Now that is my intention today but boy do I have so much more to say. ;-)
I spent the day with some of the most amazing men and women yesterday and my very first Rodan + Fields conference/training. Going in, I already felt grateful to work for a company with such great credibility and training, but I was in for so much more. When they said "MAGIC" would happen there yesterday, I said, "yea alright" its magical but didnt quite know what that all could mean. I heard from the most successful financial advisors, cardiologists, non for profit volunteers, teachers, stay at home moms, big Ad network execs, and so many more. All of their stories, coming out organically as we did our exercises with partners in which we didnt know and work our way around the room. One story in particular grabbed me and will stay with me. Many people saw right through to this amazing opportunity for the sky rocket financial potential and said they started this to retire themselves, or their husbands or to pay for their kids college tuition. etc....
Our cardiologist friend stood up so boldly, to let us know that the money is great but what is more greater than any amazing paycheck is the time to spend growing or being with your family and that although she went through many years of college and became exactly what she always dreamed she wanted to be, a cardiologist. She said, I am not the person I wanted to be, my family doesnt have the mom that they deserve to have and that her truth couldnt be any further from her dreams, until R+F. She not only saw this company skyrocketing, and all the potential this early on to become a part of it for the amazing financial freedom, but she so vividly told us her dreams were now to allow her kids to eat dinner with her that was home cooked rather than out of a plastic tupper ware container, and her dreams were to send them to whatever school they wanted (even though financially she could already do that) but to actually be able to TAKE them there, and visit them and take them on vacations, TOGETHER. This is not a mother getting soft, this is a person realizing that life is too short to not be EVERYTHING you always dreamed of being. You can be a career person, with the time, and still replace a CARDIOLOGISTS paycheck with this company. Financial freedom is amazing but freedom alone to paint your life the way you want to paint it, is priceless.
I am beginning my journey in my Rodan + Fields, micro enterprise, and going out to share this gift to those who also can see the big picture and the real solid gold potential. We are not the "avon" ladies selling product (NO offense to anyone who sells AVON - that company too is great with their donations and special causes) but we are BUILDING this ginormous company from its infancy right now, and although the products are amazing. Our goal is to expand and cover this globe one consultant at a time while helping them achieve their own personal success. The product sells itself, because it works and we all have great skin and the doctors have spent their lives working on skin. They're now sharing their gift with the world. It is not a gift until you can give it away. I am blessed to be one of their first generation consultants and even more blessed to be surrounded by such smart intelligent, loving, and inspirational people while growing something together, on our own watches.
Over the years, no matter how many times people say to separate business and personal life, I come to realize that your business plan is one of the most personal decisions you can make. Choosing to spend 10, 15, 20, 40 etc hours on something a week is a VERY personal thing. That is your time. That is precious time. Life is too short not to make yourself proud and not to have a bucket list that actually has goals and milestones in which you can achieve and can be thankful for. I realize I shared someone elses story, not my own. So, I will now share mine.
My now, husband and I decided this past spring that we were tired of living mediocre lives, and loving just when we had time. We were tired of hearing ourselves complain or even discuss the same possibilities over and over again. We decided to finally move to the town we have been loving for years, and be closer to family and friends, we decided to see the glass as half full but work our way to filling it. So, in a matter of 2 months, we sold our condo, moved up to Cold Spring, and finally set our wedding date (which was a short 4.5 months of planning time). We decided to lead with our heart and to make good wise decisions. This train was moving fast. I was finding much success in a job I disliked, and so much glory in all the other things in life. While planning my wedding, I started to use R+F products, and saw amazing results just as my friend who introduced me had as well, Dia is her name. I began to research the company and found out who and what this company actually was and how there was this shiny diamond in the rough calling my name. Right as I decided to start talking about joining, I was laid off from my job, despite all my success, and I was okay with it. I spent the next month learning more about R+F, receiving compliments on my skin, and getting my wedding planned and ready. I spent that month the happiest I have ever been. I received so many compliments on my skin during my wedding, that I signed up for R+F from the airport to my honeymoon. I wanted to hit the ground running as soon as I got back and thats just what I did. This was to be a side job for me while I decided my next career move. However, I soon learned, that my next career move, found me. I learned that this business was my next career move and that I could fund mine and my husbands dream of beginning our own small business eventually in our new small town. Anything that may have seemed like a downer in the story was a blessing in disguise and a true gift. WOW. I will be travelling with this company to Nashville in January as we launch our new products and GO GLOBAL! The best part is, I have great skin, an amazing outlook on life, and I am only just getting started!
This blog is not a sales pitch BY ANY MEANS, it is me expressing my true, raw, appreciation for so many blessings and AH-HA moments. It is me sharing my thoughts, and expressing my excitement so that I can look back on this even if times get tough, as a reminder of why I started, and why I saw the potential. It also serves to invite you to support me on my journey and if you or your friends have someone with a similar story to mine or some others that I will continue to share, than they might see what we see and join us in expanding GLOBAL in 2014!! Keep me in mind when you hear these stories and share the possibility and maybe buy some amazing eye cream (my current obsession) haha.
Thanks for stopping by to hear what I have been bathing in lately. I appreciate you all and thank you for all the support! Life is a BFD, treat it that way. Live BIG, Travel tons, smile every damn day!!
-Dee
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