Leadership in Action - US English - 201907

DIRECTOR 4 SALLIE LAROCCO

“I was afraid that I was going to short- change the family (even the dog) when I took the Fast Track challenge,” Sallie recalls. Today she’s happy to say that the exact opposite turned out to be true. “I got really good at scheduling and using my time efficiently. I’m so good at calendaring, my planner is highlighted and color-coded. Learning to manage my time was huge! I decided to do an action hour and take care of the office and daily activities in the morning before anyone woke up. Each of my five children got the undistracted, quality time they needed with me every day, and everyone in our

“In life, I have always felt like I have fallen just short of the mark. I’m always good but never great. With the recent Fast Track, I finally felt I met the mark. It was because I had clear goals and was clear on how to get there. I discovered I could trace stress to not doing some- thing I needed to do that day. “Accountability released me from the guilt of hearing a no . I was moving so fast I didn’t have time to pause and feel guilty! A no simply meant a yes was coming. It telescoped time. It linked cause and effect so I could self-correct, and I got good at identifying where I had misstepped. I finally

I AM MORE CONFIDENT IN WHO I AM AND WHAT I DO, AND I HAVE THE POSTURE TO BACK IT UP!

believed I was capable. For me, accountability helped conquer a life- time of self-doubt. It’s even helping me train for running a sub- 4-hour marathon! “The check after Fast Track was amazing, but the more important thing is that I am more

family blossomed. They saw me working efficiently and thought, ‘I can do that too.’ Two girls swim competitively and are lowering their times in the races, focused on their responsibilities and goals. Our oldest daughter used the focus time to bounce ideas off me, dial in, and prosper. Our youngest responded to the structure. I was so time-organized, I was able to costume our junior high musical, Lion King, Jr., during Fast Track!”

confident in who I am and what I do, and I have the posture to back it up! I’m excited about the next 10 to 15 years with Melaleuca, what will happen next, and what my responsibility for that will be.”

36 JULY 2019 | MELALEUCA.COM

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