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E Y E O N A R B O N N E
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT,
NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
stella walker

MAKE A DECISION
AND CREATE A VISION
stella walker
NVP
Independent Consultant, National Vice President
Stella Walker Nation; Dalhart, TX
In my journey with Arbonne, which began in January of 1992, a recurring
theme has surfaced many times. The theme that defines my Arbonne experience
is: Make a decision; create a vision.
Years ago, while sitting in a Boston restaurant with ENVP Joyce Owens, I
heard her say, “I think I will go ahead and go for Area.” Joyce and I were
both District Managers at that time and I found it fascinating that Joyce said
she had decided what she was going to do next. As part of her inner circle of
friends and business associates, I was able to watch her achieve what she set
out to do and much more.
My route took a lot longer, but I experienced my own epiphany of deciding
to reach Nation on October 31, 2005 after a crucial conversation with ENVP
Sonja Peach. I called Sonja with a lot of excitement regarding the retreat coming
up the next month. Sonja wanted to talk about my numbers. A few months
earlier in June, Sonja and I planned a retreat that was going to take place in
November of 2005. All of the qualifications for the retreat were definitely conducive
to our promoting to Nation. All of the signs were pointing toward one
inevitable direction. So within a few moments, my life and the lives of several
other people would never be quite the same. After midnight on the night of
October 31, an e-mail from the Home Office announced an extension of the
close until 2 p.m. the next day. In the middle of the night, I made the decision
to go for it, to put it out there that we were going for Nation. What if I said it
and then did not do it?
On an earlier date, posters had been plastered all over my house that said,
“NVP, May 2005.” May 2005 came and went without the expected celebration.
But five months later, Sonja believed we could qualify for Nation. The
weekend prior, I had read a little e-book message that I incorporated into
my evening reading. There was no pressure to perform anything except read
certain words to yourself and allow them to work on your subconscious mind.
Here are the words, with a few I added myself: Faith, praise, concentration,
peace, poise, harmony, goodwill, non-resistance, justice, freedom, guidance,
wisdom, understanding, inspiration, intelligence, memory, law and order,
spirit, health, strength, energy, activity, vitality, power, life, youth, success, happiness,
alertness, resourcefulness, persistence, achievement, mastery, prayer,
grace, confidence and magnify. I read those nourishing words for the first time
on October 30 th . I wrote in the margin of the book in several places, “NVP,
NVP now, and top NVP.”
That crucial conversation with Sonja was followed by an immediate conversation
with AM Amy McDonald to find out if she was willing to go ahead and
decide to go for Region … now! She and her team stepped up and took the
challenge. Amy Promoted to RVP on December 1, 2005.
I would not trade anything for the personal growth I earned in this 14-year
process. What I have seen is if you work your Arbonne business, you have
Barry and Stella in Hawaii.
Stella with sister, Mary Wallace; husband, Barry
and Boog Wallace.
Granddaughters, Cianna, Baylee, Brynn and Brooklyn Walker,
enjoying a tea party at Mimi’s house.

BACK: Mary Hunzinger, Danya Martin, Audrey Johns and Pat Moore. FRONT: Kim Kennedy,
Margie Hanke, Vicki Haynes, Karina Ruthenberg, Vicki Ware and Nancy Cieszykowski.
AM Michele Sires, AM Margy Westfahl, RVP Debbie Graber and Stella.
the potential to get paid. It is that simple. It is the most equitable form
of work I know of, with the potential for all of the freedom and fringe
benefits that you want to give yourself. You decide to go to the next
level if you want.
people blossom and grow, gain confidence and achieve, work hard and
watch them not quit before payday? Where else do you get to watch
someone make a comeback after everything had fallen apart? As a new
Nation, I can begin to unwrap the many gifts that have been waiting to
be opened for a very long time.
“
Finding a system that duplicates was necessary for taking us out of that
five-year comfort zone of ERVP to Nation. In June of 2005, I read a
book that explained the concept of network marketing in such a way
that excited me to the core. The successful process of duplication was
emphasized in it. This system, coupled with the Arbonne=REsults TM
method, put us into an unstoppable momentum. Our system includes a
getting-started checklist and a what-to-do-next list. Running the business
with these tools has been a big factor in helping our Consultants catch
the vision. Thank you, Arbonne, for providing all the tools that help with
efficiency, duplication and the ability to move to any level we “decide”
to go for. It took a long time for me to realize and learn that I needed to
decide to go for it. Make a decision; create a vision.
Capitalizing on momentum is key. Once you break your own belief
barrier, it becomes so much more exciting and fun to offer the Arbonne
opportunity. With a sense of urgency, you see yourself wanting to offer
the opportunity to everyone and letting them explore for themselves
whether it is a fit for their life. Even when momentum is working and
you have made the decision to move forward, does it fall into place?
No, there are obstacles at many corners that could stop you in your
tracks. Being successful in Arbonne, or at anything else, is not for the
fainthearted. Making the decision is a great backdrop that helps back
you up when things do not go your way.
With the obstacles and hard work comes an incredible way of life.
Where else can you offer someone your lifestyle and see them achieve
and live their dreams, simply because you had a vehicle to offer them
the ride of their life? Where else do you get the opportunity to watch
success strategy:
Be who you are, and through
faith, give your life daily to
earning, loving and contributing.
”
Having the potential to live life beyond financial stress has been a huge
blessing. It is amazing what the mind can wrap itself around when it is
not consumed with stress. Living more comfortably allows one to give
more. Finding out about a need and being able to anonymously help
out is fun, such as adopting a child living in Africa. That helps them and
enlarges the heart here at home.
Arbonne is a business of relationships. You must surround yourself with
positive people who want to grow, and with movers and shakers who
want to do something. Do not allow the naysayers and dreamstealers to
occupy your life and your time. I handpicked the people who populate
my business and my life. As a result, I treasure my relationships with my
SuccessLine, as well as my crossline.
My Arbonne friends are too numerous to mention, but I want to mention
one crossline friend, Beta Wright. Beta has been there to work, laugh
and plan with me, and learn from. Thank you, Beta. RVPs, Debbie
Graber and Kim Brown are my dear friends and business associates.
RVPs, Amy McDonald and Patti Grant have been truly amazing to
work with. Their tenacity and determination are great examples of the
Arbonne spirit.
Some of our other emerging leaders are AMs, Nancy Cieszykowski,
Christine Backs, Susan Clayton, Michele Sires, Wendy Kitchen,
Lisa McIntire, Ann Kimble, Melody Berry, Dorisse Gleason; DMs,
Tammie Binderup, Cheryl Allen, Michele Fields, Deb Hagerman, Mary
Hunzinger, Tami Burkhart, Carolyn Moody, Nance Woods and so
continued ...
Stella and ERVP Beta Wright.

