Boost Your Success with 3-2-1 Accountability: A Productivity Diary

[JAE]

Well, I finally connected with a host to be. She set a date. I just need the guest list. I e-mailed someone, but she actually e-mailed back. We will connect by phone tomorrow to set a date. I finally talked to a catalog show host and found out she really is doing a catalog show. I'm bummed that she won't be ready until Monday, which is March. I called my Thursday host and she has only heard from one person about coming to her show. Her show is an hour away, so I hope she gets more RSVP's, or I'll be rescheduling/cancelling that one. I called another catolog host who will finish her show soon. I left a message with a host hopeful and called someone "out of the blue" who wasn't home.
Already have a plan for tomorrow, so I'm hoping I'll actually stick to the plan and report back.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Well, I finally connected with a host to be. She set a date. I just need the guest list. I e-mailed someone, but she actually e-mailed back. We will connect by phone tomorrow to set a date. I finally talked to a catalog show host and found out she really is doing a catalog show. I'm bummed that she won't be ready until Monday, which is March. I called my Thursday host and she has only heard from one person about coming to her show. Her show is an hour away, so I hope she gets more RSVP's, or I'll be rescheduling/cancelling that one. I called another catolog host who will finish her show soon. I left a message with a host hopeful and called someone "out of the blue" who wasn't home.
Already have a plan for tomorrow, so I'm hoping I'll actually stick to the plan and report back.

Are you going to do the booking blitz with Jen?

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Well, I am supposed to be at a show tonight....canceled at 4pm today, hosts MIL died. She is going to just turn it into a Catalog Show, but she also has 1 and maybe 2 bookings!

My show host for next Monday called to reschedule, because he uncle died and she wants to wait longer before having a party...at least she rescheduled for March.

My host for this Thursday - Bridal Shower - came by, and dropped off $100 in outside orders, plus added to the brides wish list. We decided on a demo, and there are 15 people attending. So, I'm thinking that will be a good show. Just don't know if it will close in February.

I have 4 open shows to close - hopefully I can get them all done in the next couple days...before Friday!

A past host is supposed to sign this week, but I never believe it til it actually happens. I've learned not to get my hopes up!

 

[janetupnorth]

JAE/Becky - are you guys going to be on the booking blitz call Sunday with Sherri?

 

[ChefBeckyD]

JAE/Becky - are you guys going to be on the booking blitz call Sunday with Sherri?

Don't remember hearing about that one - or maybe it just went in one ear and out the other because I knew I wouldn't be doing it.....but our director Jen challenged us to a booking blitz tomorrow....

 

[Bren706]

JAE/Becky - are you guys going to be on the booking blitz call Sunday with Sherri?

Would that be Sherri Carr? If so, I hope to hear some info on that. I would like to participate. I did the last one.

 

[janetupnorth]

Sherri KlassenYvonne has done 2 of the calls in the last month. There will be another one Sunday night.Sherri was going to join this one so I wasn't sure if she invited her downline or not.

 

[PartiesbyJamie]

Don't forget if you talk to 10 guests at a show, that counts!!

 

[Bren706]

I made a couple of contacts today. The first one was a customer care call, with no real results.

The second was a call to an outside order from Saturday's show to put a date for a show on the calendar. She booked a May show.

Other than that, I talked to a catty host that I have been trying to reach for the last two weeks or more. Her son was on the way to the hospital in an ambulance, so she said she would call me on Wednesday.

Talked to a couple more hosts, and left messages for other hosts about closing their shows out. I leave on Thursday for a 9 day trip to MA, so I am trying to close out before I leave. There are already at least 2-3 shows that I will be holding open until I return on March 8th!

OH! I almost forgot. While I was talking to my sister today. I asked her about doing a catalog show for me. She said she would take the catalog to work and try to round up some orders! (I know she has a small circle of people, but we will see what happnes.) She lives in CT, so I may be able to write off my travel expenses to MA when I bring her the hostess kit!

 

[JAE]

Yes, BeckyD, I told Jen I'd do the booking blitz. But, I'm not waiting until tomorrow night. I have a few people to call in the evening, but I need to make calls during the day, too. Jen said to let her know of my progress. I'll be sure to do that.

 

[sfdavis918]

Good Luck with the Booking Blitz guys!

Today was DH's birthday so I spent the day running around getting things done so we could go to the coast for dinner. It was beautiful out there at 3:45pm when we got there. We were the only ones in the restaurant!! We kidded ourselves into thinking that it was our really late lunch instead of a super early dinner. It was nice though because we got back into town early and went to the bookstore and just browsed for an hour. Then went to MIL's to have cake and ice cream with the boys. They had decoratted a cake for DH and it was full of candy! Needless to say it was not easy getting them to bed!

So tomorrow is back on the phone. I also have to go and close ANOTHER $1000 show!!! WAHOO, #3 in a row!

 

[etteluap70PC]

Hi all.... I have not forgotten this thread! I love how you all have kept it going. I am doing better with my 321. I have booked a few people I had been working on for a while and made some new contacts. You all rock and keep making those calls!

