Simply Enchanted: Why I started Mary Kay...

Ever since I was a little girl, I dreamed of doing something BIG!

At the age of 10 I believed I could be a dancer.

I had taken a few dance classes growing up and although I loved it,

I was not good at it and I was forced to quit because my family could not

afford it at the time.

So since I didn't have a dance class, I would come home everyday after school.

I would put on the same song, close my door,
make up my own dance
and I would rehearse
like

no one's business till I nailed the dance.

I thought the dance was beautiful, I thought my moves were so graceful.

I never performed the dance for anyone and soon I got bored
and I moved onto a new passion.

At the age of 12 I believed I would be a famous flute soloist.

I took band my first year in Jr. High and worked hard

at it every single day. It was the hardest thing in the world for me.

"How could anyone in the world hold their breath that long to play music?"

I thought.

My mom found me my own personal flute teacher that I would go

to after school.

It sounded beautiful when I mastered a song

but I decided that this isn't the talent that is meant for me.

At the age of 14 I believed I could be a singer.

I wasn't a good singer but I thought somehow my voice would

magically get better as time went on.

As I would mow my grandma's lawn, I would make up all sorts of

songs about love, dreams, life.

At that time, I believed the songs were perfect, once again I

never shared this dream with anyone and I eventually moved on.

At the age of 15 I got the dream inside of me to become Miss Murray!

I thought, "this is it, this is the dream that is meant for me to pursue."

Read more of that story HERE.

In March 2009 at the age of 20 I was invited by my Mary Kay consultant

to attend a desert night with her.

I thought it sounded like fun so I instantly said "YES!"

She gave me the address to where it would be held and that was the only

information she gave me.

I got to the address having no idea what to expect and found myself arriving

in front of a HUGE house.

It was so beautiful, I had to double check the address to make sure

I was arriving at the correct house.

I was.

I went inside and was greeted by some fabulous women,

women that I wanted to be like when I grew up.

As I took a seat I slowly started to figure out that this was not JUST

dessert night. I was at a marketing night in the house of

a national sales director, Julianne Nagle.

That night as Julianne spoke, I felt her words speaking to me.

I felt a fire within me like this was exactly where I was meant to be.

She shared her personal life story with all those gathered in the room

of how she gained confidence and how she was able to instill that in her children

all through Mary Kay.

I was
INSPIRED!!!

I had never met this woman before but I could instantly see

that she was INCREDIBLE!

Her home was beautiful. She was so happy and outgoing. She was so happy with life
that she made me feel like I was worth a million dollars and I could do
anything I wanted.

I thought of what might happen if I started my own Mary Kay business.
I pictured myself having tons of girl parties,
instilling self-confidence in women
and
MAKING A DIFFERENCE!

Well here I am almost 3 years later and although I
haven't become a director or received
a Cadillac yet...this is STILL my dream.

Maybe it isn't my permanent dream and the career
I want for the rest of my life
but it is the dream I want NOW
and I am going to CHASE it with all of my heart.

This dream will allow me to gain more self confidence.
This dream will bring me success so I can continue and finish my
education.
This dream will allow me to be a stay at home mom with my kids
someday in the future.
This dream will allow me to help and mentor others
just like me along the way!

Mary Kay is my passion....what's yours?

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