“Aim for success, not perfection.

Never give up your right to be wrong,because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life.”

Dr. David M. Burns

How are we to recognize success or know the formula for living a happy and productive life? Why isn’t there a roadmap for success?

Why are we not taught from grade school through college about life’s secrets and learn to digest them in nice tight little bites? Why isn’t life fair…?

Because if it were, we wouldn’t learn anything! Stop insisting upon instant justice, expecting instant gratification. Magic, poof, instant great life!

We have heard it said before, life is a journey, not a destination…

Let’s view life through the snap shot of a lady called Betty and learn the formula for living a happy and productive life from her journey.

Imagine you are sitting with a beautiful lady called Betty and picture a bright sunny day, with palm trees and dense vegetation (much like Jurassic Park) all around you.

Think of yourself lounging in the shade ten feet away from the Atlantic Ocean. The waves sweep in and flow outward providing the calming music of nature as its backdrop.

And then there is Betty.

Betty’s journey although blessed, is speckled with more than her fair share of life’s intermittent struggles.

She chooses to rely on the strength of tight family ties to help provide the light. Betty, a consummate thinker, a woman of great energy has a plan;she wants to become a National Director for Mary K products in Canada. No doubt an arduous task, Betty shifts gears and kicks into her ‘long-time-perspective’mode to guide her down that path. Suddenly, tragedy strikes in the epicenter of her heart, Betty’s mother, fondly referred to as Nana dies, quite unexpectedly and Betty loses her motivation to succeed in life or carry out her life-plan.

As Betty seeks truth and understanding, her emotions take over and quitting is all she can bring herself to think about. An unplanned life-play of ‘parent-to-child’ role reversal, Betty discovers her light and reconnects with that eternal candle burning deep inside though a candid conversation with her eldest son Derek.

She trusted Derek’s belief in her when she could not believe in herself and that strength paid huge dividends when she listened to the message of her eldest son, as he held her hand through a pivotal point in life, a crossroads, if you will… The message was simple and clear… “Mom, you have a choice, you can choose to be successful and continue what you have started, or you can quit”. “I know you are not a quitter”. She listened and thought to herself, yes, that’s right this is my choice, ‘Betty’s choice’!

Through the time tested ‘Universal Law of Accumulation’, Betty decides to become a little bit better every day.

She decides to do a little bit more every day and through the ‘Law of Compounding Interest’ her stock continues to rise. Betty represents classic beauty, inside and out.

She has an acute focus and sure intensity about herself. Her awareness is keen. When needed, it cuts through the target like a Swiss army knife. Fortunately, she shared her philosophy of life with me while spinning intriguing chronicles of life’s many lessons.

If you sit still and remain quiet, you can learn from Betty. She is many things to those who are welcomed into her life, because she cares.

She will stamp footprints in your heart. Although she has proven to be something far more than a survivor, she is thriving in life. Betty met her long-term objectives of becoming a National Sales Director for Mary K. She refuses to no longer do it alone. Betty has assembled her own ‘Master Mind Alliance’ and she calls her group…get this… ‘The Believers’! Her vision is clear, her path is set and by the creation of this group, ‘The Believers’, it’s more than just a name…

“I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me”

The road to success is not straight.

There is a curve called Failure, a loop called Confusion, speed bumps called Friends,

red lights called Enemies, caution lights called Family.

You will have flats called Jobs. But, if you have a spare called Determination,

an engine called Perseverance, insurance called Faith, a driver called Jesus,

you will make it to a place called Success”. Phillip 4:13

Betty lives her life from the heart and she is a ‘Believer’! She has truly touched my life and the lives of many others.
Betty has helped me rediscover my journey and it’s made a believer out of me. What is your journey? What do you believe?
Find your place in life through Betty’s parable, and strengthen your beliefs, discover your journey through hidden talents.
Whether you are looking for answers or helping others with answers, share Betty’s story with them and help them see the vision. Betty lives life from the heart.

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