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E Y E O N A R B O N N E
INDEPENDENT
CONSULTANT,
NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
misty whitfield

misty whitfield
NVP
A TRUE
CINDERELLA STORY
Independent Consultant, National Vice President
Misty Whitfield Nation; Guthrie, OK
Let me paint a picture for you. Eight years ago I was only 22 years old, had
very oily skin and had battled cystic acne since I was 12 years old. I had just
been laid off from a “cubicle prison” (also known as a corporate job) and I was
cleaning offices at night and babysitting during the day. Do you have the
image in your head? I was a toilet scrubbing, diaper changing, 22-year-old
kid with acne … and I was going to start a business? With a skin care company,
no less?! All of my circumstances added up to very low self-esteem and
no belief system.
I love to share my true fairy-tale story. When I left my first opportunity meeting
(where Arbonne President Rita Davenport had spoken) my main concern was
how to tell my future mother-in-law and host that I was not interested in her business.
At the same time, something I heard that night kept ringing in my ears:
“With the direction your life is going now, if you don’t do anything differently
,where will you be in five years?” It was my fiancé (now husband) Aaron who
pointed out, “What have you got to lose?” I had no idea what the future would
hold but thankfully God was in complete control.
No matter how hard I worked at any corporate job I would never have been
promoted to president or owner of that company. Yet in network marketing, I
am the owner and CEO of my own company. It did not matter that I did not
have a college degree, any experience or any idea how to run a business. It
also did not matter that I was broke and in debt. You come to this playing field
called network marketing and you work hard! That is all there is to it! If you are
willing to invest your time and energy, regardless of your education and financial
situation, then you can be successful! That is just one of the many aspects
I love about this business.
I also love that I have been exposed to the best personal development training
and coaching. I have learned that I am in complete control of only one thing …
my attitude! I have learned the importance of being a “people builder”.
Everyone you meet in your life you give a gift to. You either leave them wanting
to be more like you or you show them a person they never want to be. I
have learned to give up the right to be in a bad mood. I am so blessed and
nothing and no one, unless I allow it, can take that attitude away from me! I
encourage you to create a new attitude within yourself and you will greatly
enrich every area of your life and influence greatness in the lives around you!
When I first became a Consultant, I thought I would just get a discount on the
products and that would be it! It did not take me long to figure out that there
was something to this “Arbonne thing”. I attended several training meetings
and realized that the ladies I met had what I wanted. Not necessarily the potential
for monetary things (although they did have those!) … I was attracted to
their attitude! Once I made the decision to work this business like a business, I
Misty with husband Aaron and sons Cade and Cole.
Misty with sister EAM Crystal Ferguson.
Misty with upline ERVP Kathe Rush, and ENVPs
Joyce Owen and Cindy Pipkin.

Son, Cade during the ASAP Atlantis 2003 trip.
ENVP Cindy Pipkin, Misty, ENVP Neta Irwin, ENVP Joyce Owens at Misty’s car
presentation in November 2002.
was determined to be successful even though I had taken another corporate
J.O.B. (Just Over Broke). In October of 1996, I had earned the
potential for my Arbonne income to surpass my monthly salary from that
corporate job. As fate would have it, that was also the month Arbonne
was taking Aaron and me on a seven day Caribbean Cruise. So I said
“Bye, bye corporate!”
While earning that first trip, I learned all about dreamstealers. I was a
fairly new Consultant when the qualification period began, but I was very
excited because it was going to take place right after my wedding. This
trip would be the honeymoon we never could have afforded. Yet so many
people, even those close to me said, “You’ve never sold that much before
… you’re just a Consultant, you can’t earn this trip.” Well, not only did I
earn my place on that cruise, I earned three spots! Let me encourage you
to start your, “I’ll show you” list today. Who goes on the list? Anyone who
ever intimidates you or who questions your ability to succeed. Every name
added will make you work harder to reach your goals!
I love the freedom and flexibility of having a home-based business.
Now, most of my days are spent working at home with my boys: Cade,
three, and my six-month-old, Cole. With Aaron’s busy schedule as a
fireman and cattle rancher, I am able to set my schedule so that our family
time is my number one priority. Yes, I have worked hard and there
have been some tough times but the lifestyle we have is worth every sacrifice
we have made along the way.
This is a family affair. I asked Aaron to speak to the husbands out there
and he says, “Guys, be patient! I know that sometimes it seems like this
is all about them but it’s about you too! Because of Arbonne, my kids
are home instead of in daycare and our life is not about the 8-5 rat race.
I am so grateful for Arbonne because I was able to invest in starting my
own business and we just started building our mountain cabin near
Telluride, Colorado. It’s a family dream getaway (and hunting) spot. So,
success strategy:
the next time there is a meeting or Presentations, remember what’s in it
for you too. How will your life be different if you help her be successful?
It will be worth it!”
I am so thankful for my incredibly supportive upline: ENVP Cindy Pipkin, my
mentor and dear friend; ENVP Joyce Owens, ERVP Kathe Rush and ENVP
Neta Irwin. Also, my crosslines ENVP Martha McIntyre, ENVP Cecilia Stoll,
NVP Carol Egleston, ERVP Meloni Barkley and NVP Stacy Thorn, who are
all great leaders and I feel like I have learned from the best! These ladies
believed in me from the beginning and for a long time I had to “borrow”
from their belief system until I was confident in my own. I attended every
meeting and did exactly what they said to do (there is some powerful training
in that sentence!) It does not matter if you believe today that you will be
a National Vice President in the future. It matters today if you are willing to
work like a National Vice President for your future.
I want to thank my incredible management team and wonderful friends:
RVP Robyn Brady from Oklahoma who has growing teams in Minnesota
and Florida; DMs, Jill Rogge, Michele Rogers, Kirsten Komarek, Kendra
Wright and Sheila Boutwell. New RVP Charity Schlabaugh from Virginia
and her awesome team: AM Mary Dachtler and DMs Bert DeHerrera,
Dana Holstrom and Cindy Miller … out on their own in the middle of
Iowa. AM Liz McKinney and DMs Darla Jarvis, Christine Keller and
Cheri Threatt who are building in South Carolina.
Thank you to EAM Jennifer Combs and her incredible Georgia and
Florida teams: AM Robbin Mooney and DMs Mandy Bennett, Holly
Perkins, Jennifer Millican, Mindy Persinger, Kari Rousaki and Christie
Herrmann. EAM Crystal Ferguson (my sister) and your exploding team
in Oklahoma City: AM Wendy Vermillion and DM Shannon Brown.
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If you are willing to invest your time and energy, regardless of
your education and financial situation, then you can be successful.
Oklahoma team.

