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I have lived my life focusing on what matters, my faith, my family, and my career, but it was not until I worked as a direct marketing consultant for Mary Kay Cosmetics that I fully understood the importance of putting faith first, family second, and career third. Mary Kay Ash lived her life focusing on these priorities; never forcing her beliefs on others. Faith Matters: Although my faith has always been a strong component of my life, I have not always consciously made it my first priority. When I focus on my faith being my first priority, all other things…
Without a doubt, I see outside beauty as do most people. However, outside beauty only keeps my interest when it is backed up with internal beauty. How you treat people: I am most uncomfortable when I am in the presence of people who are not considerate to others. I want to fade out of the environment I am in and escape to a place where others are treated as I would like to be treated. Sometimes it is as simple as being with people who are rude to those serving them, other times it is more long-term as…
Some people don’t believe in hope or have given up on hope, but for me, my whole life is centered around hope. I can’t imagine my life without hope. I count on hope. I believe in hope. I thank God for hope. I will admit that I do anticipate that something good will come out of my struggles. Maya Angelou often referred to a song with the lyrics, When it looked like the sun wasn’t gonna shine anymore, God put a rainbow in the clouds. Sometimes it takes time to discover the rainbow, but every cloud has…
With all the last-minute holiday details, I am frequently reminded that tolerance is a valuable tool. I learned at a very young age that worrying about having everything perfect is exhausting and rarely comes to fruition. As a child, I would look around and see all the chaos leading up to a celebration. The event itself always seemed to go flawlessly, but the preparation appeared to be grueling. I promised myself that when it was time for me to host celebrations I would make preparation tolerable or maybe even fun for all those involved! One of the things most…