Career Board

I have been in the process of making my first Career Board for some weeks now.  At first, I sat the stared at this blank white board wondering what in the heck I was going to do with it. For days I contemplated  . . . . where was this going to go and why cant I get started on this thing?  No matter how much I focused on it or how much I thought about it. I couldnt get anything started.  Then I figured out why!! It was solid white . . . plain, boring, sterile and WHITE!  I took out some paints and went to town and came up with this a few hours later.

Since I am still very new to Mary Kay, it took me some time to figure out what the different levels were, how to achieve them, and how long it would take me to achieve it.  Going to the Director Faster Conference over the weekend helped me with all of this.  My goals became very clear. 

 This quarter my goal is to obtain at least one team member so I move up to the rank of Senior Consultant. I also expect to reach Star Consultant.  Since I know I just reached the Diamond level, I am aiming for Emerald by the end of the Quarter (Sept 15). By Mid October I am aiming for Red Jacket and Star Team Builder.  This will be on track for DIQ which is my next goal.  While at the Director Faster conference, I wrote down and signed my goal of DIQ with a deadline of December 1, 2012.  Then I have a few months to reach my last goal for this board which is to debut on the stage at Seminar 2013 as Director!

Just like my board, things are finally starting to come together and things are becoming very clear.  I will make this happen!

Success Meetings

Once a week the Supergirls Unit holds a Success Meeting (like most other Units).  During this time we acknowledge everyone for the challenges they faced during the week and also the great successes during the week.  This is also the time when a unit member picks up prizes they may have won for completing challenges etc. 

But to me, it is MUCH more than that.  It is a time to sit around with your girlfriends, laugh, celebrate, and lift each other up.  I mean lets face it.  Everyone gets down from time to time.  We all need that extra push.  For me at least, this is a time for me to gather energy and motivation from women who chose the same path.  While being a Beauty Consultant is a lot of fun and I wouldnt change it for the world, it can be trying at times.  You have to be dedicated to yourself.  Karen from the Supergirls said it best last night: "If I was an employer, would I hire myself?"  You really need to think that way.  Working from home is not always that easy. There are a lot of distractions.  Staying in contact with your Unit helps IMMENSELY!

I do not care if you are a new consultant or you have been doing this for a year or two  . . . GO TO YOUR MEETINGS!! Get involved. Support your Sales Director. I am sure she has done a lot for you in your career return the love.  The Supergirls unit is trying to reach Cadillac and so support and getting involved could never be more important for Suzanne.  I wish there was something I could do for her to help her but since I am an adoptee there isnt  whole lot I can do EXCEPT go to the meetings and retreats etc.  My support will have to be emotionally but just that can mean a lot. 

Energy is addictive and it spreads like crazy.  Do your part to support yourself, your unit, and your Directors. Meetings, conferences, seminars, retreats . . .  just do it. 

Those who show up . . . go up!!

The New TimeWise Repair Line

For the last few months everyone in Mary Kay has been talking about the Timewise Repair line.  This skin care collection has been researched for YEARS.  It was the talk just prior to Seminar, at Seminar, and then to everyone's surprised, was RELEASED during Seminar.  It was not supposed to launch until September 15, 2012 but it was getting such rave reviews, Mary Kay launched it early to everyone's delight. 

For the first time in Mary Kay history, a skin care collection was build around the factors of WHY skin ages, not just the end results of aging.  This prestigous collection contains retinol, peptides, botanical extracts and Hyaluronic Acid to just name a few. This stuff is truly amazing.  Even more spectacular is TimeWise Repair launched with the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval.  It doesnt get any better than that!

My unit did the "hand" test last week.  Our left hands were given the treatment line and our right hands stayed as is.  We were all shocked at the immediate results.  Then to add insult to injury we were given liquid foundation on BOTH hands to see the difference. Yeah, I am ordering my own private set for personal use. 

Since the line is relatively new, the photographs of before and after havent quite reached the mainstream yet but I did manage to get my hands on this sample.  This is after just TWO weeks of use.

The set contains five products: Volu-Firm Cleanser revitalizes, renews, and maintains moisture balance. Volu-Firm Lifting Serum helps firm and lift skin and promote skin resillence. Volu-Firm Eye Renewal Cream targets deep lines, sagging skin, under eye puffiness, and dark circles. Volu-Firm Day Cream contains broad spectrum SPF 30 and helps address damage that can lead to sagging, deep wrinkles, noticeable loss of skin elasticity. The Volu-Firm Night Treatment contains Retinol that fights the appearance of deep lines and wrinkles and is known to promote the production of collagen and help increase elasticity. These five products at $199 replace NINE current products at $286 - a savings of $87.

When you compare the Timewise Repair line with other Department Store lines . . this is the end result.

The bottom line is:  Great makeup starts with a fantastic skin care collection.  Make sure you get a set for yourself.

