So I thought I'd take a moment to grant my loyal readers their wish - for me to update my blog. This past week has been a busy and productive week for me. In the month of November I will be doing quite a bit of traveling so I've spent a great deal of my time preparing to be away. I recently purchased an adorably cute new laptop computer so I hope to stay connected to Memphis even while I'm away.
The only saving grace of living in this city is the fact that I get to travel quite a bit. Memphis will always be home for me and as more nieces and nephews are brought into this world, it makes it harder and harder for me to move away. Plus, I adore my house so I know I'd really miss it.
So hopefully my trips next month will provide for some stories that are more interesting than just "the day in the life of Elizabeth." Until then, be well, live well and be happy.
Love to all!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Feeling nostalgic
I haven't a clue why but Facebook has seemed to really take off for my generation of web users. I'd always heard about Facebook but never really used it much. It seemed to be pretty hip with the High School and College kids but considering that was my "age group" 15 years ago, I wasn't in it. But this past summer I was reintroduced to Facebook from the counselors at MDA camp. (duh, most of them are high school and college age) And just in the past 2 months, I've been reintroduced to people I hadn't thought of in years! I'm loving it. Everyone pretty much looks the same, they're kids are beautiful and I've really enjoyed reconnecting with them. It all seems so surreal! I find myself digging through my boxes of old pictures and reliving memories from 20 years ago. It's pretty powerful.
Recently I was reconnected with the guy who I went to my Senior Prom with! I saw his stepmother in Dallas at our BeautiControl conference. She lives in New Jersey now and she's in our BC family. What a small world. My prom date, Matt, is still in the Air Force and currently stationed in Afghanistan. We've emailed each other a few times this week and it's been fun catching up with the past 15 years of our lives. Now, in 1993 when I last saw Matt, I never dreamed I'd be reconnected with him. It seemed odd to me that I probably would never hear from him again but I just accepted that. It was a chance meeting with his stepmom that reconnected us. But with the internet now, people will have friends for lifetimes and now have the means to stay in touch with people. It simply overwhelms me to think of this. What an amazing world of technology we live in.
So now I'm connecting with all my old friends, sharing in their joys and griefs. I hope that for those of you who read my blog every so often will feel as if you are still connected with me in that aspect. It's been a crazy few months and I've made some sacrifices to continue growing my business. Those sacrifices are small compared to the rewards I'll receive. Know that I think of all of you often and hope you are all doing well!
Love, hugs and kisses,
Elizabeth
Recently I was reconnected with the guy who I went to my Senior Prom with! I saw his stepmother in Dallas at our BeautiControl conference. She lives in New Jersey now and she's in our BC family. What a small world. My prom date, Matt, is still in the Air Force and currently stationed in Afghanistan. We've emailed each other a few times this week and it's been fun catching up with the past 15 years of our lives. Now, in 1993 when I last saw Matt, I never dreamed I'd be reconnected with him. It seemed odd to me that I probably would never hear from him again but I just accepted that. It was a chance meeting with his stepmom that reconnected us. But with the internet now, people will have friends for lifetimes and now have the means to stay in touch with people. It simply overwhelms me to think of this. What an amazing world of technology we live in.
So now I'm connecting with all my old friends, sharing in their joys and griefs. I hope that for those of you who read my blog every so often will feel as if you are still connected with me in that aspect. It's been a crazy few months and I've made some sacrifices to continue growing my business. Those sacrifices are small compared to the rewards I'll receive. Know that I think of all of you often and hope you are all doing well!
Love, hugs and kisses,
Elizabeth
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Oprah says something inspirational!
"What I know for sure is that no matter where you stand right now- on a hilltop, in a gutter, at a crossroads, in a rut- you need to give yourself the best you have to offer at this moment. This is it. Rather than depleting yourself with judgments about what you haven't done, who you could have become, why you haven't moved faster, or what you should have changed, redirect that energy toward the next big push--the one that takes you from good enough to better. The one that takes you from adequate to extraordinary. The one that helps you rise up from a low moment and helps you reach for your personal best."
