Packing For The Journey

Much has happened since my last post, but the one that has impacted me the most was the loss of my Mom on July 6th, 2009. When things of this magnitude hit us, we can react to it in different ways. Some may mourn and shut down because of the pain, sadness and loss, Others make a choice to move on, remembering the good times and celebrating life in memory of their loved one.

I chose to move on, remembering the good times and celebrating her life. Love you Mom...finally at a place of rest.

Nothing in your past guarantees that you will continue growing toward your potential in the future.
As you prepare to take the success journey, there is essential activity that only you can perform for yourself. That activity is preparing and pursuing a personal growth plan.
That process, more than anything else, will determine whether you will continue growing toward your maximum potential.
Planning your growth and then following through on it is the only thing that works.
From an early age I knew and discovered the importance of reading and learning. It started out with the Nancy Drew books as a young child, where I could imagine that I was on the trail of a hot lead with her. Later on it become books on self development and mindsets , I never attended college so I knew I needed to develop my education outside the classroom. I understood that if I were going to make a difference in the lives of others I had to start with myself.
Next, it become books on leadership and success, I wasn't willing to settle as those before me did. I would dream that I was a leader and success followed me everywhere I went.
It wasn't long before I started to live what I was reading. But there was a process I went thru to get there and I will share that with you today.

1. Choose a Life of Growth

The only way to improve the quality of your life is to improve yourself. If you want to grow your organization, you must grow as a leader. If you want others to treat you more kindly, you must develop better people skills. And the only way you will grow is if you choose to grow.

2. Start Growing Today

Napoleon Hill said, "It's not what you are going to do , but what you are doing now that counts" .The best way to ensure success is to start growing today.

• growth is not automatic


• growth today will provide a better tomorrow

"Man"s mind once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions."

3. Be Teachable

The greatest obstacle to growth isn't ignorance: It's knowledge. The more you learn, the greater chance you'll think you know it all. And if that happens, you become unteachable, and stop growing. When you remain teachable, your potential is almost limitless.

4. Focus on Self-Development, Not Self-Fulfillment

Self-development is a higher calling; it is the development of your potential so that you can attain the purpose for which you were created. There are times when that's fulfilling, but other times it's not. But no matter how it makes you feel, self development always has one effect; it draws you toward your destiny.

5. Never Stay Satisfied with Current Accomplishments

Thinking you have arrived when you accomplish a goal has the same effect as believing you know it all. Successful people never sit back and rest on their laurels. They know that wins--like losses--are temporary, and they have to keep growing if they want to continue being successful.

"A winner knows how much he still has to learn, even when he is considered an expert by others; a loser wants to be considered an expert by others before he has learned enough to know how little he knows."

Stay HUNGREY for growth.

Stay tuned for part 2.......

Living life on purpose,

Denise Villahermosa

Change is GOOD

Just when we get comfortable and settled in our ways, change comes knocking on the door. Many will hear the knock and ignore it, hoping it goes away. Then there are those few that will open the door , embrace change and embark on a new journey.


Recently, I had the opportunity to embrace change. I had started a home based business 5 1/2 yrs ago which grew from 0 to over 6000 distributors on my team. My business grew internationally as well. I had a comfortable 6 figure income, had some training material on CD's , DVD's and appeared in company magazines and the local newspaper.

It was an exciting time and I enjoyed it. Met people along the way, who became more than just business associates they became friends. I traveled to many a city and state and even country to build my business.
The more I traveled, the more I wanted to stay home. The more meetings I conducted and spoke at, the more I realized that I would love to be home watching a movie with the family. I would speak about building your business from home and having the freedom to enjoy it, but I was out, away from home either at a coffee or hotel meeting , doing presentations, home meetings you name it, I was doing it!

Well change had started to introduce itself but I was not taking introductions! I persisted and was committed and worked my business like never before.
Weeks, then months went by, before change began banging on my door. This time I was ready to meet her, but not sure if I wanted to follow her. To follow her meant to give up what I was doing, leave all that felt familiar and start something new and totally foreign to me.

You see, I felt had a responsibility to my team, the Company, the friends I had come to cherish and respect.
I remember reading this quote" Are you willing to risk making other people uncomfortable, angry or disappointed with you in order to be true to yourself" and thinking "okay who am I trying to please here?" I wanted to have it all, a successful home based business, quality time with my family and the time and freedom to enjoy it all. I was very aware that if I continued in the direction I was heading I would never get there....

So what is it about change, that causes us to run from it ?

Could it be fear of making a huge mistake? Fear of being criticized? Others may not understand the change in you and the reason for it. Maybe we don't welcome change because we are so comfortable where we are at, and change requires work. It requires stepping out into the unknown, walking down the unfamiliar path, learning new skills and changing your mindset.

As much as we are creatures of habit change is necessary

Can you imagine the baby you bring home from the hospital, remains an infant 30 yrs later (although some act like it).

The tree you plant when you first purchased you new home never grows into the beautiful Oak Tree, that would supply you with plenty of shade on a hot sunny afternoon.

Change shapes us and molds us to become the person of greatness that we are destined to be.

Change is GOOD

As I made the decision to embrace change, the knots in my stomach went away, the nervousness I was feeling subsided. I knew without a shadow of a doubt, that I was on the right track. It was that inner feeling of anticipation, that still, small voice in me that told me I was moving in the right direction.

Change bought to me, a new outlook on things that were so important in the past, that today have become irrelevant.

Indecision is the thief of opportunity

People are tired and are looking for change. Einstein once said " The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results"

Embracing change,

Denise Villahermosa