5 Enemies to Watch Out For

Fear destroys; even the most basic fears destroy. The choices we make either enhance our fears,  or kick them out of our way. Here are five common "enemies" that we face within ourselves when it comes to our business. If we keep them on check and we face them head on, we can overcome them and see success!

1.  Indifference.  Lack of interest, concern, or sympathy. Synonyms: lack of concern, unconcern, disinterest, lack of interest, lack of enthusiasm, apathy, nonchalance. You cannot be on the road to success with indifference. You cannot achieve your goals if you don't treat your business as a priority and if you go about your daily routines with any indifference towards your business. When we have an "if I don't get to it today, I'll get to it tomorrow" type attitude, there's a lack of enthusiasm there that seldom gets us to where we want to go.  Kick indifference out of your way and put passion in its place!

2.  Indecision.  Difficulty in making a decision; a wavering between two or more possible courses of action. Synonyms: faltering, hesitation, pause, wavering. Indecision never allows you to go for that leap. It steals the moment and the opportunity. Choose to make something happen and stick to it. Kick indecision out of your way and put determination in its place!

3.  Doubt. To be uncertain about (something); to believe that (something) may not be true or is unlikely; to have no confidence in (someone or something). Synonyms: distrust, mistrust, question, suspect. Doubt destroys your life because you begin to question everything about yourself and your business. You need to trust the decision you have made about your business, you need to trust your company and you need to trust yourself. Kick doubt out of your way and put belief and faith in its place!

4.  Worry. To think about problems or fears; to feel or show fear and concern because you think that something bad has happened or could happen; to make (someone) anxious or upset. Synonyms: bother, fear, fret, fuss, stress, trouble. It's normal to think about some problems or fears within the business, but when you let worry conquer you, you lose control. Always remember that within all plausible problems of what could happen scenarios, there's always a solution; don't let worry get the best of you. Kick worry out of your way and put peace in its place!

5.  Overcautious.  Excessively or unnecessarily cautious and too careful to avoid potential problems or dangers. Synonyms:  too careful, too conservative, too safe, too timid. Being overcautious can destroy your life. A timid approach to your business will not allow you to grow, advance or overcome. Timid people do not cross lines or take leaps. Every choice made in your business is a line crossed or a leap taken. Don't let over caution control your actions. Kick over caution out of your way and put confidence in its place!

Don't let the fear of success be greater than the fear of failure! Conquer those enemies!

Don't be limited to the life you're living.

Positive thoughts turn to positive actions which becomes a way of life. 
Go get it!  -Michelle Perez



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Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone

As businessmen and businesswomen, we need to always be alert as to what phase or level we are in when it comes to our business, our lives, our family, mentally, spiritually, emotionally and physically. When you feel as though you've hit a plateau in your business, then that's the time you need to evaluate and examine where you are and face the fact that it may be time to step out of that comfort zone and jump into growth!

The first step in auto-evaluation and self-examination in any area of your life is to ask yourself what are your three strengths and three weaknesses in a specific area. So, since we are talking about our business as Independent Consultants or Representatives, the first thing you need to do is make a list of 3 things you believe you are good at in your business and 3 things you believe you are not good at. (This can be in any area of your business). 

Next, you need to list weekly actions you are going to make to get you to grow. Those three things can be a mix of your strengths and weaknesses, just make sure you don't concentrate only on your strengths. The point is to come out of your comfort zone, so tackling your areas of weakness will be helpful in this step.
Ask yourself this:
What are three simple steps I can take this week to get to where I want to go? (This can be geared to any area of your life, not just business).
Ask yourself this question each Sunday night or Monday morning, jot down your answers each week and make sure you follow through with the steps.

When you talk about coming out of your comfort zone, you need to realize that, inside that comfort zone, there's no need to think, there are no risks taken and there's no growth. It's your comfort zone!
But once you decide to step out, you will find that as soon as you make the decision to step out, fear and terror will want to paralyze you and stop you dead in your tracks. Don't let it!! You will find that stepping out of your comfort zone unto growth requires intentionality. You need to be intentional in your actions and sometimes force yourself to take action towards growth. You will find that as you begin to think and realize you must step out, there comes a moment in time, a moment of determination where you jump out of the zone, into growth and realize it's now or never! Once you overcome that moment, you can step into growth, a process that is uncomfortable, inconvenient, challenging, but also profitable, powerful and promising. You need to keep the last three in mind whenever you experience the first three and want to quit!

