I recently came back from my Vegas trip. I went to learn more about how to grow my Monavie business. There were roughly 500 people there (there were even more a week earlier in Atlanta, GA). It was also a getaway Tim, Adam & Jordan, since only Logan went on vacation this year to Boston with me.
On the way there, we stopped at the Hoover Dam so the kids could see what that was all about. The water levels just keep dropping. It's my 4th trip by there and Lake Mead drops by so much every time!
We arrived Thursday and the kids wanted to see the Vegas strip all lit up, so when it got dark, we took a drive with them to take pictures. Being in traffic, we couldn't stop for good pictures, but it gave them a chance to see it. I figured Adam would come back and I didn't want him in an accident while trying to look at everything and drive, especially with Jordan in the car. As it turned out, he took a hotel shuttle there and back, got to walk for over 7 hours, and got lots of great photos. The architecture is spectacular. He even got his picture taken with 2 showgirls wearing flesh-colored bodysuits, spike heels, and lots of feathers. Come to find out, one of them is from Mesa where he grew up and he thinks he met her a few years ago. What are the odds?
Anyway, Friday we had a pretty light day waiting for the event to start at night, so we had lunch with the kids as their one meal "out" with us. We were trying not to spend too much since Tim just took a pay cut to be home more...a pay cut of about 35%! We chose the Garden Buffet of the 8 or so restaurants in the hotel. This way we could choose our food a little more carefully. They have Seafood, Mexican, Italian, and Dessert sections (even sugar-free desserts). We avoided the more processed things like macaroni and cheese, and sauces, and chose fresher meats, real veggies, and pasta. Anyway, we had a good time.
The event itself was incredible. I can't explain how or why, but every event has a totally different vibe. Sometimes it's all about the heart, and others. Sometimes it's all about belief in yourself. Other times it's been about letting go of the past and starting fresh. This event was about breakthroughs, in my opinion. For the first time I can remember, many of the leaders on stage told how they spent years not really getting anywhere, but by following the Lifelong Learning program we offer, they grew on the inside. They learned to be better parents, grandparents, sons, daughters, friends, workers, bosses, neighbors, and more. Now their businesses have gone from stagnant to surpassing anything they'd ever accomplished before - and that brings hope to many of us that have been around the industry like us. We're in a great place with Monavie. We finally have a corporate team that wants it's newest people to win, earn back their investment quickly, and stay motivated to move on. They pay out 50% of their profits every week to us in the field, and now you can even earn a free jeep! It's not like the old Amway days when it was a "good ole boys club" and you had to be "in" with the right people or you were pushed out. Finally, a corporate team understands and values it's distributors. I love Monavie.
Anyway, back to the trip...
The kids got to use the car to drive around when they got bored, they played Minecraft on the computer with Logan from his friend's house, and the hotel had a lot to see too. It had a bowling alley, salon, pools, of course a casino, a gift shop, movie theater, several shows like illusionists, and comedians. There really was a lot to do. I think they had a good time. The strangest part for them was that they didn't expect it to look so much like Phoenix. Next time we'll have to take them someplace a little different - maybe the Pacific ocean at the San Diego beaches? We'll see.
So we're back home now and looking forward to moving on. Our next event is in southern California sometime in May. It may be just a 2 day trip for me and Tim, or if things work out well - we'll be able to take the whole family, since the kids (and I) have never seen the Pacific Ocean. It's something I've wanted to do with them for a long time.
Wish us luck!
