A Lesson From Around The World

Tonight I went to church for the first time in probably 10 years.   It isn’t because I am not a Christian or anything (in fact, quite the opposite) but I guess because I really wasnt brought up in the Church like so many of my friends and colleagues, I just never thought to go.  I was always taught to have my own relationship with Him, and that has always been good for me. I have gone each year for Christmas and Easter, but tonight was just because I wanted to go.  Something just told me that tonight I needed to go.   I am glad I did – I learned an incredible lesson.

Because it was Wednesday night they don’t have the typical “service”, so tonight they had a missionary from Jordan who is doing some pretty amazing things over in the Middle East for Christianity.  Regardless of your religion, it is pretty amazing when you think of these people who are going into these countries to teach what they believe under such dangerous circumstances.  I sat in awe as he showed pictures of Baptist churches and schools being built in war-stricken areas of Iraq and surrounding countries… just amazing to see the pictures and think of what they are having to risk to do those kinds of things over there.

But that wasnt what really struck me.  This gentleman (I can not pronounce, much less attempt to spell his name) was from Jordan and was probably in his late 50s.  He had come to the US for the first time in 1984, which is also when he learned to speak English.  He had a very thick accent, but you could understand him clearly. What I loved though, was how he used the English language.

As he spoke, he explained the new land they had purchased, and the new churches and schools they were designing to build.  Intead of what we would typically say about our goals or intentions though, he would say “My heart is to finish by August” or “Our heart is to have 250 students enrolled.”

His interpretation of our “goal” was his “heart” – and how true is that!?

Think of the goals you have set for yourself that you have followed all the way through and accomplished successfully?  What was different from the ones you didnt achieve?  I am willing to bet – your HEART wasnt really in to it.  You may have WANTED it, but you weren’t committed to it.  It wasnt in your heart.

So today as you think about your daily goals, ask yourself – Is your heart really in to it? And, if you didnt reach a goal… don’t continue to beat yourself up over it.  It wasnt your fault that you failed.  Your heart just wasnt in to it. Decide if it is still what you want, and if so, resolve to work from your heart – not your head – to achieve that goal.

My heart is to work with women I can help become successful.  My heart is to be someone that people come to when they need a pick-me-up, or a little reassurance when their business (or life!) gets them down.  My heart is to provide a community for women who are in our industry to have a place they truly fit in, are understood, supported and respected.   My heart is that everyone reading this succeeds in everything they put their heart into, because they absolutely deserve it.

What is your heart?

To Your Success!

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.  Lynsey Jones, The Party Plan Coach, is the sole owner of www.PartyPlanDivas.com, the largest online training community built solely for the Home Party Plan Professional. Lynsey has been in the Party Plan Industry for 12 years, maintaining between #1 and #3 for both Sales and Recruiting but she struggled with finding balance between work and home. It is from that struggle that she created The Diva Success System. As a wife and mother of two daughters and four dogs, Lynsey continues to do parties with her own Party Plan Business, staying "in the trenches" with the Party Plan Industry. Join Lynsey and thousands of other Party Plan Divas and learn what you need to succeed in TODAY'S Party Plan Industry. Join www.PartyPlanDivas.com Read more from this author

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