Remember to overcome your fear with faith. Believe in yourself. Believe you can do it and kill all of the negative beliefs you may have of yourself. All the negative sound must go!
Now, go and step out of that comfort zone and capture growth!
You can do it!

*This training is part of an intensive training given by coach Mark Mathia, of the John Maxwell Coach Team, and President of Trident Coaching Systems. Please feel free to visit Trident Coaching Systems. 



Positive thoughts turn to positive actions which becomes a way of life. 
Go get it!  -Michelle Perez



If you are looking for a Direct Sales Company, Scentsy Family is an amazing company with amazing leaders that are revolutionizing the market and are branching out internationally. I would LOVE to sponsor you on my team and train you and help you with your business!
Please visit my website and feel free to contact me, I'd love to hear from you!

Connect with me on Facebook

https://aromamia.scentsy.us
https://gustomio.velata.us   

Vision vs. Fear

Do you have your vision set for your business? Is it hard for you to reach your goals? Is fear deterring you from setting a clear vision and achieving it? Don't let fear become an obstacle to your future. If you can visualize it, you can achieve it!

Let's talk about vision. What is your vision? Set your vision, write it and believe it. According to Andy Stanley, author of Visioneering, a vision is a clear image of what could be that is nurtured by knowing that's how it should be.  To me, a vision is more than a goal. A vision is what you see your future should be. A goal (long or short term) is a stepping stone or marker that allows you to see that you are heading straight for the vision you have set for yourself.

As Stanley explains in his book, your vision tells you "I could be this....  Maybe I could do this...." And that vision lets you know that that's how it should be! Vision is a preferred future. It's a point in destiny; your preferred future. Your vision requires change because it presents itself in contrast to a present you are living now - as is. A vision becomes reality when we take risks. It requires visionary people who, with heart, soul and passion, can see past what is in front (present) of them and to move past that and act upon the idea, the vision, that has been placed in their heart with much value.

When we talk about vision, that image, that preferred future, that point and place that you know it's where you want to be, that vision does not encompass only one area, it encompasses your entire life, future, and family.  If you set a vision for your business, when you set it and see your preferred future, you see yourself, your family and those around you and those you can help and bless. That's why a vision has to do with passion and value. Because when you can see yourself in a preferred future, better than your present condition, you must know that it will not only affect you, but all those around you, and for the better!

Wikipedia defines fear as an emotion induced by a perceived threat which causes entities to pull far away from it and hide. Merriam Webster Dictionary defines fear to be afraid and to expect worry about something bad or unpleasant. Dictionary.com defines fear as a distressing emotion caused by impending danger, evil, pain - whether the treat is real of imagined. When we talk about fear in our business, the fear that the majority of us face is the "imagined" kind, since I doubt we will have any impending real danger of dying or getting sick because of our vision or setting a goal. The fear that usually comes to deter us from achieving our vision is the imagined fear, the False Evidence Appearing Real type.  It's the fear of failure, not doing my best, what will others think or say. And we come up with so many excuses to not act because of those fears. We "want" to sell, recruit, book parties, coach, train; but we find ourselves having to leave our comfort zone in order to achieve success in those areas. That's where the fear comes in, a distressing emotion of impending pain, the thing is that when it's imagined, it usually tends to be worse than it really is.

As Joyce Meyer puts it, take the focus off of performance - of being judged and criticized by others -that can paralyze us.  Fear stops our own progress. If we make a mistake, we get up and try again. We are all human! We need to just stop focusing on how others will react, how we will perform, if we will be judged, if they say no.... we need to get that fear of failure out of our heads and just tackle those fears in order to conquer that vision, that preferred future!

Andy Stanley gives a few questions we should ask ourselves in order to see what those fears are exactly, to be able to tackle them. If we answer these questions honestly, we should be able to conquer those fears and begin to conquer our vision!
1. What are the things that are currently distracting you from your vision?
2.  What plan of action will you take, what will you do about it?
3.  Within your vision, what is your biggest fear?  What is the worst that could happen?
4.  If that worst happens, what would be the consequences?

