As our lives unfold....

Do you ever wake up and wonder...how did I get here?  Is this the path I am destined to be on?  Is this my best life?  I don't know about you, but I do.  I ponder my choices.  I look for signs that I am, indeed, living my best life- making a difference, contributing to the lives of others, showing up for life with integrity and passion.  I know that past choices are manifesting now as my reality and my future is unfolding thanks to the thoughts I am thinking right now and the way I am feeling about my life.  It all starts with our thinking.  The tapes that we play in our heads, the questions we repeatedly ask about ourselves- am I worthy?  Do I deserve to be loved?  Do I ask for too much? Do I deserve outrageous success?  Is it all going to work out?  These questions lead to the thoughts that lead to our actions that lead to how our lives show up.

 Our feelings, vibrating out into the world, are a magnetic force that attracts more of the same into our lives.  This is why I put a high priority on enjoying each & every day.  When I wake up in the morning I lay in bed and look out the window at the gorgeous leaves on the trees- all red and orange and yellow and I mentally catalog things I am grateful for.  I feel my gratitude swelling with thoughts of past experiences, cherished moments, fun surprises, dreams that became reality, family, friends, mentors....so much to be happy about.  Once that feeling is secure in my heart, I start my day...

My journey for the past three years has been intense to say the least.  (Please read "A Life Transformed" if you're new to my blog.)  I have had some major, personal "Ah-ha" moments that I have shared with many.  Things that I was ashamed of, failures, fears...I have put it all out in the open with the intention of helping others who are on their journey find strength in the truth & find hope from the core truth of my story, which is this- from where ever we stand in this moment, we can do, be or have anything we can imagine.   We must be brave.  We must get clear on what it is we truly want out of life.  We must be ready for...our best life!!




Today I am looking at my life and I am overwhelmed with gratitude.  I love my life's work of helping people live their best life, all while surrounded by and working along side people I love and respect.  If you could ever visualize a Utopian career or work situation... I am living it.  Networking with like minded people, rallying behind people who are making major life shifts, sharing in peoples' success, being mentored by outstanding leaders and passing that knowledge on to others...truly making a difference in other peoples' lives.   It's life-affirming to say the least!!  There is NO limit to the amount of love we can share with the world.  There is no ceiling on what we can accomplish when we join forces and move forward together as a united group.  It's all about choosing.  Everything is possible!  I just love that!!!!




So, today I am choosing my thoughts & feelings wisely and consciously.  I expect only the best to show up in my life.  I am trusting that my path is unfolding as it should and I am on the lookout for signs that affirm that miracles truly are everywhere in my life!  


What are your thoughts today?  How are you feeling?  If you're waiting for your life to be great and THEN you'll feel good, well, sorry reader, but you may be waiting a long time.


Choose to feel amazing right now.  Find something to think about that brings you joy and operate from that vibrational point.  See what happens....


This is our life.  Each day is a gift.  No regrets.  Live large.  Love passionately.  Go for your dream!  Make the move.  Be brave.  Have faith.  Feel amazing today.  Laugh until you cry.  Surprise someone.  Do it "just because."  

On the journey with you,
Jenna

It's our mind set that matters....

"I am an extraordinary person in an ordinary world."

Does that sound boastful?  Let me fill in some details so that we can be on the same page.  I am finishing up the book, "The Compassionate Samurai" by Brian Klemmer  and have made a 100% commitment to myself, my family, Joe and my life that I will settle for nothing less than extraordinary results in all areas of my life!  Sounds like a tall order, doesn't it?  Yup, to me too and now that I'm putting it IN WRITING and out to the world, gulp, it really shouts TALL ORDER!!  (That little voice that torments me when I'm not directing my thoughts is chirping...."Now everyone can watch and monitor and SEE when you fall short!  Good going, Einstein!" )  No worries, this is what it's all about! 

Lucky for me that nowadays I am creating my own world through my thoughts and my words.  Have you been doing this yourself?  I learned of  a powerful tool that I implement into my everyday success rituals.  It goes like this...start with the words I am... The words I am are the two most powerful words in the language.  The subconscious takes any sentence that starts with the words I am and interprets it as a command- a directive to make it happen!  Isn't that what we're looking for?  To make things happen?

So, back to being extraordinary....I think back to the life I was experiencing only three years ago and as I read back in my journal from those days I am saddened by the state of affairs of my mind.  My mindset was focused on everything that was wrong around me, with me, every possible atrocity that could go wrong in the future, every failure, every hurt, every injustice, on and on I droned about the depressing state of my life.  There was no gratitude, or very minimal.  There was no "possibility of a better future..." conversation going on.  My thoughts and words had deep roots in my depressing "circumstances" and boy, misery loves a good sob story to keep the bad times flowing!

Here's what I have learned since- Problems and challenging times are not a bad thing.  They help us mature into phenomenal people and also activate our power to choose in life.  We are never without the ability to make choices in our lives.  Never. (If you're in challenging times right now, please re-read the paragraph you just read.)

Your mindset starts with deciding.  Decide what it is you want in life.  And reader, I mean really want in life.  What can you think about having, being or doing that brings tears of joy to your eyes?  Think on it, think on it...There!  That!  That is your "why." That crazy thought that just passed through your mind while you were reading my words, but your subconscious was processing my question....that thought of writing a novel, living in Italy, running your own camp, starting an animal shelter, moving to a new city, designing your own line of clothes, starting a new home-based business....that's what I'm talking about. Not the reasonable, safe future.  No, no.  That's for ordinary people.  You, my dear reader, are aspiring for more!  Yell YES!  Right now!  Do it before you read on.  Yell YES to life and YES to living it on your terms!  Your new mind set starts right in this moment!  Your "why" is your inspiration for moving forward on your journey with focus, attention, passion and zero distraction.

With a totally focused mind you are on a mission.  Your life now has a vision, a purpose.  Now you can create and design your life, rather than living by default.  Knowing what you want, having a clear picture in your mind making a bold statement to those around you- this is walking the talk of a purpose driven student of life!  You are now in the drivers seat and get to direct your life where to go!  Feels nice, yes?

We don't achieve things just by reading.  Now, reader, is the time to take action!  Take out a piece of paper and start writing.  Free flow your thoughts onto the paper- what do you want your life to look like?  Next month?  Next year?  In 2020?  Then get specific.  Where will you be living?  What will you be doing?  With whom?  What relationships will you be valuing in your life?  Where will you be putting your precious time and effort?  What friendships deserve your attention? How much weight will you lose?  By when?  Write it all down- everything you want!  Every desire!  Getting clear on what you want is the first step in creating a new mind set.

Next, spend time with people who nurture and stimulate your mind set with positive energy.  Work with people who encourage you to live your best life!  This is why I love my life so much.  I am surrounded now, today, through my own choices, with people who love, respect and encourage me to live my best life!  They cheer my successes and honor my success!  In the mind set of abundance, success abounds for all!   I am grateful for all that I have, but the juice in life is always the next level, isn't it?  How many more people can we serve?  How many lives can be turned into dream lives?  This is the beauty of network marketing- it's only through contribution and serving that one's one success can soar!  It truly is the perfect, pay-it-forward system of business!  The mind set of our industry, as practiced in our company, honors all that I have come to believe in.

The mind set of our team, as a whole, is amazing!  The synergistic power of teamwork is the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of individual  parts.  This is why we are soaring together as a team...our combined talents, strengths and positive mind set magnify the energy of our group at such a high frequency- it's an unstoppable force that is rippling and attracting many more like-minded people.  Just imagine the contribution to the world we are creating! 

You, reader, are the sole creator of your life experience.  Everything that has happened to you, with you, for you and against you right up until this moment is all because of...you. I know, it's a big pill to swallow.  But choke it down, trust me, it's worth it.  With that said, that means that it is also within our power to turn it all around and with the POWER OF OUR MIND, create the life we know we deserve to live. 

It is the thoughts that you think, the images you replay, the conversation that runs through your mind like a movie, over and over and over again....this is what's creating the "reality" that you wake up to each day.  What are you thinking about?  What do you talk about?  Complaining much?  There's a surefire way to keep re-living that misery.

What if???

You started imagining your life working out beautifully?
You started a business and took a leap of faith that this time huge success was yours?
You wrote down an affirmation and read it twice a day for 21 days?
You created a mission statement/life purpose statement and shared it with people so they could hold you accountable?
You created a gratitude journal and wrote down 1 thing everyday that you were grateful for?
You created a dream board and visualized your dream life?  Dream House?  Dream weight?  Dream vacation?  Then kept it somewhere where you could see it often?
You started writing your book?
You made a commitment to yourself that you are worth it? The big "it!"
What if you could have fun while creating a multi-million dollar business?
What if you believed that you can have/be/do anything that you set your mind to???


Your mind set is your life.  You have the power, in this very instant, to decide. 

I changed my mind set and today I can tell you confidently,
"I am an extraordinary person in an ordinary world!"

Now, what will you tell the world?


"The best way to predict your future it to create it."  -Stephen Covey


Always inspired,
Jenna

A New Season

There is a natural flow to all things.  The world we live in has a rhythm. An ebb and flow.  We are flowing from Summer into Fall and it's a beautiful transition to witness.  It's a free flowing zone where the right things happen at the right time. This is the zone I am in right now.  (For the moment, as a "student" I continue to take two steps forward and three steps back!)  So before I step back, ha ha, I want to share some thoughts on this topic.  Words, ideas & raw emotions are fresh and dashing through my mind like electric currents of inspiration....It is, by the way, why I write.

 My life has taken such a turn for the better in the past few years.  From the depths of despair, fear and self-pity, I have put on my finest pair of big girl panties and really turned my life around.  In so many ways, hitting "rock bottom" was such a blessing.  How else would I have found out what I'm really made of?  How else, except being brought to tears and rocking myself into a state of calm could I have the depth of compassion that I now have?  How else, than to be caught stealing money from my six year old son to buy  groceries could I know the burn of shame and feel the switch of conviction, that gut-twisting thought that screams "Enough is enough!"  All of these past experiences and so called "hardships" were really such a necessary and now cherished part of my journey.  Trust me though, reader, I hardly thought that at the time.  I never once thought, "Wow, this being broke and depressed and feeling like a massive failure is going to make a great story someday!"  Not while you're in it.  Remember, hind sight is always 20/20.

Those days, which are only two years behind me, are quite fresh and vivid.  Those experiences  pushed me to look at a "new way of being."  I used to be very attached to one way of thinking.  Things were right, or they were wrong.  I went through life very tightly wound and very much a believer that I was in control.  There was no ease or trust  in my world.  There was no success without giving up something dear to obtain it.  There was no way to "have it all" and find success, happiness, peace and still keep my sanity.  I lived in a world of either/ or.  There was never both. These beliefs were false and very limiting, but it took some soul searching to truly "get it."

Working with our company and  throwing my soul into the ring of "personal journey" has been the most exciting, inspiring, life-affirming decision I've ever made!  I feel so inspired some days that I write and speak and connect with people and the words I say and write feel as though they are coming directly from a higher place and passing through me- I am just the vehicle and they flow easily and peacefully, without a hesitation or blip from me.  This type of life, this "living on purpose" is what I am asking you, as the reader, to be open to.  This place of questioning- do you love your life?  Are you jazzed to get up in the am and make a difference in the world?  Do you feel powerful enough to make a difference?  Is your life a contribution to others?  Are you proud of who you have become?  These are soulful questions and sometimes it's just easier to not go there and stay in our small world of "comfortably miserable" or it's sister, "blissfully numb."   You know who you are- out there, living way within your comfort zone.  There is no judgement, there's just the question- "Is that all you really think you are?"

Listen, I was living my life from a place of being stuck for a long time.  I stayed in neutral and let life "happen" to me.  I had some moments of happiness, I was not a sad sack, no one knew my inner world was one of anxiety and a longing for more, something more.  My issue?  I did not know what that "something" was.  Now I do.  The personal growth that I have done through network marketing and our company has given  me clarity.  Ready?  It's big....


I wanted to make a difference in the world.  I wanted my life to have left the world a better place than if I had never been born.

Wow.  Isn't that so simple.  Yet, for me, it was profound.  My journey has also led me to understand on a deeper level the difference between being a "people pleaser" and contributing to the lives of others.  I no longer have to be liked by everyone to feel good about myself.  I've learned to care about my own opinion of myself, rather than everyone's opinion of me.  I would rather speak the truth to move a person's life forward, than say the "easy" answer and have that person continue to struggle.  We are all on this journey together and it makes sense to help one another whenever the opportunity presents itself.

I am currently reading an excellent book called, "The Compassionate Samurai" by Brian Klemmer.  Reading is my favorite way to learn and expand my thinking and flow into the next stage of my journey.  Mr. Klemmer has me fully engaged in this concept- a "compassionate samurai" means someone with strong values who can absolutely make anything happen and yet whose whole life is about service.  Think about that for a moment.

He states, "The balance of warrior and compassion is perhaps the most perfect union, combining the enjoyment of outward success with a feeling of integrity and peace.

Everyday I am grateful for the life I live- it is truly the life of my dreams. It's a work in progress and everyday I expand my awareness and vision of my future.  My growth will never stop, there is no "end" or "destination"- there are only higher levels of peace and success. 

Today, ask yourself some questions.  Is your life where you want it to be?  How can you change that?  What steps could you take, right now, that would move you towards being the person you know want to be.  Every moment in our lives is a new opportunity to take on a "new way of being."


I welcome the Fall and the changing of seasons...what will flow into your life this season?

Enjoying the journey,
Jenna

No More BAILOUTS!!!

I have a very ugly confession to make and I cringe as I am about to type this.  I am a bailer.  Or, I should say, I was a bailer.  Let me backtrack and then I can move forward....

My entire life has been a series of "bailouts."  I created situation after situation where I got involved in something (new love, new job, new "cause") and I threw myself into from every angle!  Oh yes!  I am your girl!  I can get 'er done!  I am there doing it all, being it all and loving it all. My energy is boundless and I am the shining star of excellence at whatever NEW life scenario is happening.   At some point the newness wears off, the shiny smile starts to fade and the real W-O-R-K sets in.  This is where it gets sticky.  This is where I falter.  This is where the difference between being "interested" and "committed" comes into play.  This, my dear readers, is the true value between 99% and 100% committed.

