December Recognition Newsletter

Dear Team, Happy New Year! I love this time of year. It’s a time for fresh starts, renewal, and endless possibilities! Create a “new normal” simply by making a decision to commit to consistent, increased activity! So many of you are on track for AIT Los Cabos, Mexico, AND “Areas in Paradise”! It can be your best year ever, if you choose to! It’s rewarding to watch so many leaders grow their incomes, and affect their family’s finances, while at the same time, growing as a person. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve! Let’s make 2014 our best year ever!

Donna Johnson

Contact Info: Pat Diermeier- Spirit Wings Nat'l Assistant/Office Manager- 920-886-2980– [email protected]

Super Stars TOP REGION Donna Johnson TOP AREAS 1. DONNA JOHNSON 2. Maureen Kubalak

GOOD LUCK TO THE FOLLOWING CONSULTANTS IN QUALIFICATIONS FOR DISTRICT Rhiannon Phillips Amanda Degeneffe Andrea Manousos Eileen Thibault Tiffany McCarty

TOP DISTRICTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

BECKY SCHMALZ Donna Johnson Lisa Konshak Kelly Kiefert Linda Harvot Debra Warren Terri Trimbell Sara Privett Jacque Carlson

TOP MANAGERS AND CONSULTANTS: 1. ALEXANDRA PERNITO 2. Becky Schmalz 3. Lisa Konshak 4. Renee Venner 5. Terri Trimbell 6. Sara Privett 7. Kelly Kiefert 8. Linda Harvot 9. Barbara Milz 10. Karen Porter 11. Amanda Degeneffe 12. Sue Griz 13. Laurie Verheyden 14. Dawn Kertesz 15. Eileen Thibault 16. Amy Clarke 17. Jody Jedlicka 18. Tiffany McCarty 19. Sara Vomastic 20. Leslie Schultzel 21. Raquel Jarvill 22. Lori Jansen CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW DISTRICT MANAGER:

ALEXANDRA PERNITO London, United Kingdom promoted by Debra Warren RENEE VENNER Stoddard, WI promoted by Kelly Kiefert

SPIRIT WINGS, MAY, PARTEE, ALDRICH, BEATY, ROPELLA NATIONS

‘AREAS IN PARADISE’ CAREFREE RESORT, CAREFREE, AZ

MARCH 7-9, 2014

ARRIVE ON FRIDAY, MARCH 7th AND DEPART ON SUNDAY, MARCH 9th, 2014. ONCE YOU ARRIVE IN ARIZONA, YOUR EXPENSES WILL BE COVERED (except breakfasts so bring your Arbonne shakes). HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE RECEPTION/DINNER BOTH NIGHTS. ATTEND A FIRESIDE CHAT/ TRAINING & DINNER AT DONNA JOHNSON’S HOME. LOTS OF FUN FELLOWSHIP, SHOPPING & MEMORIES! (Rooms are based on quad occupancy, you can pay to upgrade for single or double occupancy.)

QUALIFICATIONS: 1) Promote to AREA MANAGER by March 1, 2014 and maintain at $10,000/mo during qualification period 2) All existing Area Managers have 3 ways they can win: a) Earn your District OR Area Manager BONUS 3 out of 4 months, Oct thru Jan b) Promote 2 direct DM’s from your central Area by March 1st c) Be in qualifications for RVP no later than Feb, 2014 3) All existing RVP’s have 4 ways they can win: a) Earn your Area Manager OR RVP BONUS 3 out of 4 months, Oct thru Jan b) Promote a combination of 6 MGRS (DM or AM) from your Central Region by March 1st c) Have 5 AREAS IN PARADISE WINNERS FROM YOUR CENTRAL REGION d) Be in qualifications for NVP no later than Feb, 2014 *This is NOT an Arbonne Challenge, this is a Challenge from your NVP and ENVP, Donna Johnson. Previous Areas in Paradise winners may attend by reaching the next level.

Take 100% Responsibility for Your Life Starting Today

By Jack Canfield This isn’t a trick question. Certainly you know the answer, the person who has been responsible for the life you live right now: YOU. Everything about you is a result of your doing or not doing… Your income. Debt. Relationships. Health. Fitness level. Attitudes and behaviors. I’ve often said that you are either creating or allowing everything that is happening in your life. I think everyone knows this in their hearts, but often times people convince themselves into thinking that external factors are the source of their failure, disappointment, and unhappiness. External factors do not determine how you live. YOU are in complete control of the quality of your life, by either creating or allowing the circumstances you experience. When I hear people complain about the state of their life (be it their problems with personal finances, weight, their jobs, or general dissatisfaction), I like to help them see things differently.

take that energy and redirect it to focus on shaping a better situation for yourself. Blaming only ties up your energy. Imagine roping all the energy into a positive effort.

Some ideas to make this happen: 1. Believe, Believe, Believe! Have unwavering faith in yourself, for good and bad. Make the decision to accept the fact that you create all your experiences. You will experience successes thanks to you, and you will experience pain, struggle, and strife thanks to you. Sounds a little strange, but accepting this level of responsibility is uniquely empowering. It means you can do, change, and be anything. Stumbling blocks become just that, little hills to hop over. 2. Take no less than 100% responsibility. Successful people take full responsibility for the thoughts they think, the images they visualize, and the actions they take. They don’t waste their time and energy blaming and complaining. They evaluate their experiences and decide if they need to change them or not. They face the uncomfortable and take risks in order to create the life they want to live.

