I found this little article on Mary Kay that I thought I would share. It's really just general but it did have some interesting stuff in it!
http://www.tupper06.com/mary-kay-cosmetics.php
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Bridal Shows
I signed up to do some bridal shows today. I have 2 so far, one in March and one in January. The March one I will do with my Mom and the other one with my director/bff Christina and my should be sister-in-law Jen. Hopefully we will get a bunch of leads at the shows!
I put out my first facial box yesterday and I was so proud of myself. I only hope that people fill out the slip. It's at Tantaztic at the Wildewood Center in California, MD if anyone wants to enter. I am raffling off 6 tans and one month membership to Worlds Gym of California, formerly Pro Fitness Health and Exercise. Pretty sweet deal. I bought the tans but my lovely friend til the end Mark gifted me the one month membership. I've contacted a few other places about putting out boxes.
I need leads! Does anyone else have any ideas on how to get more leads? I want to do shows and shows and shows so I can make $$$$$. I don't want to have to get a job.
I put out my first facial box yesterday and I was so proud of myself. I only hope that people fill out the slip. It's at Tantaztic at the Wildewood Center in California, MD if anyone wants to enter. I am raffling off 6 tans and one month membership to Worlds Gym of California, formerly Pro Fitness Health and Exercise. Pretty sweet deal. I bought the tans but my lovely friend til the end Mark gifted me the one month membership. I've contacted a few other places about putting out boxes.
I need leads! Does anyone else have any ideas on how to get more leads? I want to do shows and shows and shows so I can make $$$$$. I don't want to have to get a job.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
My Recruitment Story
My first recruit was my mother. She was my number one customer and as we know you can’t build your business from friends and family alone because they expect a discount, and my Mom was using a lot of product and buying all the time getting the wholesale discount. So I talked to her about it and she decided to sign up and become my very first team member.
Shortly after that I was listening in on one of the conference calls, Jeanie mentioned the Pearls of Sharing. Well, I decided then I wanted my pearls.
It was a rough start because the first couple of phone calls we scheduled, either the girls weren’t there, didn’t answer or we would lose their call due to cell phone issues. We would reschedule over and over, but they still wouldn’t be there at the time when they were available. One girl that I played an online game with said she was interested in setting up the inner view phone call so we scheduled a time for her. We called and it rang. And rang. And rang. She never answered. I later chatted with her online and she said she was so sorry and she could do the call anytime after 2 the next day. So around 2:30 we called and it rang, and rang, and rang. I texted her and asked if she would like to reschedule her inner view and never heard back from her either.
It was frustrating and it was hard. All I wanted was to find just 3 people to listen to this practice interview because I myself had no clue how to share the opportunity with people. I had many people who would tell me that they would do the interview, but then never schedule a specific time, or we would call and they wouldn’t answer, but the point was I never gave up and I kept asking people TO HELP ME learn how to share this opportunity!!!.
one girl that I played an online game with said she would do the PRACTICE inner view. I was finally going to have my first interview!, but only to help me out for my training. She told me there was no way she was going to sign up, but by the end of the call she was so excited! She decided she was going to sign up and signed her agreement the very next day.
THEN I asked my sister-in-law if she would listen to the PRACTICE inner view and I had the same response from her! This was definitely something she wanted to do and I KNEW AND she knew she would be good at. One girl decided to go with ANOTHER HOME-BASED BUSINESS before we even did the inner view but I asked her if she would please help me get my pearl bracelet by doing one of the phone inner views – CAN YOU TELL HOW BAD I WANTED THOSE PEARLS?! Anyway, by the time we were done she was convinced she had made the wrong choice and is going to sign up for Mary Kay once she gets done with the initial obligation she has to her home-based business.
