Abro mi Corazón

¡Hola, Equipo!

¡Yo soy muy excitato porque pronto estaremos juntos!
¿Puede hasta usted creer que esto es casi el Día 91?

Aquí está una cotización en inglés que pensé que usted podría encontrar interesante:

"All endeavors call for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hours toil. The fight to the finish spirit is the one… characteristic we must possess if we are to face the future as finishers."
Henry David Thoreau

¡Lo que es jugoso hoy es que Rachel y yo hacemos nuestro segundo todo--nighter juntos! Sensaciones aún mejores que el primer...!

Globalmente vulnerable,
Julia

Acceleration

Oh the places we will go…

What a week this has been so far - it seems as if the Universe is seeing this as our last week before Day 91, and is delivering presents in my path as I proceed - is that happening to you? I hope so!

Today was an amazing day - acceleration seems to be the key operative, and wow, am I!
Talk about the “and game” - are you playing it, too? I think you are…

TEAM - This is our last week!!! Are you playing full out? I hope so - I know I am!!

And it feels so good. While I sit here typing, planning on my ‘2nd half of my date’ upstairs with my husband, who is most likely already asleep (it’s ok - I’m waking him up for something he’ll appreciate, as the 2nd half of my date….), I think of all of you - teammates who have come so far, and yet have so far to go - a journey that most likely has become longer in the making of it during this PLD game - all of us have expanded to new dimensions and are moving in the direction of even greater greatness - isn’t that GREAT?!?!?!

As you can see, I am high on life, and that’s the most addicting drug there is.

I love you. All of you...

It’s happening,
Julie

The future beckons

Wow - in 7 days, third weekend will be behind us and we will be looking forward to a whole new world; one in which we live “Day 91” now, moment-by-moment and everyday. Awesome to contemplate…

The future holds out her hand and beckons - what will we make of her? Will we be satisfied? Will we be proud? Will we be, do and have everything we ever wanted? Will we love and be loved? Will we support and be supported? Will we fulfill our destiny? Will we leave a legacy?

Who knows? Only time, vision and our action lies between where we are now and where we will be… and I, for one am committed to a life of lessons and application of learned skills such that I remain in growth mode, and not decay. Are you with me??

Juiciness is... when your husband works with you all day, only to take you out on date night with your best friend and her husband...

Manifestation is the Universe’s middle name…
Julie

So far...

Wow - in one short week, we will be experiencing 3rd weekend - and it seems like only yesterday and yet a lifetime ago that we embarked upon this amazing journey… a juicy one, indeed.

And what have we accomplished, so far?

We’ve broken through some life-long patterns
And prepped a room for painting
We took a walk with blindfold on
And cleaned up trash together
Succeeded on a scavenger hunt
And celebrated greatness
Cursed and grumbled at our BCT’s
And bonded in our coaching
Laughed and cried and hugged a lot
And grown as a team together
Who would have thought a group like us
Would become a family forever?

And now our journey comes to a close, or are doors just starting to open?
And we have the chance to take what we’ve learned and revel in our magnificence.
We can walk ahead from this game forward and live life extraordinarily
And look back upon these days and weeks and reminisce quite fondly.

And so I feel it’s time to read my very favorite quote, coz even though he’s long dead now, it’s powerfully wrote:

The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size.

The Universe be thanked for that!

Looking forward,
Julie

OMG, Team - can you believe that we have eleven days left before Day 91?!?!

A lot can happen in eleven days… are you ready for miracles? I am…

So, what’s the juice today, you say? Today was ultra juicy with Nathan Ricks speaking at a luncheon meeting, then coming home and getting ready for a slam-dunk NuSkin meeting this evening.

What I realized and what was juicy today is this:

we have all of eleven days left.
We have only eleven days left.
We have a whole eleven days left.

Which one summarizes your perspective? Can you guess which option I choose?

PS - I spoke to 2 PLD grads whom I trust very much, and they said to play it as if you have nothing to lose during these last few daze. What a concept! Think I’ll apply it...

"You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win."
Zig Ziglar 

Impactfully,
Julie

The Wall

Hey Team!
I was thinking about where we are in the game the other day, and realized that we are at

The Wall!!

