Success story
Before starting with Forever two years ago, Natalie Heeley knew nothing about running
her own business, let alone the health and nutrition industry. Now she exudes confidence
and is proud to be earning a full-time income whilst running a part-time business, and to
be a full-time mum to her children, Will (4) and Rosie (2). Natalie feels that one of the best things about
being a working mum, is to still have financial independence and be able to contribute to the household,
which gives confidence in herself that naturally shines through to the children.
She combines working with parenthood, by using the resources she has available to release the 7 to 10
hours a week she needs to run her business – help from her mother-in-law when she needs to call on
her, and the time when the children are sleeping or playing. Natalie says the main change for her is that
she has stopped watching TV!
She regards herself as much like any other mum, with the same day-to-day issues, but truly believes
that her relaxed and calm manner is down to good time management and getting the balance right. To
her, it is important to fit your time and your business into your day, so that family can be a priority, and
really important to know when to simply say “no” As Natalie says, “We all have the same 24 hours in
a day, it is just a matter of how you spend them.”
Natalie’s inspiration comes from her own mum – Senior Manager Jan Whitaker, who as a Car Plan and
Profit Share achiever, has been a great role model. As Natalie says, “Mum earns a fantastic income with
a great lifestyle, more play than work, and she always makes family the priority and has got the balance
right, so all I’ve done, is to copy her.”
Natalie started with Forever to be able to afford a cleaner! Now she has earned enough to move to a
village location, and built an extension on their home. Her next goal is to be able to send the children
to private school when they reach age nine, if the right move is right for them.
She believes her future looks bright and she is eager to have the financial freedom where her choices
are not dictated by finances, and leisure time is not controlled by work commitments.
Her parting comment, “It would be quite neat to have the choice of retiring at 35. Why not, and why
not me?”
