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DRESS REHEARSAL
Three years ago, I was at a crossroads in my life. For almost 20 years,
I had been a pediatric nurse and was desperate to leave nursing.
Although I loved my profession, I was physically exhausted from work-
ing long hours, weekends and holidays. Additionally, I had reached
the “glass ceiling,” and my wages were set. It seemed like the money I
made was already accounted for. And even as a well-paid profes-
sional, I did not have control of when I worked, how long I worked or
how much I was paid. This left me feeling very frustrated.
My husband and I have always dreamed of owning a second home on
a lake in North Carolina. Our dream was to spend our summers there,
together with our children. After all, we only get 18 summers with them.
When the opportunity arose for us to buy a home on the lake, I realized
that I would need to work more hours to earn the income to pay for this
dream. That was a problem. What good is having money when you colleen cunningham
have no time to enjoy it? Independent Consultant, Regional Vice President
Colleen Cunningham Region; Clarksville, MD
I was introduced to Arbonne almost nine years ago, but at the time, I
was not looking for a change. When ENVP Dana Collins called me a
few years later, the timing was perfect. It was not until I wanted to
The real asset of this Arbonne business is the potential to leverage my
change my career and pursue my dream that I took a closer look. I
time. As a nurse, I was only paid for the time I worked. If I was sick, my
almost said no because I did not view myself as a salesperson and did
children were sick, or if I wanted to take a vacation, I was not paid.
not want to host Presentations, or sell to my friends. Besides I thought,
Even as a professional, I did not own my life! The beauty of time lever-
“Nobody makes money doing this!”
aging is that you are compensated for your efforts, and the efforts of
everyone else on your team.
I wound up saying yes because I came to the conclusion that life is not a
dress rehearsal. It is up to you to create the life you want. I realized that
When I went on the ASAP Hawaii 2005 trip this September, my team
I could do Arbonne alongside my nursing job. I would not need employ-
exploded! All these new business partners joined. My team was work-
ees, or inventory. Arbonne takes care of everything from the products to
ing for themselves, but their efforts benefited me, too. My efforts were
the marketing and training tools, to the Web site and so on. It operates
like a franchise without the overhead. Besides, I loved the products, so continued ...
recommending and sharing them would be easy!
The lake house in Lake Gaston, North Carolina.
Colleen and husband, Ed, enjoying the ASAP Hawaii
2005 trip.
Colleen’s children: Alex, Caroline and Sean.
s u c c e s s strategy:
“ Work your business with
REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
a passion and be clear
on your purpose.
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multiplied and their efforts were multiplied. In this way, we all won. It is
the concept of teamwork that makes time leveraging possible. Without
a team, you are working for yourself, by yourself. You are doing all the
work as if you were self-employed. Time, in my opinion, is more impor-
tant than money. You cannot buy time. You cannot stop time. Everyone
has exactly the same amount of time, regardless of who they are. The
difference lies in how we each choose to use it. So, work your Arbonne
business with passion, be clear about your purpose, be consistent with NTC 2005 Las Vegas. L–R: AM Carri Tyburski, DM Kathy Beuttel, Colleen, AM Katherine
Grady and DM Holly Bonner.
your effort and give it enough time. That is what I teach my team.
This has been the most incredible journey. In a short period of time, I
have begun to create the life of my dreams! I have since retired from To my DMs, Kathy Beuttel, Kelly Martino, Shannon Hernandez, Fleur
nursing and now own a beautiful lake house. I have every day available Colimore, Kristina Salko, Kathleen Mallampalli, Shilpa Johnson, Susan
to spend with my family. I can honestly say that now I own my life! Staples, Holly Ann Bonner and Tracey Patterson: Keep dreaming your
The testimonials in this story reflect the actual experience of an individual, are anecdotal only, and may be atypical.
dreams. I believe in you!
There are so many people who have helped me on my journey to whom
I am eternally grateful. To my awesome Clients and Consultants who purchase products at dis-
count: You are the heart of my business and I value each of you.
To Founder Petter Mørck, President Rita Davenport and the entire Home
Office staff: You always keep our best interest at heart. Thank you! To my mom and dad: You taught me to make every day count and to
dream big. I love you.
To my sponsor, ENVP Dana Collins: Thank you for sharing this gift with
me, for believing in me when I did not believe in myself and for being To my in-laws, Marleen and Ted: Thank you for supporting me and for
willing to do the hard things first. lending me your son for a lifetime!
To Laura Harry, Helen Karukas, Gregory Dean, Senora Neal, Shara To my wonderful children, Sean, Alex and Caroline: I love spending my
Hines, Susan Evans and Kelly Haire: Thank you for believing in me. I days and nights with you. You have taught me to love unconditionally.
love you! You are the loves of my life!
To Shawn Stratmann: Your friendship came at a critical time. Thank Lastly, to my incredible husband, Ed: Thank you for being the first to
you for sharing your ideas and helping my team and me. You have believe in me. When I was feeling low, it was your gentle, logical ways
no idea how much I have learned from you and how much I have that helped me stay the course. You are the ultimate team player. Your
grown from our friendship. You are the epitome of a true leader! support has not gone unnoticed. I love you “infinity squared!”
I am so blessed to have an incredible team of people to work with. I am
honored and humbled to be a steward of your dreams!
Area Manager’s Challenge at
To my AMs, Carri Tyburski and Katherine Grady: Your discipline, ded- President Rita Davenport’s
ication and integrity to your teams make me so proud to count you as home. TOP–BOTTOM:
AM Gregory Dean, NVP Laura
friends. RVP is right around the corner! Harry, AM Senora Neal, AM
Helen Karukas and Colleen.
RTS 2005. L–R: DM Kathy Beuttel, Colleen, ENVP Dana Collins and AM
Katherine Grady. EAM Shawn Stratmann and Colleen at RTS 2006.
E Y E O N A R B O N N E | APRIL 2006