So…. how do we get everyone over? Can we do it?!?!? YES WE CAN!

And I wonder - have you visualized YOUR day 91?
What will you have created?
How will you BE?
What will you have let go of???

I’M EXCITED!
I’M EXCITED!!
I’M EXCITED!!!

Breathtakingly yours,
Julie

Where there's a will... Tampa Basic

For me, the Tampa Basic started Thursday night, upon arrival at LAX:

Ok, so yes, they do call me Just-In-Time Julie, which used to be far more okay than it is these days, and yes, I was cutting it close, however… I was in time to check in with the skycap, yet right when I thought I was about to receive my boarding pass, he looked up and said, “Ms. Jennings, there seems to be a problem with your reservation.”

My heart began to beat just a little bit faster and I looked around to discover that my loving husband had just left…

He told me he could not check me in and that I would need to go inside, and that cranked the stress up yet another notch… And so I was off — into the terminal, up to the line and to the supervisor, who proceeded to tell me in her not-so-customer-friendly voice that if only I had taken the time to print my boarding pass at home, she could fast-track me. Instead, I would have to go into the "special services” line. By now, my sweetness was beginning to desert me as the age-old bitch within reared her ugly self, yet I shoved her back knowing that this was not the time to cut loose.

And so I waited. And by now, it was only 40 minutes until flight time. And I noticed a couple in front of me with sour expressions and so I rallied my fading friendliness and inquired as to their dilemma… and they told me that they were on the same Tampa flight… after commiserating for what seemed an interminably long time, it was their turn at the counter, and I watched, craning my hearing to its full extent to catch a stray word or two as they began to argue with the clerk — this did not look good nor sound good, not one bit. Defeated, they turned from the counter and as they walked by, they informed me that they were on the next flight out in the morning, wallets lighter by $150 each, scheduled to arrive in Tampa at 5:30pm, the following day.

Did I mention my heart? It began to pound out a staccato beat, as the hammering became nearly deafening… and then it was my turn…

I mustered a confident outlook, knowing that I would make it to Tampa in time to staff the basic come what may, and imagined what it would feel like in the baggage compartment as I smiled and walked up to the counter. And as I walked, an idea began to formulate… and so without pause I asked the clerk whether I could get on the flight without any checked luggage, and as she called the gate, the flame of hope began to burn brighter. And then I had the boarding pass in my hand with just 28 minutes ’til takeoff.

I called my husband and breathlessly asked him to turn around and come get my bag - I didn’t yet know where it would be, though I knew it would work somehow. And he was heading back to the airport as I speed-walked to the skycap, and as he disdainfully shook his head and turned away from my frantic face, I felt a sense of impending defeat, wondering what I was thinking what with homeland security being where it was, and I hurried back the way I had come, toward my departure gate. And then they were there — you know who, right?  The couple who were flying to Tampa on the next morning flight, and I knew - I just knew…

As I approached them, I shifted; warrior energy was not what would win this battle, and as recognition washed over them, I began my story… And as I opened my case to extract an outfit, my makeup, jewelry and Galvanic Spa (don’t leave home without it…), all the while I pleaded with them to await my husband, even as I shoved the items into my carry on case. And as they resisted, I persisted and as I zipped my case closed and looked up into their eyes, they reluctantly agreed. Oh, how I thanked them, and as I rushed away toward my gate, I called my husband one more time to explain the details.

And here I am, and that’s the Juice.
God is good!

Trusting,
Julie

It was done

Hello there, Fellow Journeymates!
The 'aha moments' are coming faster and faster as Day 91 approaches, and here’s the latest:

Everything I choose to do, everywhere I choose to spend my time, I also choose not to allocate that portion of my life to something else.  And so I ask myself this: "Is what I am doing  worthy of taking myself away from what I am not doing?" Does that make sense to you? Wow. Sure does to me. And guess what? Sometimes, the answer is NO!

"While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done." ~Helen Keller

Vulnerably,
Julie

Am I a Finisher?

Ok - so today, I need to ask one question: Am I a finisher?

My contract says “Global Impact”…. and yes, Spontaneous Manifestation is also part of that, AND I need to take action.