99% sounds like a great place to be doesn't it?  High up there on the 0-100 scale.  You must be succeeding, right, you're almost all the way to the very top.  ALMOST. Yet so far.

That 1% leaves wiggle room.  That 1% leaves a grey area where excuses are made, rules are bent, integrity is challenged, ideals are lowered, hopes are dashed, dream stealer's gain footing, momentum is lost, marriages are compromised, promises aren't quite kept, opportunity is let go....the list goes on and on.  I have made many, many decisions from the 1% area and looking back can see where I was "bailing out" and the severe life consequences that spawned from those decisions. I am choosing a whole new way of being.  This is a choice we can all make.   The shift in your life will astound you, I promise!

I bailed out when things "got hard", "weren't fun", "didn't press my instant  gratification button" and so on....this is not to say that some situations should be gotten out of, yes, there are many.  I am talking more about when we start down a road that we really feel passionate about.  We feel that excitement in our souls, that life-affirming feeling of "Yes!  This is what I should be doing!  I am living on purpose!"  Then life throws us a few challenges, a few curves to deal with, you know, just to make sure we're really serious about what we want and how badly we want it....You know the Universe, always keeping it fresh & lively!!! 

Well, here's the lesson....when you've traveled down the road, the road you chose, the road you held hope and excitement for being on, and all of a sudden there are some detours and roadblocks, don't bail.  Decide right then and there to make the most important, life-changing commitment of all.  A 100% commitment to yourself.  Commit to living out your dreams.  Make it a done deal.  Nonnegotiable. Case closed. Burn that bridge and never look back.  That is the commitment of a successful person.

"In life the spoils of victory go to those who make a 100% commitment to the outcome, to those who have a 'no matter what it takes' attitude."  -Jack Canfield

Today I am fully committed to the things that matter the most to me in my life.  Myself.  My family.  My partnership with Joe.  My close friends.  The Trump Network. Our Farm- Legacy Farm.    

What are you committed to?  What is your life a stand for in this world?  What do you want to be remembered for?  What is your legacy?

I am a stand for ordinary people leading extraordinary lives.  You?


If you're a card carrying member of the "Bailer's Club", I challenge you.  Suspend your membership and see what happens!  If we jump around from one thing to the next, it gets confusing.  There's no passion, loyalty  or integrity behind the lifestyle of "the bailout."

Decide right now to be committed in the areas of your life that are important to you.  Watch those areas thrive!  Watch your passion grow!  What people step up and support you in your life's endeavors!  You're in it to win it- that's the "attractor factor!"

"We know what we are, but know not what we may be." -William Shakespeare

Let's all commit and find out who we really are....

Truly,
Jenna

We can have it all!

Many of us grew up with the notion that if we earned high grades, went to college and found a secure, high paying job, found our soul mate, got married and had 2.5 kids...it would all end up happily ever after...

Then we woke up.

If you've read my previous blogs, you know me by now, and know that the yellow brick road of my life  has led me to some dark and scary places where flying monkeys and the wicked witch were the least of my worries.  My demons were Bank of America and Chase Auto Loan...along with a few of their speed dialing friends. 

This summer has been such revealing season for me.  We have spent this summer traveling, visiting friends, camping, attending horse shows and truly enjoying the gift of "time freedom."  My children have my full attention and that is what I am most grateful for. Not being tied to a "job" has been a wonderful new world.  Imagine what your life would look like if you had total autonomy.

I woke up one morning a few weeks ago in a quaint bedroom in Block Island, visiting friends, and as I laid there watching the thin, white linen curtain blow in the breeze I was overcome with a sense of peace and gratitude.  My life has transformed.  My journey has taken  a new twist and because I was open to a new business model, one which promotes entrepreneurship, autonomy and teamwork, I now know that I can "have it all."  I am a stay-at-home Mom who can attend every recital, performance, sport practice, riding lesson and everything in between, while also earning a 6 figure income that let's us lead a life of choices and freedom. This is a paradigm shift that will help many families elevate their lives in America and soon across the world.

This industry of network marketing is a Mom's dream.  (Men are hugely successful, too, but for now, I'm thinking about my women friends...;)   The products and testing  are the backbone of our company and our science based products promote health and wellness- starting with our children.  Today I am sending out my Estrogena test- a test that will let me know if I have any "red flags" for Breast Cancer.  Imagine the power of this information!  Know any women who might be interested in knowing where they stand in that area?

I have many goals that I am working towards.  Many areas in my life I am working to add more balance & creativity.   It's a journey.  It's a day by day, step by step adventure and I am living every minute of it fully. 

I am so grateful for the business which gave me my purpose and drive and the company who's mission is right in line with my own- "people helping people live their best life."

What life are you living?

Always,
Jenna

Business and spirituality go hand in hand....

Yesterday morning I woke up in a lovely bedroom with a warm breeze blowing the thin white curtains.  I was in a guest room, staying with friends on Block Island.  No alarm clock.  No schedule.  I awoke because I was fully rested and my body was following it's natural rhythm.  This is a wonderful way to live- in your natural rhythm.  We grow, expand, change and flow through different seasons.These seasons can be exciting, painful, scary, challenging, vibrant...all of those elements.  What I have found to be true is that on a deep level, we are looking to do something, find a "place" where we make a difference.  Where we contribute to the higher good of all people.  This is what I have found through our company and it's been through dedicating myself 100% that I have found my "purpose" and know that I am living in my natural flow.  Let me explain...

For many years I longed to be "religious."  I was searching for a place where I belonged, where I felt safe and could find peace in the beliefs and people I surrounded myself with.  I was yearning for a "chosen family."  I searched and listened and joined and truly opened my heart up...yet I never was filled with the "inspiration & peace" that I was so longing for.  What I came to find, in all those years of searching, was that my "religion" was already inside of me.  The way I lived my life- my integrity, my values, my contribution and service to others- my everyday life was my religion in motion.  I read a lot about Buddhism and felt the most connected to these teachings- living a mindful life.  So, in the end, that is what I have chosen to do.  I live my values, judge no one for theirs and lead by example, not by words. I am living a spiritual life and it works.

Our business works in a similar fashion.  We lead by example.  We walk the talk.  We lead with integrity.  We are making a major contribution to the lives of many, many people.  Through our network we are spreading health, hope, prosperity, positive energy and best of all- we are getting people back in touch with their dreams and their higher selves!  Whatever you may belive in....it's all under this umbrella of "serving others!" 

In our company we choose our business partners, therefore, we control who we surround ourselves with everday!  What a blessing!  I choose only to work with positive, happy, healthy, fun people who LOVE what we're doing!  Our company allows us the pleasure of creating the atmosphere, attracting the people and manifesting the abundance in our own, natural way!  There is no "right" way!  Network marketing is so brilliant in that there are many roads to success and many different definitions of "success."  We each get to decide what that is for us and then work as a team to achieve it. 

