Monday, July 11, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
Jump!
I have eluded to the fact that I have spent the majority of my life looking for the next party. Well, all of that practice seems to be paying off....Finally!!! I was invited to join the Thirty-One Gifts family on June 15th. I had been waiting for this since February. All of that waiting gave me time to think about this and to really weigh the reality vs. the fantasy of what direct selling is all about. I had never viewed myself as one of "those moms" that sells Tupperware or Mary Kay or what have you, but as I have also mentioned before, I never saw myself enjoying a minivan or motherhood or marriage. So my life has become one big fat cliche. If I have learned anything from cliche's its that something about them must work or they would never achieve cliche status. Working toward acceptance!
I will say this: I had my first party on Tuesday thank you to one of my wonderful girlfriends! I felt like I was on fire. It was unreal! The party was a tremendous success and that was a joy in itself, but something else was happening. I had never enjoyed anything so much in my life and if this can be my real job someday I will consider myself the luckiest girl in the world!
During my pondering period between February and June, I thought about all the reasons I might enjoy this type of "work". I really do enjoy public speaking as much as I hate to admit it. My inner critic is very very loud when it comes to speaking positively about myself or anything that I enjoy or dream of doing. I believe this is true for all of us and that critic keeps us in our boxes, not caring at all to punch out the walls and see what exists beyond what we believe we are capable of.
I am a huge believer in jumping off cliffs. I implore all of you to find something that you think you cannot do, walk up to the edge of whatever it is, close your eyes, and JUMP! That is what I have done with Thirty-One. I am going to ride this wave and see where it takes me. I have lofty goals, but I am going to work very hard to not overthink it. I do want to become a director by June 15th, 2012. Now its out there and the reason I blog at all is to keep myself accountable, so there you go.
I will return to the Power Shower once I have figured out my party schedule! I know some amazing and encouraging women that are hosting my first few parties and for that I am eternally grateful! Thank you for helping me live this!!
In the meantime find something to jump off or jump into!
I will say this: I had my first party on Tuesday thank you to one of my wonderful girlfriends! I felt like I was on fire. It was unreal! The party was a tremendous success and that was a joy in itself, but something else was happening. I had never enjoyed anything so much in my life and if this can be my real job someday I will consider myself the luckiest girl in the world!
During my pondering period between February and June, I thought about all the reasons I might enjoy this type of "work". I really do enjoy public speaking as much as I hate to admit it. My inner critic is very very loud when it comes to speaking positively about myself or anything that I enjoy or dream of doing. I believe this is true for all of us and that critic keeps us in our boxes, not caring at all to punch out the walls and see what exists beyond what we believe we are capable of.
I am a huge believer in jumping off cliffs. I implore all of you to find something that you think you cannot do, walk up to the edge of whatever it is, close your eyes, and JUMP! That is what I have done with Thirty-One. I am going to ride this wave and see where it takes me. I have lofty goals, but I am going to work very hard to not overthink it. I do want to become a director by June 15th, 2012. Now its out there and the reason I blog at all is to keep myself accountable, so there you go.
I will return to the Power Shower once I have figured out my party schedule! I know some amazing and encouraging women that are hosting my first few parties and for that I am eternally grateful! Thank you for helping me live this!!
In the meantime find something to jump off or jump into!
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