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January 18, 2016

Have no Fear

#NewYearNoFear #ThisYearNoFear

It seems like my motto this year will be “Have no Fear.” Me and my sisters attended the Bash in Nashville, which is an Arbonne Training Event. We made so many great memories in Nashville and it was nice to spend the whole weekend with each other! In addition to our sisterly bonding, we also got to spend time with sweet friends while making new ones. I absolutely LOVE the culture of Arbonne – it 100% hands down, cannot be beat! The weekend was filled with lots of training, lots of personal stories/experiences, lots and lots of laughs, and lots of gifts. Seriously, I cannot go to an Arbonne event without receiving a gift (or many gifts)!!

I wanted to share some of the points that truly stuck out to me at the training. I love that the majority of what we learn with Arbonne is all about self-development and growth which means that it extends way past our Arbonne business and can be shared with others on a relevant level. I do know that I have a fear of “asking” others to help me out by hosting a small get together and fear about many other aspects of my business, so this training really did wonders for me.

Come from a place of contribution. Fill a Need!
Personal Growth will happen if you let it.
Know your vision, it has to be so strong that you face the fears. It must carry you through the hard times.
You must be OTHERS focused.
See obstacles as a challenge, it’s an area for growth.
When you step out of your comfort zone, it doesn’t matter what the outcome is, you still stepped out.
Turn around & go, people will follow.
We have belief in so many others, but we have to have it within
Your vibe attracts your tribe
God made you just as you are and he has equipped us with all we need to be successful.
Giving up on your goals because of one set back is like slashing your tires because you had one flat.
Stop letting fear get in your way.
It’s never too early or too late.
You’re not doing something TO someone, you’re doing something FOR someone.
LIGHTEN UP!

Those were just a few of the nuggets I took away from the training. The thing that stuck out most to me was anything related to FEAR. I certainly have a fear of rejection, which keeps me from sharing this amazing opportunity and these amazing products. I don’t want fear to keep me from reaching my goals. One of the speakers gave herself a hashtag for the year: #NewYearNoFear and I thought that was brilliant!! Then I read a post from one of my beautiful mentors and she talked about how she noticed a “theme” for our team this year and it seems to be fear, so instead of #NewYearNoFear she came up with #ThisYearNoFear because come March & April, it won’t be a “New Year” anymore and clearly this is something we will be tackling all year long because it’s made such a huge impact on our lives. I’m so excited to implement the goal of No Fear in my life & in my business!

To wrap up today’s post about Fear, I found a ton of inspiration.

I have decided that over the next 30 days, I’m going to pray over and read through these verses about fear & anxiety. I saw a commonality between the women who spoke at this event. They were not your typical “sales” person which means that you don’t have to be “salesy” to be in Arbonne. I don’t consider myself a sales person one bit! A sales person to me is someone who could sale you a piece of dirt because they could convince you that you need it whether or not that’s true. These women were good at following up with people though. These women had a huge huge heart for others! These women were soft spoken and caring. These women were Christian leaders who loved the Lord and prayed over their business and their team. These women had developed into beautiful confident leaders. I know for a fact that not every single one of the women who spoke were natural born leaders and they certainly did not have complete confidence in themselves when they started. They continued to believe in the products, in the business, and in God to get them where they are today.

#ThisYearNoFear

December 14, 2015

My Favorite Memories

HELLO!!!! Wow, it has been a LONG time since I showed my face on this blog! I didn’t even remember how to log into my site when I decided to hop on today! I’m so thankful to be here though. I have seriously missed blogging. I wrote a guest post for my sweet friend Meg this past week and all I could think about was this here blog. So it’s time. I’m finally here. It doesn’t seem right to just jump right back in though without sharing a tiny bit of why it’s taken me so long to get back in the blogging game. I could elaborate on the whole story, but it’s really not my story to tell. As I struggled with what to write, Nick’s sister-in-law, Kathryn, gave me a brilliant idea to share my favorite memories instead of the details. For today, I’ll stick with the bare basics and then we’ll go right into what this post is all about – the stories that ARE mine to tell.

July 26, 2015

Nick and I were on our way home from visiting my friend Lacy and meeting her new boyfriend when we got a call that his sister & dad had been in a motorcycle accident. It is with a heavy heart that I share, Mr. Corby died a hero that day. Mr. Corby threw his sister off the bike and she sustained multiple injuries. She had to undergo a few different surgeries, but praise the Lord from whom all blessings flow for her survival, her strength, and her road to full recovery! It has been a difficult season for sure, but again, we are tremendously blessed! I have very vivid memories of the phone call, the drive home, the hospital, the funeral, and just… everything. I’m choked up right now remembering it all, reliving it all. The funeral was absolutely perfect… now that I say that it seems like an odd thing to say, but Mr. Corby was well represented, the fire department pulled out all the stops in honoring him, and I think he would have truly been touched to see how many lives he changed during his lifetime. In an effort to continue honoring his life, I want to share my favorite memories of Mr. Corby.

