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Unwrap Your Potential, Shine Your Sparkling Color!

Are you ready to unwrap your potential?
Are you ready to work and shine your sparkling colors?

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This afternoon as I am reading and preparing for the coming week, I found a blog post by Michael Hyatt about entrepreneurship and passing wealth building attributes on to the next generation. He has five entrepreneurial minded daughters, so this struck a chord with me. We have three daughters we want prepared for the real world, and we are considering ways for them to think like an entrepreneur, rather than relying on bosses and companies to always be there to support them. We fully support them being full-time wives and mothers first, but we know entrepreneurship will also help them support their families if necessary.


I’ve been one of Lilla Rose’s “Slow Starts.” I did not intend to grow a business initially. We just wanted hair clips at a discount. Dr. P. loved them in our hair, and still does. We slowly realized that there weren’t many consultants in this industry, and we could do fundraisers for our causes and we could add to our family income too, and if nothing came of our mini pursuit, there would be no risk, no loss. I never intended to build a team or pursue promotions with in the company, so for the first eighteen months, I worked only with my children. Our sons have also developed some business savvy in the process of our family working the hobby business.

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What I realize now is that God has been doing a work in me for the last three years. For the second eighteen months of my being in the industry and company and direct sales structure, I have trained, trained, trained while working in learning marketing, branding, and leadership. In order to be a good leader and to mentor other women, including my own daughters, I needed to build a solid foundation in these business skills, as well as to learn live video streaming, the art of making graphics and slideshow videos, sending newsletters, and other great things. stretching and growing in skills I never needed or thought I’d want to possess. We have begun to incorporate many of these real life skills into our homeschooling program.

We still get to do fundraisers, work with hostesses in online Style Boutiques, set up pop shops in assisted living facilities and retirement homes, homeschool co-ops, restaurants, and hair salons. We attend festivals, crafts shows, and networking events. Our children are learning real life skills and entrepreneurship by actually being in the real world, and then helping with marketing skills, tracking inventory, customer care, and business math too.

As Michael Hyatt said in this post, “A slow start offers the time and testing you need to build the right foundation for success.” I feel so encouraged at the work that God has been doing in me in order to have that right foundation. “What feels like a curse is really a huge blessing. Slow starts are to our character what winning can be to our finances. But if we jump for the win without developing the maturity to manage it, we run the risk of losing it all in the end,” also said by Michael Hyatt.


So what do you think?

Are you ready to unwrap your potential?
Are you ready to work and shine your sparkling colors?

Do you wish you had extra money?
Do you want an opportunity that is still ground floor with fewer than 7000 consultants in the country?
Do you need a low start up cost?

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You could give yourself the gift of entrepreneurship!

Is it perfect? Nope.
Is it easy? Nope.
Do we work hard? YES!
Are we having fun? YES!

Are there benefits? You bet! Join Lilla Rose for as little as $50, and receive biz supplies and 5 clips to use for sizing or keep. It’s still ground floor with fewer than 10,000 Stylists in the country, and only 10% of those working the business.

But there is more:

• Free website
• 30-45% Commission–Pay checks for working at home!
• No sponsoring requirements-but additional income if you do
• No monthly quotas- a yearly $30 in product is all
• Flexible work hours
• Team support
• Fun!

Join us!


If you end up being a Slow Start at anything you try, don’t cave to doubts or frustrations, or let anyone downplay your successes. Don’t criticize yourself or talk negatively. Maybe God is doing a work in you too, preparing you for great things. Maybe your life season is not yet right. Attitudes of condemnation are not from the Lord, are not motivating, and are not a method of success. You don’t have to do things the same way or on the same timeline as anyone else in order to be successful either. If you are moving forward, you are moving forward. ♥

“…who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1

“He has made everything beautiful in its time.” Ecclesiastes 3:11

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters…” Colossians 3:23

“…acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsakehim, he will reject you forever. Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house as the sanctuary. Be strong and do the work.” 1 Chronicles 28:9-10

Blessings, 

Deb

PS Speaking of Fundraisers for Hannahlee:

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Flip Flop Frenzy!

 

The Ultimate Success

Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit. Moliere (French Playwright, Actor)

This quote probably has more to do with patience than success, except that sometimes success requires patience.

For instance, success requires the patience to develop vision, plans, habit formation, and work ethic.
Patience, in turn, develops persistence, fortitude, and dedication.

There is a willingness to suffer disappointments, failure, and to make sacrifices, all to form the deepest roots for success.

The strength of success in any endeavor is the depth of roots, just like with trees.

“The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.”  Attribution to quote unconfirmed

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I want to believe I’m successful, but why should my success matter?

What is success?

I am a work in progress. I’m not always good at what I do. I don’t always speak kindly. The winds of life blow, and I bend and break. I often need to realign my priorities, my routines, and my methods.