If we answer these questions truthfully, then we will realize that we are prepared to handle the worst of the consequences. That should allow us to focus on our vision, knowing that if the worst were to happen, we know how to handle it and move on from it.
We must remember that the majority of times, the fear is in our heads and it isn't as bad as the worst scenario we could ever paint. Know that saying, you are your own worst enemy? Yes, and it's the fear in all of us that becomes that enemy. But when WE know what fear doesn't want us to know, that it's False Evidence Appearing Real, the battle is already won!

Speak your vision and expectations to those around you, to your team members. Let your team members know what their strengths and potential are and how they can use them to better enhance the quality of the team, therefore achieving the expectations that are set before them. Seek out the natural gifting/capability each team member has and let them be made aware of them, praise them for their future successes with those skills and strengths, let them know that they each hold an important place in your team and that they can achieve the expectations 100%.

I put this into work with my own team and I have discovered that when you give your team expectations, they know what they are striving for. I have seen results. I have written and declared my vision for my team for this specific month. And as a team, we all ran with it. Some successes were higher than others, but overall, the team ran with the vision, accepted the declaration and worked hard to achieve the expectation.
Continue to write your vision, set it clear and declare it.
It will come, I promise!

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” -Marianne Williamson

“Write the vision;  make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie.  If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay..."  - Habakkuk 2:2-3



 Positive thoughts turn to positive actions which becomes a way of life. 
Go get it!  -Michelle Perez


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My Story!

I moved to Nebraska in September of 2010 after being born and raised in NJ! I've been married for over 16 years and have 2 beautiful girls. I had dabbled in other Direct Selling companies, trying to find one that I could build a business with and be a stay at home mom. I am a certified teacher, but haven't been in a classroom since 2006. When we moved to Nebraska, my husband and I agreed I'd stay at home for some time, until my youngest started pre school, then I'd go back to teaching. But in my heart I kept praying and hoping I'd find a business I could "explode"!  :)

I was invited to an Open House during the fall of 2010.  I had never heard of Scentsy Fragrance and I had a lot of fun smelling the various aromas and just getting to know the product!  When I got home, I couldn't help but talk about it and I was intrigued to say the least.  I felt like becoming a Consultant, with the little I knew of the product, because I had fallen in love with those aromas!  I waited, talked to my husband and a couple of months after the Open House, I was contacted by that nice gal I met and bought the scents from :)  Well, after a lot of emails and questions and answers, I decided I liked Scentsy so much, I was excited to join the Scentsy family and go from there.  I began this journey in April of 2011 and I am happy to share it with you all!  I know you'll love the Aromas, as I do... and when you come across that special one, that AROMA MIA, please be sure and let me know!  :) 

It took me a while to sign up because of that dreaded 4 letter word:  FEAR!  FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real. Fear of failure, fear of the unknown, but worst of all, fear of investing my money and not showing anything for it.  Becoming a Consultant has been a blessing to me and my family. My girls LOVE Scentsy! My husband helps me promote and share Scentsy everywhere he goes! I love Scentsy and have been sharing it with all my friends and family across the US. I am constantly seeing my business explode more and more each day, and can't wait to see where this journey takes me!!  God put a dream and a vision in my heart, and even if it's taking a while to come, it's coming! And I won't give up my hope nor my faith! Fear takes your vision, your goals and dreams away; but Faith stirs it all right back up! Maybe God put a dream or a vision in your heart, and the circumstances you have gone through have fanned that flame... but you have an opportunity to relive that dream, and let God continue to mold that dream and vision! Don't let fear steal the future God has planned out for you! This is my season, and it's yours as well. So, sing with me, "I'm coming out, I want the world to know, I've got to let it show"!  Join me and write your own story of blessing for the world to know! God and I are writing my story daily, so come back often and read what's new!  :)

I would love to hear your story and your vision and dreams for this season!  I'd love to sponsor you and to grow our business together! Contact me today just to talk, or for more information, or to request some samples and a catalog! 

aromamia@hotmail.com
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I look forward to hearing from you!!  :)
Blessings and Warm Hugs!
Michelle Perez, Independent Consultant