Are You Attending Your Company Events?

As I write this, we are on the final day of my company's convention. It is always so inspiring and empowering to attend events where you meet people committed to their dreams. I hope you are making plans to be at your company event.

Company events are a critical part of any MLM business and can be a make or break of one’s success. It is always a highlight for me to visit with many different people from different places and different walks of life, and most importantly, different “places” within their business journey.

It’s enlightening to watch people’s listening and learning styles as they absorb information and knowledge from those who have traveled the path before. I always reflect on my own early days at events and what I took away from those who I interacted with.

I was always looking for the Holy Grail at these events. I was convinced there was some magic script; secret handshake; perfect pitch or some key piece that I was missing from my business portfolio. I would make a list of each top money earner who I wanted to spend just a moment with and the questions that I wanted to ask. I would stay up late at night in my room, making lists of the business building activities I was going to jump into once I returned home.

This was going to be the month that I was going to finally get serious about my business and do whatever was needed to propel myself into the top income earner ranks.

The reality for me back then is that I was not ready to truly move myself forward in my business. I was too outwardly focused on the “how” of doing the business and not the “why.” I was looking in all of the wrong places for my success.

What was missing was a significant purpose and end goal for me to focus on that would make the difference. Something that was measurable and achievable.

My first and primary goal was to make sure I was able to stay home and raise our children without day care. Well, I had already accomplished that and didn’t have to be a top income earner to do it.

I also wanted to be able to travel and enjoy life. Well, since my husband is employed as an airline pilot, we already had good flight benefits and so I was able to travel much more than most people because we had flight passes. So, even though I wasn’t meeting my exact goal of traveling in first class, staying in first class hotels and enjoying first class food without regard for price, I was still doing pretty well with that goal.

I believe everyone has a turning point in this business. An event or epiphany that occurs that moves them from hope, thought and inaction to drive, ambition and inspired action.

Mine occurred after reading a quote from one of my mentor’s daughters who was headed out to an education at sea program. It’s an expensive school program and when the student was asked “what does your dad do that allows you to go on this educational experience?” She replied “My dad? You mean my mom. It’s what my mom has done.”

That was a strong measurable and achievable goal for me. And while it didn’t necessarily mean one of my children would choose to participate in a program like this, I wanted to be in the position to give them this opportunity.

And, most of all, I wanted them to know that it was me, their mom, who had moved forward and had the tenacity to create a successful business, while home with them, that would benefit our family and provide us with the ability to have all of the extras we wanted in life.

What was or will be your turning point or epiphany in your business? Are you like I was, attending events and having the best intentions but never fully committing full out?

It’s certainly a “been there, done that” for me, and if I could impart one piece of advice or encouragement it would be to first work on yourself if you are not ready or are struggling to get yourself into action in your business.

The key for me was to continue reading the stories of others and to see myself as writing a success story in MLM. It was to find that measurable goal that would move me forward. It was to continue to believe and have hope, knowing that as I struggled and “failed forward” I would get there. I would arrive at that place I so desired.

Wherever you are in your journey, it’s important for you to know that you can get there. Nothing is stopping you but YOU! It’s not always easy, but it is always worth it. Take the steps necessary to grow yourself and become the best that you can be.

If anyone else can do it, so can you. Let this time be your time to shine. Get it done now and then enjoy the rest of your journey knowing that the hardest part is behind you and the pot of gold is there in every day that you celebrate your success!

EXPECT Success!

Jackie Ulmer