reached 80 team members, I knew I had to accelerate. I was excited and my team pushed me. Seeing their excitement and willingness to do whatever it took – around the clock. I had to match their efforts and it was game over!!! No way they could want it for me more than me. It was so inspiring to have that support from my Sponsor/Squad leader and my team. The culture built here in PlanNet Marketing is like nothing I've ever seen before in my sixty years.
Honestly, I was long overdue; I had many personal challenges with my sibling having brain surgery three times, cancer in remission five times, and a stroke. Having close family trying to commit suicide, addictions, issues with the law, being out of work with shoulder surgery personally, and many losses in my immediate family – believe me, you name it, I went through it! I had allowed all that to overwhelm, discourage, and distract me. I then saw myself two years behind. I saw people passing me and becoming Directors before me and this caused me to doubt myself. I literally want to say to all, ‘Please do not let life circumstances slow you down or stop you!’ I was so personally disappointed in myself for delaying this achievement. I beat myself up because I should have stayed focused. Do not allow yourself to go there. Guard your mind!!! With the teaching we get here in this company, if everyone takes heed and applies it, you can learn how to balance and keep going. You can remain mentally tough; however, you must apply the knowledge and do the work consistently! My desire is to now help those who have a heavy plate like I did...to help them not lose their grip and go backwards and have to catch back up like I did.
“Fun facts: I love to laugh, play pool, and cards. I am a fun-loving person very grateful for life. I love to participate in live audiences for auditions or game shows. Lastly, I love dancing, old school music, and spending time with friends and family.
“In closing, because of PlanNet Marketing I am walking in my calling and have helped a hundred families with my team and twenty or more personally. For this I am eternally grateful to be used by God to help impact the world and begin building my legacy with my children in this business and retire early. I am forever grateful to my team, my sponsor, the leaders, and the visionaries who created this company. These are a few of my personal sayings that push me…Keep Hope Alive, Do It for You, Ain’t Nothing to It but to Do It, and finally, Keep it Real with Yourself. Mom, Dad, Bro, I did It. I know you are smiling down on me!!! Godspeed to all!