At the Magical Advance with Gloria Mayfield Banks, Gloria asked everyone what the first point was where they became really passionate about Mary Kay. Everyone said “oh when I went on target for the car” or “when I got my red jacket” and I told her that I became really passionate after the first person I personally talked to about the opportunity turned me down. Everyone looked at me funny and Gloria even did a double take and said “what?” and I told her that I took that rejection and turned it into motivation to get on target for my car and earn in the next 4 months.
This is what I told the guy who was interviewing me at the retreat I really think the main point is that I didn’t give up. Rejection comes in many forms but I truly believe in this opportunity. I learned not to fear rejection in either sharing the opportunity or selling the products or booking parties. I never gave up and at first it was really just about earning those pearls, but now it’s about sharing this opportunity that has changed my life with other women.
Shortly after that I was listening in on one of the conference calls, Jeanie mentioned the Pearls of Sharing. Well, I decided then I wanted my pearls.
It was a rough start because the first couple of phone calls we scheduled, either the girls weren’t there, didn’t answer or we would lose their call due to cell phone issues. We would reschedule over and over, but they still wouldn’t be there at the time when they were available. One girl that I played an online game with said she was interested in setting up the inner view phone call so we scheduled a time for her. We called and it rang. And rang. And rang. She never answered. I later chatted with her online and she said she was so sorry and she could do the call anytime after 2 the next day. So around 2:30 we called and it rang, and rang, and rang. I texted her and asked if she would like to reschedule her inner view and never heard back from her either.
It was frustrating and it was hard. All I wanted was to find just 3 people to listen to this practice interview because I myself had no clue how to share the opportunity with people. I had many people who would tell me that they would do the interview, but then never schedule a specific time, or we would call and they wouldn’t answer, but the point was I never gave up and I kept asking people TO HELP ME learn how to share this opportunity!!!.
one girl that I played an online game with said she would do the PRACTICE inner view. I was finally going to have my first interview!, but only to help me out for my training. She told me there was no way she was going to sign up, but by the end of the call she was so excited! She decided she was going to sign up and signed her agreement the very next day.
THEN I asked my sister-in-law if she would listen to the PRACTICE inner view and I had the same response from her! This was definitely something she wanted to do and I KNEW AND she knew she would be good at. One girl decided to go with ANOTHER HOME-BASED BUSINESS before we even did the inner view but I asked her if she would please help me get my pearl bracelet by doing one of the phone inner views – CAN YOU TELL HOW BAD I WANTED THOSE PEARLS?! Anyway, by the time we were done she was convinced she had made the wrong choice and is going to sign up for Mary Kay once she gets done with the initial obligation she has to her home-based business.
At the Magical Advance with Gloria Mayfield Banks, Gloria asked everyone what the first point was where they became really passionate about Mary Kay. Everyone said “oh when I went on target for the car” or “when I got my red jacket” and I told her that I became really passionate after the first person I personally talked to about the opportunity turned me down. Everyone looked at me funny and Gloria even did a double take and said “what?” and I told her that I took that rejection and turned it into motivation to get on target for my car and earn in the next 4 months.
This is what I told the guy who was interviewing me at the retreat I really think the main point is that I didn’t give up. Rejection comes in many forms but I truly believe in this opportunity. I learned not to fear rejection in either sharing the opportunity or selling the products or booking parties. I never gave up and at first it was really just about earning those pearls, but now it’s about sharing this opportunity that has changed my life with other women.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
I can't sleep yet
so you get another post today. I am going to sum up some points I learned from Andrea Shields at Gloria Mayfield Banks' Magical Advance. I just loved the energy this woman had and the passion for the product. She was 100% the real deal. She was not just up there blowing smoke up your red jacket, she was telling it like it was.
1. Selling the product. If you haven't facial-ed 100 faces, consider your self still in training.
2. Figure out your weaknesses and work on them. If you are bad at warm chatter - get out there and warm chatter, if you are afraid to call leads - get on the phone. You will never get over your fears until you confront them.
