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Last month I wrote hundreds of thank you cards and sent gifts to so many of my Team who contributed to achieving the massive goal we set for ourselves in October to move up to the VP level! All this from someone who started Norwex just over 7 years ago not ever wanting to recruit, not wanting to be distracted by others, not understanding the possibilities that are created for a Consultant when you start growing a Team of people, who care as much as you do. As soon as that ‘Team building penny’ dropped for me three months later, I never looked back. Developing a Team over my time sharing Norwex, has brought me much joy, friendship, inspiration, energy and motivation to keep growing and learning. Your Team is the glue that holds you into this business and when I felt like quitting 20 days into October, I had an overwhelming sense that I could not let my Team down and those who were backing me all the way to achieve this. I wanted this for our Team as a huge recognition of our years of dedication and commitment to the Norwex brand, our mission and our belief that these just are the very best products to be using around your home, family and children. Some thought I was mad doing this in a Go For The Goal month (the annual Norwex overseas trip month) but with strategic planning, I was backing my Team and the demand for new products & Liquid Laundry Detergent. Also, I chose a month that had 31 days and I had a trust & belief in my experienced Leaders to keep driving our vision for October, when I was away for 10 days on the GFTG cruise. I didn’t anticipate extreme jet lag for the first 5 days of my return, but this meant I woke up at some crazy hours so I started working!! At 3am two days running and 5am the next two after that. My caring Leaders went above and beyond and so did many Team members. My army of home shoppers shone their Norwex torch bright, they collected extra orders, they called more Customers, they found more people to join, they did PB’s, they did Facebook parties for the first time, they did in home parties for the first time, they were absolutely amazing! I was surprised over and over, many times I was overwhelmed with up and down emotions, but so touched when people kept saying, you deserve this, you’ve got this, you have earnt this, we need to get this for you Rhian, when I the whole time kept saying we and us! I knew this was a goal I couldn’t have achieved by myself and we planned in detail for this six weeks beforehand and our excellent planning paid off. We advertised & communicated to the Team, in every possible way and made it all about us and not about one individual. We set our sights on this huge goal, driven by a mindset that were going to get this together and to have now achieved it together is a sensational feeling that money can’t buy. This is a major reason as to why you too should grow a Team, it increases your appreciation of others efforts, your job satisfaction and accomplishments tenfold. Thank you & congratulations to my incredible Team of tough, sparkling Sapphire Gems and to the Teams and amazing Leaders of the Black Onyx Gems, Stellar Gems and the Black Sapphires, I am grateful and proud of us all beyond words, we did it! Rxxx Rhian Borowicz, Vice President Sales Leader, Queensland, Australia 9