I have been shaking my head over the fact that I have not blogged in a long while, and the only answer that keeps coming up is that I was too busy traveling and doing other things in life and in business. I guess a little part of me was also subconsciously nervous that I would not have anything relevant to say on a week to week basis. What I have finally realized is that my experiences meeting people, as I demo at various stores and salons, offers up so many opportunities to share and to educate. I'll do my best to keep blogging regularly from now on.
People. We come in all shapes, sizes, haircuts, skin types, clothing choices, education, experience, relationship, physiology and so on. I have had the pleasure of scrubbing/massaging hundreds of these peoples hands, and learning a bit about each one of them along the way. What always makes me smile is the change in one or both of us, after only 2 minutes or so of conversation and engagement.
I always wonder who I might meet on a particular day and what will make that person stand out. Once it was an older couple, who started with " I'm too old for that stuff, and wound up buying a jar after the demonstration. They were my "people of the day" as I realized that I hoped to live out my words to them. I said, "you are never too old to take care of yourself, nor your skin, because you are important enough everyday." Then there was the time I was pondering about something in my life, and the woman I met had a career in counseling. She helped me with my dilemma on the spot. A favorite was the 6 year old girl who called her dad over and said, " Do it dad, cause your hands are too rough!" She then asked me if I were married! :-)
Sometimes it has been a "hit me in the face" type of meaning, and other times it does not hit me till I am driving home. All I know is that it's worth it, we're worth it, and life is too short not to engage with each other on a daily basis.
Have you ever been surrounded by people of all shapes, sizes colors, creeds and age?
Welcome to Times Square on a busy Saturday night. I don't necessarily want to live in NYC, but there is an energy and a magic there that is palpable and fabulous. I love watching, being in the middle of and enjoying the whole scene. Even though we will never meet, the interaction with strangers is forever etched in my mind. People, people everywhere, all different, all the same.
However, as great as it is being surrounded by people like that, it is nothing compared to the one on one I get when I meet people as I demonstrate Scrubz. In only a minute or two, we share, we laugh, we talk, we connect. We are allowing ourselves to take that extra time to get to know another. We both are enriched by the transaction. There really is nothing like it.
When I do demos, I am lucky enough to meet some great people and no matter the mood of the day, I always leave an event with a smile. But I am amazed at how many people say "no", with the excuse they don't have the time for such things. I usually answer with, "this is the product for you then, because it is meant for the busy person who forgets that it is alright to take care of themselves.
On occasion, I have gotten those same people to come over and 2 minutes later, when they are massaged and their hands feel like silk, they always say, " I guess I should do things like this more often". Yes, you should, because at the end of the day if we don't take care of ourselves, who really will? There is nothing selfish or egotistical about wanting to eat well, exercise, practice good health care and skin care, nor indulge in something that just makes us happy.
We are given one body, one mind and one life to live. Sometimes, you just have to slow down for a minute and allow for you to be the center of your world. So next time you pass me doing demos, Please stop and smell the Scrubz . You'll be so glad you did!