Nick & His Dad Working Together

This is where a lot of my favorite memories come from. I love hearing stories about things they did together and I loved watching them do projects together. Mr. Corby taught Nick SO MUCH and I believe he gave him the foundation to be the resourceful man that he is today. I’m so thankful for that! I have fond memories of them washing my car together, working on my car together, building stuff together, and so on.

Slightly embarrassed to share a selfie like this, but it’s one of the only pictures I have of the two them working together. Nick is helping Mr. Corby put a fence in on a property they have. I was not much help, clearly. That man did not shy away from hard labor, even after his scare with heart issues. There were plenty of times after his heart surgery that I was shocked to see him doing some of the active things he did! I am glad Nick has too many memories to count from working alongside his dad as a child, a teenager, and as an adult.

Nick’s First Marathon

Nick and his siblings sure did know how to make Mr. Corby proud! Mr. Corby bragged to all of his buddies about how his son finished a marathon with no training. I remember that day so clearly. It was dreary – I wore a rain jacket and some wind breaker pants. I had a backpack with me. Mr. Corby, his girlfriend, and her grandson joined us that weekend in Birmingham. The marathon was a looped course that the racers completed twice. I got a map and figured out the best way to walk around the course and catch Nick 3-4 times on each loop. The first half of the marathon, they all followed along with my route. We got to see Nick a handful of times and cheer him on. We stopped at a Starbucks where Mr. Corby made fun of me for wasting $5 on a fancy drink. He had given me $20 that day for food and such so I assured him that I used my own money to purchase my drink. He was such a giver, but he was frugal at the same time. He saw no point in spending $5 on a coffee and he made sure I knew that! I had gotten pretty good at carrying on fun banter with him about things like that though so it didn’t bother me. We laughed it off and joshed with one another. He was a fun guy to laugh & joke with. After we made our first loop around and Nick had completed half of his marathon, Mr. Corby asked, “Alright, so what do y’all want to do now?” and I said, “Well Mr. Corby, Nick has another half to finish so we’re going to take that same route again.” You should have seen the look on his face! haha He couldn’t believe that I was about to do that again. I will admit, this was one of those things that occurred after his heart surgery, so all that walking had worn him out. He said Heck no to my idea and they went back to the car and hung out while I made another loop around the course. You can bet though that he made sure he was at that finish line to cheer Nick on!

Thanksgiving 2014

We certainly didn’t realize this was the last Thanksgiving we had to spend with him, but I don’t think there has been a Thanksgiving where we were more thankful to have him with us! This was very soon after his heart surgery. If I’m not mistaken, it was also the first time he was able to meet his first grandchild. He was slow moving and wasn’t able to do too much on this trip, but we made the most of it. He loved any opportunity to have his kids all together and although we missed him so so much this year, I’m glad that our last thanksgiving was well spent!

My own Personal Quality Time

After Mr. Corby’s heart surgery, I was the only one around town. Nick & Samantha were back at school, Collette was teaching in Texas, and Trey & Kathryn had recently moved to Florida. I tried to make it a priority to go visit when I could. I certainly didn’t go as much as I wish I would have now. Sheila would make us all dinner (with some vegetarian options thrown in) and we would sit and watch Friends. I let him borrow my complete series to help him get through recovery since he wasn’t allowed to be as active as he was used to. We would also go out to eat and then come back for dessert and to watch Friends. He had no problem making me feel like part of the family! I’m forever grateful for the quality time I had with him when everyone else wasn’t in town.

Mr. Corby, thank you for always including me when you didn’t have to, thank you for loving your kids more than life itself, thank you for the many many jokes & laughs, thank you for the memories that will last us a lifetime. You will forever be missed. We love you!

June 8, 2015

Tonsillitis

Good morning! How was your weekend?! Mine turned out extremely busy, but a lot of fun and very informative. Let’s back up to recap very briefly what the past two weeks have looked like though – I had my wisdom teeth out which you all know, I thought I would heal a lot quicker than I did, I had to leave work very early one day because of the pain, I was practically in tears over my dinner one night because I couldn’t even take five bites of it and was miserable, then I finally started feeling better, only to be hit with tonsillitis literally that same day! That is finally behind me and I’m starting to feel like my old self again – I’ve been eating REAL FOOD!