Director Faster Conference

I would say I only have one word to describe the conference I went to today but I can't. I am SPEECHLESS!  Last night I was nervous as all heck.  Even this morning I was a wreck.  But as soon as I got there, Cindy Towne came up and started talking to a Consulant who came with me, so I smiled, extended my hand, and introduced myself.  I cannot for the life of me figure out why I had no fear in that moment but I didnt.  Here we all are. . .

Cindy Towne is an amazing woman. She joined Mary Kay in 1981 when she was working as a hair stylist.  In 1985 Cindy won her first pink car and in 2004 she became a NATIONAL Sales Director.  Her daugher and mother are also Directors with Mary Kay. Her unit has been extremely successful earning $500,000 plus in sales 11 times and her highest sales in one year was $800,000 and was runner up in the Queen of Unit Sales in 2000.  Not only has Cindy earned many notorious diamond rings but also earned trips for her and her husband to Africa, Hungary, Gibraltar, Paris, Spain, Scotland, Austria, Canada, Alaskan Cruise, Bermuda Cruise, Baltic Sea, Russia, Australia and Great Britian, Ireland, Italy, and Hawaii. Oh did I mention she has received 14 FREE cars and is currently driving a PINK Escalade Hybrid?  Her highest monthly check pushed $20,000 and YES that is MONTHLY and became a Mary Kay Millionaire and just earned her second million as a National Sales Director.

To say today was motivational for me doesnt begin to cover it.  Today was all about recruiting and building your team to become Director.  I now realize what I need to do and how I need to get there.  All I have to say is that I will be in this suit (Director's) hopefully Seminar 2013. WAIT I WILL be in this suit at Seminar 2013.

Good Morning Good Morning Good Morning

Cue yawn and stretch here . . . . I tried to stay awake last night to watch the meteor shower but I just could not keep my eyes open anymore.  Right before I went to sleep I managed to watch a very large brilliant one shoot across the sky.  It was such an amazing feeling to see it.  I felt like a little kid who just looked up at the sky for the first time.

So here I sit with my coffee writing this little blurb and all I can think about was the meteors I saw last night.  But I must get motivated for today.   Later on I have a conference to head to at the Dream Center.  Cindy Towne, a National Sales Director, is giving a 3 hour long class on how to get to Director faster. Let me tell you, I jumped on that chance so quick, I was the first one to register. There are only 50 slots so it is a more intimate setting.  Seven of my adoptee unit members are also going so it should be a blast. 

Then later on tonight I have a Unit Conference call.  Monday is skype training and Tuesday is my Success Event.  All of this is leading up to this next weekend.  I will be in Yakima meeting my Sales Director Debbi and the rest of my actual Unit in a weekend retreat that includes an award ceremony.  Yay for getting to wear a little black dress again :)  I am excited but also scared at the same time.  I will not know anyone there.  Being socially awkward and in introvert, this should be a blast. Oh did I mention I get anxiety when I am driving somewhere that I do not know where I am?  HA!! Lets add some fuel to the fire.  But I am sure I will be fine. I am pretty positive I will have a ton of fun and meet some new friends . . . its just my brain playing games with itself to make me paranoid. 

So that is my plan for this week.  Most of all I NEED to sell this week.  I have spent the last two weeks focused on my materials, getting organized, and doing career talks. 

I leave you today with some inspiration from your local coffee shop.  Sometimes it is so pretty I don't want to drink it and ruin it.



Late Night Contemplation

I have been watching the skies for the last hour or so as we begin to turn into the debris field of the Swift-Tuttle comet.  Every August the skies light up in a spectacular lightshow.  I have a little time until the best viewing hours so I thought I would write about just how insignificant I feel right about now.  

I started off in the back of the house immediately watched a few shoot across the sky. One of them was very bright. I was hooked immediately but I soon found out that trying to lay back on a wooden set of staircases is not the most comfortable position. Not to mention I have a green belt behind me and I could hear the animals stirring in the woods.  Scared the living heck out of me.  So in the house I went.  I opened up the front curtains, grabbed my lounge, and opened the windows facing West.  I was immediately mesmerized by a very bright star in the West that was flickering at me.  Then it hit me.  We are a tiny planet in this universe.  At that very moment . . . none of my problems seemed to matter. The mere fact that I was alive and sitting in that lounge watching the meteors zoom across the horizon was pretty damn amazing. 

It could all end in the blink of an eye.

Give Me Power!!!

There is always a song. You know what song I am talking about.  No not the one that sticks in your head for days every time you hear it and not the one that annoys you to no end.  I am talking about the song that gets you motivated.  The song that you FEEL and that speaks to you.  This is known as your power song.  Buy it off Itunes, save it in your favorites off Youtube . . listen to it in the car, in your office, in the shower, and even when you are getting ready for work.  You will be surprised just how powerful this song can be for you.  Not only will it make you feel more confident but this is something you will put out there for others and they will feel it and see it too.  Make it yours! 

Here is my power song right now.  It is in Spanish and English and by Prince Royce.