If You Ever Catch on Fire…

Try to avoid looking in a mirror—I bet that will really throw you into a panic!

This isn’t another one of those irritating tips you’ll read about positive thinking and positive thoughts…I know the last thing you want to hear is that’s it’s all in your head.

The hardest part of staying positive is that validating the negative thoughts or fears feels good. It is comforting, especially if others agree with you, giving that sense of ‘you’re not alone.’

Negative thinking feels realistic, or soothes our pain, or eases our embarrassment. Negative thinking protects us and lowers expectations.

If positive thinking was easy, we’d do it all the time. Positive thinking is hard, and I know that from personal experience.

But let me ask you…is it worth trying to do the hard thing?

Only you can answer that…

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Anonymous October 21, 2009

Right on Baby! Great observation that ‘negative thinking’ lowers our expections! Very very true.

Ted

Once upon a time, in 1984, a woman named Rina Valan was frustrated about the limits placed on women in the business world and in their personal relationships. Back then, you literally had one choice: raise a family or have a career. In addition, if women complained of lack of pleasure with a partner, it was just assumed she was ‘frigid.’ Those choices were just not acceptable to Rina, and so her mission because clear to be that champion for the financial and personal well-being of women and their partners. With a $10,000 loan from her mother and drawing out all her cash advances on credit cards, in August 1984 Rina started Fantasia Home Parties in a small dusty warehouse in Elizabeth, NJ. She loved her 3 year old daughter so much that she could not bear to leave her with a sitter, so she took her to work every day. In the evenings would train new consultants so they could sell at home parties and be able to support their families AND be there to take care of them too. Today, Rina and her daughter, Emily, still work side by side. So 30 years later, Fantasia Home Parties stands as the pioneer and leader in romance home parties. As one of the founding member of CAHPA (Certified Adult Home Party Association), Fantasia continues to forge the trail and we make it possible for women to be equals in matters of the heart, personal pleasure, or providing income for themselves and family. Some of us do it in pink high heels or sneakers, some are single or married, some are single moms, or some of us are even taking care of own moms. With over 33 years of executive experience in the Home Party and Direct Selling business, her personal attention and real life experience is the backbone of our team. It is not unusual that she shares her working experience daily by coaching and with personal support with both new and experienced consultants.

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Rina Valan, President and Founder of Fantasia Home Parties