The growth of my business is sometimes slow. There are set backs. Occasionally there are disgruntled customers, and team members who can’t work. Some events are fantastic, and some are not.

We have awesome homeschooling days or moments. We have cranky, lazy days.

Sometimes I upset my husband, my children, my in-laws, my parents, and my siblings. I disappoint friends.

I’m working on developing the fruits of the spirit. I press on toward the goal, whether I’m limping along or speeding along. What matters is that I press on and move forward.

There is only failure if I stop trying to develop Christ like character and attitudes. There is failure if I don’t choose to learn from my mistakes. There is failure if I stop learning new skills or habits that ultimately would be used to glorify God. There is failure if I believe I have nothing left to learn or to offer to others. There is failure if I don’t try new methods or set new boundaries. There is failure if I refuse to acknowledge than an activity I’m doing no longer benefits my growth or that of my family.

Today, especially, I realize I need to say “no” to a few more activities in which I’ve been participating. I need to realign priorities and set more boundaries.

Does that mean I have failed in an area?

No.

It means I’ve grown in wisdom and discernment. It means I’ve stretched and grown and readjusted my path to the ultimate goal of glorifying the Lord.

That is success.

Blessings,
Deb

 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7

“Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭3:20-21‬ ‭

 

 

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September Hair Accessory of the Month – Skye hairstick

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September Flexi of the Month – Skye

 

 

On Being a Yes Mom, Part 2

From my last post: “I want to be a mom who says yes to reasonable requests and opportunities that work into our daily life.” and “What request can you say yes to today, even if it’s not ideal or perfect? On Monday, I’ll share an idea and an opportunity! Stay tuned!”

Three years ago this month, I said “Yes” to joining a wonderful company, Lilla Rose, offering me the opportunity to work my own business from home selling beautiful, comfortable, and affordable hair clips that I LOVE to wear!

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July 24th, 2013, I signed up to be a Lilla Rose Independent Stylist

The opportunity included start up business supplies, product, no monthly quotas or recurring shipping, and no sponsoring requirements. It also included a free website and free priority shipping on the enrollment kit of my choice. I could hardly lose with that deal! My only regret is that I didn’t know that I would later wish I’d joined with the Fast Start package!

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I love FREE shipping, don’t you? Disclaimer: Actual number of pieces in Fast Start kits may vary, but the retail value is $1,100.

What started as a low risk, discounted tool to teach my daughters to care for their hair has turned into a family friendly opportunity that also allows me to work with my children alongside me, training them up in the world of home based business and entrepreneurship, and incorporating real life experiences into their academics studies. We’re all learning a lot, and we are also allowed to sell our handmade items alongside our Lilla Rose products!

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Missy E and A-Grape are starting to do craft shows/festivals and Style Boutiques with Lady L and I too. It was a lot of fun for all of us to work one big festival last fall that earned enough for us rent a house in Gatlinburg, TN, and take a week long vacation. We have been so blessed by this business.

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A Smoky Mountain hike wore us out! We worked hard for this vacation, and earned every ounce of fun! Work ethic pays off!

What I didn’t know when I joined, either, was the incredible amount of business support both from headquarters, and from our business groups. There are plenty of shared graphics and ideas and free trainings, with encouragement each step of the way. There is no cut throat competition, and the ideal of “Treat others as you want to be treated.” is paramount in this company from the owner down to the consultants. It’s an incredible blessing and way to learn business!

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New FRIENDS

What other company’s owner wears this many hats and is this personable?

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Celebrity John Dorsey takes photos with his Independent Stylist fans!

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Cashier John checks out Independent Stylists during the Shopportunity.

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Captain John, along with his lovely wife, at the helm of the Purple Party.

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Wise guy, John? I have no idea…

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Duffy boat tour guide John

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Dunk booth John

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Director of Stylist Traffic John

 

Would you like to say “YES!” to this still ground floor opportunity and join under ~6500 consultants in the United States? From July 18th beginning at 7 am PST/10 am EST  through July 31st at 11:59 pm PST, you can join with the same opportunity I was given three years ago: Free shipping on enrollment kits, free website, start up business supplies, product (amount depends on kit purchased), no monthly quotas or recurring shipping, and no sponsoring required. Base commission is 30%. Inventory is not required. You can work as little or as much as your family commitments allow.

Come stretch and learn new skills with me!

You can learn more about enrollment opportunity options by taking a few minutes to watch these videos. Basic party or show kit here:

and Fast start here.

What would the extra money from a low risk business opportunity help you and your family do? I’d love for you to enroll on my team! I hope you’ll say “YES!” Message me with questions on my Facebook fan page! 

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Say YES!

 

Blessings from Yes Mom and Lilla Rose Independent Stylist, 

Deb