Hi guys!

So I just got back from a whirlwind trip to Europe and it was fun and exhausting at the same time.

This is what I have been up to over the last few weeks…

I had a crazy, intense (but great) week at the doTERRA Convention in Salt Lake City meeting with my team, hosting training events and attending the convention.

Straight after that I headed off for Bora Bora, to swim with the sharks!

I had an incredible vacation with my hubby and friends.  Three flights later and a boat trip we made it there without our bags but at least we were in paradise.

After getting home we headed back to San Diego for a long weekend and in between I was catching up with my work. 

I then literally flew from San Diego to Europe for the purpose of hosting additional training events and supporting my team over there.  So that involved a ton of meetings, training sessions, early starts and late nights.

It’s always a lot of fun and inspiring to meet up with my old friends and make new ones.  I visited the U.K., The Netherlands and Italy and the buzz and energy was insane.

While I was in Italy I had the honor to share the stage with Eric Worre again and some of the top leaders in the industry, then…I ended up having some downtime and some ME time.

I was tired from the jet lag and energy of my trip.  I felt completely exhausted to be honest, and I was really starting to miss my husband, and girls.

I just wanted to be home and was wondering how I could just get on an airplane and go home.

My thoughts started spinning and I got pretty emotional feeling "sorry" for myself sitting alone in this restaurant in Italy.

Yes I am busy and blessed to travel the world and visit all these exotic and wonderful places but I am still a MOM…I still miss my kids and husband so much and this trip I got really homesick.

For all you Moms and Dads out there, you know the feeling of being far away from your family and loved ones, right?

In that moment sitting there I was feeling like I was just going to burst out crying…so I had to snap myself out of it quickly.  And I knew that my emotions were flying because of the exhaustion.

So I simply started to focus on the fact that I was actually one of the luckiest people in the world right then.  Here I was traveling the world, sharing the  stage with incredible gurus in the industry and training people from all over the world. Not to mention, I was learning how to navigate myself through every international airport, deal with border control everywhere I went, and even learn where the showers are in the Lufthansa terminal of the Frankfurt airport!

I was hooking up with friends and making new ones.  I was sitting in a real Italian bistro, enjoying a delicious plate of pasta, sipping coffee while looking out over the sea.

The realization from that moment, was yes I am super homesick and miss everyone, but I have to shift my thoughts to appreciation and gratitude of this current situation. 

I know that I love what I do.  I reminded myself that I was living my dream and that I shouldn’t feel guilty or sad for being away from family, because I am creating this life not just for me, but for them too.

So how about you?  Do you love what you do?  Are you living your dream?  When the going gets tough and you have these moments, are you able to say yes I am so grateful that I am doing what I love?

People always ask me how I do this and I seem to get so much done?  Well I am going to do a webinar just on that in the coming weeks.

But the secret is that I have aligned myself with what I love and have a passion for.  I have a lot of fun at the same time, so when I have those moments I am able to catch myself and quickly shift my energy because I am so grateful for being able to do what I do, even if I am feeling sad and homesick…

The other secret is that I have my essential oils with me at all times and it is essential oils that helped me completely transform my life in so many ways and bring a lot of fun, joy and purpose to my life.

XO

Hayley