My Story, and my "WHY".....
My name is Laura Baxter, Regional Vice President & Independent Consultant with Arbonne International.
Don't stop reading!! Even if you think that Arbonne is not a fit for you....I encourage you just to sit with it for a moment, and give it some serious consideration! This may just turn out to be your vehicle for an extraordinary life full of freedom, fulfillment, purpose and hope!
If someone would have told me 4 years ago that I would go from Corporate America, making a 6 figure income, to sharing swiss skin care (to make a 6 figure income), I would have thought they were crazy!!!
I was happy in my job and content to climb the corporate ladder. However, the day I found out that I was pregnant with twins, maternal instincts took over and the decision to leave my career and become a stay-at-home mom was an easy one. Even though I loved being home with our children, our life 'style' began to change - our financial stability and future started looking a little rough ~ living paycheck to paycheck, monitoring expenses (and we women love that! ha!), etc. Everything takes money and we were quickly becoming a part of the American debt statistic!
In January of 2006, I found Arbonne.....or I guess you can say, it found me. My friend and sponsor, Heather Cruz, gave me a sample of the NutriMinC RE9 Anti-Aging skin care products. After several years of windsurfing and being in the sun, my skin needed some serious help - she knew it! The products, even after the first use, were actually reversing the damage I had already done. I was hooked!!
A few days later, the opportunity of building a business with Arbonne was presented to me. I was very skeptical...I knew nothing about network marketing or sales, and I certainly knew nothing about skin care! During the presentation, I 'got' the concept of time leveraging...of being able to duplicate myself - I learned how important residual income was! And then I saw first hand, my friends building these million dollar businesses in a short amount of time (I wanted that). They were very real people pursuing their dreams and achieving financial freedom by simply sharing these incredible products and this opportunity. Of course, I still had doubts about my abilities, and how it would affect my future. But then, a question was asked of me that made all of the difference. "If you keep doing what you are doing, where will you be in 5 years"... To be perfectly honest? That question scared me... I still didn't know if this was the right direction, BUT, I kept asking....'What if it was'?
So....I jumped in with both feet!! My belief in the industry, the company, the products AND myself began to grow. I started to share the products and the opportunity with anyone with hair and skin!
What I have found in the process of building this amazing business is that it is all about belief and action! If you follow the system and the leadership of our phenomenal team then YOU WILL live the life you've always dreamed of. This business has taught me more about myself than any other previous experience in life. And I'll tell you....that "5 years" is happening now..and I LOVE the direction my life is heading!! I have grown more over the past 3 years than I ever expected - (and my paycheck continues to grow as well)! Motivating and inspiring people to achieve their personal best gives me the passion for what I do every day!
As adults, we become "all things to all people"...perhaps losing ourselves in the responsibilities of life...
As women, we are mothers, daughters, wives, grandmothers, friends...
As men, you are the fathers, the husbands, the handyman, the employee, the employer. We all change in the process of life.
This is a chance of a lifetime...to become who you are meant to be. And if you 'get' that, and are contemplating this ... you have a gift in front of you ... OPEN IT !! Get out of your comfort zone, stretch yourself and the journey will teach you the much greater potential within.
There's a saying in Arbonne..."the skin care will change your skin, but the company will change your life"...
I would love to talk with you! Call me on my cell anytime - (425) 466-4228 or email me at skinchik@comcast.net