Tell your story!

I have often said, you have to tell your story to heal.

This is all too true, because I know for a fact that others that read my blog have come to me and said hearing what I went through helped them see what they were dealing with. I am no one special. I am only a God-Fearing female in the South who has tried to overcome the hands she has been dealt.

I currently can identify with the following labels:
loved and cherished by my husband
overweight female
treated for depression and anxiety
COPD patient
mom
wife
entrepreneur (two home based businesses Origami Owl and PartyLite Candles)
survivor
speaker
encourager
bank teller
friend
sister

I am currently very discouraged in my direct sales life. I have been with PartyLite for 14 years and for some reason, sales and shows have dropped dramatically since the spring of 2015. Yes, I went through burn out and lost my unit leader title and my entire team quit on me (except one person).

At the same time I was losing all this PL status stuff, I was beginning a fresh, new, loving relationship with David and he loved me as I was. Sad days, bad days and all. And here we are 2 1/2 years later, married (which I really didn't see coming for a long time).

I do love my candle business and I cannot imagine not being able to say I am a PartyLite consultant, but I find myself wondering what to do next. I have customers that quit talking to me, customers that quit having shows, even customers that complained to the home office because they didn't like the catalogs last year or this year. This makes me very sad. So I put on my big girl panties and I asked my VIP group to tell me honestly what is up and why they quit holding parties.

On the flip side, my Origami Owl Business is taking off like i never imagined. I love the fun and creativity my friends have shown so far and even those who 'don't wear jewelry' are curious enough to check out my posts on facebook.

I am just about to hit the 6 month mark at the bank and I do like that job. We are a team there and that is rare to find in any business these days. I hope to be there for a long time.

Please chime in and post messages to me if you read or like /dislike anything you read here. I write to tell my story hoping others who find the blog will know they are  not alone in the every day stuff and to keep going.

If you want to check out either of my business websites, they are:
maryannw.origamiowl.com
partylite.biz/nevergiveup