3. Present confidence at all times. Get the right mindset. Practice your scripts until they become natural conversation.
4. She spoke of the "Donald Trump List". She said "If Donald Trump were to give you $1 million for every name and number you write down in 2 hours, how many names would you write? How would you get those names?"
5. Work on each week individually. Stretch for 8-10 demo facials and 5 practice interviews a week.
6. You need the right goal to get passionate.
7. Think what you would need to hear in order to get referrals. What would someone have to say to you in order for you to give up some of your friends names?
8. Adapt to technology!!!!! I love this point because there are some people who refuse to adapt and are missing out on a large market.
9. You need emotion to get into motion.
10. Focus on your power start plus. Try to do 12 power start pluses in a row! That's 12 months, 30 faces a month, 15 interviews a month.
11. Track your progress.
12. If it gets rough, throw some money at the problem "offer $15 gift certificate if they can book for that week"
13. Each face should have 3 appointments, the facial, the follow-up and the interview.
14. Succeeding in Mary Kay is mathematical, not magical.
15. Create a list of your 25 dreams.
16. Create your posterboards and date them, so they can not be reused.
I wish I could just play a tape or CD of her speeches but I don't have any and I don't have that technology. You can't feel the motivation of this woman just by reading my summary of her words. I just don't do her any justice.
1. Selling the product. If you haven't facial-ed 100 faces, consider your self still in training.
2. Figure out your weaknesses and work on them. If you are bad at warm chatter - get out there and warm chatter, if you are afraid to call leads - get on the phone. You will never get over your fears until you confront them.
3. Present confidence at all times. Get the right mindset. Practice your scripts until they become natural conversation.
4. She spoke of the "Donald Trump List". She said "If Donald Trump were to give you $1 million for every name and number you write down in 2 hours, how many names would you write? How would you get those names?"
5. Work on each week individually. Stretch for 8-10 demo facials and 5 practice interviews a week.
6. You need the right goal to get passionate.
7. Think what you would need to hear in order to get referrals. What would someone have to say to you in order for you to give up some of your friends names?
8. Adapt to technology!!!!! I love this point because there are some people who refuse to adapt and are missing out on a large market.
9. You need emotion to get into motion.
10. Focus on your power start plus. Try to do 12 power start pluses in a row! That's 12 months, 30 faces a month, 15 interviews a month.
11. Track your progress.
12. If it gets rough, throw some money at the problem "offer $15 gift certificate if they can book for that week"
13. Each face should have 3 appointments, the facial, the follow-up and the interview.
14. Succeeding in Mary Kay is mathematical, not magical.
15. Create a list of your 25 dreams.
16. Create your posterboards and date them, so they can not be reused.
I wish I could just play a tape or CD of her speeches but I don't have any and I don't have that technology. You can't feel the motivation of this woman just by reading my summary of her words. I just don't do her any justice.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Wah Wahhh
So here I am thinking I am all big and bad, when my friend gently reminds me that I am recruiting great! but not selling too much. Wah Wahhh.
It's true! I need to focus on selling so I am going out tomorrow to find 2 places to put my facial boxes. I have some ideas on where I am going to put them and what the promotion will be. I need to sell more product! I am hoping that since the Holiday season is coming up I will be able to sell a lot of the fragrance inventory in gift baskets.
I also registered on the wedding site www.somdweddings.com. I am hoping that I can work out a way to get some leads through them, since I know the owner. I also sell ads for that site so I hope I can get one for a discount!
I need to get out there and get product on people's faces. I need to start selling!!!
It's true! I need to focus on selling so I am going out tomorrow to find 2 places to put my facial boxes. I have some ideas on where I am going to put them and what the promotion will be. I need to sell more product! I am hoping that since the Holiday season is coming up I will be able to sell a lot of the fragrance inventory in gift baskets.
I also registered on the wedding site www.somdweddings.com. I am hoping that I can work out a way to get some leads through them, since I know the owner. I also sell ads for that site so I hope I can get one for a discount!
