Despite his competitive nature, Patrick Cloonan didn't set his sights on winning the Agel Run with the Horses promotion when it was announced at AgelWorld 2006; at least not at first. Initially, he was motivated by Randy Schroeder's declaration to hit Triple Diamond by the end of the month to get his five managers in and secure one of the $2,000 bonus checks.
"At the time I was so concentrated on creating managers in my team that I wasn't focused on the car," said Patrick. "After I got my five though, I started thinking that maybe I could win that Mustang. And then, I really committed and decided that if anyone was going to win the car they'd have to go through me to get it."
Patrick was handed the keys to his 2007 Mustang at Go Diamond, held February 2-4 in San Diego. His wife, Carla, and son, Noah, joined him on stage. For him, the moment was overwhelming; especially considering a majority of the team that helped him get there was in attendance.
He later said the entire experience taught him the importance of setting goals and allowing yourself to dream. Which is what he did, recruiting the support of Carla and his five children. The promotion became a family goal as they posted a picture of a new Mustang in plain sight. Carla committed to taking the kids to school each morning so Patrick, a landscape architect, could get to the office one hour earlier, which allowed him to spend more time building his business at night. He said that during that time, his children learned the business of setting goals, working through disappointments and see results, the same way he had learned the business.
Patrick and Carla got involved in network marketing 10 years ago. At the time, Patrick, who's been self-employed for 17 years, and Carla, a pharmacist, were looking to start a family. Five years and five children later, they were one of the many industry success stories as a part of a major telecommunications company. They made over a million dollars, however, due to the change in telecommunications, they've sat on the sidelines of that company for most of the last three years.
That was before finding Agel, or really, Agel finding them. Patrick got a call from a guy in California, who got his name from someone in Hawaii who had his business card, which he had passed out while in Baltimore. Patrick said that while he got calls to recruit him all the time, this one was different and after only two hours, he was in. And twelve months later, he is proving to be one of Agel's up and coming powerhouse leader.
When asked his best business-building tip, he responded that it is to create leaders and be a manager-making machine. He said it is also important to help people walk through the system.
"This business exposes every weakness and fear inside of you," said Patrick. "Everything you are or are not will be thrown back at you. It is my goal to help my people develop into leaders so they can then do that for their people."
The Cloonan's hope to hit Corporate Director very soon, followed quickly by Diamond Director. They are also concentrating on developing the leaders in their down line.
"My philosophy is that massive action brings massive results," said Patrick. "I never stop."