I still have some holes in the back of my mouth from wisdom teeth, but they no longer hurt and I’ve gotten use to keeping them clean. Crossing my fingers they close up this week. So far I’ve had zero infection, hooray! Also, I’m slowly starting to feel like this dumb palette expander is part of my actual mouth, so I’m learning to ignore it’s awkwardness when I eat. Since that has practically been my life the past few weeks, looks like you’re all caught up! Now on to the weekend!

Friday night we had a company event at the Mississippi Brave’s Game. It was a lot of fun and very chill – we had 2 suites with food & drinks and enjoyed watching the game. It was getting late though and I had to be up super early for a drive to Tupelo so I could go to an Arbonne training. This was my first Arbonne training and it came at the perfect time. I haven’t done much with Arbonne yet because of everything going on in my mouth, so I’ve been trying to stay connected to events we have going on to stay motivated so when I was ready to start having my own parties and presentations, then I could! I’m excited to say that I have my very first party this week, so hopefully it goes well because I’ll be doing it on my own which makes me a bit nervous!

We had a long day of wonderful speakers, everyone did such a great job and really provided solid information that I felt I could use when it was over along with excellent motivation and encouragement to get me up and going! They shared a lot of great quotes, but I really liked the one above. Setbacks are inevitable, not just in multilevel marketing companies, but in life. Although I’m extremely terrified of rejection and I do NOT want to be on people’s “call screening” list, I know that this quote is going to help me through a lot of setbacks and it’s going to propel me to do the things that are not so fun with Arbonne. Arbonne has been unbelievably fun so far – the people I meet are loving, kind, encouraging, and supportive, the events are fun, uplifting, and motivating, the products are absolutely perfect for my life and provide such a large variety, that you’re bound to find something you love, but with everything, there is a negative or a not-so-fun part of the job and 99% of the time in Multilevel Marketing – it’s the ask!

The things I have to remember though are this: 1) I have a longer list of goals than I do of fears in this business, so I can’t give up on my goals because they’re way too big and way too important to me. 2) I have products that are beneficial to others so I shouldn’t be afraid to share that. And 3) This opportunity was given to me for a reason and even though it can be hard at times, I also know it will be rewarding – I trust that it will be rewarding.

Here are a few other quotes I enjoyed throughout training:

“Duplication is key, the best copy cat wins.” I love that they encourage using what others have already done and they don’t get bent out of shape or offended. It makes working this business so much easier for the newbies out there and it gives us all the opportunity to be better and do better!
“God does great things through surrendered people.” Another thing I’m thankful for with Arbonne is the Christian based community I’m surrounded with. I have not been going to church for the past few months and I’ve been wanting to get plugged back in, but just haven’t done it yet. I definitely think God brought me to Arbonne when I needed it most and although I was terrified to sign up as a consultant, I do believe I surrendered to a calling and my prayer is that it’s beneficial to those around me and that I’m able to help a lot of people through it.
“You can’t worry and trust at the same time!” So so true. A beautiful reminder for daily living!
“Work more on yourself than you do on your business every day.” They also encourage self-improvement which is something I have always been passionate about. I love that this business is not all about the money, but it’s about empowering others and improving lifestyles for the better!
“Formal education will make you a living, but self education will make you a fortune.” I’m sure you’ve heard the stories of millionaire’s who either didn’t have a degree or got turned out thousands of times before someone said yes to their million dollar idea! Good food for thought right here, education doesn’t just stop at high school or college or with your masters.

I cannot explain how great this training was for me, I’m just so thankful I had the chance to be there! Lindsey and I talked about Arbonne the entire way home and again, it was all very uplifting and encouraging!

I got home really late Saturday and had been going non-stop all weekend, so I was looking forward to a more relaxing Sunday – I spent time reading a Liane Moriarty book (If you haven’t read her – do it!) while sipping on my coffee. I worked on my personal goals and making a list of things I’d like to read or watch for self-improvement. I cleaned my room and purchased new bed sheets. I did laundry. And just like that, the weekend came to a close.

I can’t wait to share about my very quick, but very wonderful trip to New Orleans last week! Now that I’m feeling way better, I am actually up for blogging again – which for a little while there I wasn’t sure I’d ever be up for anything again! haha

Questions for the day:

What was your favorite quote and why?
What did you do this weekend?
What is an organization or group of people that you’re a part of that is a constant encouragement and motivator in your life?

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