Connie Kaaiohelo - Arbonne

ENVP Connie KaaioheloTheJourneyWhatisMattersConnie Kaaiohelo of Missouri City, Texas, stillremembers the day her life changed forever,more than a decade ago — when a friendintroduced her to Arbonne. A pharmaceutical salesrep at the time, Connie had 40 years of work aheadof her before retirement. And she knew she couldachieve more. So on that day, Connie’s journey toENVP began.Jared, Connie and family.One of the great life lessons I have learned from my time with Arbonne— now more than a decade running my own Arbonne business — isthat it’s the journey that really matters. The journey is so much moreimportant than the destination. And my incredible Arbonne journey issimilar to many others but still unique to me. So let me backtrack a fewyears to tell you my story.I graduated from college in 1999, married my husband, Jared, in 2000and settled into the “real world,” which meant looking for a job. I enthusiasticallybegan pursuing a job in pharmaceutical sales, which, at thetime, was my dream job. I interviewed rigorously and was ecstatic whenI was offered a pharmaceutical sales representative position. I had a“This was a way out of corporate Americafor my family and me.”Connie and daughters.good starting salary, great benefits, a company car and computer, andmy sales territory was in Edmond, my hometown, and the surroundingOklahoma City area. It was just what I wanted — in the area I wanted.I was truly thankful for the job and opportunity given to me. However itbecame just that — a job!I soon learned that my time was owned by my pharmaceutical salesjob and I was going to have to work for a company for almost 40 yearsbefore retirement was an option. Slowly, I realized this was not the idealcareer for me. My husband was working hard and had just opened hisDaughters Kora and Kenna.