Personal development takes work

We hear a lot about personal growth and how vital it is for becoming the best we can be as an individual.

Very simply personal growth means to grow as a person. I recall in the early years that someone would be speaking and they would say that "one of the best things that happens for a person in this business is the personal growth that takes place."

I don't think I really understood that when I first heard it but as time went by it started to make sense. My decision was I wanted everything Shaklee had to offer.   I was like most people who come into this business because I had never done most of what would be required in order to make it work. Approaching people, make appointments, give presentations, follow up, maybe speaking at meetings, facing fears, feeling very uncomfortable as well as being challenged. YIKES!

Of course how we grow as individuals is we must be willing to learn to do things we haven't done. In the beginning almost everything felt uncomfortable and it was indeed a challenge. There seemed to be a lot of "What if...." Bottom line it comes down to being willing to learn and to accept challenges as they come up.   When you feel somewhat uncomfortable as you are learning this business, understand that there were many of us that have gone through the same steps and had the same feelings.

The good news is that as you're learning and getting better and better developing the skills you need in this business, you will experience your personal development. This is a skilled-based business - and that means it takes repetitions to develop those necessary skills. Stick with it. You'll grow yourself.  You will become comfortable as you become more skilled. Accept the challenges. As you grow and start to become the person you're capable of becoming, many people will call you lucky. That's the goal....to be viewed as being lucky when in fact it took a lot of work. You'll never regret working hard at this business.

Enthusiastically,

Gary Burke