I need to get out there and get product on people's faces. I need to start selling!!!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Exciting news for me!
I'm gonna brag a little bit here. I just bronze medaled in a total of 2 days! And I have a guaranteed 1 more consultant this month! My goal is to double medal this month so here I come! Anyone who comes across this blog and is interested in joining Mary Kay, let me know!!!!!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Nora Shariff's Principles of a Great Leader
This post is in continuation of my posts on Gloria Mayfield Bank's Magical Advance. Here are Nora Shariff's words about the Principles of a Great Leader. I only wish you had heard her speak because just reading the list won't be the same.
1. Lead by example
2. Leaders are big thinkers, out of the box thinkers.
3. Use obstacles as stepping stones; destiny is not determined by obstacles but what you do when you approach them.
4. Stay away from the negative.
5. FOLLOW THE GOLDEN RULE - DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WANT OTHERS TO DO UNTO YOU.
6. Have a clearly defined vision and they know where they are going.
7. Can see yourself there before you get there
8. Always sees great potential in others
9. They are clear that it is an US goal, not an I goal. They include others in their vision.
10. Faith is bigger than facts.
11. When they fall down, they always get back up. DON'T QUIT!
12. People will always offend you, but it is your choice to be offended.
13. Don't settle for mediocracies.
14. They have a great attitude, love life, and see the good in every situation.
15. They are risk takers. They want the best life has to offer.
16. They are constantly looking for and realizing the importance of the right people.
17. Set Big Hairy Audacious goals.
18. Have a huge passion for goal and they role others into it.
19. Never settle
20. Leaders are ordinary people producing extraordinary results.
21. They understand the rules to the game.
22. They never blame others for their failures.
23. Always have the tools they need to win the game.
24. Losing is not an option. The goal is bigger than just you. If you lose, think of the others that will lose as well.
25. Leaders rise to the challenge.
26. A made up mind can do anything.
27. They are great at painting the picture.
28. They invest in themselves, never miss anything. If you don't show up, you'll never know what you've missed.
29. Realize your weaknesses and improve yourself.
30. DON'T allow low expectations. Great expectations = great faith!
Next post I will give some great tidbits from my favorite, Mrs. Andrea Shields!
1. Lead by example
2. Leaders are big thinkers, out of the box thinkers.
3. Use obstacles as stepping stones; destiny is not determined by obstacles but what you do when you approach them.
4. Stay away from the negative.
5. FOLLOW THE GOLDEN RULE - DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WANT OTHERS TO DO UNTO YOU.
6. Have a clearly defined vision and they know where they are going.
7. Can see yourself there before you get there
8. Always sees great potential in others
9. They are clear that it is an US goal, not an I goal. They include others in their vision.
10. Faith is bigger than facts.
11. When they fall down, they always get back up. DON'T QUIT!
12. People will always offend you, but it is your choice to be offended.
13. Don't settle for mediocracies.
14. They have a great attitude, love life, and see the good in every situation.
15. They are risk takers. They want the best life has to offer.
16. They are constantly looking for and realizing the importance of the right people.
17. Set Big Hairy Audacious goals.
18. Have a huge passion for goal and they role others into it.
19. Never settle
20. Leaders are ordinary people producing extraordinary results.
21. They understand the rules to the game.
22. They never blame others for their failures.
23. Always have the tools they need to win the game.
24. Losing is not an option. The goal is bigger than just you. If you lose, think of the others that will lose as well.
25. Leaders rise to the challenge.
26. A made up mind can do anything.
27. They are great at painting the picture.
28. They invest in themselves, never miss anything. If you don't show up, you'll never know what you've missed.
29. Realize your weaknesses and improve yourself.
30. DON'T allow low expectations. Great expectations = great faith!
Next post I will give some great tidbits from my favorite, Mrs. Andrea Shields!
