'I'M STRESS-FREE NOW!"
Cooper left an extremely successful career to join MARS. "I had great success in Internet Sales of automobiles," says.
   "I directed an eight-person operation. The last year I was there, my group was 'number two in the nation' for Group 1 Automotive. We were number seventy-one in overall Internet sales Nationwide, from hundreds of dealerships.
Why did he leave?
"I left the job because I was tired of the schedule. Monday through Sunday, I'd work at least seventy-two hours a week. I was on the computer all the time. I'd work from nine in the morning until seven at night, or from noon until nine o'clock at night. It was never-ending.
  "I'm stress free now," Michael smiles. "I've lost forty pounds since I started this business a year ago.
  "In fact, I feel like I took a fifty-pound weight off my neck by starting this new career. I feel great!"
LEISURE TIME
"The whole purpose of being your own boss is to have more time and to make money at your own pace," states Michael. "Now, I usually get home at four or five o'clock in the afternoon, with Saturdays and Sundays Off.
  This give Michael more time with his family, wife Gloria, daughter Michelle,(23) a psychology major at Florida International University; and Andres, who will be 21 years old in November, is a student at Miami Dade Community College.
  Michael speaks of how supportive his family has been in the new venture. He particularly praises his wife, saying, "Gloria's always been supportive of all the crazy things we have done for twenty-four years!"
  By the way, Andres helps Michael when he can, although he is still in school.
GLAD TO BE PART OF IT
"After one year in the business, I am satisfied with the growth of my business," says Cooper.
  "Every day, I'm gaining more experience and getting more knowledgeable. I've particularly enjoyed working with all the people connected to MARS.
  " The people at Corporate MARS are really nice, and what I learned in the National Training Center was really good. I have a great Mentor, Jack Kelly. He's one of the best in the business, and he still continues to be a great help to me.
  " We keep in touch. All the guys I met at Convention 2004 and others I've met in the field I've met are like a big family. I'm really glad to be part of it!"