A wonderful Kickoff Event in Japan was capped with a lovely and intimate reception at Edo no Ma. Distributor leaders 20K and above joined us for dinner with many of the dishes prepared using mangosteen or XANGO® Juice. Delicious! Besides the good food, the evening gave everyone a great chance to deepen their relationships within their own organizations and establish some cross-line connections.

The next day 250 people returned for a business workshop broken into two sessions. They were filled with superstars like 200K Tommy Johnson, 100Ks Harue Hasegawa and Yuki & Yae Koga, and Premier Select Shinroku Shirahama, as well as a few members of XANGO Japan’s hard-working corporate staff. The speakers discussed new products, duplication and how to use upcoming events as tools for motivation and recruiting. It was a really great, focused day of training. Keep it up, XANGO Japan.

More than 130 of XANGO Japan’s leaders, newcomers and corporate staff gathered at the Tokai-area Nagoya Hilton for one quick, action-packed day of laser-focused training. In attendance were superstars like 100K Select Yuji Sato, 100K Yuki Koga, Premier Shinroku Shirahama, 20Ks Jin Sakata, Noriko Inaba, Mayuri Inai and Wakana Someki, discussing some of the finer points of the XANGO opportunity as it continues to open up in Japan.

The only hiccup to the proceedings was when the group had to find a larger room in the hotel to accommodate the surprising turnout, but that was handled adroitly and, hey, it’s not a bad problem to have to deal with, right?

The event opened with some spot-on presentations regarding how events create leaders, how to maximize the benefit of Japan’s Kickoff Event and the upcoming Global Convention and some valuable reminiscing from 20Ks about how they made the step to 5K. That last theme was continued in a group breakout format that was as innovative as it was effective: 12 groups distilled the wisdom of the day into unique presentations for the larger group, all dealing with how to turn sign-ups into 5Ks. The presentations were judged by 20Ks and Premiers and awards were given to the top three groups. Needless to say, we can expect a lot of new 5Ks and emerging leaders coming out of Japan as a result of this phenomenal day of training.

Way to go Japan! Keep up the amazing momentum!

Thursday 9/9
Misha Hughes, Jessica Barratt and I were greeted at the airport by 20K Doug Cooper. We were driven to the Cooper’s lovely home where we joined 20K Martha and her team of committed women. Martha served a lovely luncheon—it was a time of great fellowship, fun, dream-building, goal-setting and action plans for their XANGO businesses.

Thursday evening, 100K Select Janis Brown hosted an elegant party in her home with over 125 in their organization. Many, many new members and guests attended. Janis orchestrated XANGO testimonials and asked each of us to share our vision on XANGO. 100K Select Joan Pretty, Premier Select Maggie Gale, 20K Martha Cooper and many other leaders assisted with the catering.

Friday 9/10
Friday morning began with an early breakfast with key leaders. 200K Select Grace Dyck orchestrated a “Dreams of Italy” luncheon with emerging leaders and business builders. She arranged a white limo service to the exclusive 5-star restaurant of Umberto’s in Vancouver. Each XANGO emerging leader and business builder shared her dreams with XANGO and her “Why XANGO.” It was a powerful, powerful commitment luncheon. Grace was brilliant in her creation and orchestration!

Friday evening was a 20K-and-above dinner before our XANGO business opportunity meeting organized by Grace. Ninety were in attendance, with many new members and guests. Many drove great distances to attend from Alberta, other Canadian provinces and Washington.

Leaders in attendance for the weekend included 100K Selects Janis & Glen Brown, Joan Pretty, Walter & Carmen Friesen and Tim & Sharon Filuk as well as Premiers Shirley & Glenn Hutt, Lina Douglas, Kerry-Lynn Findlay Chapman, Connie To, Sonya Taylor and Ron & Maggie Gale.

Saturday 9/11
A Super Saturday led by Grace Dyck covered our morning, attracting more than 140, with new members and guests attending. Misha Hughes trained in the morning on the green science and story of XANGO’s personal care and how XANGO is the leader. Jessica Barratt gave demonstrations with many Q’s & A’s. It was so great to have their beauty, brains and expertise. Our XANGO Distributors love them! I shared the vision of XANGO and our great business opportunity, recognition, and a call to action. Loving our XANGO life. Next weekend it’s Marlene Brice’s event with ninety women at a retreat… more to come.