Melaleuca Convention 2017 What will you do this year?
Romewasn’t built by accident, DonBradman wasn’t born a champion, and Ed Bestoso didn’t have $41 Million fall into his lap. As with all great achievements, they began with an idea, which developed into a vision, and were realised with a decision to make them a reality. Similarly, the majority of Australia and New Zealand’s Senior Directors credit their success to a single decision made at Convention to go ‘all in’, to give it their all to create a different future for themselves. With this in mind, and the belief that ‘success leaves clues’, the decision to theme this year’s Melaleuca Convention as ‘This Year…I WILL’ was a no brainer. “If not this year, then which year will you change your life?” The opening of our 2017 Convention was both thought provoking and enlightening, as General Manager Daniel Wood reminded us of how 12 months can mean the difference between a good life and a great life. Special guest speaker, North American Corporate Director 3 Mark Atha continued on this thought path by asking us “what is your default future?” Needless to say, the seed of a vision was planted. The biggest applause of the day however was reserved for the new products. Hidden Garden Premium Tea , Mountain Cabin Instant Coffee and the Simply Fit food range. As realisation that the expansion of Melaleuca’s better, safer —and now more delicious— products meant switching stores would be easier than ever for consumers, you could almost see the
mental cogs shifting for some leaders as they began to realise just how different 2017 could be for their businesses. Pin curls, red lipstick and sparkle were at the top of the priority list for Friday night’s Awards Gala (and I’m not just talking about Daniel’s wardrobe) as Melaleuca’s leaders gathered in the grand ballroom, dressing to the theme of Hollywood glamour. The perfect way to stop and celebrate all of the success that was 2016, leaders enjoyed a night of fun, frivolity and friendship. Amongst the shower of sparkle and a standing ovation, the highlight of the night was the announcement of Melaleuca’s 2016 Marketing Executive of the Year, Senior Director 6 Carole Sellar. Through
help women earning six figure incomes switch out the boardroom for Melaleuca was truly inspiring. Corporate Director 3 Mark Atha rounded out day two with a masterclass on leadership, challenging us to assess what we really want in life, how we are communicating our vision to our audience, and most importantly of all—how to get people from the Delivering Wellness Overview to Director 2 in ten days. Needless to say, the effects of having two of the world’s best Melaleuca leaders in the roomwas both life-changing and thought provoking. Closing out two days of actioned packed fun, celebration and life-changing revelations, was the moment of truth —the time to decide what our ‘This year… I WILL’ statements would be. Many chose this moment to stand in their seats, and lend power to their decision by sharing it with the group. Strong voices filled with determination created a feeling like no other, amongst the crowd of attendees as they declared ‘This Year…I WILL be a Senior Director!’ Returning back to reality over the past couple of weeks, I am excited to say that so many have already begun to make their goals a reality, proving that the power of a single decision, can have an everlasting impact on the rest of your life. So what are you waiting for? Stop saying I WISH, and start saying I WILL…make 2017 the year you change your life forever.
Strong voices filled with determination created a feeling like no other amongst the crowd of attendees as they declared ‘This Year…I WILL be a Senior Director!’
many tears of joy, we celebrated a truly outstanding achievement, sparking many in the room to visualise how it would feel to stand in her place in 2017… Day two saw these visions develop into plans of action, as North American National Director 9 Heidi Bartolotta proved that with consistent hard work, anyone can follow in her footsteps. Her story of transformation from an intensely shy, private woman, to one who had the courage and the belief to
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