Out of the closet...an apology of sorts.

I'm sorry to say it, but I was inspired by the big O today.  Yes, Oprah Winfrey, while off the air, continues to creep her way into my life via Facebook and random Huffington Post articles.  I was reading her article "Making Your Ideas A Reality" and felt beyond inspired to run out and yell "Hey Everyone!  I'm an Arbonne Independent Consultant!"  Her first point was this-

1. Go Public

When Grand Plans linger in the daydream stage, there's always a risk that they'll die there. Going on the record is one way to keep them alive. "If you tell everybody you're running a marathon, you don't want to quit," says Laura Skladzinski, who at 24 briefly held the record as the youngest woman ever to have run marathons in all 50 states. Months before she started her record-breaking quest, Skladzinski launched her blog, 50by25.com, to force herself to press onward. "When you put your goals in front of others, there's accountability," she says—and serious motivation in not wanting to lose face or let yourself down.

So, the secret is out.  I work independently for Arbonne, and I also sell stretchy pants when I'm not working on Arbonne.  The two go hand in hand more than I intended, which is a wonderful surprise.  Lulu's unwavering commitment to promoting community, health, wellness and overall happiness is mirrored in Arbonne's hope that entire families use products that are pure, safe & beneficial improving one's overall quality of life.

The challenge of telling people what I do with Arbonne is still daunting for me in some aspects of my life.  I keep pretty hush hush about it at work to avoid a conflict of interest, but when anyone outside of work talks to me about it, I can't help but spill out excitement and information.  It's pretty great to be in charge of my own fate, finally.

So, I guess this blog is in part an apology, but not much of one.  I'm sorry I'm going to be honest, and let you know that Arbonne is a big part of my life, and I'm proud of the work I do with it.  I'm sorry I'll be sending emails and invites to my Arbonne events, exposing you to absolutely amazing products and an overall fun time with friends and family, and I'm sorry that I'll achieve success and happiness in whatever I do, because by going public, I'm holding myself accountable... with your support of course.

Now then...who's ready to book a party?

http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Making-Your-Ideas-a-Reality-Whats-Holding-You-Back