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
The mind is a powerful thing
Many of you know about my involvement with the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Having been involved with that organization for the past 17 years, I've lost many friends to this terrible disease. Recently, we lost a young man by the name of Bradley Butler. Bradley lived a short life, only 12 years. I am sad for him and his family but was given hope when I read is obituary. I want to share with all of you the first two sentences:
How amazing that a family who has just experienced a painful loss can turn it around and create a positive message. He won his fight with Muscular Dystrophy! Sure, they're still hurting but they are making the choice to view it as an accomplishment.
The mind is a powerful thing. I truly do believe that we have the power to make the decision of how we will think and feel on any given day. We can choose to focus on the good or focus on the bad. What a miserable life it must be to constantly focus on the bad. I've heard a motivational speaker, Dale Smith Thomas, speak many times. I pulled a quote from her website:
"I once heard that it doesn't take hundreds of ideas to change your life, it only takes one that you put into action. I believe if you are seeking a better life, that it requires becoming a better person. If you will spend just 30 minutes a day on personal self improvement at the end of the year you will have dedicated 28, 8 hour days to changing your life. It is your decisions that determine your destiny. The key to your future is you!"
How powerful is it to know that we are in charge! So many people in life think they're at a dead end or can't do better for themselves. I'm here to tell you that there is a way out! We live in America - the land of opportunity! Come on! Any and all of us can have anything we want. Will it always be easy? No. But the only way we can fail is if we give up.
Are you ready to give up? I'm not! And I never will.
"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fear of attempt."
- William Shakespeare
| Bradley Aaron Butler | | |
| BRADLEY AARON BUTLER was called home by the Lord on Sunday, September 14, 2008. He has won his fight with Muscular Dystrophy! | ||
How amazing that a family who has just experienced a painful loss can turn it around and create a positive message. He won his fight with Muscular Dystrophy! Sure, they're still hurting but they are making the choice to view it as an accomplishment.
The mind is a powerful thing. I truly do believe that we have the power to make the decision of how we will think and feel on any given day. We can choose to focus on the good or focus on the bad. What a miserable life it must be to constantly focus on the bad. I've heard a motivational speaker, Dale Smith Thomas, speak many times. I pulled a quote from her website:
"I once heard that it doesn't take hundreds of ideas to change your life, it only takes one that you put into action. I believe if you are seeking a better life, that it requires becoming a better person. If you will spend just 30 minutes a day on personal self improvement at the end of the year you will have dedicated 28, 8 hour days to changing your life. It is your decisions that determine your destiny. The key to your future is you!"
How powerful is it to know that we are in charge! So many people in life think they're at a dead end or can't do better for themselves. I'm here to tell you that there is a way out! We live in America - the land of opportunity! Come on! Any and all of us can have anything we want. Will it always be easy? No. But the only way we can fail is if we give up.
Are you ready to give up? I'm not! And I never will.
"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fear of attempt."
- William Shakespeare
Monday, September 8, 2008
Another Brown gets married!
This past weekend, Donald's youngest brother, Matt got married! It was a fun weekend spent with family. Check out my pictures! So now, all of the Brown boys (Donald, Denis and Matt) are now married.
It's been a busy month for me. I'm still working on the Bahamas promotion and having a great time doing so! Once life slows down a little, I'll return to my usual updates for this blog.
Until then, I hope you all have a great week!
Much love!
Elizabeth
It's been a busy month for me. I'm still working on the Bahamas promotion and having a great time doing so! Once life slows down a little, I'll return to my usual updates for this blog.
Until then, I hope you all have a great week!
Much love!
Elizabeth
Friday, August 15, 2008
And now - what you've all been waiting for!
Ahhhhh. Life has finally slowed down for me to finally update my blog. I hope that I can explain with words the amazing feeling I have right now. As I've said before, promoting myself to Director was one of my proudest moments in my life. I absolutely love what I do! And now I get paid even better for doing it! Last week, I met this amazing woman who was looking for a way to make $444 to pay for her daughters' car insurance bills. When I met with her we went over the opportunity and she asked a lot of great questions and she looked at me and said "Elizabeth, I've been praying to God that He would show me a way to make this additional income. And now I've found you and He answered my prayers!" Then I looked at her and said, "Karen, I've been praying to God that He'd help me find some more wonderful people like you! So He put us together for a reason!" How amazing is that? Everyday I get to touch people's lives and help them either develop new careers or teach them how to take care of themselves with stress reduction exercises and great skincare! I'm loving this job!