If they feel “stuck” and unable to move forward for whatever reason, I ask 3. Stop complaining. Look at what you are complaining about. I’m fat. I’m them to scrutinize both what is working well and what isn’t working well in their tired. I can’t get out of debt. I won’t ever get a better job. I can’t stand the life and see how they’ve arrived at where they currently are. relationship I have with my sister. I’ll never find a soul-mate in life. Really examine your complaints. More than likely you can do something about them. For example, if a woman tells me she’s unhappy with her weight, she travels They are not about other people, other things, or other events. They are frequently, and has no to time to exercise or seek healthy foods, I point out about YOU. that her weight is not a result of her travels and schedule. It’s an outcome of what she chooses to eat and how she chooses to move, regardless of her 4. Make an immediate change. Are you unhappy about something that is daily agenda. happening right now? Make requests that will make it more desirable to you, or take the steps to change it yourself. Making a change might be uncomfortaWhy not make a conscious effort to pre-plan healthy meals and snacks, ble for you. It might mean you have to put in more time, money, and effort. It even if it’s on the go, and sneak in 10 minutes here and 10 minutes there to might mean that someone gets upset about it, or makes you feel bad about be physically active (hey, I know some frequent flyers that make it a habit of your decision. It might be difficult to change or leave a situation, but staying running through airports!). put is your choice so why continue to complain? You can either do something about it or not. It is your choice and you have responsibility for your choices. If you’re frustrated with any area in your life, then it’s time to take a little inventory. Certainly there are wonderful things happening, whether it’s your 5. Pay attention. Looking to others for help and guidance is helpful, but don’t job, your romantic relationship, your children, your friends, or your income forget to stay tuned in to yourself, your behavior, attitude, and life level. Your accomplishments are just as important as your missteps. experiences. Identify what’s working and what isn’t. If you need to, write First, congratulate yourself on your successes; and then take a look at what it all down. Then… isn’t working out so well. What are you doing or not doing to create those experiences? 6. Face the truth and take action for the long term. You have to be willing to change your behavior if you want a different outcome. You have to be Watch out! If you find yourself beginning to complain about everything but the willing to take the risks necessary to get what you want. If you’ve already choices you’ve made, then you need to take a step back. See if you can stop taken an initial step in the right direction, now’s the time to plan additional blaming outside factors for your unhappiness. steps to keep moving you forward, faster. When you realize that you, and only you, create your experiences, you’ll Isn’t it a great relief to know that you can make your life what you want it to realize that you can un-create them and forge new experiences whenever you be? Isn’t it wonderful that your successes do not depend on someone else? want. If you need just one thing to do different today, than you did yesterday, make it this: How empowering is that! You must take responsibility for your happiness and your unhappiness, your Commit to taking 100% responsibility for every aspect of your life. Decide to successes and your failures, your good times and your bad times. make changes, one step at a time. Once you start the process you’ll discover All too often we choose to claim the successes and blame the failures on it’s much easier to get what you want by taking control of your thoughts, your others or other circumstances. When you stop blaming, however, you can visualizations, and your actions!

Top Ten Countdown for Kicking Off the New Year Strong Jan 2nd: Leadership Training ENVP

Valerie Edwards https://thesource.arbonne.com/posts/732764-top-ten-countdown-for-kicking-off-the-new-year-strong

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SUCCESS - What it is and isn't by Zig Ziglar What is success? It is many things to many people. Here are a few signs of success: Success is closing the door to your office at the end of the day with a smile of satisfied contentment crossing your face. It’s knowing that you did a good job and that those who interacted with you had a positive experience. Success is looking forward to getting home and seeing the people you love. It’s being mentally and emotionally free to share yourself with them and to be interested in them. Success is being loved by the people you love. Success is sitting down to pay the bills and knowing that you have enough money to cover them, this month and next month. It’s knowing that you have taken measures to ensure the financial security of your family in the event of your demise. Success is knowing where to turn when it seems that there’s nowhere to turn. Having a spiritual life is akin to eating food and drinking water. It’s necessary! Success is having interests or hobbies to call your own. It’s things that you personally anticipate doing again and again. Having interests gives you job and peace. Success is waking up in the morning and feeling food. It’s knowing that you eat right and exercise regularly and that you do everything you personally can to ensure continued good health. Success is turning out the lights, slipping under the covers, and thinking to yourself, “It just doesn’t get much better than this!” It’s whispering a prayer of gratitude to your Creator before you fall into a deep, restful sleep. And here are a few things that success is not: Success isn’t calling home from work for the fourth time this week, apologizing because you’re going to miss dinner with the family again. Success isn’t hurrying into the house and hiding behind closed doors or the television set because “After the day I’ve had, I need my space!” Success isn’t having all the riches in the world and still trying to figure out how to have more of all the riches in the world. Success isn’t physically going to a worship service and mentally writing a to-do list for when you get home. Success isn’t all work and no play. Success isn’t burning the candle at both ends and living on a diet of food that’s delivered through little windows. Success isn’t spending mental energy figuring out how to explain why your project isn’t going to come in on time, why you have to miss your child’s school play, why you can’t pay the bill in full as you promised, why your eyes are red and your blood pressure is going through the roof, why you’re canceling your golf game, and why you just don’t find any joy in living. Success is directly related to having a balanced life. If any one area is out of sync, all the areas of your life suffer. Take the time to examine your life and take small steps to gain balance.