NEW YEAR!!!

WOW!! I guess I didn't realize how long it has been since I have posted on here. I am so sorry for that. The past few months have been absolutely crazy!!!!!! If you want to get to know me better outside of Mary Kay please check out my personal blog at http://www.awonderfullife08.com I would love to hear from you!!!

Now on to business....I just want to say KUDOS to you Shades of Pink!! You are a true inspiration! Like you said it is a new year in the Mary Kay world.

My goals are:

• Build customer base to 100
• provide excellent customer service
• Be a star Consultant every quarter

For those of you who don't know, I graduate from College in December and I am going to be ready to hit the ground running with my Mary Kay business. Right now with a full-time job, a 4 year old son, planning a wedding and my business.. I don't have a lot of time for skin care classes but I am here to tell you that that is all going to change after I graduate!!

2009.....NEW YEAR!!

I know I have been out of the loop lately and I am sorry for that but ......it is a brand new year!

I just want to throw a shout out to Shades of Pink...thanks for the January Jolt!!! I think it was needed and appreciated by many.

On a more serious note....What are your New Years Resolutions for your Mary Kay business?

My 2009 Mary Kay goals are:

• Consistant star consultant
• $1000 in sales monthly
• Build customer base to 150
• Top-notch customer service

Remember...."shoot for the moon and if you miss, you will land among the stars"

Accountability Call.....BOOKINGS!!!!!!!!!!

Okay here is your acccountability phone call. How many bookings do you have on your books as of RIGHT NOW??????????????

As we are always told, bookings are the life line of our business. So open up your calendar and look to see how many bookings you have on your calendar. I don't care if it is a facial, SCC, product preview, open house, personal shopping appt., interview......ANYTHING.

As of right now, I have 6 bookings on my books total. They are not all in September. Here is what I have going on, I have a double facial Friday night, 2 open houses schedule because it is becoming that time of year (more on that later), 2 fall festivals where I am going to have booths, and a holiday product preview. And I am nowhere near done yet!!!!!!!! Only one of those bookings are in September so I have some work to do!

One idea that I heard from one of our area directors about a booking incentative is offering a FREE compact to anyone who schedules a facial with her and then she tells them that for every person she has there with her to share her facial with her, she will give her a piece to fill that compact. I thought this was a pretty good idea.

Your booking incentative has to be something that you would get excited about. If you wouldn't get excited about it then why would she. This is your business so you do what you feel comfortable doing.

Does anyone else have any ideas for bookings? Please share.

So how many bookings are on your books RIGHt NOW, how many would you like to get on your books by the end of September? When are you going to make the time to set up those appointments and make those phone calls?

A Brand New Month!

Okay so I had a big knock down, drag-out talk with myself this weekend. A few weeks back I published a post about the month being almost over before we even know it; well.....I am here to tell you it is a BRAND NEW MONTH!!

I could sit here and tell you that my goals for August were 30 faces and $2000 in sales but....

• I was to scared to get on the phone
• The few that I did call turned me down
• I had to work at the State Fair for a week
• I had strep throat for a week
• I actually only facialed 3 women and only sold $300

BUT... the truth is LIFE HAPPENS. It is what we do with what God hands us that matters. It is human for us to kick ourselves and trust me I did this weekend because I should have been on the phone making calls but I procrastenated.

But yesterday I cleaned my slate and started a Brand New Month. Today I.....

• Set up specific times devoted to making phone calls
• Made a list of all prospects with phone numbers to have with me at all times
• Going to attend my weekly meeting (which I will update on tomorrow)
• Made my 6 most important things list for Mary Kay, J.O.B, and personal

I am a lists person and need help being held accountable so.....all of you out there, you are my accountability partners! (If you want) I will post and let you all know what crossed off my list.

Please feel free to make me your accountability partner and/or power partner!

Brand New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is a brand new year in the Mary Kay world!!! This year is going to be a great year, I can feel it! Everyone of us, whether in Mary Kay or not, have obstacles that come our way unexpectedly to overcome. It is how we handle those obstacles that make us or brake us.

My goal this year for my Mary Kay business is to build to 150-200 wonderful customers and Queens Court of Sales!!!

YIKES!! That makes me want to puke but they say if a goal does not make you a little scared then you are not dreaming big enough!

Stay Tuned for more....plus the new newsletter!!