For me, one major aspect of our success is "time freedom."  Three years ago we worked full-time jobs where we had a "boss" who controled 8 hours of our day, 5 days per week.  We were limited.  We were stressed.  We did not feel "at liberty."  When we joined this company, on a leap of faith, we were clear that "time freedom" was one of our goals.  We worked diligently towards that goal, always having the word "FREEDOM" in sight.  When things didn't work out, as they sometimes won't, we felt the disappointment and then got right back to thinking about "FREEDOM."  Never, ever did we take our eye off of our prize- FREEDOM.

This summer has been one of travel, sailing, visiting friends, horse shows, gardening, riding our horses, writing, reading, having great conversations, sharing our company, dreaming, planning and some great free-time lying about in the hammock!!  We have achieved "time freedom" in our lives and for that we have truly grateful hearts. This was all creating by helping others have success on our team.  Everyday we are dedicated to helping other people live their best life.  Our reward- FREEDOM.  What is your highest reward?  Get really clear on what you want and what you're willing to do to achieve it.  From there, anything is possible!

That morning on Block Island my friend, Dee, placed her hand on my heart and said, "We all have grateful hearts."  We were speaking of what we wanted most for our children.  In that moment I was so clear.  I am grateful for Dee and my close-knit group of cherished friends, I am grateful for my family, for my partnership and love with Joe, my health and for the incredible gift of a business that allows me to flow naturally through the journey called, my life. 

Namaste,
Jenna

The better it gets, the better it gets....

Not so long ago, I had another saying...."the worse it gets, the worse it gets."  Three years ago I felt like a tornado of wicked events were spinning at me and just as soon as I put out one fire- another blaze shot up higher and hotter somewhere else in my life.  My life circumstances were grim- full of attorneys, bankruptcy, anger, stress, fear. loss, depression and a sense of darkness.  I can think back to those days and instead of feeling those feelings again and letting myself start that stomach burn, I turn to a different emotion- GRATITUDE.  The funny part is, not ha ha funny, but isn't that odd funny,  that I decided to feel grateful back then.  Right smack in the middle of my drama and my excuses and my blaming and my finger pointing and even on my high days of pity partying...all of a sudden (ie letting in inspiration) ...I knew that I was grateful.  Now, mind you, in the beginning, I felt it was a stretch.  I felt sarcasm sneaking in as I pondered what exactly I was grateful for...thoughts like, "Gee, I'm grateful I bounced only 2 checks not 3!"   or "Wow, I am jazzed that this soup is 3 for $1.00."  You know, I was a smart ass, even with the Universe.  But eventually, I listened to my inner voice (worlds smarter and more evolved) than me and I started pondering what I was truly grateful for.  My children.  Love.  Flowers.  My books.  Friends.  Great health.  Warm sunshine.  My horse, Hilo.  Opportunity.  Surprises.  I started exercising my "gratitude" muscle and curiously enough the more I looked for things to be grateful for, the more great stuff starting showing up in my life!  Badda bing!  What a life lesson.  WHATEVER WE ARE LOOKING FOR, EVENTUALLY SHOWS UP IN OUR LIFE!  What are you looking for?  What are you expecting?  Success or failure?  YOU GOT IT!  Things to work out or not?  You got it!  Acceptance or denial?  You got it!  Easy or hard?  Bingo- you got it.  Do you see where I'm going with this? 

This past weekend we spent the days sailing with friends on Lake Champlain in Vermont.  As the wind swept by and we moved easily through the waves, I was washed over with a feeling of total gratitude.  I live a life of freedom.  I choose everyday what I want to do, where I want to spend my time and what I want to create.  My family has choices. I am inspired and lit up with the possibilty of it all!!   Through my company that I am honored to be a part of, through the tools they have provided, through the leadership that sets the tone of integrity and sustainability that we are a stand for and through health products that change peoples' lives- through this perfect combination we have a way, a vehicle, for regular people to achieve to extraordinary results.  I am a stand for this.  I am a stand for all of us living the life of our dreams.  Everything is possible.  It all starts with being grateful.

From wherever you today, you can get to wherever you want to go.  Believe in yourself.

With gratitude in my heart,
Jenna

People helping people live their best life....

Life is always putting miracles in my path and I'm  so grateful when I am present enough to take notice.  Yesterday, the miracle of "inspiration in action" showed up for me.  I went to meet a man named Lou with the intention of sharing our company and vision with him.  We arrived and Lou had me from the word, "Go."  Lou's passion for people is off the charts.  He can't speak fast enough to relay to you what he has in the works, already accomplished, plans for the future....I had to take deep breaths to keep my oxygen levels flowing...he just lit the room up!  Lou is the President/CEO and of "Second Chance 4 Me, Inc.  This local business has created a gorgeous space that features and promotes local artists, musicians, young people, tech people, photographers, movie people, visionary people...you name it...if you have a dream and live near Kingston- you need to check this out!  Lou sees possibilities for everyone. Lou is looking to create jobs for people & so much more.   Lou's vision comes from a place of B.I.G. dreaming.  Lou taught us that BIG stands for "based in goodness."  This man generously shared his time, vision, knowledge and passion with us in such a real way that I left there shaking with a "call to action" feeling.  Do you ever get that?  The feeling that you can make a difference in other peoples' lives?  I know that Lou and I met for a reason- we are going to accomplish great things together and lift our Kingston community to amazing heights!!  Helping people soar is such an honor.  Lou gave me a "spark" yesterday and it came unexpected, yet so, so appreciated.  Please check out what Lou is doing in one small community and see what it sparks in you.  Check out http://www.secondchance4me.com/.

Everyday I pay forward the knowledge & inspiration that shows up in my life.  Our company provides a vehicle from which we can positively change a person's health and lead them down a road of optimal health.  We can get kid's off to a nutritionally sound start and lead them to a life of healthy habits.  We can fill people up with healthy energy!  We can help people create a business asset in their life that brings financial stability & freedom.  We can offer coaching and mentoring that can inspire and guide and give people a road map to success- whatever that may look like for each of us!  SUCCESS is loving the life you are living. 

We are a company that builds people, strengthens families, elevates communities and ultimately changes the world!  To be a leader in this company is an honor and a privilege.  I share this with passion and commitment to people seeing the full potential of what's possible.  I trust that the right people will step forward and contribute to the higher greatness of our team!  That's what I am creating.

How can you help other's live their best life?  How can you be a "steward" in your world?  I ask myself this question everyday and then I take action on it.  There is no magic to success.  There is no pixie dust.  There is choosing everyday and deciding that you are fully invested in your dreams.  In our company, by helping others achieve their dreams, in turn, we achieve ours.  What a beautiful way to achieve success.

When we all come from a place of contribution, the world will know peace, love and abundance for all.

With love,
Jenna

The power of hope and commitment to living our best life....

Three years ago my "hopes" were a horse of a different color. (Yes, I will inject horse humor whenever possible- so humor me....)  My hopes looked like this...

I hope this check doesn't bounce...I hope when I swipe my card through the machine at the grocery store with 4 people on line behind me that I know- well, damn, I hope it goes through...I hope (fill in the blank- there were many) believed me when I said "The check's in the mail"....I hope this $45.00 I have left from my paycheck is enough to get us through the week....I hope no one catches us shopping in Goodwill....I hope my family is not thinking what a loser I am....I hope my kid's aren't aware that we're beyond broke...I hope what the leaders of this company are telling me is the truth or else I'm really screwed....I hope they will take a partial payment....I hope I can find a way out of this mess....I hope I can make it through another day...

