cheflorraine
Gold Member
- 375
I'm sorry of bringing up this topic once more, as I know we've discussed it on other threads, and there have been many helpful comments and suggestions, and Tammy Stanley's teleseminar deals with this topic, but I just need to vent - so I apologize in advance!
I'm just so tired and discouraged of never being able to connect with people (plus pregnancy hormones are all of sudden bringing me down, too, I think!).
I have one potential hostess who I managed to connect with once, and we picked 2 possible dates that she was going to check on, one of which is already past, the other is a week from Saturday, and I haven't been able to get a hold of her since. I'm ready to give up on this one...
Another one says she really does want a May show, but the only way I can connect with her is by stopping in at her work... which I guess I'll have to do again, because I do think this show will be worth doing.
Then I had a catalog show on the go. The lady called me the day we had planned on closing to ask if she could have another week. So I called her one week later (this Monday), and again have left messages but haven't heard from her again. I'm ready to give up on this one too...
Tammy talked in her seminar about the feeling of 'indignation' that we feel when we keep leaving messages for people who don't respond. I feel that very strongly and am not sure how to change my attitude. I'm just ready to give up on the phone, period.
I'm definitely ready to rethink how I do business... I liked the suggestions in a previous thread about making sure to get bookings on the calendar at a show, and trying to do as much quick host coaching as possible right away right there. But first I have to have a show to be able to try that out at! Right now I have nothing that I would consider confirmed.
I just honestly feel like giving up on all these people... I know this is a bad attitude, but right now I feel that if they really want to have a show, I need to see a little bit of return effort. Otherwise... I just can't keep up this business.
Sorry for the rant... I've never been quite so negative, but today I've just been feeling totally overwhelmed... :cry:
I'm just so tired and discouraged of never being able to connect with people (plus pregnancy hormones are all of sudden bringing me down, too, I think!).
I have one potential hostess who I managed to connect with once, and we picked 2 possible dates that she was going to check on, one of which is already past, the other is a week from Saturday, and I haven't been able to get a hold of her since. I'm ready to give up on this one...
Another one says she really does want a May show, but the only way I can connect with her is by stopping in at her work... which I guess I'll have to do again, because I do think this show will be worth doing.
Then I had a catalog show on the go. The lady called me the day we had planned on closing to ask if she could have another week. So I called her one week later (this Monday), and again have left messages but haven't heard from her again. I'm ready to give up on this one too...
Tammy talked in her seminar about the feeling of 'indignation' that we feel when we keep leaving messages for people who don't respond. I feel that very strongly and am not sure how to change my attitude. I'm just ready to give up on the phone, period.
I'm definitely ready to rethink how I do business... I liked the suggestions in a previous thread about making sure to get bookings on the calendar at a show, and trying to do as much quick host coaching as possible right away right there. But first I have to have a show to be able to try that out at! Right now I have nothing that I would consider confirmed.
I just honestly feel like giving up on all these people... I know this is a bad attitude, but right now I feel that if they really want to have a show, I need to see a little bit of return effort. Otherwise... I just can't keep up this business.
Sorry for the rant... I've never been quite so negative, but today I've just been feeling totally overwhelmed... :cry: