As a journalist, I make a living interviewing people. So it was somewhat surreal for me to be the interviewee rather than the interviewer on Saturday, June 27, 2015. It was my honor to interviewed by Michelle Raley, who hosts an international call every Saturday where she interviews some of the top leaders in Enagic Corp. There is a recording of our conversation and if I ever figure out how to attach it to a blog post, I’d be happy to share it. So stay tuned!
The bottom line is I was talking about the various things I do in my day-to-day life and how I keep things in balance (kind of goes well with the theme of this blog). Before the interview I wrote up bullet points to help me remember the things I wanted to note. Here’s some of the highlights…
- How did we get involved in Enagic?
- Enagic promotes true health – physical, mental and financial
- We were struggling in all three areas — our youngest child was a Make-A-Wish child at that time
- My previous experience in sales
- Direct sales – Tupperware
- Network Marketing – TPN with Jeff Olson and Eric Worre
- After TPN was sold I swore I would never get into another network marketing company again because I couldn’t imagine getting as passionate about anything else as I had been about personal development
- Started in Enagic May of 2010
- All I did was give away massive amounts of water, that’s all I knew to do
- Never intended to do this as a business
- How did I really start building?
- Kept meeting people through my journalism business
- Handed out my Enagic card — “I have a profession but changing lives one glass of water at a time through Kangen water is my mission”
- Had no intention of being a leader but realized I needed to step up
- As my confidence grew in the water I got more confident and my business grew
- Now working Enagic full time and my other career in my spare time
- Jobs
- 6A1 distributor with Enagic Corp (check out KangenWisconsin.com)
- Author of A World Such as Heaven Intended
- Freelance journalist for The Business News and The Compass
- Proofreader for a local college and other venues
- Write product reviews for a national retail chain
- Work in R&D for an international product development corp
- Actress in local commercials
- Volunteer work
- Parish
- Burundi Education Fund
- Jobs
- “Think of only three things: your God, your family and the Green Bay Packers — in that order.” – Vince Lombardi
- For me it’s God, my family and Enagic/Kangen Water
- Build week starting with God
- Schedule in the most important things
- Church/prayer
- Water consumption
- Exercise
- Personal Development
- Family time
- How do I do it all?
- I don’t
- Don’t cook (thanks to my amazing husband)
- Don’t clean, mend, iron, garden (thanks to my wonderful mom)
- I don’t
- Sometimes I get a sense of overwhelm
- Just keep plowing ahead
- Fight the biggest fires first
- Plan out every day the night before
- Prioritize everything on my list
- Surround myself with pictures of our family to keep motivated
- We all have superpowers
- Mine is, I am willing to do what other people aren’t willing to do
- What did I need to give up to achieve my goals?
- Television
- Newspapers (except positive ones like mine)
- Sleep :o)
That’s it in a nutshell — my crazy, busy life (which could explain why there hasn’t been a blog post since March)! But, you know what? I wouldn’t trade my life with anyone! My faith, my husband, our children, our grandchildren, our businesses — everything is perfect for us. John and I have a mantra, “I’m lucky and blessed!” No matter what happens in my daily life, I truly feel that way. Hope you do too!