I was a basket case of worry, fears, anxiety and it manifested in many ways- migraine headaches, an ulcer, teeth grinding, grey hair, etc...I literally "saw" the stress showing up on my face, in my body and throughout my soul.  What a dark, dark time.  I cried a lot back then.  Only in the shower...so my family couldn't see or hear it and it was a great release.  It became a daily ritual.  I have no idea if it's good to cry so much, but hey, it worked for me and seemed to lighten the heaviness that sat on my shoulders back then.

Joining our company was the answer to my  many prayers put out to the Universe.  I was attracted to the energy of the people and knew that this was something "bigger" than what it appeared.  How did I know that?  Instinct.  Gut feeling.  Now, as soon as I made the decision to join the "energy vampires" smelled my new found hope, like sweet blood to a mosquito.  Oh yea, they came out in droves and picked and prodded and mocked and teased and looked down their "I'm too good for network marketing" noses.....it happened in the beginning and it happens now.  The difference is- now I know better.  Back then, I only believed.  See, that's the tricky spot.  That's where so many of us get tripped up.  We come to this company with hopes, dreams, expectations...and it can be scary to really put the truth out there and let people know what you're all about.  There are some, I like to call them small thinkers, who would really prefer that you stay small, stay running on your gerbil wheel and quite honestly, stay living within your comfort zone.  They're not living the life of their dreams, so why the hell should you get to live YOURS?!?  Do you know anyone like this?  Sadly, we can be sleeping next to them (not you, Joe!) or making them breakfast or related to them or working for them or best friends with them....that's the tough part.  They tell us to "Be real"  or "Practical" or "Except things for what they are."  It's all really along the same lines, they are really saying, "Stay comfortably miserable with me." 

Now, on our team, we are shaking people up!!  We are BIG thinkers!  We know that there is abundance for everyone and you just need to commit to what you want and then move forward towards that dream.  It may take 2 years, 4 years,  even 10 years to achieve what you want!!  That's right- 10 years!  But guess what?  In 10 years you're going to be 10 years older anyhow, right?  So why not have been building towards your dreams during those ten years all while creating great health for yourself and others.  Doesn't it make sense?  It does to me.    Successful people know the secret- and I'd like to share what I know to be true with you....The minute that I decided (back when I was still financially challenged ie dead ass broke ;)  that I was going to be successful, have financial freedom and live the life of my dreams- in that minute- I was!!  Now, it took me 18 more months to start manifesting and actually seeing the results, but my point is this- I DECIDED to commit to MY DREAMS and knew that my HOPES for a better life would be realized.

Our commitment led to speaking in positive language.  We stopped complaining.  We spoke about what we were grateful for.  We talked at length about the future we knew we would be living...."Won't it be lovely when we....."  We committed to sharing our business with everyone who had great energy (we don't share with Vampires or energy suckers...)  Our commitment to our business meant that we had an action plan and we committed to showing the business presentation to 3 people per day and then followed up with them with our upline.  Even when dream stealer's showed up, we stayed committed and focused.  It's funny that when you keep focused on where you know you want to go, the dream stealer's, even the ones in your family, tend to fade into the background.  Your COMMITMENT to yourself and your dreams can be felt- it's energy and momentum is far too powerful and when you hit the 100% committed mark (not 99.9%) - you are there.
What is your commitment level today?  What would it take to get you to the 100% mark?  Take action right now to get to your 100% mark- isn't your life worth it?


So, whenever someone tells me they are not succeeding because of the company, the economy, their upline, their time schedule, their kids, their spouse, etc....In my heart I know (and they know deep down) that it's really about each of us.  When we take it on, and I do mean TAKE IT ON, to be 100% committed to ourselves and our dreams- everything we need to succeed shows up. Excuses slow us down and serve no one's higher good.  I stopped making excuses and started making commitments- it's really worked out well in my life.


Today my hopes look like this.....I hope I can inspire people to live their best life....I hope by being completely honest I can set some people free from their fears....I hope people have the courage to stay on their course, their journey....I hope people realize that what we are doing is changing lives in a positive manner....I hope I am contributing to the greater good of everyone...I hope people realize that the power of transformation is right in their hands.....

I hope you read this and made a commitment to yourself.  What an amazing journey!   Let's lift one another up and soar together....you choose.


Committed to all of you & your dreams,
Jenna

Living life...then and now....

Today is Sunday and I love Sundays.  Sunday is a family day.  A fun day. Today I feel total gratitude for the life that we have created.  The freedom that we've built into our everyday, thanks to network marketing.  My spiritual journey and personal growth is growing  hand in hand with our business.  It's a beautiful work in progress.  When I began and my life was in "crisis"- my business was small.  I grew as a person.  I developed skills and confidence and "allowed" myself to see myself as "successful."  This is a big deal and a lifelong commitment to myself to always grow and learn.

Do you see yourself as "successful?"  If not, why?  Why should you not have everything in your life that you desire?  There is enough of everything for everyone to have their piece of the pie! Your dreams are worth pursuing, are they not?!

Three years ago "living life" had a whole new meaning.  We were spinning our wheels, working weekends and stressed out 7 days a week.  Sunday was just another day to avoid the 800 numbers coming across our caller id and by Sunday night I felt that glummy feeling of "Monday blues"- another work week beginning. I made a decision to take a leap of faith and try on a "new way of being."  This was my introduction into the world of network marketing. 

There is another way.  Building an asset, creating residual income, opening up possibility in our life- this was the road we chose and it has made all the difference.

Today, see yourself as successful.  Live life today in full color.  Suck every bit of juice out of the moment you are in.  There is no other time than right now! 

Today is the best day for an opportunity.  Opportunity always takes "now" for an answer.

Living and loving life, Jenna

Persevering in the beginning......