Gloria Mayfield Banks - Magical Advance
I wish I had not postponed writing this entry. Going to the Advance this weekend was amazing. Gloria is an amazing and inspiring woman. I got to learn from some of the best such as Nora Shariff, MAGIC Senior National Sales Director, Grace Adeoye, Top Trip #1 Director for the Emerald Division, Vanessa Upkins, Top Trip Director and #3 Sales Director in Diamond Division and #13 Sales Director Nationwide, Andrea Shields. Basically I learned from the best. We also heard from many different directors and one was Independent Sales Director Alyson Guerra, who I learned so much about selling Mary Kay during the holidays (ding ding ding! My article!).
Some facts I picked up from Gloria:
1. If you want to be a Red Star or a Red Jacket, you need 1 booking a day; to earn your car, directorship or a Cadillac, you need 2 bookings a day.
2. ASK!!! It does not hurt to ask! All they can do is turn you down! When they do, they are not turning you down, they are turning down the (best) opportunity!
3. It's too easy to focus on the negative, to think small and to lack discipline.
4. Evaluate your Circle of Influence. Are you surrounded by people who will bring you up or hold you down?
5. NEVER QUIT! You never know when the next blessing is around the corner.
6. Belief is built on small successes at one time.
7. Look at your business one a weekly basis. Strategize for the next 7 days.
8. Ask yourself these questions:
Some facts I picked up from Gloria:
1. If you want to be a Red Star or a Red Jacket, you need 1 booking a day; to earn your car, directorship or a Cadillac, you need 2 bookings a day.
2. ASK!!! It does not hurt to ask! All they can do is turn you down! When they do, they are not turning you down, they are turning down the (best) opportunity!
3. It's too easy to focus on the negative, to think small and to lack discipline.
4. Evaluate your Circle of Influence. Are you surrounded by people who will bring you up or hold you down?
5. NEVER QUIT! You never know when the next blessing is around the corner.
6. Belief is built on small successes at one time.
7. Look at your business one a weekly basis. Strategize for the next 7 days.
8. Ask yourself these questions:
- Am I selling a good amount of product? (Thinking is hard, doing is easy)
- Am I interviewing 3-5 people regardless a week?
- Do I have strong people/leadership skills?
- Am I building a brand new goal poster for each month?
9. You are in charge of recreating the passion.
10. Instant does NOT EQUAL Big!
11. If you want to be powerful, do not babysit women. Look for people who Mary Kay needs, not who need Mary Kay.
Tomorrow I will give you the things I learned from Nora Shariff, including the Principles of a Great Leader!!!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
My SECOND Published Work
Well, not yet. A local women's paper asked me to write a little bit about Mary Kay and the Holiday season. When she first asked I was full of ideas, but then I made the mistake of not writing them down while the momentum was flowing. I only have to write between 300-700 words, but the task seems daunting. I am going to write about Mary Kay gift baskets and the different products.
Do people really want to hear about that? I am going to offer a customized gift basket service for my customers and offer executive service for people who need gifts for their employees. I also have these Holiday Bazaars where people are going to be able to order basic and customized baskets. I hope that this is a good way to bring in some holiday cash. I need to pay my Mom back the $400 she put into product for the bazaars first. And I would like to buy some gifts for my parents this year, unlike the last 2 years. Mary Kay is going to give me that opportunity.
So back to this whole article thing. Suddenly I have writer's block. I don't want it to sound like a sales pitch or me begging for sales. I want it to be informational. BUT I want people contacting me about buying gift baskets :) How many words is this post?
Do people really want to hear about that? I am going to offer a customized gift basket service for my customers and offer executive service for people who need gifts for their employees. I also have these Holiday Bazaars where people are going to be able to order basic and customized baskets. I hope that this is a good way to bring in some holiday cash. I need to pay my Mom back the $400 she put into product for the bazaars first. And I would like to buy some gifts for my parents this year, unlike the last 2 years. Mary Kay is going to give me that opportunity.
