Last night was our Edmonton Regional where Mike and Barb Popovich came in to do some training during the afternoon and then in the evening, show what it is that we do by showing the plan and then they told their story and shared some successes they’ve had.  It’s also where we have the pin recognition where people cross stage at different PV levels.  Most pin crossings from what I’ve gathered are pretty quick maybe 15 minutes or so.  Our pin crossing this time was an hour plus!  So there is major growth in this area and as they say “the proof is in the pudding”.

What really impacted me from last night wasn’t the pin recognition, it wasn’t the training, it wasn’t the plan, it was Mike talking about how they give back on a constant basis.  That struck me big time because Lindsay and I feel the same way and we want to make sure we give back now and give back more when we make even more money.  There are many amazing things you can do with money, and that doesn’t make it evil.  Its what you do with it and we plan to do some pretty cool and impactful things even with what we have now.  I’ve already talked about some smaller things we’ve done on “Seeing Our Donation in Action”, and my current campaign for Easter Seals on my Drop Zone Page.  However I’m talking about doing some impactful things to people in need on a regular basis and not just waiting for certain organizations to do their fundraising drives.

See what I love about getting around the people we get to hang around with is that you start to open your mind to the possibilities that are out there.  The people I hang around with at work or even some of my closest friends don’t think about this kind of stuff.  Things like giving back to families that are unfortunate or kids that go without new clothes, underwear or shoes for years.  I know my current job allows me to live comfortable but doesn’t allow me to write a $5,000 cheque to needy family to put new clothes on their kids and get them some much needed supplies/food/etc… I know that when people are in debt themselves they rarely will look outwards and be more giving.  They will put any extra money on debt or just spend it frivolously. I’m really not doing justice to what I heard last night but we are going to impact communities with what we are building and that is worth fighting for and that is worth putting in the work to make this amazing business opportunity work. 

I’ve always been saying here that my main focus is my family and that’s why we build this business, but I’ve been adding in the giving back as a very very close second and that is a primary reason why we build this now.  Say what you will about his business, be it a “scam”, “pyramid scheme” (which are illegal by the way and 52 year old companies that make 9.2 Billion don’t get away with illegal operations in over 82 countries and partner with companies like Best Buy, Sears, and the Detroit Red Wings. I think their lawyers did more research about this company then what you did before joining with Amway.  Come on this isn’t the 70’s, take your head out of your…), or whatever else you want to say, my reason for building this far out weights your negative attitude towards what we do.  I’m building this to give back and help people achieve what it is they want to, be it giving back or whatever reason they want.  That is powerful and nobody can steal that away from us.