Building a sustainable team has been a challenge.  We all start this business with the same team- ourselves!  From a company of one- we build. Exciting, worthwhile, life-changing...all great stuff, but a challenge.  When I started "sharing" our business opportunity with friends and family, now this is back 30 months ago, I was met with laughter, mockery, insults and basically very negative feedback.   My initial  excitement and hope was being harshly attacked  by "friends" and "people I cared about."  I didn't know whether to cry, laugh or feel stupid.  Joe and I would lie in bed and talk for hours...was this new venture a good idea?  Would anyone listen to us and believe what we had found?  Should we just work a third job and forget being an entrepreneur?  We followed our instincts and stayed the course.  Our first baby steps towards success were doing what our company strongly promoted- being a "product of the product."  We took our Privatest and eagerly awaited our results.  This test was meaningful and powerful for me, personally, because my physician was recommending a drug called Lipator for me and after researching it I decided that was not a road I wanted to travel.  I was super healthy- ate right, ran daily and took great care of myself.  My genes, however, steered me down the road of high blood pressure (both of my amazing parents have died of heart attacks) and high cholesterol.   These facts alone attracted me to this health and wellness company- I was all over the idea of "preventative" and taking care of myself on the front end of my life so that I could live a strong and active back end!  I got my results back from our lab, Metametrix Lab (physician only, top rated in country) and two weeks later received my customized vitamin- made for my body and tailored to my challenges.  This was very exciting to me!  After being on Custom Essentials for 2 months I really felt a difference in my energy!  I popped out of bed in the morning and didn't feel "laggy" at 3pm- like I had for years.  I was sleeping like a rock.  My skin looked great.  My hair and nails were the healthiest and strongest I'd ever seen them!  I felt like superwoman!  People started asking me, "What's up with you?  You seem different."  It was a great opening- I told them my story (read: I shared with them my real life experience with our product) and that led to people wanting the product AND checking out our business.  This change from "showing a business opportunity" to "sharing my real life experience" was a great shift for me!  From this authentic place I could move forward into sharing why I was excited about our company.  Why I knew we were different.  Why our leadership cared about the integrity and sustainability of our company and how that was changing my life and the lives of so many others.  I stayed on my journey.  I had set my compass for "success" and "balance" and was heading in the right direction.  It was still slow and steady...but moving forward is STILL moving forward.  We all learn and grow at the right speed for us.  Many friends and family members got tested, got on Custom Essentials and then reported back amazing  results to us.  We were effecting lots of peoples' health in a positive manner- that fact alone made us walk on air!  We were making a contribution to the world!  Our lives mattered!  Personally, after 1 year of being on Custom Essentials I went back to my doctor and re-did all my tests.  Guess what?  Everything was now in the normal range!!  NO NEED FOR LIPATOR!!  Do you think that had an impact on us???  You bet....
What I know to be true.....to persevere is to be successful.   To keep moving forward in the direction of your dreams, even when those around you are telling you otherwise and stealing your thunder....it's the moving forward and staying true to yourself that will lead you to the life of your dreams.  You are worth it.  Your dreams are waiting. 

Gratefully yours, Jenna

Looking back....

I spent last night thinking about this blog and what my intentions are by writing it.  The first thought that came was, "The truth shall set us free."  I lived for quite a few years living a lie.  My life was spiraling down- in my marriage, my finances and my peace of mind.  Yet, instead of opening up and sharing this with anyone, I retreated into the fake world of a plastered smile and "Everything's great!"  I held so much fear in my heart that my personal failures (as I saw them) would turn friends off.  Would bring the disapproval of my family.  Would scare my children.  On and on my mind went down that road.  I have lived so much of my life as a people pleaser; truly caring more about other peoples' opinions about me more than my own opinion about myself.  I was so afraid of slowing down and looking inside.  I had no idea who I really was.  What did I want?  What did I stand for?  What was my purpose here?  My life had come to a crossroads.  I had to dig deep, do some real soul searching and make some hard decisions.  My decisions led to some more hard decisions and the fallout led me down a dark road where I learned some incredible life lessons.  I was forced to create a sense of TRUST in myself.  There, that's what I want to say in today's post.  TRUST.  Do you trust yourself?  Really?  Do you follow your instincts?  Listen to that "voice" that guides you?  I used to not.  Things got sticky.  I started PAYING ATTENTION to my own desires.  I started talking less and listening more.  I started trusting that the Universe is out to make me happy.  I started trusting that my life is unfolding just as it should be.  This trust was not present 3 years ago....it's been something new and I work on trust constantly.  When I started this business I trusted the people on my team.  They had achieved success and they now wanted to pay that forward to me.  They believed in me before I believed in myself.  That is an awesome gift that we can give to one another.  To hold someone in a higher vibration, to see them as successful, to expect greatness from them- that's empowering!!  It's an amazing thing that when you expect greatness, people will live into that.  It may take time to get there, but the seed is planted and with nurturing, mentoring and a spirit of contribution- success is possible for all of us.  My early days in this business were difficult.  I had high energy, loved our products, knew that they worked....but somehow I was way off the mark.  I over-talked our business to everyone I knew and loved.  I was living in a place of "need" and my neediness would ooze over everyone I spoke to about my "business opportunity."  I was truly shocked when no one joined me for the first nine months.  I thought they were idiots, to be honest!!!  How could they not see the brilliance of what I was offering?!?  Now, looking back, it is so clear to me.  I wasn't "sharing information."  I was beating them over the head with "You need to do this!!!"  Here's the thing- we don't know, what we don't know.  I was doing the best I could at the time, with the tools I had.  I was about 5 minutes down the road of my personal growth journey, so it's not surprise to me now.  TRUST was not high on my value's list at the time.  Our circumstances were so intense back then.  It felt like we were drowning and being positive almost seemed comical.  I have memories of looking up at the sky and thinking, "Really?  Really?  How much do I need to endure?"  At this point in time I started diving into so many books.  I filled my mind with the words and ideas of Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield, Jim Rohn and many others.  I started to realize that my thoughts were creating my reality.  Joe got onboard with this new "idea" and we started talking about the life we wanted, in place of complaining about the life we were currently living.  I know it sounds a bit off, but please TRUST me, it works.  We would sit on the trailer porch and have conversations about, "Won't it be great when we are sitting on our wrap around porch of our beautiful, spacious farmhouse."  We would go on for hours in this theme, "Won't it be awesome when we go.....and own......and travel to.....and have a life of freedom...and....and...."  The joy and happiness we felt during those conversations- well, it was REAL. Nothing had changed on the outside  of our lives- but on the inside, we were transforming!  This is the first lesson I'd love to pass onto everyone today.  Work on transforming your inner world and TRUST that your outer world will transform.  To live the life of our dreams, we need to become the person who would live such a life!  It's an amazing journey!  Take it on!  Thank you for taking sharing your time with me.  Ultimately, we are all on this journey together!

A Life Transformed....how it all began.

I woke up November 7, 2007 with a sense of dread and sheer panic in my heart. I do I recall this so clearly today? It is vividly explained in technicolor detail in my journal. Page after page of heart felt pain shining through in fear, failure, frustration and rage. The overwhelming question ringing out off the pages is "Why me?" On November 7, I found myself a divorced, single Mom of two amazing children- Kate Sky age 7 and Liam Paul age 5. Our house on our farm is in foreclosure. The bank calls two, sometimes three times a day. I turn the ringer off because it causes me to feel nauseous every time it rings and I see the familiar 888 phone exchange. This cannot be happening to us, I write.

The enormity of losing our home is causing my chest to feel explosive. It's like bricks are piled on top of my lungs as I lay in bed at night, watching the clock tick by the hours. Even at sleeping I am a failure. Nothing is right. The worse it gets, the worse it gets. Twice I end up at my doctor's office with severe chest pains thinking I am having a heart attack. My doctor informs me that I am experiencing "panic attacks" and innocently asks me if I am "under stress." She looks at me sympathetically while I sob and hiccup and try to compose myself while I stammer, "No, fine, fine...everything is fine." Meanwhile I have no insurance and write a check at the receptionist's desk that I know will bounce. I leave in a hurry. I hate my life.

