What It Feels Like to be 38-Years-Old!

WOW! On April 1, 38 years ago I signed the papers to incorporate my small little company. I always had big dreams, but little did I know that my company would become one of the largest woman-owned companies in the country and a leader in the direct sales industry. When I look back, I realize that it took a lot of HARD WORK, a lot of PASSION and DRIVE, and a lot of DEDICATED PEOPLE to build this great company.

As we celebrate our anniversary and begin our 38th year in business, I am so grateful for the VALUES I learned as I grew up. Those values led me to understand that there is no substitute for HARD WORK and that helping others always will come back to you abundantly. Those values instilled in me a YEARNING for LEARNING that gave me confidence to step out of my comfort zone…to go under, over, around or through to take the next step forward. With each hurdle I knew I was growing and so was my business… all of which reinforced my PASSION and DRIVE to keep on building.

Ten years into the business after Cathi was stabilized from her lung disease, it was time to respond to all the inquiries outside the Chicagoland area. I had built a million-dollar organization there and constantly received inquiries about being a Representative from other states. OPPORTUNITY was knocking on my door! I had a DEDICATED staff to support me so I hit the road and soon found others who had the PASSION, DRIVE and VISION to WORK HARD and pursue their DREAMS. It was exhilarating to see those people grow! My DREAM became their DREAM.

We hear so much bad news about the level of unemployment and yet in 1971 it was at 5.9% and it didn’t bother me! When Sharon Morgan started as a Representative, unemployment was at 7.4% and the last time we had double-digit unemployment is the year that Sharon added 100 people to her Team and began her climb to a Million-Dollar Team! Carol Romkema built her Team during one of the most difficult economic times for the farming community around her. It became her mission to help other people save their family’s farms!

So on this day when I think of celebrating our 38th anniversary, I am ever so thankful for the VALUES I grew up with and the DREAM that continues to grow because of the DEDICATED PEOPLE who WORK HARD to pursue their DREAMS and continue to reach out to other people as I did in those beginning years.

Happy Anniversary to everyone in the Signature HomeStyles family!

Memories for a Lifetime!

WOW! What a great trip we had to Puerto Vallarta! Seventeen years ago we had a company trip there and it was great to be back to see all the changes and all the wonderful quaintness that had not changed. The hotel was fabulous, the food delicious, the pool and beach spectacular, and all the fun activities together FANTASTIC! But of course the togetherness would be FANTASTIC because the Signature HomeStyles people are just the BEST! It was great to share meals together, chat by the pool, shop and tour together, spend time with seasoned Representatives and get to know new ones.

One of my favorite questions along the way was to ask Representatives which trip that they earned was their favorite. Over and over again I had Representatives tell me that this trip to Puerto Vallarta was one of the best ever whether they have been on many trips or just a few. For family trips, anything Disney always ranks high on the list with many Representatives sharing what great memories their children have of those trips. I had Representatives tell me that their first company trip, regardless of the location, stands out in their memory as a favorite. Most seasoned Representatives who have been on many trips couldn’t choose just one but had two or three on the top of their lists. All-inclusive resorts ranked high with cruises ‘to anywhere’ being a favorite. And, of course, I had Representatives tell me that Hawaii is a DREAM trip for just about everybody.

For many, a couples trip or family vacation is just that…a DREAM. When you’re raising a family, there are just too many other needs. Yet vacations can be some of the best bonding times for families whether it’s a couple taking time to be together or the whole family. When I was growing up, we didn’t have the money to fly to fancy destinations, but my parents loaded us all up in the car and we drove to destinations in the United States and Canada. Memories of those times together still give me a warm fuzzy feeling and I love to look back at pictures of those trips. We shared day after day of pure FUN together!

So one of my greatest joys at Signature HomeStyles is to be able to provide a program where families can take time out of their busy routines and share pure FUN together! I know so many Representatives share in this joy as it is the reward for working their businesses consistently, and they are overjoyed with pride that they can thank their families for supporting them all year long with such fantastic vacations. We set lots of goals for ourselves, but we rarely think that we could achieve a goal that would create memories that are a positive imprint on our families for a lifetime! The money we earn is ever so meaningful to enhance the lives of our families, but you can’t put a price tag on the value of the memories from a VACATION OF A LIFETIME!

Invest your time into figuring out what you need to do to earn one of these trips and take action on your plan. Once you earn your first Signature HomeStyles trip, you and your family will never want to miss one! Every trip will be your BEST memories ever because you are traveling to the BEST destinations with the BEST travel companions…your own family and your Signature HomeStyles family!

Let’s watch the sun set over the ocean together in Maui and/or sail the seas together on a cruise to Key West and Cozumel!