Do you have a crab mentality or do you have a unified, long term constructive mentality that allows others to grow and become what they are intended to be?... I can answer that for you.
You have the latter!!! I am so amazed at the kindness that I witness with all of you in this office. Nothing makes me happier when I see one of you volunteering to help each other and especially when a new agent comes in. I walk in and see that you are teaching them something that you have learned along the way and it makes me beam!!! The best way to be better at what you do is to practice by helping others. I have always had as one of my main stays my favorite quote by Zig..."You can have anything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want"
Thankfully you all realize that you are never diminished in time or resources when you give your self away. You can never ever give too much. To give is to take that which has been given to you and to multiply it. It is a spiritual principle that works whether you believe in it or not. It is ever flowing and when you stop your flow of goodness to others yours will stop as well. None of you need to worry about that because you are all givers in the most supreme way.
Let me digress.... When crabs are kept in a bucket they are really good at keeping all their other crab buddies down. You do not even have to put a lid on them because they do not escape because when they dare escape and strive for greatness one of the well meaning crabs will grab them by their little legs and say.... hold on buddy no you don't, you get your little crabbly self back in here. If we are not getting out neither are you!!! So they all succeed in keeping them in that limited space of a bucket. I am sure that you know people like that (hopefully not up close and personal) If they can not succeed and move forward then they will sabotage you and keep you from moving to your goals and God given destiny. They will also say things that are not true to keep you where you are so do not listen to that voice.... only listen to that voice of encouragement because that is the voice of truth.
As our company grows and it will because in life you either grow or you move backwards there will be a few pains along the way. But in the end we will be doing our mission in life and that is to give our hearts and be a blessing and an example of encouragement. In others words.... "the only people we have to get even with are those that have helped us" My list is getting long and my heart is full especially as I see so many of you giving, loving and teaching what you know.
I am grateful to all of you and although we have grown I know that each of you have your place here and are here for a reason and a purpose. My hope is that you continue to do what moves your heart and always know that the money is NEVER the goal but it comes when your heart is about service and love. Our commitment to each other is the best place to practice that love and service and you do it quite well. I have witnessed many of you change and grow and become so giving and loving an in doing so you have learned the most valuable gift.
I have always held this thought from a very young age and it holds truer today than ever.... If you will seek to radiate happiness rather than absorb it then it will come to you in its highest and best form!!!!
With great gratitude,
Karen