Dreams do come true

Megs and Ramila Padiachy—Nepean, ON

Megs (Meganathan) and Ramila Padiachy have always had dreams, two of the biggest being to have a beautiful home and to help people through improved health. Thanks in part to their AIM business and in part to their perseverance, they’re achieving these dreams and others.

A new land

A little more than a decade ago, the Padiachys immigrated to Canada from South Africa. They had been financially secure in their homeland and found themselves starting over. “We literally wiped out our life savings within the first two years,” Megs says.

But, he continues, “My dad always said, owning your own business will give you greater benefits, and that stuck with me. Through the years, we’ve had different businesses and have been successful. So we decided to start a business in natural health in Canada.”

New ventures

In South Africa, the Padiachys got their first exposure to the natural health field through seeking solutions for their son’s health challenges. In Canada, Ramila had just started a practice specializing in natural alternatives to traditional medicine when in September 1992, she and Megs were introduced to the AIM products. The Padiachys are total vegetarians and were excited that the nutrient levels and protein content in this green food would help them meet their nutritional needs. “Within a day, I noticed such a big difference,” Ramila says. “I had such a surge of energy, I couldn’t believe it.” She began to share the product in her practice and received positive feedback. “We knew we had gold in our hands and needed to share this with many more people,” Ramila says.

In the meantime, the Padiachys had set a goal that Megs, who worked as a travel agent, would join Ramila in her practice in four years. “With the AIM products, our business started to really grow at the rate that we knew our goal could be achieved,” Ramila says. In January 1996, Megs joined Ramila. “When I was able to quit my job, a lot of stress went away,” Megs says. “I was able to take some of the load from Ramila, who was managing the household, studying, and managing the business. It made a huge difference because we could share the workload but also have the freedom of one of us being available for our kids.” The Padiachys have three grown children—Halona, Chanele, and Kaveesh.

Growing their AIM business

Even though they had met a significant goal, the Padiachys still weren’t taking advantage of AIM’s compensation plan. “We did not even promote the business opportunity with the clients who were using the products,” Ramila says. “It was only in 1996 when AIM opened in South Africa that Megs said we should have a look at this more seriously.”

Megs and Ramila’s AIM business grew tremendously in South Africa, and her parents were among the first to reap the benefits. Within three months, her mother doubled her salary and was able to stay home to care for her blind husband. Although Ramila’s father passed away in December 2001, her parents were able to enjoy improved quality of life and spend precious time together.

Business beliefs

The Padiachys built their AIM business on educating people, listening, and having fun. They always encourage their clients to get an AIM membership to benefit from wholesale prices and receive the AIM Partners magazine. Megs says that listening allows the Padiachys to understand people, give them what they need, and help them attain the level of success they want to achieve. He also says that building an AIM business is fun because you are always meeting new people, going to new places, having new occasions to celebrate.

Rewards

The Padiachys have come a long way from starting out as foreigners in a new country with no network of people to help them promote their practice or their AIM business. “We persevered and now we’re seeing the rewards,” Megs says. “The biggest reward is making a difference in people’s lives and seeing the quality of their lives change over the years.”

He says that many people in their organization who never dreamed of being able to afford a holiday are achieving that. Ramila says that their children who had to make lots of sacrifices are now reaping many rewards, including going to AIM conventions.

The Padiachys recently moved into their dream home and enjoy the financial freedom their AIM business provides as well as the freedom of not being restricted to a location or a 9-to-5 job. “Having your own business always seems much more rewarding than working for a boss because you can earn what you believe you’re worth rather than what someone else thinks you’re worth,” Megs says. “If we need to go somewhere, we can close our practice because we know that our AIM income will sustain us.”

The Padiachys see their AIM business as a legacy for their family and as security for themselves when they retire. Already working four days a week, they hope to retire by the age of 50.

The future

Achieving Chairman’s Club is just the beginning. For the Padiachys, the real journey will be taking care of their organization. “Many of our Members see us as role models now and want to achieve higher—mentally, morally, physically, and financially. They are all coming on the train ride with us to achieve their goals,” Megs says.

The Padiachys are grateful to their parents for giving them the foundation to persevere and stick to their dreams. They are thankful to their organization, the AIM staff, and AIM co-owners Dennis Itami and Ron Wright, especially for the new AIM BarleyLife^®. “Everyone has a dream,” Megs says. “Too many feel that it’s unrealistic sometimes. But hold on to your dream, work toward it, speak to like-minded people who would share your dream, and they will help you and support you in achieving it.”

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