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E Y E O N A R B O N N E<br />
<strong>IT</strong> <strong>IS</strong> <strong>NOT</strong><br />
TOO LATE<br />
When my mom called me about <strong>Arbonne</strong>, in late March of 2006, I was<br />
very surprised. I had a great job with a Web conferencing company,<br />
working out of my home and making a significant income for my family.<br />
I could not understand why my mom would be so insistent about a network<br />
marketing company. She had even told me many times how lucky<br />
I was to have the job that I had. So, for her to bring up <strong>Arbonne</strong> in every<br />
conversation, every day, was just so strange to me. I did not get it.<br />
Then on April 6 th I lost my “great” job. My company was acquired by<br />
another company and they let most of us go. I could not believe it. I still<br />
was not going to do <strong>Arbonne</strong>, though. However, that Easter, there were<br />
other plans in store for me. My mom, who lives in Edmond, Oklahoma,<br />
flew out to visit us. As I suspected would happen, she started talking to<br />
me about <strong>Arbonne</strong> again. She spoke about how much she liked the<br />
NutriMinC ® RE 9® anti-aging skin care; how it made her skin feel and that<br />
she just loved everything about it, even the packaging. She talked about<br />
how all of these women (nearly 200 in fact) were driving a white<br />
Mercedes-Benz in Oklahoma — by participating in the Mercedes-Benz<br />
Cash Bonus Program — and about the potential income some people<br />
were making. I was really hesitant and even explained to her that if it<br />
was big in Oklahoma, then we were too late. Then, I saw the map. I<br />
saw all the amazing activity in Oklahoma and I looked over at my little<br />
state of Delaware and was shocked. There was only one woman driving<br />
the Mercedes-Benz in the entire state! I know Delaware is small, but<br />
surely there was room for more than one. I looked up to my mom and<br />
said, “Mom, I do not think we are late; I think we are early.” Then I said,<br />
“I need to wash my face!”<br />
Well, that is what I did and I have since not only fallen madly in love<br />
with the products, but have made it to Regional Vice President in only<br />
four-and-a-half months! I am not alone. The first woman who joined me<br />
— Carol Newberry — is getting her Mercedes-Benz, too. And my second<br />
business builder, Laurie Schaefer, is right on our heels, too, for her<br />
Angie’s family: Husband, Dave, daughter, Cambria and son, Christian.<br />
a n g i e c e l l a<br />
Independent Consultant, Executive Regional Vice President<br />
Angie Cella Region; Wilmington, DE<br />
Mercedes-Benz. We are not only hugely successful in <strong>Arbonne</strong>, we are<br />
actually having fun doing it, and I think that is a secret to being successful<br />
in <strong>Arbonne</strong>. If you are enjoying your life, especially your working<br />
life, it shows and other people want to be a part of that.<br />
Working as a team with my friend, EAM Laurie Schaefer, and my<br />
neighbor (turned good friend), RVP Carol Newberry, in growing our<br />
businesses, we learned there are really two key reasons to success with<br />
<strong>Arbonne</strong>. The first is understanding that in order for you to be successful,<br />
you must help others be successful. The second is knowing that finding<br />
these other people is simply a matter of time — it will happen. Some<br />
on the team find their teammates or business builders right away; others<br />
take months, but those who stay with it eventually find their teams.<br />
So when you start an <strong>Arbonne</strong> business you need to give yourself some<br />
time, have a committed mind and heart and once you find your business<br />
continued ...<br />
Cambria, Angie’s Why.<br />
Christian, Angie’s Why.
