"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals." ~Henry David Thoreau
After 22 years as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I finally earned my FIRST Incentive Trip: The Getaway to Washington, D.C.!
This is a goal I have set many times and though I have fallen short until now, I don't count any of those attempts as failures because there are so many things I learned as I attempted to achieve it. I'd like to share a few of the things I learned along the way, but am still in the process of perfecting:
1. God first, family next. Work comes after the first two. It's easy to get your priorities skewed when you set a goal for your business. This I know personally. But I have never regretted an instance when I had to set aside my business goals to serve my Heavenly Father and my family first. It is vital to keep an eternal perspective.
2. Every time you attempt a goal, your failures teach you more than your successes. How often do we give up after we try a few times and can't do something? It's tempting to say, "I just can't do it." Did you know it's believed that Thomas Edison tried thousands of times to invent the lightbulb before he succeeded? He's credited as saying, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
3. Try and try again. Yep. It's worth it.
4. Be grateful to those who help you. There is no way I could have earned this reward alone! My husband was incredibly supportive and continued to believe I could do this even though I've tried 20 times. My children have been so very patient, too (Thanks K, K, B & K!!). And my wonderful customers and hostesses are not simply people I sell to ~ they are my friends and my creative inspiration. Thank you for your loyalty and for supporting my business. I appreciate you so much!
After 22 years as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I finally earned my FIRST Incentive Trip: The Getaway to Washington, D.C.!
1. God first, family next. Work comes after the first two. It's easy to get your priorities skewed when you set a goal for your business. This I know personally. But I have never regretted an instance when I had to set aside my business goals to serve my Heavenly Father and my family first. It is vital to keep an eternal perspective.
2. Every time you attempt a goal, your failures teach you more than your successes. How often do we give up after we try a few times and can't do something? It's tempting to say, "I just can't do it." Did you know it's believed that Thomas Edison tried thousands of times to invent the lightbulb before he succeeded? He's credited as saying, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
3. Try and try again. Yep. It's worth it.
4. Be grateful to those who help you. There is no way I could have earned this reward alone! My husband was incredibly supportive and continued to believe I could do this even though I've tried 20 times. My children have been so very patient, too (Thanks K, K, B & K!!). And my wonderful customers and hostesses are not simply people I sell to ~ they are my friends and my creative inspiration. Thank you for your loyalty and for supporting my business. I appreciate you so much!
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