We ♥ Convention!!!

It's time to register for

Scentsy's Annual Convention!

This year we are going to "Light it up" in Las Vegas, NV!

At convention you will get all the info on the newest products

and company announcements for the fall/winter

Scentsy season.

You will get new products whose value far exceeds the cost of attending convention. 

Plus, this year they will be announcing a whole new Scentsy venture -

which I can hardly wait to hear more about!!!

The dates for convention are: July 25th - 27th.

It is sure to fill up quickly so register now so you don't get left behind!

To register, go to your workstation, click on "EVENTS", and register there. 

The cost is $200 to attend. 

You will be responsible for transportation, food, and lodging.

A few pics from my last convention!  You won't want to miss this!

March Motivation

"The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it."          ~Elbert Hubbard

The most important brainstorm you will ever experience about motivation is to realize that you can’t do it for people. As a sponsor, no matter how hard you try, people choose personally whether or not to experience motivation in their business. You can’t motivate others. You can only choose motivation for yourself!  I recommend it. When you choose to be motivated days speed quickly by and you are engrossed in activities you enjoy. Positive challenges multiply because you are excited. You set and achieve challenging goals. You feel good about yourself and your self-esteem swells. Choose motivation! If you find you can’t, seek out positive examples and resources on the Scentsy site or call your sponsor. Or, simply, take action.

February Motivation

Adapted from Colleen Kane's article, Successes That Almost Weren't, CNBC

Anyone who has ever tried to achieve a goal knows rejection and failure are a normal and healthy part of the process.

The following examples show a pattern: Persistence pays off. Woody Allen said, "Ninety percent of life is just showing up." But judging from the tales ahead, perhaps an amendment to this quote is in order: "Ninety percent of success is showing up, and showing up and showing up."

As for the parties doing the rejecting, for those who shy from the new and different, refusal to look ahead can mean being left in the dust. When a struggling Bell Telephone offered the sale of its patents to Western Union, the famous reply rejecting the offer makes for an entertaining read today: "Why would any person want to use this ungainly and impractical device when he can send a messenger to the telegraph office and have a clear written message sent to any large city in the United States?…We see no reason why a group of outsiders, with extravagant and impractical ideas, should be entertained." Bell Telephone (as AT&T) later acquired Western Union and the wire service's final telegram was sent in 2006.

Another uplifting tale of note is that of a destitute, depressed single mom who was fired from a secretarial job for daydreaming. She wrote a book about young wizards that was rejected by 12 publishers. The book's main character became the media juggernaut now known to all on the planet as Harry Potter, and the author, who is probably feeling a lot less depressed, is J.K. Rowling.

KFC, the fast-food eatery formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, nearly didn't make it beyond its origins as a roadside eatery owned by Harland Sanders called the Sanders Court and Café. When a new interstate was built in 1955, it bypassed the café, causing the property value to plummet by more than half. At that low point, Sanders was 65. He had a few Kentucky Fried Chicken franchises but was broke. However, fueled by determination and fried protein, Sanders went on the road selling his secret recipe and kept at it. Within a few years the number of KFC franchises had expanded into the hundreds. In 1964, he sold the company for $2 million and became famous as its spokesman, Colonel Sanders.

When he was seeking funding for Disneyland in Anaheim, California, it's said that Disney was turned down by 302 bankers before he got the funding he needed. He prevailed, and Disneyland opened in 1955. Although Walt Disney did not live to see the 1971 opening day of Disney World in Florida, he would likely be pleased with the Disney company's continuing accomplishments.

So the qustion comes to this...

Will you be known as a success that almost wasn't? 

We all have challenges on our path to success,

it is up to us to persevere, keep working,

and as Woody Allen said,

"show up".

January Motivation

"Until one is committed there is hesitancy,
a chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness.
Concerning all acts of initiative and creation,
there is one elementary truth,
the ignorance of which kills
countless dreams and splendid plans.
That the moment one definitely commits oneself,
then Providence moves too."

~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe


MAKING THE SMART INVESTMENT IN YOUR BUSINESS

In "Rich Dad's Guide to Investing," the author talks about taking risks. As an example, "Rich Dad" says, "There is risk driving a car. But driving the car with your hands off the steering wheel is really risky." With regard to driving a car, his point is easily understood.

His real message, however, goes a little deeper. He's really speaking of the risks people associate with investing. While there are inherent risks in any investment (just as there are in driving to the grocery store), if you don't take control of the risks (as in keeping your hands on the wheel), the risks can quickly overwhelm you. Rich Dad goes on to say that, "It is not necessarily investing that is risky, it is the investor who is risky."

Whether you are investing in yourself, your business, real estate, or a stock portfolio, Rich Dad advises that you first gain control over yourself. This is accomplished in two steps: first by creating a written financial plan, and second through intensive study. Both make it possible to get a firm grip on your investment wheel. The written plan is your road map to successful investing, while study provides the knowledge level needed to invest wisely. Collectively, they put you in the driver's seat, giving you control over your investing direction.

If the idea of investing your way to wealth appeals to you, you must first commit to pay the price in time. You do not necessarily have to "have money to make money." Like any successful endeavor, however, you must be willing to invest your time, and we all realize just how valuable that can be!