So back to this whole article thing. Suddenly I have writer's block. I don't want it to sound like a sales pitch or me begging for sales. I want it to be informational. BUT I want people contacting me about buying gift baskets :) How many words is this post?
What a Magical weekend!
I spent this past weekend with the Elite Independent National Sales Director Gloria Mayfield Banks. I learned so much and am so excited to spread the knowledge, but I am too tired now to discuss. Will be back later :)
Friday, October 9, 2009
Very Excited!
Tomorrow is the beginning of the Magic Advance with Gloria Mayfield Banks and I am so excited/nervous. I have to get up super early and drive an hour and a half away. Not a morning person so a stop at Starbucks will be on the agenda! That is always a plus.
I don't know anything that is going to happen at the conference this weekend. I'm excited about the possibilities of what may go on, but I am nervous too. For one, I don't have my red jacket and I really wanted it in time for this. Plus I don't have any of my pins. I am not just any old consultant, I am a Team Leader bitches and I want everyone to know it. I'm just nervous that I am going to be out of my league.
I got another order today! One more step towards FINANCIAL FREEDOM!!!!
I don't know anything that is going to happen at the conference this weekend. I'm excited about the possibilities of what may go on, but I am nervous too. For one, I don't have my red jacket and I really wanted it in time for this. Plus I don't have any of my pins. I am not just any old consultant, I am a Team Leader bitches and I want everyone to know it. I'm just nervous that I am going to be out of my league.
I got another order today! One more step towards FINANCIAL FREEDOM!!!!
image via www.bencairns.com
Thursday, October 8, 2009
New Customer and a New Consultant?
I keep feeling like today was a bad day, but when I look back on it today was pretty good. I got to take a wonderful nap. I got a new customer and I may have even recruited a beautiful new consultant, Jen.
I had a job interview on Monday to work as a Human Resource Assistant. This would take me away from my Mary Kay business, but I really wanted this job. I need extra money while my business builds to the point where I don't have to work anything but Mary Kay. Plus if Mary Kay doesn't work out for me then Human Resources is what I would want to do instead. I thought that I would have heard something by now, but so far I have not heard a word. I am assuming that I didn't get the job because I know that interviews were supposed to end on Tuesday. I have not officially gotten any word, but I have that feeling and my intuitions are usually right. Like the intuition that Mary Kay is going to be my full-time career.
There are a lot of outlets where I can find different customers for my business and I am happy to find out that one of them worked out well for me today. I gave my fabulous hair girl Christie some of my business cards and some of my catalogs and it worked! I got a email today from someone who she works with who placed a pretty large order with me this evening. The funny thing is I was planning on going over there today and putting up a facial box and raffling off a Gift Certificate or a $50 MK Voucher. I am now going tomorrow to do that and to drop off my order :)
I also think that my brother's girlfriend is going to come into the business! She is thinking it over and I guess discussing it with my brother. She will be fabulous because she loves beauty and makeup and all things glamorous! I really hope she signs up because it will be something fun for our family to do together and I think she will be great at selling this great product!
I leave Saturday morning for the Magic Advance with Gloria Mayfield Banks and I am very excited! I get to spend 3 days at the conference and 3 days with my director Christina!!! Should be very motivating and exciting :)
I had a job interview on Monday to work as a Human Resource Assistant. This would take me away from my Mary Kay business, but I really wanted this job. I need extra money while my business builds to the point where I don't have to work anything but Mary Kay. Plus if Mary Kay doesn't work out for me then Human Resources is what I would want to do instead. I thought that I would have heard something by now, but so far I have not heard a word. I am assuming that I didn't get the job because I know that interviews were supposed to end on Tuesday. I have not officially gotten any word, but I have that feeling and my intuitions are usually right. Like the intuition that Mary Kay is going to be my full-time career.
