1. HBN Update: Welcome New & Renewing HBN Members & HBN Members On The Move!
2. HBN Member Success Spotlight: Pixie Vision Botanicals
3. Handmade Beauty Recipe Of The Week: Ylang Tangerine Dry Skin Balm
4. Handmade Beauty Trivia Question: win some ultrarefined shea butter!
5. Create The Life You Love™: Dreaming HUGE!!

Welcome New & Renewing Members & HBN Members On The Move!!

Queen Esther's Soaps & Body Creations | Diane Buono | North Carolina
* renewing member; all-natural, handcrafted, therapeutic soaps and body products

Mama Coco's | Lymari Hughes | Hawaii
* renewing member; virgin coconut oil lip balm and red hibiscus lip rouge

va campagna | Maryann Casini | New York
* renewing member; Italian inspired handmade bath, body and spa products

Samara Botane | Marcia Elston | Washington
* renewing member; importers of organic and wild crafted essential oils, and
manufacturers of innovative natural skin and body care product

Merriweather's | Shari Manfredi | New York 
* renewing member; fresh soaps handmade and hand cut; skin care products are made in small batches

Star Hitched Wagon | Stacey Curry | Wyoming
* bringing the spa to you with products like Brown Sugar Citrus Body Scrub and more

Awakening Spirit, Inc. | Kathleen Flanagan | Colorado
* send you tired body on a vacation with skin care, hair care, cremes, bath salts, massage and therapeutic oils, chakra oils and more

Sunset Loft Bath Shoppe | Stacy Garrett | California
* products to help your skin stay silky like sugar scrubs, lotions, milk baths, and spa salts

Scenter Of The Mind | Linda Faust | Illinois
* natural, handmade soaps and herbal bath products

Bella Brava by Fuzions | Lorinda Morales | California
* luxurious candles and skincare with Latina flair

Spa Scents | Rhea Brown | Maryland
* the vegan-based ultimate spa experience

HBN Members On The Move!!

~ If you're not familiar with how HBN got started, check out this link from the Business section of today's issue of The Washington Times newspaper!!

~ HBN member Calypso Cosmetics', owned by Marietta Carter-Narcisse, Paradise Foot Soak is featured in this month's issue of InStyle Magazine! Check it out on page 364!! Congratulations Marietta!!

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Ylang Tangerine Dry Ski

I recently saw a television program featuring an interview of 9-time gold medal (and 1-time silver medal) winner Carl Lewis. You may recall Lewis' inspiring track and field accomplishments during the Olympic Games of the 1980's and 1990's. During a time when track and field athletes were being disqualified left and right for drug testing violations, Lewis stunned all of us with his stellar career, unmarred by even the slightest allegation of impropriety.

During the interview, Lewis was asked what advice he had for any aspiring Olympic athletes. His response was simple, "Dream huge, not big. You have to dream huge in order to accomplish anything in this life. Don't sell yourself short by limiting your aspirations to just the "big." Dream HUGE! Dreaming HUGE made all the difference in my athletic success."

If dreaming HUGE helped him win 9 Olympic gold medals, who wouldn't want to take his advice??!! Dreaming big is nice, but dreaming HUGE propels your possibilities into a whole new stratosphere!

1. Dreaming HUGE Builds Confidence. In his interview, Lewis described his high school personality as very shy. Even though he was the best athlete in the state, he could hardly muster up the courage to speak to the press, even as less talented athletes spoke with confidence and assurance. He began to study how the other athletes interacted with the press, and once he got the hang of it, he was unstoppable. His HUGE dreams gave him the courage he needed to step outside his comfort zone, and in the process, his confidence soared. The result is history.

2. Dreaming HUGE Provides Increased Motivation. There's nothing terribly wrong with dreaming big instead of HUGE ... unless maximizing your potential is a goal in your life. Now, don't get me wrong ... I am a firm believer in being content in whatever circumstances exist at a given time. However, if there's something better out there, why not reach for it -- being content in the meantime -- while also aiming for something even better and more fulfilling? During my high school years, my dad shared lots of wisdom with me. After graduation, as I squirmed in my chair because he was making me late for a celebration party, I filed these words away in my spinning head: "Whatever you do, always make sure your reach exceeds your grasp." At that time, it meant I should have the very best time possible at the party! But as the years passed, I have put those words to work as best I can, being content with what has been grasped, yet remaining motivated to always reach at least a little bit further.

3. Thinking HUGE Inspires Others. We all learn by example. Think about it -- many business decisions are made because they have already worked for another business person. Once you start dreaming HUGE, and your most cherished dreams begin to be fulfilled, you'll start to see others encouraged and inspired by your motivation and desire to move forward. This is a blessing and a wonderful by-product of dreaming HUGE! By fulfilling your own dreams, you also help others fulfill theirs as even your smallest steps yield big results.

Among many other reasons, I believe we are all here to achieve our fullest potential. Dreaming HUGE can help each of us do that. So write your HUGE dreams down today, and study them once in a while to help inspire and encourage you to do everything you can to fulfill them!