Last week, my family took a little vacation to visit friends in Kansas City for a few days. We enjoyed long conversations and tasty meals. We went to bed late and slept in most mornings. We took the kids swimming, watched model trains run through enormous displays, including some made entirely of Legos, and spent hours exploring Science City, and the Museum at Prairiefire.
My husband and I celebrated our wedding anniversary, along with the promotion and raise that I achieved on the same day. Our friends prepared a delicious stir-fry dinner and we shared a bottle of wine.
Thanks to mobile technology, I had been able to stay in touch with my team while engaging with my family and friends on vacation. There were times I needed to excuse myself to send a text or Facebook message, but I managed to “work” enough to secure my rank advancement without really detracting from our collective enjoyment.
And this achievement was truly a team effort, just as my company intended it. The commission structure is designed to encourage cooperation with both upline and downline members, and in this case at least, it came together perfectly. All that “work” I was doing? Just keeping in touch with my upline mentor and downline team. These people are my business partners, but also my friends! I enjoy talking and working with them, so it didn’t feel like an intrusion when they messaged me with an update or question. Although not all of them were achieving a new rank for the first time, they were eagerly coordinating with me and excited about what this moment would mean for me and for our whole team. And when all was said and done, we all celebrated.
For me, this kind of work isn’t work. It’s camaraderie. It’s helping people. It’s changing lives. And it’s fun!