Today is a day of action, and finishing - check out this video I heard about on a very inspirational call this morning - I hope it touches you like it did me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L0AwASILbo

Let’s Finish This!!!
Julie

James 1:23

Good morning, Dear Readers!
Strategy Night was a very interesting time for me - so much heard, so much learned, much more to do, and here’s one of the main lessons for me:

I choose NOW what I will see when I look in the mirror on day 91: Will it be
    Option 1: I LOVE what I see, because I played full out with 100% intention and 100% commitment, or
    Option 2: I turn away from my image, sharing my story and excuses as to why I have not achieved what I ‘committed’ to

Reminds me of a passage in my favorite book of the bible: James 1:23 (paraphrased) A person who knows the word and yet chooses not to live by it, is like a man who looks at his face in the mirror, turns away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

My question is this - on Day 91, will we like what we see in the mirror of our results, or will we turn away? OMG - lots to do today…

Trustingly,
Julie


Vision Day 91

It is Day 91 and Synergistic SevenTeam is the record-setting PLD Team - we truly are the Grand Masters of enrollment! We will continue to positively inspire and impact lives around the world with our magical, mystical powers. We have achieved our collective goals, proving that nothing is bigger than we are, and we confidently walk in the footsteps of our contracts now, moment by moment and EVERYDAY

Lions and Kittens...

Hello there, Synergistic SevenTeam!
Hard to choose the juice tonight, given the amazing action-packed hours I experienced today…

Was it the TEU event, itself? No…
How about the multitude of hugs exchanged? I think not…
And the new info on NuSkin Vitality? Hmmmm… uh uh…
Or even the juicy (and not-to-be-mentioned-here) text interchanges with my lifemate? Oh, very close, but no cigar…

You know, I have lived with this curly mop of hair for most of my life, and it has been both a blessing and a curse, and each time I come to TEU, I am reminded of the fact that it has become a trademark of sorts for me, and tonight, that image went over the top - you see, somehow, somewhere, the story about my husband’s injury got out (there are no secrets in Network Marketing, so they say…) and apparently, a legend is in the making as to exactly how it happened… and herein lies the juice:

When I stopped in for a short while at a group dinner, a well-known NuSkin veteran looked at me and loudly proclaimed that I was a lion. He mentioned that he knew about my husband’s injury, then proceeded to ramble on about a couple of lions he ‘had’ in college, who used to ‘roar’ very loudly. I smiled incredulously and decided he was harmless and so didn’t shred him and feed him to my cubs… later on, I met up with him again in a packed room of partiers, where he proceeded to take me into his arms, only to pet my hair and exclaim that the lion was out of the cage. Knowing that he was harmless, I sheathed my claws realizing that he was simply a bit juiced himself… I gently extricated myself from the embrace, and proceeded to interact with my colleagues as if everything was normal, and amazingly, it was...

In retrospect, I am curious about my response to this man - clearly, he felt completely at ease approaching me in such an intimate fashion, and both times, I was comfortable in my femininity, completely vulnerable and trusting  - I simply went with the flow, interacting versus reacting and the universe provided a solution that worked for everyone - and reading this I can only imagine your thoughts and how you might have viewed these events had you been here…

And this simply illustrates that I am a woman who is becoming attractive and approachable versus repellent and distant, and that, my friends, is truly juicy!
Purring like a kitten,
Julie

Rock Climbing

Today has been a banner day, dear readers - indeed, it has…

And here’s the juicy bit:
I went rock climbing based upon a challenge given to my dear husband, Kevin - you see, his coach this week (thank you, Johnny), challenged him to go rock climbing with one good leg, and to enroll his lovely wife to go with him… and yes, I was easily enrolled, given the challenger and the challengee… and so today we went, and it was very interesting and very fun. Because, you see, I did not make it to the top of the rock the last time I climbed, and I journaled about it and realized:

I needed to know where the next move was before I took it…
And that was very limiting, and so today, even though I did not know if I was able to reach that next handhold, I pushed ahead anyway, and it was liberating!!! AND I MADE IT TO THE TOP ANYWAY!! And where else will that set me free in my life?!?!? And could that impact you in yours??

