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Exponential Mindsets at Work for Make A Wish Foundation, Hawaii

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2 Days & 30 Wishes

I am always amazed at the power of forward thinking people and what
it’s like to truly live without limits.

Liberty League’s Summit Conference is the pinnacle of realizing true
power and potential. Never has it been demonstrated to such an amazing
effect than at this Summit Conference. Starting with the 1,000+ people
in attendance and the enthusiasm that catapulted the event from our
opening banquet, the entire event was miraculous.

So, it’s with tremendous honor and pride that I share this story with
you…the story of the entrepreneurial spirit, a community that is
bound by love and pure intention, and leadership that goes more than
an extra mile to give everything they can to inspire, assist and lead.

Our event started with Shawn Achor, a Harvard professor who teaches
the Psychology of Positive Energy. It’s all about the perspective we
have that enables us to see and recognize possibilities. People were
vibrating when they walked out of the room and miracles began to happen.

On Tuesday, Erik Wahl took the stage. Erik is amazing. He actually
paints while he speaks…his message? Follow your heart, live your
passion and most of all have fun expressing who you are. The paintings
were extraordinary, as it he. Back in the green room, I was getting my
make-up done to go on stage. Shane Krider, Tony Rush, our MC, Gene
Braxton and Heather Braxton were back there with me and we were all
giggling about which of the paintings we would love to have. We were
watching Erik on the screen and were in awe at what he was capable
of…of his story and his message. The painting of Bono was already
given to James Marotta of Australia, so we were talking about
Einstein, Lady Liberty and Tiger Woods.

Heather, our event manager told us Erik would be giving LLI the
paintings. That put it all into action! Let’s auction them for
charity! Shane saw the opportunity and decided to match dollar-for-
dollar the donations from the community!

The buzz was out. We connected with the EMC and everyone was so
ignited with excitement! It was going to take a lot of work to pull it
off in two days, but we knew we could do it!

We chose Make-a-Wish of Hawaii as our charity, gave them a call and
bought their president, Ryan Sakaguchi, a ticket to join us at our
Gala. We weren’t sure how much we would raise but we knew we could do
at a minimum $15,000. So, that’s what we told him and they were
totally excited. Apparently donations have been down and there are
lots of kids waiting for wishes. The EMC began sharing the word with
everyone, letting them know that we could make a huge difference.
Danny and Amber Hawman whipped out their debit card to show me the
Make-A-Wish logo on it…they were totally stoked and were on a
mission to get the energy going and the donations flowing!

It was all falling into place. We would silent auction the 3 remaining
paintings on Friday at our Elements Gala. Our final speaker, Kevin
Carrell, shot the ball out of the ballpark. He put the energy into the
mix and shared with us how we could realize our potential and live our
dreams. The final ingredients were just added and we were all bouncing
up and down with excitement and the implementation of everything we
were learning.

As he was speaking, I realized I was living my dream. Being part of a
Leadership Group that is so generous, loving and connected. Really
good people who are honest, open and brilliant! Connected with a
community that inspires me everyday and able to give that to people.
And, even more so, having a leader who is as genuine and visionary as
Shane Krider.

My wish came true and now we were about to make lots of wishes come
true for some very deserving children!

We added a few more prizes to the mix: Mastermind Lunches with Shane
on our World Tour in Barcelona, LA and the Gold Coast. As the Elements
Gala began, we realized it was far beyond what any of us could have
imagined.

There were Cirque performers dancing on strings and loops. The
conference room had been transformed and was completely Magical.
Everyone looked so amazing, dressed like the elements. Absolutely
beautiful people were everywhere! We opened with a short 4 minute
video from Make-A-Wish and Ryan Sakaguchi shared with me how
unbelievably grateful he was for all we were doing. There wasn’t a dry
eye…we were all inspired!

And then, we announced one of the greatest demonstrations of
everything LLI is about. James, who won the Bono painting, donated it
to the auction to give wishes to the kids. He had been offered $25,000
for the painting, but he turned down the money and gave the painting
to the cause. Selfless, loving, generous and truly living in prosperity.

Less than 24 hours ago, this was just an idea that was put into
motion. The event staff worked miracles, the EMC led the charge and
the community gave in a way that will forever touch lives. This was
principles in action!

At 8:45 we closed bidding and the girls frantically began the
tallying. At 9:10pm I took the stage with Shane Krider and we
presented the check to Ryan. $179,034.00.

In 48 hours we raised over $179K for Make-A-Wish Hawaii! Ryan shared
with me that it takes $6500.00 to grant a wish, plus $2500 of matching
corporate donations. Our community raised enough to grant 30 wishes!

A thought put in motion is a miracle. A thought is just a seedling,
watered with enthusiasm, cultivated with love, it blossomed in to the
most beautiful flower possible.

How effective is a Summit Conference? With all the energy, the
education we got on fulfilling human potential and achieving the
possible, and a collective group of 1,000+ visionaries, we took an
idea and 48 hours later turned it into $179,034.00 and 30 wishes
granted!

Thank you to the entire EMC for being people of absolute love and
integrity. Thank you to the Liberty League community for being a stand
for the Beyond Freedom principles on which we were founded…you
demonstrate to the world the power of possibility and creativity. You
are my family and I love you. Thank you to Shane and Michelle Krider,
who never stop giving and who are the epitome of Personal Growth,
Generosity and Leadership. Thank you for my wish come true!

By Shannon Lavenia