PlanNet Marketing is pleased to welcome Fatima Smith to the 20/20 Club! Fatima is originally from Springfield, Massachusetts and resides in Durham, NC. She shares with us, “I work full time for a research company in Raleigh, NC and I am the CEO/ Executive Producer of FSmith Productions, a fashion, arts and entertainment company. I manage models and talent and work with other industry professionals, including hairstylists, make-up artists, photographers, designers, and others on photoshoots, fashion shows, tv/film, community events, etc. I am especially proud of the work that I do in the community and the stance that I take on behalf of various causes and unawareness. Domestic violence and HIV/AIDS are two of my many platforms that I regularly and consistently produce events on behalf of. However, I tailor-make, specialize and personalize any event which starts with a concept and is beautifully brought to life.
“I love to travel. I just don't do as much as I'd like to. Up until now, time and money have been the prohibiting factors. I have been to most of the 50 states, Canada, and the Bahamas. I have desires to travel abroad but I am most excited about being able to travel to the beaches of the world. The island life awaits me, and I am sooo ready for it.
“I am achieving success at PlanNet Marketing because I am working on building not just a team, but a DYNASTY. It's not about I or ME, but US and WE. I take all that my leaders have poured into me and I pour back into others. It starts with being coachable, getting trained, and allowing development to take place. To be honest, in the beginning, I wasn't as coachable. I am a leader in my own right and I came to the table with certain skills that I knew would assist me in achieving greatness in this business. I didn't allow the ones that have done it before me to fully guide me through. I didn't execute ‘plays’ that they gave me to a ‘T.’ I wasn't following the leader. I found myself working harder…not smarter. When I decided that the system is in place for a reason and that it really DOES work, just like it was presented, and to be successful in THIS business I should just follow the leader, I stopped trying to do stuff my own way and started following the guidance of my leaders.
“Now I can duplicate the process with my new business partners. I can help alleviate anything that they may encounter by being in their own way by simply sharing my experiences and how I overcame MYSELF and got out of the way of ME and in the way of the Promise – the Promise to have ABUNDANCE, the promise to have OVERFLOW, MORE THAN ENOUGH. I can share mine, but most importantly, I can show others how they can achieve it for themselves.
“The funny thing is that I didn't aspire to go in this direction. I didn't set goals to be Bronze, Silver, or Gold, or 2020…at first. I just needed additional, supplemental income and by joining PlanNet Marketing, I got exactly what I signed up for, and then some. I've grown to heights that I knew were possible, but thought it would take forever to get to. Success truly does love speed and I get it, so I'm SPEEDING to my next rank, INTENTIONALLY.
“In closing, when I was invited to see this business showcase, I worked at a financial company where I was the Executive Admin booking the company's travel. It was predestined for me to take a look at the business, but that was unbeknownst to me, so I was slow about going to a meeting to see it. It wasn't until I lost that position that I realized what a missed opportunity I had by not seeing it and joining sooner. Now that I'm in…I have a ‘No Missed Opportunities’ mantra. I seize the opportunities that are being presented before me, especially something as life-changing as this. Sometimes we just have to learn how to be still and listen; listen to hear what steps are being ordered and have faith enough to take the first step.”