There are a lot of outlets where I can find different customers for my business and I am happy to find out that one of them worked out well for me today. I gave my fabulous hair girl Christie some of my business cards and some of my catalogs and it worked! I got a email today from someone who she works with who placed a pretty large order with me this evening. The funny thing is I was planning on going over there today and putting up a facial box and raffling off a Gift Certificate or a $50 MK Voucher. I am now going tomorrow to do that and to drop off my order :)
I also think that my brother's girlfriend is going to come into the business! She is thinking it over and I guess discussing it with my brother. She will be fabulous because she loves beauty and makeup and all things glamorous! I really hope she signs up because it will be something fun for our family to do together and I think she will be great at selling this great product!
I leave Saturday morning for the Magic Advance with Gloria Mayfield Banks and I am very excited! I get to spend 3 days at the conference and 3 days with my director Christina!!! Should be very motivating and exciting :)
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Today is my Birthday!!
How ever am I going to spend my birthday????
I may audit my inventory because I was looking at my spreadsheets lately and they don't seem to be correct. I am also thinking about which of my friends would allow me to practice my facial on them. Surprisingly, I havent heard from many people. Its been a completely low-key day which is A-OK! After turning 25 for the 6th time there isn't a lot to do on my birthday.
I always make the mistake of buying my birthday presents myself. I buy them weeks and months in advance and say, just give me some money towards my credit card. Well I have everything I want, and I owe more on my credit card. I shouldn't complain. I'm too old for presents anyway.
Going to my director's house next weekend where she is going to be fabulous and gracious and let me stay while we attend the Gloria Mayfield Banks Magic Advance in Baltimore. She even paid for me to go to the conference. It's the best birthday gift I got this year. Thanks Christina! Getting to know you again and all you have done for me with Mary Kay has been the best birthday present a 25 year old to the 6th power could ever ask for!!!!!
Can't wait for the new consultant orientation phone call tonight! I am a big Mary Kay geek!!
I may audit my inventory because I was looking at my spreadsheets lately and they don't seem to be correct. I am also thinking about which of my friends would allow me to practice my facial on them. Surprisingly, I havent heard from many people. Its been a completely low-key day which is A-OK! After turning 25 for the 6th time there isn't a lot to do on my birthday.
I always make the mistake of buying my birthday presents myself. I buy them weeks and months in advance and say, just give me some money towards my credit card. Well I have everything I want, and I owe more on my credit card. I shouldn't complain. I'm too old for presents anyway.
Going to my director's house next weekend where she is going to be fabulous and gracious and let me stay while we attend the Gloria Mayfield Banks Magic Advance in Baltimore. She even paid for me to go to the conference. It's the best birthday gift I got this year. Thanks Christina! Getting to know you again and all you have done for me with Mary Kay has been the best birthday present a 25 year old to the 6th power could ever ask for!!!!!
Can't wait for the new consultant orientation phone call tonight! I am a big Mary Kay geek!!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
My Story
I started out selling Lia Sophia jewelry. I loved the jewelry, it's absolutely beautiful. However, I
found that now that we are in a recession people don't spend money on jewelry. It is considered a want instead of a need.
Women will buy makeup in a recession though.
A friend of mine had talked to me about Mary Kay many times over. I usually just listened politely and then put it out of my mind. She had a contest one time from her
director to make 100 sales over a period of a month. I am a sucker to help out my friends and placed 3 separate orders. Turns out I didn't need to because she had well over 100 orders, but I got some great products from her.She had a raffle for everyone who purchased items. My name only went in once, despite the three orders, but I won the raffle! She pulled my name, then a few new orders came in so she decided to re-do the raffle. This time her husband pulled the name and again it was mine!!! So I won a $150 shopping spree from Mary Kay! I never win anything so I was excited!
My friend (Christina) told me I won and we talked a bit more about the opportunity. I made a deal with her. Instead of spending $150 in Mary Kay products, I would let her buy me the $100 starter kit. I figured that I didn't have to pay for it, so I had nothing to lose!
