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The Importance of Personal
Development
K
ari Arntsen hit Silver in six months,
and then plateaued. She says, “What
I accounted to not being able to progress
was my limitations. I limited what I thought
Diamond would look like, and what type
of leader I needed to be.” Eventually she
came to realize that Diamond doesn’t
need to look a certain way. She could be
herself and be open about her strengths
and weaknesses.
“I realized that it was a journey and not an
end-all, be-all destination. Everyone is on
that journey with you.” Kari started to work
on herself and her personal development.
Once she decided to do that, people
began to be attracted to her business.
“Diamond doesn’t just come with a skill set
or drive, it comes with being satisfied with
who you are as an individual.”
Kari’s advice to those striving to reach
Diamond is to not build prematurely.
“Be sure that your three legs are solid and
that you’re able to support them wholeheartedly. Don’t put as much energy into
your fourth leg as your third leg. That’s not
the best thing to do. It inhibits your ability
to truly support your other legs properly.”
It’s important to not neglect mentoring
and nourishing your organization because
you’re worried about achieving a rank.
“I started to grow towards Diamond
when the business part of it began
to be fun, when it was organically
growing.”
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