Almost Time To Start A New Year!

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a great Christmas. We are looking forward to the New Year now, and I expect it to be the best year ever for all of us! I worked hard today making phone calls, and writing emails. After many messages left, I finally got to talk to a real person:) He was very nice and very interested in our business. I will call him again in a day or two, if he doesn't contact me first.

Just wanted to touch base again. I hope everyone is well, and I look forward to talking to all of you again soon!

Wanda

Sunday, 12/21/.08

I have enjoyed the last few days, and have made good use of the extra time. I am sending out anywhere from 25-50 emails per night, attempting to reach by phone, usually 5 per day, and handing out invitation cards. I didn't realize the calls were back on until late Friday night when I got home, so I will try to make a call or two this week. Everyone have a terrific Christmas!

Time For A Break

Lisa, I just read your blog, and I will have to agree, we have formed habits, and that is a good thing when it involves continuing to do what we have learned to grow our business, such as our blogs. I would really miss everyone if I didn't do it. We have all made friends here, and found great support. Taking a break for the holidays doesn't mean we are stopping everything, just easing off! I too will check email, blog, report anything that has worked for me, etc. I will also call anyone who just wants to talk about the business if they will email me and let me know they want to talk. We can all take a breather, and not feel guilty if we don't get everything done right on time, while still talking to people. Like Jacki said, just see how we can help others through the holidays, (maybe by saving them some money one their shopping:) and enjoy our families. I have had a sinus infection too, so it was nice to come on home after work today (still in the 20's here, but not as much wind today) and just make a few phone calls. I didn't really care if we took the break or not, but now that we are, I must say that I am glad. We just have to keep up the GOOD habits we have formed, and not slip back into any bad ones! We can do that:)

Everybody have a great night!

Monday--Beginning Week Four

The cold front blew in last night, and we woke up to 20 degree weather this morning, after being in the 70's yesterday, with a windchill of 17. I had a dentist appointment, so, not to be undone, I left card with my dental hygienist. I told her all about MPM until she filled my mouth with tools and I coulodn't talk. She did think it was a neat idea, though, and said she would look at the site. I also went to a Christmas party with my husband tonight, and talked to some people there, so all in all, it was a good day. Tomorrow, I will follow up with some of the contacts I made. I am also doing followups nightly with some purchased leads. Wed. will be time to follow up again with contacts I have met locally.

I enjoyed the call tonight, learning about some stores I haven't looked at yet. That is a good idea to do regularly, in my humble opinion. Not feeling too well tonight after being out in the cold wind all day, so I will turn in early. Night all!

Day 19-Dec. 12th

I really got a lot out of the call tonight, and I realized that even though I was following up, I wasn't doing it as well as I should be. The role playing on tonight's call, I think, helped me realize I was making it harder than it needed to be. If someone said they were too busy, or any other excuse, I just accepted it. Now, I think I can talk to each one better, and bring out their needs and how we can help them.

I talked to people from the Salvation Army today, and told them I wanted to give the money raised from my foundation mall to them for the soup kitchen. They were very excited about it! They confirmed what I had heard, which is that they are feeding more people now than they were before, probably because of the economy. Between their excitement, and the call tonight, I have a fresh new outlook and I'm ready to go! Jacki, thanks for following through with me to see how a call should go. Ginny, I do hope you are feeling better, and thanks for your help too!

I have my family Christmas dinner tomorrow, so I will have a captive audience:)

Goodnight and good weekend everyone!

Thursday 12/11/08

After the call tonight, on which Ginny talked about follow-up, I was all fired up and ready to go. Out of 12 calls, I left 6 voice mails and promised to call them back on Monday; 2 numbers just did not answer and no machine; 2 were not good numbers; but 2 asked me to call them again tomorrow! I may be late on the boot camp call, as one girl said she was at a science fair (I could hear all the noise in the back ground) but that she did want to talk, and could I call her tomorrow night at 7. That is the time the call starts here, and Iwill have to call from the parking lot of our business, without the benefit of my computer in front of me, but it will be ok. The other woman was busy, but wanted to talk also, so I will call her at her requested time of beteen 8 and noon. I am at work at that time, but I will manage.

I have been trying to read the blogs at least 3 times a week, and I always enjoy them and learn from them. I hope to go to the Chamber Monday after my dentist appt:( and get a list of businesses. In the mean time, gotta get those new email addresses! Later.....

Wed. 12/10/08

Hello everyone. I have been getting a lot of busy people lately. I know it is the holidays, and that it will get better after Christmas and the first of the year. People will be having to PAY for those gifts, their taxes, etc. and they will need some extra income. Also, I plan to work on the business partnership. I know businesses are having a tough time, and will welcome the opportunity to advertise for so little. I will do as many followups as I can tomorrow, since on Friday, I go from one job to another, and don't even get home until 10 PM or so. (That's the night I do the call in my car in the parking lot:) On the followups I have done this week, I either get the answering machine or "I would look at it after the first of the year." That's understandable. I'll call them again, and maybe drop an email between now and then to say Merry Christmas, and I will call you after the holidays. In the mean time, I will just keep getting those names and email addresses. I have had a couple of people tell me they are interested, but haven't signed up yet. I will have to try them again tomorrow. Maybe just a reminder is all they need.

I will use my NPO mall for our local food pantry. I have heard more than once that they are already giving out more food than they did last year, and it is early yet. I know a couple of our factories here are laying off through the holidays. Every year at the holidays I have wanted to do something to make a difference, and we do participate with angel tree and the state school parties. This year though, it feels good to know from now on I will make a difference in someones Christmas meal!

I am learning so much from all of you boot campers and alternates, and from the calls each night. Thank you all for your great ideas, comments and encouragement. It makes it so much easier when you are not alone. Good night, and have a great day tomorrow!