Rick Eriksen

Age: 40

Family: Single

Education: 2 years college

Employees: 0

Type of Business: Network Marketing

Market: People who seek financial independence

Year Started in Business: 1982

Best month (gross revenue): $36,000

Hours worked per week during start-up: 30

Hours worked per week now: 30

Favorite Business Periodicals: ENTREPRENEUR Magazine, SUCCESS Magazine, SIX-FIGURE INCOME Magazine

Favorite Business Authors: Anthony Robbins, Brian Tracy, Dr. John Gray

Relaxes by: Playing golf, snow-skiing, sailing, watching movies and college football

Favorite part of his business: Talking to new people interested in what he markets.

Least favorite part of his business: Cold callers pitching him on their programs.

Stays in shape by: Walking 6 miles per day, four days a week, also lifting weights for an hour after each walk.

Admired Companies: The Peoples Network, Carson Services, Inc., and Cutting Edge Media Group.

Favorite Quotes:

“If it's going to be, it's up to me.”

“Whatever it takes!”

“Never, ever, never, ever give up!”

Rick Eriksen has been entrepreneurial for most of his life, starting his first business at just 17 years of age. His current company, DYNA*STAR MARKETING, was launched in 1982 and took just six months to turn its first profit.

He models his success after his dad. “He came to the USA in 1950 as an immigrant from Lithuania with no formal education and raised 5 children and became a millionnaire. Everything he did, he did for his family. I aspire to one day be as good a man as my father. My dad is the best man I have ever known.”

Troy Aikman, former UCLA quarterback and now Dallas Cowboy, is another one of Rick’s heros. “Troy is a hero to me because he is one of the best there is in football but also because of his willingness to give back to the community. His charitable work is renowned and his successful track record is well documented.”

Besides large-scale success as a network marketer, Rick has also notched over $100,000 in Commercial Investment Real Estate. And on a personal note, Rick recently lost 110 pounds in seven months and has successfully kept that weight off for the past year.

Rick’s story would not be complete without mentioning Tony Robbins, the renowned personal development coach and the man Rick says most influenced his life. “I used to work for Tony and he always said, find people who are successful in what you want to do, and then do what they do. Model them.”