How is greatness defined?  Is greatness a part of a person’s DNA?  Or, is greatness something that one must strive to achieve throughout life, something that each individual must dig deep to find, nourish and provoke?

I believe that every person is given a gift from our Creator at conception.  It is however, up to each one of us to discover and cultivate our gift.  I tend to define greatness as the moment when someone who identifies their gift, determines to use it to help others.  There are many examples throughout history where unfortunately this has occurred but the gift was used to the detriment of the people.  Therefore, true greatness needs to be used for the good and benefit of others.

You could say that I’ve really lucked out.  But, just maybe I was the right person in the right place at the right time….and that’s exactly where I was meant to be.  Over the last year I’ve been very fortunate to meet and work with many amazing people.

Men and women who have had a positive influence on the lives of family, friends and neighbors in their small communities and men and women who have tremendously impacted the lives of millions all over the world.  With a common purpose, this is truly an industry of opportunity.

Just this last week I had the honor of meeting someone who has been in the Network Marketing Industry for over 20 years.  This person has touched and changed the lives of  tens of thousands of people and on Friday, he touched the life of one more.  Mine.

I was honored to spend just a couple of hours with this man, who is on fire for life.  Life with a purpose, not afraid of struggle – because only through great struggles can you achieve great victory.

Everyone has a different trigger – a trigger to get involved, a trigger to get started and a trigger to be great.  I have identified my trigger for the first two categories, personal connection.  Life is about relationships, without interaction and human connection we wouldn’t have stories, memories or purpose.  And this is a relationship industry, without relationships you can’t build team, without a team you can’t build a business, without a business you can’t build a dream and without a dream, you can’t build a legacy.

I was motivated to get involved in this business after working with John Godzich and Doug Wead for the last year.   Thanks to my meeting on Friday with my new friend, for the first time since I’ve gotten involved in this business I feel really ready to go!  I began sharing the business opportunity with friends again….and I have to say, there’s something exciting about it this time!

I relate it to moving to a new city or a new state, a place where you are unfamiliar with the people, landscape and culture.  There is an excitement, a rush you get every time you introduce the opportunity to someone new.  You can’t guess if this is the right time for your candidate.  You do not always know what they are going to say or what their needs may be.  You may be rejected or questioned or mocked BUT how do you know if you don’t take the chance?!  Your vision may be embraced, someone may catch a little piece of your dream, your hope.  And, what if that someone is the person who you will partner with and start a fire!

“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit.  We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.”

- Wilma Rudolph