Unlike the past few weekends, where I've been going "home" to NYC, this weekend, E and I found ourselves in Omaha, NE. E was lucky enough to get a ticket to Warren Buffet's shareholder meeting from school, and I got to attend the May Launch in Omaha too! (I wish I could have attended the Orlando event so that I could meet people that have businesses near my home, but this was a great experience too!)

After dropping E off at the Qwest Center at the crack of dawn (with 30,000 people coming in for the meeting, you gotta get in line early!), I decided to visit one of Omaha's farmers markets in Village Pointe. It was a blustery morning with strong winds, and since it was the first gathering of the year, there was a small turnout. This was great for me because the friendly vendors had lots of time to chat with me!

I didn't have much time to spend at the farmers market because I wanted to get to the May Launch early. It was an informative and inspiring meeting wher we learned all about new products, compensation plans and promotions! The highlight of the meeting for me was meeting Tracy, who is already a director. We had lunch together and she shared a lot of her experiences with me -- including mistakes she made in the past and how I could learn from it.

I've known this for a while, but today's meeting confirmed it for me, one of the best things about this business is that it really rewards people that take the time and energy to help develop and build other people's skills and businesses. We've all heard John Donne's quote before that "no man is an island" and it's especially true in this business. I love the fact that this isn't a cut-throat, dog-eat-dog type of company, and yet there's no doubt that everyone that's successful has strong ambition, drive, and passion.

I walked away from the meeting and couldn't wait to share my newfound knowledge with others! I want to help people make their homes safer by eliminating dangerous chemicals in their cleaning products, I want everyone to be healthier by supplementing their diets with wholesome vitamins, I want to help reduce the amount of waste we create by switching over to concentrated formulas, and I want to help people reach their financial goals -- whether it's to pay off debt, buy a new house, or travel the world!