I got my starter kit and got so excited! There were some great products in the kit and a lot of literature that got me motivated to actually sell this product. So I talked more and more to Christina and we came upon a number that I would spend on my first amount of product inventory. I wanted to come in as a Star Consultant so that helped me pick my number. Christina helped me pick out what I needed in my inventory and I waited excitedly until my products arrived.
Holy crap. My products arrived. There were about 7 boxes full of nothing but fantastic Mary Kay products! It set my head spinning. How was I going to sell all of this? Had I made a huge mistake? My mom and I went through everything and made sure that it was all there, plus I found a few sweet blessings (extra items) that had accidentally made their way into my boxes. Now I just needed to find some way to organize this!
I went to Target and bought a few plastic storage containers and separated all of my products. Each area of the face had its own drawer and then skincare had their own drawers. I was officially in business!
I decided that since Christina's raffle worked so well I would do the same thing. I wrote an email to all my friends and made a Facebook note and sent it to everyone I knew. I waited and waited. And waited and waited. No orders came. Finally, I convinced a friend to order something for his wife. That was just the beginning. After that orders came piling in. I got orders from people I met online playing games, I got orders from people whom I hadn't spoken to since high school and I got orders from people I didn't know! I got referrals from other people and got orders that way, I got orders from leaving my business cards out and around town! I was pleasantly surprised at my success.
The main thing I heard over and over, was that so and so used to wear Mary Kay but they hated their Mary Kay consultant for whatever reason, or their consultant had moved away. I gained about 6 new customers who would become repeat customers this way!
So that is when I recruited my first consultant. My mother. She had been enjoying coming into my makeshift office and picking out stuff which I would only charge her what I paid. Finally I told her that in essence she wasn't helping me out by eating up my inventory. So she signed up to be a Mary Kay consultant herself! I then got into contact with an old friend who used to sell Mary Kay and wanted to get back into it. So I got her signed up under me.
In Mary Kay if you did a certain amount of informative phone calls, you get a pair of pearl earrings and I wanted my earrings. I had already received a Bluetooth Speaker Set for my car so I figured earrings would be a nice addition! My friend in South Carolina agreed to listen into the call and told me "there is no way that I am going to do this, but I will help you get your earrings."
Well after the call she was sold. She signed up to sell Mary Kay as well!
I was on my way to becoming on target for a car! The consultant car is the Chevy Malibu and I wanted one. I needed to get 2 more consultants though by the end of the month and I only had a few days to do so. I contacted everyone I knew and although I had a lot of people say they were interested, no one was able to sign up and become active (purchase $200 wholesale) by the end of the month. At the very last second, I got my 2 consultants by re-activated two old consultants! I was finally on target for my car!
After the month ended I had three more people contact me saying they were interested in maybe becoming a part of Mary Kay. I haven't signed them up yet, but we've talked. I want them to listen into the phone call for my own training and also so I get my earrings :) I need a total of 12 consultants by the end of the 4 month qualification period for the car. I know I will get them. I have a total of 5 people who are interested, 3 who are more interested than the others. I know that in 4 months I will be driving a new Chevy Malibu around.
We are up to now in my Mary Kay life. I have to thank Christina, my new bff, my soul sista, for getting me involved and thank Alty, Kelly and my Mom for being so supportive. I want Mary Kay to be my full-time job because not only is it lucrative, it is FUN! If anyone finds this blog and is interested in learning more about the opportunity, please contact me and let me know! You could end up with your own fabulous story like my own!
Just starting out....
So here is my story -
I am just starting out in Mary Kay and I love it so far. I have way to much product on hand but I don't even care. Within my first month I got 5 team members to sign up under me which put me on target to get my car. I've made a lot of sales, and none from my friends or family. I don't know why, but it's working for me!
I am just starting out in Mary Kay and I love it so far. I have way to much product on hand but I don't even care. Within my first month I got 5 team members to sign up under me which put me on target to get my car. I've made a lot of sales, and none from my friends or family. I don't know why, but it's working for me!
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