Thank you, Universe, for providing yet another opportunity for me to stretch and grow and appreciate the life I have been granted...

spontaneously spontaneously spontaneously manifesting,
Julie

And now, for the new column in the Juice:

Critter Chat: Did you know that Greyhounds are very quiet and need very little exercise? They are often referred to as 45 mph couch potatoes. They do love to curl up and sleep, and some greyhounds even sleep with their eyes open. And they have a pose called “the roach” where they lay upside down with their limbs all askew, looking very much like a dead cockroach!!

Stay tuned for the next episode of The Juice and Critter Chat… coming soon to an email near you...

Dream as if you'll live forever...

What's juicy today is the amazing interaction between many of us, even on this, PLD day 65.

Can you feel it?! Day 91 is coming... And my question is this: are you still playing full out? Or have you even begun?

I believe that I have begun.... And begun.... And begun again, and that's truly juicy, for me.

And I wonder for all of us - are we taking the time to reach out, in email, on posts, via phone, to each and every teammate, to see how we can support and be supported in becoming the record-breaking Grand Masters?

Are you reading this? If so, I challenge you this: take a few minutes from your busy day and contact EVERYONE on the team personally and share what's up with you and them and see how together, we can BE that Synergistic SevenTeam we all dreamed of, way back on first weekend.

And yes, if you're wondering, I have felt overwhelmed at times, especially during this last sprint toward the finish line, and yet I continue on, knowing that this is the team of a lifetime, and that only too soon, our time together as Synergistic SevenTeam will come to a close. Our results will pave the way to our futures...

One PLD team never ends, one PLD team never begins... Where do we want to be, come Ack Night? The results themselves will tell...

Impactfully yours,
Julie

 
“Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.” ~ James Dean

Your Life Purpose

Oh the challenge of it all.
Have you ever been faced with so many blatant challenges ever in your life? Are you grateful?
I, my friend and teammate, am so thankful and grateful, now that I am receiving challenges every day - both from within and from many of you...

And why, pray tell, am I grateful? This process - this team - this program - this seminar - this amazing journey - this life of mine - is worthy of all the gratitude I can muster, and then some.

So, my girlfriend Rachel challenged me to identify 100 things I am grateful for - things that I have created as a result of PLD, and while I haven't published the list as of yet, I am working on it (stay tuned). And tonight, while I lamented my lack of progress on our core call, she led me through a thought process, enabling me to connect my life purpose - my "why" - with the activity I have most resisted - you probably guessed it... making calls... And so, from this point forward, every time I make a NuSkin call, I will tally one more 'animal welfare point' toward the achievement of my life purpose:

I want to make the world a better place for all animals, so that none ever needlessly suffer, for all generations to come.

~

What's your life purpose? I want to know.

Globally impacting,
Julie

Our Deepest Fear

Wow - can you even believe that there are 30 days 'till Day 91?

What's juicy about today is that there are 30 whole days left, in which we are able to play full out in a game designed to expand our capabilities beyond our wildest dreams and provide a firm yet flexible foundation upon which to build our exceedingly extraordinary lives!!

Could there be anything cooler? If there is, it escapes me...

You see, I get to take all of the lessons learned in the first 60 days and apply them to the next 30 and create amazing results... Are you with me? I hope so...

And now for some home-stretch inspiration...

Our Deepest Fear
By Marianne Williamson

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness
That most frightens us.

We ask ourselves
Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.

Your playing small
Does not serve the world.
There's nothing enlightened about shrinking
So that other people won't feel insecure around you.

We are all meant to shine,
As children do.
We were born to make manifest
The glory of God that is within us.

It's not just in some of us;
It's in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine,
We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we're liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.

~

Here's to Synergistic SevenTeam: may we shine like the brilliant beacons that we are! 
~

Your flashlight of love,
Julie

The Brain

Is there anything you have been fascinated with your whole life? What?

For as long as I can recall, I have been interested in how the brain works and I relish and savor each new juicy tidbit I learn.

My favorite quote on learning is this:

"The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size."    ~Oliver Wendell Holmes

Yet another in the multitude to be grateful for...

May our expansion forever perpetuate!
With openness and vulnerability, Julie
~

More on Oliver: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/o/oliverwend131409.html