Magnolia Tree

Magnolia Tree
Current mood: grateful
Category: Blogging

Whew! Has it been a week for you? It has for me! Time sure flies when you're having fun!

Sunday I was in a neighboring city at a 4-H meeting. At the entrance to the meeting facility was a huge Magnolia tree. I don't know how old this magnificent tree is but it is gigantic! I can only imagine how many passing of the seasons it has seen. On this tree there were some strange looking pine cone shaped things. I realized on the ground all around this tree were these pine cone shaped objects. On these peculiar creations were some shiny red beadlike things. Some of the beadlike things had detached themselves and were individually scattered around. Of course, I realized the pine cone was where the flower had been and that the pine cone wasn't a pine cone at all but a seed pod. The beadlike objects were the seeds of the magnolia tree.

This reminded me of my business. The corporation that supplies my training, events and products is like the giant magnolia tree: stable, with a firm foundation, ebbing and flowing in the wind but always steadfast, deep roots extending below the earth where you cannot see. We all start out as individual business owners – with the same tree to offer genetics, nourishment and support. Some business owners bud and flower bigger and brighter than others – these are the business owners who see the value of plugging in to the system and staying plugged in. Some quickly flower but then quickly fade – these are the business sprinters that didn't do any endurance training and won't go the distance. Some buds never flower at all – some individuals never do anything and let themselves die without ever living. Some buds are infested with bugs, throw in the towel and don't permit themselves to bloom – these are those negative influences that you allow to get you down and keep you down. You want to be the bright bloomer!

What is the real purpose of the magnolia tree? I believe that the real purpose of the tree is to send its seeds out as far as it can so it can free these seeds to start their own tree.

Wendy, what are you talking about? Your seeds are the fruition of your goals and dreams: the things that you value and want to pass on to your family and friends. For some of you the seed might be financial gain, a house that will live through the generations, a large piece of land for a family heritage, jewelry, don't just have an investment account but own the entire brokerage firm or maybe a Swiss bank account. For others your seed might be traveling memories to give your children, a birthday party that makes the newspapers (in a good way J), a home that always entertains, a wardrobe that any movie star would be proud to own, visiting and buying something at a European fashion show or recording that album you have always dreamed about. I am sure some would like to start a foundation to do research for some dreaded disease, money to help a kid "Make a Wish", feed an entire country for a year, save the whales or be the "go to" person for your family. Going one step further there are those of you who would just like to be able to do whatever the heck you felt like - whenever you felt like doing it! This is what the seeds are doing. The seeds are being scattered so you can make your mark on your family, community, country and your world.

What will your tree look like when you help others to do the same? The fantastic thing is I have the privilege to see people bud, flower, go to seed and begin their own offspring. What a great business! I will be there right beside you cheering you on to be the best that you can be, giving you gentle nudges when you start to let the bugs infest your bloom. In my business only you have the power to decide how many seeds you will scatter.

Are you ready?

Blessings,
Wendy Merritt
www.startgettingresults.com