Ok. I'm old. This is a line from a classic movie called, "It's a Wonderful Life" starring Jimmy Stewart.

So my post today isn't about Christmas, but it is about faith and belief. I am a strong Christian woman whose faith in God is unshakable - but what I am talking about believing in something you can't see or touch, and having faith that if you follow the habits and behaviors of successful people, your success will surely follow.

We had some great lessons this week, both in our BPM and in the field. But I think my biggest "aha" moment came to me last night when I finally saw how things are starting to come together. We had a "come to Jesus" meeting at our BPM (at least that was the message I got out of it) Our SMD had refocused our lenses because as the student, we were starting to have a lot of questions and wanting to know too many of the details of how the business works. He had read us an excerpt from The Success Builder so I had to check myself and decided to go back and read the book again. Herein is where the clarity begins.

I started from the beginning where he talks about the process and what he went through to get his business started. Persistence, diligence, focus and unwavering discipline. THAT is the message I got.
Following the System is not so much about the meetings, the appointments, the presentation, selling the product, recruiting, etc. Following the System is training you to be disciplined. It's as simple as that.

I equate it with Martial Arts training. I have never taken any kind of martial arts. I am a Hawaiian girl. We take hula when we are young -- hula is a discipline. You discipline the body and the mind through exercise, knowledge, patience...it's all the same. THAT is the system.

Tony and I are training to be leaders in this company.  We talked about being leaders and what that means. When we get up in front of our group and share our MD path, it's not because we want to show off, or get attention. We get up in front of the room because we are leaders in training.

In order for you to be a leader and have followers, you have to always be a leader. When you are in the field, you are a leader. When you are at the BPM, you are a leader. When you see your team mates at the grocery store or at the mall, you are a leader. You can't be their equal and then all of a sudden be their leader. You are training yourself to be a leader, but you are also training others to see you as a leader so you must be in that role all of the time. Of course there are going to be days when you don't feel like a leader, and you want to commiserate with your peers. On days like this, put on your Technicolor Magicoat and pretend you are a leader so that your doubt doesn't undermind all the groundwork you laid as a leader in training. Just put on a happy face and pretend that you are fabulous...the fabulosity will follow, trust me.

In order for you to be huge in this company, here are the qualifications:
Follow the system with diligence, unwavering discipline and undying focus
Don't question why you are doing something, the answers will come to you later. Trust the process.
Be a leader - always.
Put your head down and work. Don't let the obsticles get you down. Push them aside and continue on your path to success because in WFG, your success is your choice.

So if you want to come along on this ride with us, we'd love to have you. If not, we will continue on without you. And that's okay too.