This black lake of debt that I am swimming in seems to grow thick and murky. I cannot find the shore anywhere. I tread and I tread, as my panic rises. I snap at my kids, "Don't answer that phone!!" as it rings day and night with banks and creditors. I attempt to "do the right thing" and set up several automatic withdrawal payment plans with creditors from my checking account. This is all well and good until I realize that after I deposit my full-time paycheck and all the auto payments go out I am left with $23.74 to feed everyone and get by for the next week. Add to this equation that fact that our brood also consists of two dogs and two horses and a pony. Yes, horses. Let me explain before you judge. I am a horse woman. It's genetic. Obsessed with the equine world since the age of five, my dream has always been to live a family life on our horse farm. The country life is heaven to me. So, before my divorce, I had acquired my horse, Hilo, a horse named Dakota for my son, Liam, and a pony named Java for Katie. These boys are a part of our family and bring us more joy that I can possibly put into words. When my world began to unravel I had family and many friends sternly advise, " Sell those animals! You have no business keeping them. You are acting selfishly!" These words kept me up at night. They tormented my soul. Was I being selfish? Was it hurting my children? Understand this...horses are my passion. They inspire me and give me strength. I drew a line in the sand with the Universe- take my house, repossess my car, ruin my credit- BUT I AM NOT GETTING RID OF THE HORSES!!! I knew I could find a way. I made "deals" with some incredible people who knew me and knew that my word was good. My farrier, my hay man and my grain distributor all extended me credit. On just my word and who they knew me to be they fed and cared for my horses on the promise that "someday" I would pay them back. For two years these generous people made it possible for us to keep our equine family intact!

At the same time, we needed a place to stay. My boyfriend at that time, who is now my fiance, Joseph Decker, spoke to his boss and made it possible for the kids and I to come and live in his trailer on a gorgeous 300 acre horse farm. I would run the farm office and we'd both be caretakers and part of the staff for the multi-millionaire business man who used this estate as his weekend getaway. Katie & Liam were thrilled to live on such a wonderful farm with horses, goats, a donkey, cows and many dogs!! I was grateful to have a "safe" place where I could refocus, reorganize and reinvent our lives. Our finances at this point were stretched so thin- we had to get really creative! I can tell you 101 ways to cook Ramen Noodles!! I also perfected my coin rolling skills during this time and on any given day my purse weighed 20lbs from all of the coinage lying on the bottom. I traveled everywhere with my rolled wealth. I was grateful for those quarters- they paid for everything from well-child exams to groceries to fuel. I also became good friends with the lovely cafeteria women at Kate and Liam's school right about this time. The kids would say, "Mom, you need to pay for our lunches. The lunch ladies say to come and speak with them!" I would come in and they'd take one look at my face and they'd say, "Pay next week, Jenna. We'll let the kids go through." My eyes would well up as I squeaked out a "thank you" as I rushed out of the building hoping no Moms I knew had heard. I was on such an emotional roller coaster and I felt sick from the ride. Why is this happening? How long can I hide it from my friends and family? When will my facade crack? How can I change this mess? You see, we told very few people the truth about our situation. I was embarrassed. I felt ashamed. I felt like such a massive failure. I was out and about and very visible in our small community and spoke with lots of local people each and every day. Everyone asked, 'How are you?' I told everyone, "Fine." Anyone who inquired, family included, the elicited auto-response was a bright smile and the lie, "We're fine!"

Behind that facade, life was certainly not fine. Working a full-time job and taking on side jobs as a free-lance photographer still was not enough to relieve the financial stress that was triggering my migraines and making my stomach burn. There were Fridays where I would deposit my full-time paycheck and because of the "auto payments" for creditors, the teller would hand me back a receipt that stated -$36.00. That sinking felling is so vivid to me, even to this day. The panic of "now what?" I would drive home to the farm in tears and like a sign from the Universe saying, "trust"- there would be our friend, Geraldine, on her trailer porch, smiling and yelling, "Come over for dinner! We're having an Irish feast!" This was when I started paying attention to the fact that "our real needs are always met." Angels were appearing  as caring friends and a major shift was on the horizon.

I fell asleep most nights with the thought, "Please show me the way..." running through my head. I knew better days were coming, I just needed to find the vehicle to transport us there! I was ready. I was invited to a party at a friend, Cindy's, house. Little did I know that attending this casual women's party would forever change the course of my life. It was at this party that I met a woman named Judy. We immediately clicked as friends and chatted all night long- she was fun,, open and had a positive energy that I was drawn to. The next day Judy introduced me to her company called Ideal Health. I met the people who were involved locally with this company- Doug, Tina & Lou and many others and felt instantly "connected" to this group. These were incredible people- positive, happy, smart, pay-it-forward type people who's vibration called out to me in a really powerful way. I joined the "Ideal Health team" because of how I felt. Call it intuition, call it following my gut. I knew on a deeper level that I was joining something more than a company and bigger than a business. I was part of a movement. Looking back, I had signed on for a whole new life.  My paradigm was shifting.

During this entire time period of two years which I refer to as our "Ramen Noodle" years, I started a personal transformation of my own. I read constantly. My nightstand was piled high with books by Wayne Dyer, Tony Robins, Osho, Thomas Moore, Eckhart Tolle, Jack Canfield, Napoleon Hill and the like. I started a gratitude journal and every night wrote down what I was grateful for- my kids, love, my health, a wonderful photo, a ride through the woods on my horse, a great family night. The kids would tell me what they were grateful for and we wrote it down. We shifted our family focus from what we "didn't have" to what we were grateful for and what we "desired" in the future. We spent our nights talking about places we wanted to go, countries we wanted to visit, things we wanted to own. Our imagination ran wild and we had a blast mapping out our fantastic futures from the porch of our small single wide. Our laughter would ripple across the farm and I would think, "You can't keep a good family down in America!!" We made a HUGE family vision board that took up the entire end wall of the living room. This is not hard to do in a single wide! We wrote down our goals on it. We tore out magazine pictures and put them up on the board. It was a collage of our combined dreams and every time my glance fell on it, which was often, (there is no west wing in a trailer...) I would feel hope and joy swell in my heart.

Life on the farm fell into an easy flow and we worked and worked whenever and where ever we were needed on the farm. We were on call 24/7 because our millionaire boss was an intense, brilliant business man who wanted what he wanted, when he wanted it and we were the ones to get it done. He was a generous man who gave freely to us and the children. He made us feel very welcomed, to the degree that he could. It was, after all, his farm. We were the caretakers living in a trailer next to the shop. Facts are facts. I saw clearly what our circumstances were, but something inside me had shifted. I knew we could transcend our circumstances. I had learned a secret and now it burned in my soul. My soul was whispering to me, " We are not our circumstances." I had so entrenched myself into a world of positive vibrations through books, CD's and affirmations that the constant thought..."My thoughts create my life"...- was manifesting.

The excitement and new world of possibility that our Ideal Health business offered was invigorating! I was open and ready to be a student of this new adventure called network marketing. I threw myself into our business, wanting to know where, when, why and how??? My situation had not changed-creditors still knew me on a first name basis, my account still had a negative balance regularly and I barely was scraping by week to week, yet, oddly, everything was different. I felt on purpose. I was driven. I woke up each day inspired and excited to see what that day held...so much to do, to learn and to share....a new era had begun.


