Sales life is very unpredictable, everyday you learn a new lesson on how to make a sale. Whether you need to change you display, add some lighting, change you sales pitch. Lots of lessons to learn, you also have to love what you do and what you sale or it doesn't come across as sincere. This job requires energy, enthusiasm, and hard work. New catalog came out this week and now I need to rewrite my sales pitch to go with the new book and the new merchandise. Start my focus group on the 3rd, hope to learn some new information to help me succeed!

Enjoy your day!

Today I got good news, I have been selected to participate in the Emerging Leaders focus group. It will teach me how to be a leader in my company...kind of exciting! First challenge was to schedule 3 parties, done, now I need the next challenge. I really enjoy this job, I guess I am burned out on the other job that I have had for 22 years and I enjoy the new and exciting challenges. My last party has turned out better than I thought it would and I am excited about that. Have started an online party so we will see how that goes, several seem interested in doing that. Technology is overriding the old fashion type party.

Put a little sparkle in your life!

Being a sales woman can have its ups and down and I have the tendency to hang onto the down side. I was beating myself up today because I didn't have anything on my schedule until next month and I really wanted to get my sales quota up. So I spent yesterday and today networking, trying to get that one last party for the month - the party walked up and rang my doorbell. Go figure, I am searching everywhere and it was right across the street. My neighbor who came to my open house party and booked a party for November came over and told me that so many people liked her jewelry that she wanted to get hostess credits for selling jewelry this week...I signed her up! I am trying to convince myself that you have to stay positive in this crazy life of direct sales. Any sales is something to be happy about! Have a great day!

Being a sales woman can be an interesting job, you meet a lot of different kinds of people and some will share just about anything with you about their life. Being in sales also has its ups and down, you can have the perfect hostess, she follows the hostess handbook word for word and then when it gets party time the guests dont follow the handbook. I had a great hostess for my party on Saturday, she did everything and more, the guests came late or didn't even show and discouraged my hostess. She kept trying to apologize and I kept trying to reinforce that she didn't do anything wrong, we had a great party, we made some sales and all is good. So maybe the next time you agree to attend that direct sales party, put yourself in the hostess shoes and think about how much she is counting on you attending.

Have a great night!

YOUR DISPLAY IS EVERYTHING!

GOING OVER MY PLAN.

TRAVELIN SHOW PARTY!!

Last few days have been really busy, networking for new parties, getting the show packed and ready for the road. Had my first out of town show on Saturday, had a great hostess who did everything she was suppose to, crowd wasn't as big as we wanted but we made it a great show anyway. Have to spend the day delivering today, so it will be nice to connect with my new customers.

Make it a great day!