Part-Time Pampered Chef Consultants?

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Discussion Overview

This thread explores the experiences of participants who work as part-time Pampered Chef consultants while maintaining full-time jobs. Participants share their challenges and strategies for balancing their consulting work with other responsibilities.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, discusses the difficulty of managing time between a full-time job and Pampered Chef work, expressing a willingness to put in effort for success.
  • Another participant shares their experience of scheduling calls primarily on Sunday evenings to avoid conflicts with their full-time job.
  • Several users mention the concept of "300 lb phone syndrome," indicating a common struggle with making calls for bookings and host coaching.
  • One participant notes that they have found success in limiting calls to Sunday nights, believing it to be a more relaxed time for potential hosts.
  • Another participant discusses their approach of breaking work into smaller time blocks rather than dedicating a full hour at once, which they find more manageable.
  • One participant expresses a desire for host coaching tips, highlighting challenges with shy hosts and encouraging them to invite more guests.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on the best strategies for managing time and making calls, with no clear consensus on a single effective method emerging from the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Participants come from various professional backgrounds and family situations, which influences their approaches to balancing Pampered Chef work with other commitments.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants looking for insights on managing part-time consulting work alongside full-time jobs may find the shared experiences and strategies helpful.

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Stephanie S
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I'm curious to know how many of you do this part-time? Perhaps I should clarify a bit further. How many of you have a full-time job (Mon - Fri, 9-5) and do this on the side? Any suggestions for striking a balance while getting the business up and running?

I work full-time during the days, and find that I spend my entire evenings on the computer as well. Not much of a life right now, but I'm willing to do all of the grunt work in order to have a successful part-time business.
 
I do..I work full-time, and also do PC on the side. I have struggled with wanting to be on the phone in the evenings, after being on the phone all day. I have decided, something that I read on this site, I will be doing most of my calls on Sunday evenings, so that the stress of my FT job doesn't interfere. For others that work FT, how have you tackled the Big MAC calls? Obviously, we can't call the next morning. I'm interested in seeing everyone's ideas.

Thanks--Tammi
 
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Sunday Night CallsI too have tried to limit my calls to Sunday nights. I feel that it's a good night as people aren't in the rush of the middle of their week. They are relaxed from the weekend, etc.

What time do you aim to call between?
 
I work full-time, but not necessarily M-F. I have to work some weekends, too. So far, I haven't done any M-A-C's. That's a new concept for me. I tried to do the Sunday night calling for host coaching and bookings, but couldn't get past the 300 lb phone syndrome. Now I make a few calls through the week and some on Sundays. My children are grown, so I don't have to worry about ball games and such. I'm trying to have 2 shows/week. I think my average is probably 1 1/2. I started last July 1st, and I'm loving it! Good luck to every one.
 
I work full time as a teacher and I have 4 children from ages 13-6. I do Pampered Chef kitchen shows 1-2 times a week. According to P.C., that makes me full time with Pampered Chef.
 
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I hear you on the 300 lb phone syndrome! what strategies are you using to get over that? Have you been successful in finding strategies to obtain bookings? Have you approached people at your full-time job? I'm a little nervous to do that because I don't want my company to think that I'm distracted from my job there.

Ann F said:
I work full-time, but not necessarily M-F. I have to work some weekends, too. So far, I haven't done any M-A-C's. That's a new concept for me. I tried to do the Sunday night calling for host coaching and bookings, but couldn't get past the 300 lb phone syndrome. Now I make a few calls through the week and some on Sundays. My children are grown, so I don't have to worry about ball games and such. I'm trying to have 2 shows/week. I think my average is probably 1 1/2. I started last July 1st, and I'm loving it! Good luck to every one.
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I too have tried to limit my calls to Sunday nights. I feel that it's a good night as people aren't in the rush of the middle of their week. They are relaxed from the weekend, etc.

What time do you aim to call between?
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I usually try to call after six. That way everyone is pretty much finished with dinner, and hopefully just relaxing.
 
Part-Time Pampered ChefI also work full time during the week. Trying to juggle a family too is fun. Fortunatly my son is 17, so I dont worry about him, much. I try to schedule a day on the weekend for family time, :D
or time for something I want to do, like horseback riding, or working with my of my horses, that is why I got into this business. I also found what works best is when i get home from my day job, I relax for about a half hour, to catch my breath, then start dinner, while dinner is cooking, I sit with my husband and talk , after dinner is when I start to work, try schduling your calls for certain days from certain times. Make a list of what you want to accomplish that night, I know if I dont, I will forget to do something. :eek:
Good Luck!
 
The Power Hour ConceptIf you set "office hours" you'll find that it really helps. Train yourself to start - and stop - on time. The power hour (give or take 15 minutes) is a good place to start.

The first 30 minutes spend host coaching current hosts and calling potential hosts getting new bookings.

The next 15 minutes use to call recruits, or potential recruits if you don't have any yet.

The last 30 minutes spend servicing those people that you've talked with. Maybe putting together a host packet and mailing it, preparing business info for a potential recruit, closing a show...preping for your next show...whatever it might be. This is where the time can be flexible.

As you start adding customer care calls like the BIG MAC calls, you will want to adjust this schedule. But more than likely if you got in to PC part time you don't want it to dominate ALL of your free time after your FT job. So if you discipline yourself to about an hour each night then you can really knock things out.

Consistency is the key to everything in this business - show schedule, recruiting, sales, incentives and yes time management. It seems that if you can get into a routine it flows a lot better.

Hope this helps some! :rolleyes:
 
Becca brought up a good point about the Power Hour (Belinda Ellsworth's tapes explains this in detail).

I find that I can't find an entire hour to devote at one sitting. To make it work for me, I break up my hour into 15 minute blocks. I will do host coaching for 15 mintues then later that day I'll do another 15 minute BIG MAC block. Later I will do customer care, and finally I will do a 15 minute block of downline calls/training. It works for me.
 
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Host Coaching tipsI'm looking for some host coaching tips. I've participated in the Tele Class, I've registerd for a seminar at the conference, and I've read all of the available material. I find that many of my hosts are extremely shy on the phone. I also find that I am having a hard time trying to convince them to invite as many people as possible! I try to work with them on their wishlists, and when they realize that they will need to push their guests to purchase, in order to reap the benefits, they tend to shy away as well! Any suggestions? Oh, and I even use incentive coupons that I found on the flyer section of this site - I think they're great. I hope they work. Thank you!
 
Here is what I have on Host Coaching. (I don't remember where all these came from...some from class and conference....some from boards and emails...maybe even some from here!)
 

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ha ha. thanks so much Ginger! These will be a great help!
 

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