A couple of weeks ago I was staffing a TurningLeaf Seminar. As we entered the conference center a wave of emotions flooded over me and I was overwhelmed with gratitude to be a part of something so incredible. I began to blog the moment in my head, hoping my emotions would be able to translate into words. Even before the thoughts were complete I was excited, and couldn’t wait to share my passion with you. I feel so privileged to be a part of a company with such a great mission, as I share my emotions translated into words… I hope you hear my heart…
As our team headed toward the lobby doors I thought to myself, the people around us have no idea. As I watched my colleagues walk ahead, I noticed we blended well with the other professionals entering the conference along side of us. Our business casual look, our black roller box, and the tripod, yeah, we looked the part. Identical conference rooms lined the long hall. We walk, we blend, we look like the others but we are not the same. The clicking of the roller box was silenced as it left the tile, as the wheels glided down the carpeted hall to our assigned room, my world slowed down and my brain processed in slow motion. If anyone really knew what was about to happen in our conference room over next 3 days, they would be lined up at our door trying to trade for sure. In that moment my heart was filled with both anticipation and pride. This 3 days would not be about marketing, numbers, or profit. Our training has been in the matter of the heart. People would pass through our doors with the cares of the world heavy on their shoulders. Shoulda, coulda, woulda, from their past haunting their present, and stagnating their future. And in 3 days, with their hard work, desire and commitments, they would empower themselves to let go of the weights of yesterday and giving them the freedom and the power to live today generating a brand new tomorrow.
I remember years ago when I stepped through the doors of this seminar myself. I was weighted with my own trials in life, and had lost sight of the person I was meant to be. I was missing the moments with my kids, living as a shell watching life pass by, not truly embracing or living it. I remember walking out of that seminar feeling lighter, brighter and a part of my own life. It was soon after I chose to train with TurningLeaf to become a part of the team, and pass on the gift.
I gotta say…I love what we do.

Us at the end of an amazing week.  Just regular people doing their best to make a difference in the lives of others.