Athena's January Sales Meeting 2011 and Holiday Party

Wow!  What an amazing way to start 2011!

Getting the Goddesses and Adoni of Athena's together in one beautiful hotel in Newport, RI, is quite an experience.  And it gets even better when you're surrounded by so many people you love and admire.

I had the pleasure of spending the weekend with Goddess Michelle M, who was my original recruiter, Goddess Jenny S, and Goddess 69 herself.  But I really got to spend it with a ton of people, some within the Team and some in the larger Athena's community, who are a rocking good time.

I honestly feel absolutely blessed to be surrounded by so many inspiring people.  Just being in the same room with them inspires me to keep pushing myself to better my business.

Where will the Athena's Journey take you?

During the breakout session, I decided to go to Regena Garrepy's session about Resetting Your Mindset.  In all this time that I've been day-job unemployed, I've tried very hard to remain positive and stay focused.  But, let me tell you, all the disappointment has been weighing on me.  I knew I needed to attend this session.

At one point, we were asked to create reset buttons with different statements in them.  I kid you not, I struggled with writing "I am a Top Goddess."

I really had to think about what that meant, and what kind of actions I needed to take.  But after giving it some thought, I wrote it down and really felt a shift in my thoughts.

I ended up purchasing a book from Regena entitled, "Incredible Life," with a compilation of writings about the how's of getting to what I want.  I'm excited to start reading it and building upon the energy from this past weekend.

The remainder of the Sales Meeting was full of cheers for all the Goddesses and Adoni who were achieving great milestones.

And then of course, there was the introduction of new products.  BUT, I will use a separate post for that!

After the meeting, we rested a bit before preparing for the Holiday Party.  The theme this year is Toga!  I thought about purchasing a gown, but really, what fun is that?

I had a bedsheet that I have been wanting to use to turn into a dress or some other clothing item, so I was excited to use it for this weekend.

Toga!

The Holiday Party was a grand old time, and I felt like I danced the night away!  There was definitely a moment when we were all eating dinner when I looked around at the table.  I was so happy to be there with some of my favorite people in Athena's.

There's really something to be said about the community that the business can create.  I don't know much about the other toy companies, but I don't think I could even imagine working for a different company.

The friendships that I've built with my group feel like they'll be around for the rest of my life.  The support the company gives us is quite top-notch.  And really, what a great way to change lives.

Today, I'm still feeling a bit of soreness in my abs from all the dancing I did that Saturday night.  I didn't have too much to drink at all, but I definitely felt that buzz from the Purple Kool-Aid.