USANA Success Story: Canadian couple now free to do what they want when they want

Success can be measured in many ways. For some people, it’s being able to sleep in and spend as much time with family and friends as possible; for others, having new cars and a beautiful home is the meaning of success. While Sophia Marcoux and Jacques Fiset have certainly earned time and financial freedom, they prefer to measure their success by the positive influence they have on people’s lives and by the synergy they have together as a couple and as an organization.

As two of the most well-known and respected Associates in the company, Sophia and Jacques have been instrumental in building the Québec market, and their hard work has not gone unnoticed. After serving three years on the Independent Distributor Council (two as members and one as vice-presidents), these 1-Star Diamond Directors are back for another year of collaboration with the Home Office. “Our election is such an honor for us,” they say. “USANA has given us so much; we really want to give back.” They were also awarded the Dr. Wentz Vision Award in 2003, and still use it to fuel their motivation. “You work your business with passion and vision, but when you win an award like that, it fuels you for a lifetime,” the couple explains. “You are able to see a more global perspective. We see now the impact we can have on people’s lives, not just locally where we are working our business, but worldwide.”

It is that desire to bring about change in people’s lives that drives Jacques and Sophia to live their own lives as best they can. “Working our business has definitely made us conscious of how important it is for us to live our lives with integrity. But that’s how we want to live our lives, whether people are watching or not,” Jacques says. Part of living with integrity includes being true to their partnership. Sophia and Jacques believe they wouldn’t be where they are today without each other. “We are two totally different people, but we complete each other, and that’s why we work so well together,” Sophia explains. “We had to learn to work together, but we were willing to do that because we were committed to being a team.” It is on this philosophy that they have built and continue to strengthen their USANA organization.

When they made the decision to enroll in USANA almost nine years ago, Jacques and Sophia had no idea they would learn so much more than simply how to build a business. “We are just learning so much about life, about people, cultures, and about how to better ourselves.” They have also learned that the change they work so hard to bring about in themselves and those around them doesn’t happen overnight. “When you first start building your business, it’s more a matter of survival because you have to work to earn an income,” Sophia recalls. “But once you’ve built a solid business, then you can really start living your dreams, and the point we are at in our lives right now is just amazing. USANA has improved our lives.”