As Andrew has taken on the role of Student Council President at Westdale Secondary, he has learned a lot about leadership. We talk often about our use of influence. I love his vision to create a positive culture where everyone is included. He is an idealist and finds reality sometimes disappointing. But he keeps giving and serving and looking for ways to enhance academics with fun memory-making events.
When I was homeschooling and directing, I found this quote clarifying:
“You are a guardian of the human spirit. You have the power to manipulate and coerce if you want to. You can avoid and ignore if you choose, but you can also ennoble and inspire. You can lift up and appeal to all that is good and honourable and holy. You can remind fallible and finite people around you that they hold their lives and calling as a sacred trust; that their best efforts matter, that their worst failures will one day be redeemed.”
John Ortberg
Let's be the kind of leaders that call out the best in others and remind people that they are full of promise, possibility and purpose!
When I was homeschooling and directing, I found this quote clarifying:
“You are a guardian of the human spirit. You have the power to manipulate and coerce if you want to. You can avoid and ignore if you choose, but you can also ennoble and inspire. You can lift up and appeal to all that is good and honourable and holy. You can remind fallible and finite people around you that they hold their lives and calling as a sacred trust; that their best efforts matter, that their worst failures will one day be redeemed.”
John Ortberg
Let's be the kind of leaders that call out the best in others and remind people that they are full of promise, possibility and purpose!
When I was invited to a mentoring morning with my friends who were creating a business, I didn't know much! I had been using Young Living oils and products for a few months and loved the quality and benefits I was discovering for our health. It wasn't until I was putting together my taxes that I realized that the business was really categorized as Marketing. I hadn't heard of the MLM model, I just knew I loved helping people discover the difference that some new habits could bring to shift wellness for our homes!
The more I have learned about the model we use, the more I appreciate the opportunity YL provides for everyday customers to build a business in ways that serve our friends and family using our unique personality, gifts and capacity at different seasons. Rather than paying a big advertiser, they offer a referral bonus or commission that only works if people love their products! I can trust YL to keep creating beautiful quality natural products that respect our bodies and environment while I focus on listening to the needs of my friends and connecting them to things that have been helpful for me and my community. As my friend's find natural wellness options they are excited about, we have a large community full of resources for them to patch into. And the opportunity to share is open for them, too! There is always room at this table for more! Young Living's mission is that every home experience the beauty and power of essential oils and gain confidence in using them to care for our family and friends.
I have found my niche through educating, listening to the health puzzles my friends express and helping them connect the pieces to find a path forward to support their bodies to do what they were designed to do well - heal. My question is always - what gets in the way of your body's healing? What stress loads are you wearing physically, emotionally, spiritually? How can we create a routine to take a healthy step... and then another to consistently shift the trajectory of our wellness? The answers aren't always related to essential oils. What we eat, how we move, how we process emotions, whether we respect our limits or listen to healthy boundaries, whether we cultivate good relationships - there are so many pieces to our complex wellness puzzles. Our Western medical system is focused on compartmentalizing and dividing us into pieces - and they are good at what they do - but I feel like we need help to put it all together to discover root causes. When our family and friends have resolved root issues - often so many symptoms disappear.
I decided to update my website to serve my community more effectively!
It has lots of options for education and ways to connect personally if you'd like to brainstorm where you are at and where you'd like to be. Take a browse if you like and know that I welcome your feedback as I learn and grow!
It has lots of options for education and ways to connect personally if you'd like to brainstorm where you are at and where you'd like to be. Take a browse if you like and know that I welcome your feedback as I learn and grow!
Find my website at https://getoiling.com/PeggyWright
What ways has your story led you to some surprising ways to care for others?