I came home from my first corporate meeting on fire! I was jazzed, excited, the world was my oyster and everyone would want to join me, right?? What was there not to get? Better health, more income- who wouldn't want that? My high was quickly squashed as person, after trusted person, shot me down, ridiculed my new endeavor, mocked my enthusiasm and basically laughed in my face while politely saying, "You've been scammed." I was floored. Crushed really. Was I really so naive? I knew I had to trust myself and not be taken down by the dream stealers. But man, oh man, they were lurking everywhere! People disguised as my friends were now putting much energy into dismantling my dreams. I found myself staying away from people and diving into my books, journals and vision boards. The real test came when I presented Ideal Health to our boss on the farm. Being a successful business man, I thought for sure he would see the brilliance of leveraging time and diversifying income! I was so sure he would love to join our team that I practically skipped to his stone house!! My confidence soared! Wait until my nimrod friends and family heard that my boss had joined, boy, wouldn't they have to eat crow then?! I shared the information, my boss did his research and a few days letter he got back to us. I remember the excitement of seeing his name come across my email! Here we go, I thought, our team is going to soar. I opened the email and as I first scanned down the page I caught glimpses of words like, "scam" and "mink oil days" and "get out if you still can" and " preying on innocent decent people like you and Joe. " It was like a nightmare. I read and re -read the intense letter which basically said that we were innocent, decent people caught up in a scam that preys on the weak. We should get our money out if we could and consider ourselves lucky that we got out. I remember feeling sick, sad, angry, scared, embarrassed, silly and confused. Now what? I cried in my office. I wept out of fear and frustration. No, no, NO!! This was not going down like this. I called up Doug and read him the letter. He was calm and clear and asked me if I thought the letter held any truth. I said, "No." He asked if I thought my boss was smarter that I was in regards to this business. Again, I stated "No." "Then there is nothing wrong here, " Doug said, "Just one more person who doesn't get it. End of story. Give it no power." Ironically, a year later our boss would lose a large portion of his wealth in the Madoff scandal. I always wonder if he remembers back to that long letter he wrote to us and how ironic the whole situation turned out. I learned such a valuable lesson from this. Our dreams are ours. We have to create them, believe in them and never, ever give up on them. My dear friend, Russ Desormeaux, said to me when I started with Ideal Health, "Jenna, you've got to want it so badly you'd chew the door off of a car!" I laugh when I think of that, but I get it. Which leads me to the Madoff chapter...

All of us on the farm were called into a meeting early one Monday morning in December of 2008. We knew something was up because we don't "call meetings." Ever. So, we're all gathered in the tackroom and in walks the farm manager who is our friend and he is white as a ghost and looks sick. He eyes are darting around and his hands are jammed into his jean pockets in a way that reeks of nervous energy. "There's no easy way to say this, so I just have to say it. Don has lost the majority of his wealth in the Madoff deal and the farm is going under. We all are on notice and I'll let you know more as I know it. I'm sorry." With that he walks out and there is dead, heavy silence. One of the younger riders breaks out into tears and that releases all of us to start talking, crying, nervous laughter ripples out....I recall thinking that this is made for TV type of fodder. You can't make up this type of drama. We are all floored. I go home and start cleaning- it's all I can do when I feel out of control. Control my dust bunnies in the trailer and I'm controlling my world. That night Joe and I are lying in our bed in the east wing of our single wide. We are both on our backs facing the ceiling. Eyes are wide open in the dark. "Joe?" I ask. "Yea, I'm awake, " he replies. "Do you realize we might be getting kicked out of a TRAILER?" I say with a snort. Silence. "Where does our life go from here?" I ask. Silence. Then we both burst out half laughing and half crying. Life is so absurd. We have just had the rug ripped out from under us again, yet somehow, together, we stay focused, we keep laughing and we know that we are not our circumstances. Over the next few weeks we lay an entire staff off, sell the race horses, equipment and shave it down to just four of us. I go from running the office to being the housekeeper and mucking stalls. I am doing my Ideal Health business calls while I stack hay, scrub toilets and clean tack. I am more determined than ever that this company is rising and soon to soar- I can feel it. I have been to three corporate events by this point- my first one in Atlanta I went to as the founding member of my team (read: I had enrolled no one!) , then one in St. Louis where I went with my team which I had doubled (I had enrolled Joe) and then Orlando where I had a blooming team of thirty! I may not have been a mover and a shaker yet- but I was a Mom with big dreams and I was chewing the door off the car a little more each day!! I really struck gold when I reached out to my longtime friend of 23 years, Dr. Kim Friedman, and asked her to take a look at Ideal Health. I had put off contacting Kim because my life had taken such a nose-dive and she lives an incredibly charmed life- being an ER doc. married to an Orthopedic surgeon, two gorgeous kids, a few homes...she had it all. But I knew the type of person Kim was and if she could wrap her head around this business model, I knew she would run with it. Kim and her husband Bob were totally open to checking out what I was involved with and after a time, they joined our team and launched a group that is now consisting of hundreds of people and many lives transformed. From this team emerged a brilliant man named Kevin who became another mentor to me and has furthered my insights and ways of being in the world. The people attracted to this company and our mission are just soulful, good-hearted people who will touch, move and inspire you in ways you never dreamed of! This is just one team that has blossomed from our involvement with Ideal Health...many more were coming.

I read my goals out loud every morning and every night. I was now fully aware that I was not only responsible for everything that showed up in my life- good, bad and the ugly, but that I could also create anything I wanted!! I am the creator of my own life's experience!! Powerful.

On March 3rd, 2009 Doug  called me and said, "Are you game for another adventure?" I am always game. He said, "We're sending you somewhere tomorrow to take photographs and it will be an experience to change your life!" He wasn't kidding. I signed a nondisclosure form and off I trotted to a famous building in  NYC to photograph the signing of the paperwork to seal the deal with the Ideal Health and our new business partner. 
I left that building that day as a new woman. After announcing  our new business partner, well, let's just say that things have "changed." We've signed onto our team- attorneys, bankers, teachers, CPA's, principals, Moms, coaches, architects, doctors, vets, Realtors, brokers, plumbers, painters, nurses, horse trainers and even better....FAMILY MEMBERS!! Since March, we have gone on to replace our two daytime incomes, so we gave 2 months notice, retired from the farm and bought our own house right down the road from a piece of property where we are building our dream house!! We drive a fun, shiny, new, red BMW & a white Coupe BMW which are both paid for through our CAR REWARDS program. I am now a stay-at-home Mom who is building a legacy business from the comfort of my own home. I create my days. I am living the life of my dreams. We have decided to travel and love meeting new people in new places to share this incredible opportunity. We have met thousands of people who are searching for a way to create another stream of income. People are running scared. There is a lot of fear and financial hardship out in the world today and we have a solution. We love sharing it! We get thank you letters, calls and emails- thanking us for sharing our story. By simply & honestly sharing our fears, defeats and in the end successes...we have been able to inspire many and now that is our mission!! Joe and myself intend on inspiring millions of people to lead their best life!!

I believe in synchronicty. There are no accidents. We attract, through our thoughts and our vibrations, the people and situations, that are needed to forward our life experience to the next level. All of this, of course, is of our own choosing.

These days it's no longer, "Why me?' Today, it's all about, "Why not?"

So, that is the beginning of my adventure.  Tomorrow is a new day.

What I know to be true is this:  THE PROMISE OF THE FUTURE IS AN AWESOME FORCE.

Namaste,
Jenna