PlanNet Marketing is pleased to welcome Monica Dillihunt to the 20/20 Club! Monica is originally from Memphis, TN and currently resides in Madison, AL. She tells us, “I am a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a dual degree in Psychology and Biology; Mercer University, where I received a Masters’ in Education; and Howard University, where I received a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Counseling. I am an active member of my church, sorority (Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.), and the Order of Eastern Star. I am an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and the International Historiographer / Statistician for the Women’s Missionary Society of the AME Church. I am a dog mom (Maxwell) and an avid NFL Football Fan – “RISE UP” Atlanta Falcons, to be exact – and I do love the home team Tennessee Titans. In fact, I am a three-time first place Fantasy Football Winner. I also referee volleyball for the Alabama High School Athletic Association.
“Through my involvement with the church, relationships built with people in the church, my family and my career, I have had the opportunity to travel to 45 of the 50 states in the US, as well as Copenhagen, Denmark, Brussels, Belgium, Sweden, Johannesburg, South Africa, Canada, all across Germany, all over the Caribbean and Costa Rica. These experiences made me want to see and do even more! Because of my love for family, helping others, learning new things and travel, becoming a member of PlanNet Marketing only made sense.
“Not only did owning the business make sense in meeting my dreams of seeing the world, but being able to get to the point of leaving a legacy for my family and having residual income to help take care of parents is a no-brainer and definitely my next goal. I am in the second half of my life and it is time to be completely financially free. This is what drives and pushes me to get to the next level.
“I didn’t get to this point as quickly as I would have liked because, in this business, you have to remain coachable and “get out of your own way.” I was coachable, but I was in my own head. I wanted to “figure it all out.” I struggled with that for a long time. I have learned to trust the process, work the business, learn the business (listen, read, journal), duplicate what you see being done, and stay plugged in. For so long, I wanted to make it more complicated than it is. Let me be clear, it’s not easy, but it’s also not complicated. Life will throw you some curveballs, but you have to learn to turn those into growth opportunities. If you don’t have obstacles, you aren’t doing things right. Because nothing worth having ever came without a challenge.
Lastly, I would say believe in yourself and give YOUR business the same amount of dedication and determination that you do for the other things you do in life. It’s YOURS – why not make it the best?”
