We all have a choice about how we approach death and our feelings of guilt, anger, relief, sorrow, contentment, etc.  Although my late husband’s death was sudden and unexpected, I was fortunate to know that he did not want to survive on life support. A part of me feels a bit embarrassed to say that I don’t ever remember talking to him about faith.  We never had a need to talk about it because we lived it.  I saw him live life with love.  We both knew we would be married in a church, but rarely attended unless…

If you were to ask me years ago if I had idols in my life I would have laughed and said, “No!”  In hindsight, I always said that my family was first in my life.  I lived my life full of faith, but my family took that top spot.  I didn’t realize the importance of always putting my faith first until I worked with Mary Kay Cosmetics.  My faith was strong and present, but I never verbalized it as being first in my life.  The strength of my faith was definitely “in the closet.” It was the top leadership…

Some time ago I heard a quote from Radhika Reddy, “You are not always going to be able to do what you love, but you can love what you do.”  For most of my life, I have loved what I have done.  I find something that makes me happy and I keep myself focused on enjoying what I do.  Many times it is the people that I am with that allow me to love what I do.  I don’t remember saying yes or no to a job because of the product or service.  My focus was always on the…

Many times in direct marketing I have heard people say that they were at the point of giving up, but they pushed through.  If they had not connected with a few more people they would never have experienced being a top leader.   Being persistent with a positive attitude, humble heart, and genuine gratitude goes a long way in business.  How does that philosophy relate to everyday life?  Might it be that we all need a reason to keep moving forward?  What is it in our life that pushes us to want to get up in the morning and take steps…