Robert Dean is currently Triple Diamond Pearl Black Pearl Club Marquesas living in Georgia.

Tahitian Treasure Hunt

Everyone dreams of discovering buried treasure. Robert Dean certainly did, except that he, unlike many, was actually determined to find it. On a seem- ingly endless hunt, he relentlessly searched through many opportunities. Then, one fateful day, Robert finally hit his long-awaited pay dirt. He'd found his treasure. And much to his surprise, it came packaged conveniently in a TAHITIAN NONI° Juice bottle.

A Long Hunt Ahead

There's more than one road to success. And perhaps Robert's path in particular was a bit more circuitous than most. He determined early in life that the standard means of earning a good living were not in his stars. You see, Robert was always a good student, walking the straight and narrow. He was even offered a college scholarship, but was forced to drop out of school prematurely to help his parents through a financial bind. "My parents and siblings were all looking to me for help," recalls Robert, "but since I hadn't finished school or started my career, I had to take two jobs to bring in much at all." Working an around-theclock schedule for little pay schooled a young, idealistic Robert to life's harsh economic realities. He recognized his need for a solid opportunity to find his fortune. Yet Robert remained determined to play the hand dealt him by fate, but play it to win. Thus, still at a tender age, his treasure hunt had begun.

Robert's early days of hunting were characterized by a series of stumbles as he sought to establish a toehold on any opportunity. "I tried real estate and a host of network marketing companies," Robert recalls. "I did alright in some of them; however, those ventures were typically plagued by inferior support or poor market conditions." Robert continued on his quest through trial and error, as he had no treasure map to guide him. However, he did happen upon some clues that hinted at how success might finally come. "I learned the importance of residual income," says Robert. "I knew I couldn't hustle out there forever, that I needed some passive income. I figured network marketing would eventually work for me if I found the right company. Never once did I ever think of giving up my quest. It was just a matter of time."

To gain some stability in his life amid the stumbles, Robert at one point took a job with a large courier company. While he was busy dropping off packages, Robert simultaneously sought to pick up the trail to his fortune. Yet he was not alone. "Over the years, I had built up a following of people who joined me in each opportunity," says Robert. Those followers had confidence that the man they saw dashing about daily in a courier uniform would eventually provide more than packages on doorsteps, they believed one day Robert would, in fact, truly deliver.

Doing It Right

Robert's hunt had its difficult years. And although he never had a map, Robert did have a compass - a moral compass. It was called integrity. He had retained it from his youth and it guided him in business. Although integrity didn't lead Robert directly to his fortune, it prevented him from surrendering to the pitfalls that have long ensnared many a treasure seeker. "I had one company offer me $25,000 a month to stay in their non-viable opportunity," Robert recalls. "As I knew that would leave my followers with little, I turned them down. I wanted to provide a good role model for my son, so I had to do this right. Besides, my followers deserved a share of the treasure I was to ultimately enjoy." Any bribe intended to veer him off course was but fool's gold to Robert. He preferred the real thing.

At some point, an associate introduced Robert to Tahitian Noni International (TNI). "I gave some TAHITIAN NONI Juice to my father and he benefited from it," Robert says. "Then I did some research. I discovered everything was going the way of health and wellness. And beverages were a big part of that. TNI provided a far more viable market than the other opportunities I'd been involved in. TNI even created its own industry. From a monetary perspective, this was like getting involved with the soft drink industry of the early 1900s. But from a health perspective, it was even better!" Persistence in his hunt not only paid Robert back in a big way, but his followers as well. "None of the leaders who followed me are making less than $10,000 per month in TNI today," exclaims Robert. "And now I'm a multimillionaire with two huge homes, nice cars, you name it. I was even able to give my parents tens of thousands of dollars for Christmas. Helping the people we love is more important than the money itself."

Treasure Beyond Measure

Robert not only found his treasure with TNI, he did it the right way. "I tell people today that TNI is a fantastic business opportunity that has enabled me to get what I want," Robert says. "But I also tell them they need to have a goal and operate with integrity for them to do well at it. In doing so myself, I believe I've been a good role model for my son. Everyone tells kids to be all they can be. But do they follow their own advice?" Robert has, and so he has not only inspired his son, but has spent lots of time with him, too. They regularly enjoy movies, video games, going out to eat and more. "At an age when many kids are estranged from their fathers," says Robert, "my son recently told me he thought I was the greatest dad in the world. Now that is truly a priceless treasure!"