“<br />
success strategy:<br />
Stop wishing and start doing.<br />
builders, help them. We found the more we helped each other and encouraged<br />
others to stay with it, the more we were blessed in our businesses.<br />
In the beginning, my husband was totally against me doing <strong>Arbonne</strong>.<br />
This past summer he was transformed. He now sees <strong>Arbonne</strong> as a blessing<br />
to our family and our lives. I hardly know who he is when he says<br />
things to me like, “Honey, I will watch the kids, I will cook dinner, give<br />
the kids their baths … you just go do your <strong>Arbonne</strong>.” For the first time<br />
in our lives together, we see those dreams of ours may actually come<br />
true; buying the Avalon beach home may become a reality. We will<br />
have the potential to go on trips with our children, without scheduling<br />
conflicts and money concerns. Spending more time with each other and<br />
them is a possibility. The worry of watching every dime and stressing out<br />
between paychecks is ending. Our lives have been altered into the life<br />
we always dreamed. We actually laugh more and have less stress now,<br />
though we are busier than ever with my (or I should say “our”) <strong>Arbonne</strong><br />
business. The difference is, we now have — as he puts it — an “exit strategy,”<br />
basically, the opportunity for both of us to have the potential to<br />
retire in just a few short years. Can you imagine being retired and financially<br />
secure by the age of 30 or 40? We have this option now.<br />
First of all, I want to thank my team. To Carol, Laurie, EDM Glendy<br />
Prado, EDM Gina Ellis and my newest business builder and longtime<br />
friend, Nicole Kerr: Thank you for believing in me and this journey. And<br />
to the whole team, I know you hear this all the time, but you all are<br />
amazing. Your spirit, determination, trust and commitment astound me.<br />
Instead of me motivating you, you all motivate me. Thank you for all you<br />
do, for the sacrifices and the many things I never see you do every day<br />
to grow your business. I want so much for each of you to achieve all of<br />
your dreams and get the most you can out of life. I pray for each of you<br />
every night and will always love and admire you. To my mentor and<br />
coach, ENVP Kristi Sivigliano: The first time I spoke to you, I felt your<br />
energy and drive. I was touched by how much you wanted this, and still<br />
believe, for me. You never made me feel that this was about you. I<br />
appreciate you being honest with me (especially on those days I probably<br />
wish you had not) and for hanging in there with me. You make me<br />
laugh and I feel proud to know you. And finally, a big thank you to<br />
ENVP Cecilia Stoll for being a pioneer and paving the way so that all<br />
The Delaware/Pennsylvania team: EAM Katina Tsaganos,<br />
ENVP Kristi Sivigliano, RVP Carol Newberry, EAM Susan<br />
Coles (aka “Mom”), Angie, EAM Hilary Eberle and EDM<br />
Gina Ellis.<br />
”<br />
Angie’s family.<br />
of us might also have the opportunity to have our dreams come true. I<br />
am very thankful and honored to be a part of your team.<br />
To my mom and dad Cella: Thanks for keeping it real and making me<br />
laugh. I love you both so much and I am so glad I am your “favorite”<br />
now. To my husband and best friend, Dave: You are my foundation and<br />
touchstone. I know you know I could not have done this without you. I<br />
love you. To my mom: Thanks for keeping on me about it. You helped<br />
me to see that network marketing is simply a way of distributing products,<br />
that the products are phenomenal and you can make a potentially<br />
amazing living doing it; and also that anything is possible in life if you<br />
believe. I love you, mom!<br />
I once thought that the potential to earn extraordinary income only happened<br />
to extraordinary people; well, that is not the case with <strong>Arbonne</strong>.<br />
Anyone who puts their mind to it can go all the way to the top. I love<br />
what this company has done for our family and friends. And I believe it<br />
is just the beginning.<br />
ABOVE:<br />
The Delaware/Pennsylvania team: AM Lisa<br />
White, DM Cristi Edwards, EDM Gina<br />
Ellis, Angie, RVP Carol Newberry, EDM<br />
Glendy Prado, EAM Hilary Eberle and<br />
EAM Katina Tsaganos.<br />
LEFT:<br />
The DC/Virginia team: Tania Ivey, EAM<br />
Laurie Schaefer, DM Shelley Sorensen,<br />
Angie, EDM Lara Zauner, DM Gretchen<br />
Cioffi and EDM Ed Taylor.<br />
EXECUTIVE REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT<br />
The testimonials in this story reflect the actual experience of an individual, are anecdotal only, and may be atypical.<br />
EYE ON ARBONNE | NOVEMBER 2006