In Beauticontrol land, July 1st marks the beginning of a new year. It's the one day when we all start back at 0 for Annual Awards. Truthfully though, that's never really meant much to me until this year. June was an incredible learning and growing experience for me. I can't promise that the rest of this post won't be a little corny and possibly include a few quotes and cliches. So if that stuff annoys you, then you may not want to keep reading! :) I have been a Beauticontrol consultant for 7 years. It's been a 7 year roller coaster ride of highs and lows. I was never really sure what was holding me back from reaching my full potential and was growing increasingly frustrated. Then came the Billings Team retreat a few weeks ago. I am and forever will be grateful to Blair Billings for planning these retreats for us every year, and for believing in me long before I believed in myself. I'll spare you the sappy, tear-filled details; but basically it was a weekend full of comraderie, support, self-discovery and growth. I feel so blessed that God placed me in the Billings family. I've never known a group of ladies more supportive and who genuinely care about each other and our success. It's a polar opposite from corporate America where I spent (or wasted!) so many years. So now that I've been able to identify the little voice of negativity that has resided in my head since childhood, the difference in my attitude is immeasurable. It really is an incredible feeling when you realize that you do deserve to have all your dreams come true. God created us in His image which is perfect and wonderful. He loves us unconditionally so we should love ourselves if only for that reason. I mean, if God thinks you are worthy, are you really going to argue with Him? I finally have the confidence and discipline to forge ahead in my business even when things get tough. Here is an excerpt from a book that I've been reading called Attitude is Everything by Vicki Hitzges:
People who won't work hard, who don't practice self-discipline, head into a downhill spiral. They neglect to do what they could and should. Not doing what's necessary causes them to feel guilty. Guilt erodes self-confidence. As we lose confidence, we don't work as much. When we work less, we get fewer results. As our results diminish, we grow negative. As our attitude sours, our self-confidence shrivels even more. And the cycles goes on and on. The good news is that the negative cycle can be broken!
Hallelujah! My negative cycle has been broken! I have had more fun with my business in the last few weeks than ever before. Does that mean I've reached all my goals with the greatest of ease? Noooo!!!! Not by a long shot. I actually missed every goal that I set for myself in June. But that's okay, because I can still count several victories. I enjoyed many learning experiences, and I'm choosing to dwell on that rather than the negative. Our national conference, appropriately named Celebration, is in just a few weeks. I am soooo excited!!!! I can't wait to see all my friends from all over the country. And for the very first time I intend to stay through the ENTIRE awards ceremony. Yes, I admit that I usually skip out about halfway through. But not this time, because I can actually picture myself walking across that stage next year!
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