So let me tell you about our conference at Dallas! First of all, let me just tell you that it's always fun to be around 5,000 positive people. If that don't help you, I don't know what will! Our conference began with a Directors Only meeting that I was able to attend for the first time. That was pretty fun. They gave us gifts there (BC tends to do that, they give us gifts all the time!). Here's a pic of me with Michelle and Blair at my first Directors meeting:
The conference kicked off the first night with a bang! They showed us all the new products (and of course gave us some!) and they announced that our next trip would be on a cruise to the Bahamas! The room of 5,000 people went NUTS! It was awesome. They also announced that they were going to giveaway $10,000 worth of cash while we were at the conference. They would call up 5 people several times during the sessions and would give them either $250, $350, $500, $750 or $1000 CASH! Well, during one of our sessions they CALLED MY NAME! So I ran up onstage, picked the bag of my choice and I got $350! I was so excited! Here's a picture of me onstage telling 5,000 people what I got! The young lady to the right of me got $1000!
They also told us that out of all the new consultants who were attending Celebration for the first time, they were going to choose 10 people to receive makeovers. I know what you're thinking - but no, this was not my first Celebration conference so I didn't get chosen. But one of my girls did! Her name is Cheryl Kurzawa and she lives here in Memphis. Here's a picture of her onstage with the others who received makeovers. Cheryl is the third from the right, she's turned to the side.
And here's the picture of all of them with their makeovers and new clothes! Cheryl is in the sexy black dress with a smile you just cannot fake!
Needless to say, we had an amazing time. There's so much more I could share with you but really, you need to check out my pictures from the weekend. There are captions with each photo for you to see what all is going on. It was awesome and I cannot wait to see what BeautiControl does next! Click here to check out my pictures!
So let me tell you about our conference at Dallas! First of all, let me just tell you that it's always fun to be around 5,000 positive people. If that don't help you, I don't know what will! Our conference began with a Directors Only meeting that I was able to attend for the first time. That was pretty fun. They gave us gifts there (BC tends to do that, they give us gifts all the time!). Here's a pic of me with Michelle and Blair at my first Directors meeting:
The conference kicked off the first night with a bang! They showed us all the new products (and of course gave us some!) and they announced that our next trip would be on a cruise to the Bahamas! The room of 5,000 people went NUTS! It was awesome. They also announced that they were going to giveaway $10,000 worth of cash while we were at the conference. They would call up 5 people several times during the sessions and would give them either $250, $350, $500, $750 or $1000 CASH! Well, during one of our sessions they CALLED MY NAME! So I ran up onstage, picked the bag of my choice and I got $350! I was so excited! Here's a picture of me onstage telling 5,000 people what I got! The young lady to the right of me got $1000!
They also told us that out of all the new consultants who were attending Celebration for the first time, they were going to choose 10 people to receive makeovers. I know what you're thinking - but no, this was not my first Celebration conference so I didn't get chosen. But one of my girls did! Her name is Cheryl Kurzawa and she lives here in Memphis. Here's a picture of her onstage with the others who received makeovers. Cheryl is the third from the right, she's turned to the side.
And here's the picture of all of them with their makeovers and new clothes! Cheryl is in the sexy black dress with a smile you just cannot fake!
Needless to say, we had an amazing time. There's so much more I could share with you but really, you need to check out my pictures from the weekend. There are captions with each photo for you to see what all is going on. It was awesome and I cannot wait to see what BeautiControl does next! Click here to check out my pictures!
Monday, August 11, 2008
A Quick Note
Dallas was a blast and it's been crazy ever since I got home. I promise to update my blog and share some pics later this week. I've got some great stories to tell.
Love to you all. Check back later.
Elizabeth
Love to you all. Check back later.
Elizabeth
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