Georgia team.
Thank you to AM Rita Goad who moved across the country and is building
now in Washington state with DM Wendy Dawkins but who left an
incredible group of leaders in Oklahoma: DMs, Cathy Rott, Donna Smith
and Becky Maddox. To AM Janice Steinkirchner and DMs Robin
Landsaw, Paulette Smith and Angie Jones who all drive more than two
hours to attend our meetings … it is paying off for you guys!
Thank you to AM Rhonda Cole and DMs Renee Barber and Susan
Crosby who are building incredible businesses inside and outside of
their small towns. AM Lois Bava and DMs Kathy Freund and Gloria Vigil
have businesses booming in Colorado. I am also privileged to work here
in Oklahoma City with AMs Cheryl Lipscomb and Lisa Hamilton (salon
owners), AM Heather Cook and DMs Arnie Frazee, Elizabeth Corona,
Melanie Plunkett, Rejena Brown and Charlotte Crum. I know there are
many more of you who are in qualification all over the country and I am
so excited for your futures with Arbonne and I feel blessed that you are
part of the Whitfield Nation.
Thank you to every Consultant in the Nation; Petter for his vision, Stian,
Rita and Candee for their leadership. Stacy, James, Melissa, Matthew,
Christie, Franny and everyone at the Home Office for working so hard
and caring so much.
Thank you to my dad and mom (Dan and Jo Grounds) for your great
example of faith and guidance throughout my life. My dad has always
said, “Work hard and make me proud.” I hope I have dad! To John and
Sheila Whitfield (Aaron’s parents), thank you for your support and for
raising the best husband any woman could ask for! I could not do what
I do without your help!
Thank you Aaron for believing in me, encouraging me and being my best
friend. To my boys, Cade and Cole you mean the world to me. Most importantly,
I want to thank God. I do not believe in chance. I believe that I am exactly
where He planned for me to be. I love to say that I am a better person than
I was eight years ago before I joined Arbonne … not better than anyone else
… just better than I used to be.
Colorado and Wyoming Team.
Minnesota team.
Virginia and South Carolina Team.
How seriously would you have taken me … a 22-year-old kid with acne,
who scrubbed toilets at night and changed diapers all day … if I had
approached you about a product or business opportunity? That was just
one of the many obstacles I have encountered and overcome during my
Arbonne career that I could have let stop me from building this business.
I had to decide that my reasons for making this work were far more
important than anyone else’s ideas or even my own excuses.
What or who will you let steal your dreams? Whose opinion of what you
are doing is more important than your financial security and future? In the
hope of inspiring women all over the country who may be reading this
piece right now, I will leave you with the same question that was posed
to me eight years ago that change my family’s future: If you do not do
anything differently in your life, where will you be in five years?
ABOVE: Oklahoma City team.
ABOVE: More of Oklahoma team.
BELOW: Iowa team.
NEW EXECUTIVE NATIONAL NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT
The testimonials in this story reflect the actual experience of an individual, are anecdotal only, and may be atypical.
Washington team.
EYE ON ARBONNE JANUARY 2004