BACK: AM Patti Grant, DM Tammie Binderup, DM Christine Backs, Stella and Julie Stephens.
FRONT: RVP Amy McDonald, DMs Amy llies, Vickie Haynes, Sharon Kreie and Tammy Wilson.
many more! We would not be here had it not been for all the other
District Managers (soon-to-be AMs and RVPs) and every Consultant
in our Nation. Thank you for your efforts and for pulling together to
reach this goal.
ENVP Sonja Peach is my friend and mentor. I treasure her wisdom and
knowledge that she so eloquently makes available, and has been there
at some pivotal times. ENVP Neta Irwin is loved by all of us. Her encouragement
has been valued and appreciated through the years.
President Rita Davenport cared enough to have several conversations
with me that captured my attention over the years. Because of her words
to me at a luncheon in Enid, Oklahoma, back in 1998, I took a different
look at Arbonne and my position at that time, and consequently, I am
an NVP today. Thank you, Rita. You have touched and affected my life
more than once.
Our Home Office staff, as well as our VP Support Team, have been
warm, professional and fair over the years. They have listened and
made so many things great for us. Thank you! The trips have always
been dreams materializing into reality.
My husband, Barry, has been supportive, especially over the past
five years. Arbonne has allowed us to enjoy the freedom of choice in
several areas of our lives. Our four children are grown and live very
active and busy lives. We get to love 13 grandchildren, who of course
are wonderful.
AM Patti Grant, DM Vickie Haynes, AM Kim Brown, RVP Debbie Graber and Stella.
When we put our mind to something and make a decision, then we put
something out there for God to work with, and through Him, we create a
vision. When we decide, then the forces and the powers of the universe
come to us in the way of creativity, ideas, energy and thoughts that
enable us to create the vision we wanted all along.
In making a decision to go forward, things begin to happen in the way
of production and activity that is amazing. We can want something subconsciously
without really committing to a decision to go after it. Then, our
conscious steps in to remind us, “Well, you have never done that before,”
or, “You tried that already, and it did not work … remember.” The real
deal is that we have the creative power of the universe behind us that
goes into action when we make the decision. Our subconscious mind is
only waiting for that decision to be made, and it is there for us to act as
an obedient servant to take us where we want to go, feeling the fear, but
doing it anyway!
The vision begins to materialize, takes shape, and it takes on its own
personality, power and becomes unstoppable. We become a person with
new insights, which we never had before. We find new ways of doing
things. Suddenly, we have something to give to others because it is true,
real, tangible, life-changing and it is the gift of Arbonne. Being a part of
Arbonne makes all the other components of life work in better harmony.
The personal growth found in Arbonne brings balance and motivation to
make a decision; create a vision.
Stella, ENVP Sonja
Peach and AM
Patti Grant.
Summer retreat at ERVP
Beta Wright’s home.
NEW EXECUTIVE NATIONAL NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT The testimonials in this story reflect the actual experience of an individual, are anecdotal only, and may be atypical.
VICE PRESIDENT
RVP Debbie Graber, ENVP Sonja Peach, RVP Amy
McDonald, AM Patti Grant, AM Kim Brown and Stella.
EYE ON ARBONNE JUNE 2006