Age: 33

Family: single

Highest Education: B.S. from College of Engineering at Texas A&M University

Year started business: April, 1993

Type of business: Network marketing ­ recently he has added a seminar business and vending machine business.

Market: Motivated and teachable individuals who want to develop residual income for life

Number of employees: One part-timer

Best month (gross revenues): $35,878

Hours worked per week during start-up: 80+

Hours worked per week now: 10-12

Favorite business magazines: Success, Robb Report, Money.

Favorite business books and authors: Og Mandino is his favorite author and he loves all his books; his favorite: The Spellbinder's Gift. He also likes The Richest Man in Babylon by Classen and the best-selling book of all time; The Bible.

Relaxes by: Vacationing, exercising, reading and sunbathing.

Keeps in shape by: Lifts weights and uses the treadmill 2-3 times per week. Also, plays racquetball 1-2 times a month.

Favorite part of job: Speaking to a great audience.

Least favorite part of job: Watching people who have ability (and needs) fail because they lack desire.

Companies admired: Microsoft, Dell Computer, Amway ­ the pioneer.

Favorite quotes:

"Everything changes when you change" -(Jim Rohn)

"You become what you think about" -(Earl Nightengale)

"You can get everything you want if you help enough others get what they want"- (Zig Ziglar)

Contact Tracy at: tracyd@ausa.net

It was a college friend who first invited Tracy Dieterich to take a look at a network marketing company. And he has never looked back.

Tracy had a dream - a dream of becoming his own boss. And he has been able to live that dream through network marketing. His dream was so big that when he first started in his new business, he reached the top level in the company in NINE days - a record that still stands today. Out of over 100,000 distributors, he also was one of only 25 people who reached the top level.

Tracy says that while he has had many mentors through his life, the person who has most influenced him is his "big brother" Dale Kelly. They met 25 years ago through the Big Brothers Organization and are still best friends today.

He also calls Jesus the Ultimate Mentor, and says Jim Rohn is his favorite philosopher. Tracy credits his mother Freda with being a primary influence in his life; her ability to overcome major obstacles in her life provided inspiration for her son.

Tracy achieved a profit after only his first month in business, and today enjoys the freedom of time and choices. Tracy is a real-life hero and example for anyone who is thinking of being his own boss. He proves it is possible to achieve your dreams.