 

[JAE]

I made a few calls today. I talked to two people and booked a show for April and a catalog show for March or April, depending on what host special she likes better. I played phone tag with another person, so hopefully we will actually have a converstion tomorrow.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Just closed a show - $965 commissionable sales (drat that 60% past host benefit! It was over $1000 guest sales.) and 3 bookings....another thumbs up:thumbup: for the 30 minute chicken and garlic parmesan bites - that combo is just GOLD for me!

Spent some time on the phone with a potential recruit. She asked all of the right questions, and then informed me that she just had a call for an interview for a job....so she has decided if she doesn't get that job, she will sign. :grumpy:

My newest recruit came for Dinner tonight, and then we spent an hour going over details for an Expo she is doing this Saturday. She has submitted 2 shows this week, and has 2 more to submit - so Yippee! She will qualify in her first 30 days, and also gets the HWC host item! And 2000 points for me!

 

[Bren706]

I only made two contacts today, and they were made in person. The first one was at Dress Barn while I was shopping for an outfit for a wedding this weekend. Gave the clerk a mini-catty, and got her contact info to follow up. The second was at a new grocery store. I had some stuffed clams, and the clerk must have seen my ribbon tote, because she asked me if the clams were for Pampered Chef. Gave her a mini-catty and got her info to follow up!

Didn't have time to make calls. (Other than calling hosts to close their shows before I leave on vacation Thurs. morning. I still have 4-5 MIA hosts!) Also trying to reach a couple March hosts for their guest lists before I leave too!

 

[sfdavis918]

I made my calls today, but no bookings. One person was just impressed that I made the call. I think that was a good connection, and I'm sure if she is interested in hosting in the future she will call me.

Went to a host's house to close her show tonight. I thought that we were going to be over $1000 but it closed at $972! Ugh! Don't get me wrong, I am very happy with that, but this has ended my streak!!

Oh, and I made my calls this evening and actually got some live people on the phone. So as much as I want to call during the day, I think the evenings are just better for my customers.

 

[raebates]

I've been making my contacts. I've scheduled a couple of shows; collected a couple of orders.I did a show last night with 12 guests, even though the local boys' sectional basketball game was postponed due to weather. And, trust me, the weather has to be pretty bad in Indiana for a boys' basketball game to be postponed.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

My contacts were at my Bridal Shower Show this evening. There were 15 people there, but 3 were bridesmaids, all young, and they didn't buy anything. 3 people took their orders with them, because others are going in with them on a gift, so they needed to get with them. Sales are at $420 right now, but I can see it going much higher - possibly $600-700. (There were 3 others who couldn't make it who also wanted to order)The best thing was I got a booking/recruit lead for April 5th. (and I never get bookings at Bridal Showers!) Another friend of the bride (young girl) who LOVES to cook, and had never heard of PC - and was practically jumping out of her seat to book a show. So when we were setting a date for the show - I said, "You know, if you really love everything you saw tonight so much - you really should consider becoming a consultant". She is very interested, so I gave her the DVD, and told her we would talk more on Monday, when I call her about her show.
We made the Clubhouse Chicken Squares (my go-to recipe for Bridal Showers, for some reason!) and the tools used are mostly in the starter kit, so I pointed that out to her.....in her words - "I just want it all!"All in all, a very good evening.

 

[JAE]

Glad it went well for you, Becky. Will you be able to close by month's end, tomorrow? And someone wants a show on April 5? That's spring break. We're leaving for TX that day. I was hoping I would get someone who didn't care about spring break to book the week before, like on the 3rd, but my show was cancelled due to host being sick.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Glad it went well for you, Becky. Will you be able to close by month's end, tomorrow? And someone wants a show on April 5? That's spring break. We're leaving for TX that day. I was hoping I would get someone who didn't care about spring break to book the week before, like on the 3rd, but my show was cancelled due to host being sick.

No - won't be able to close by tomorrow. I still have 4 other open shows for this month, and hopefully will be able to close them tomorrow.

I was so pumped about the April 5 booking! I now have one for the 5th and the 8th! Both right in the middle of spring break. We never go away for Spring Break, and I am sure there are plenty of others who don't either. She is a young, engaged girl - not concerned with spring break times, and my one on the 8th, her kids are all grown and married, so she isn't concerned either.

Whew! I really want that FREE conference! So, if I can get just a couple more bookings for that time period - I may be able to pull it off! (I have 4 -5 right now)

I'm so sorry your show canceled tonight! What a bummer. Illness has been almost as big a factor as snow for February shows!

 

[JAE]

I'm not too bummed about the cancellation. She has been sick for over a week, and she wasn't making her calls. She only had 2 people coming when I talked with her yesterday. It was 45 minutes away. I was hoping to get a booking if the she did happen. Now, I'm not sure where I'll get shows in this area for the next month. I have a show in Canadian Lakes on Saturday, Cedar Springs on Monday and then one an hour and a half away the next Monday.

 

[janetupnorth]

Well, I had a show last night - she had 60 invites!!!! Hand-delivered most and only 6 people came and I drove over 1 1/2 hours. ETA: So many people had emergencies - 3 guests had to go to the hospital for 2 different people as of 4:30 p.m. the host said - 1 had an older relative fall and the other had a medical emergency. 1 stopped in AFTER the show. Other guests had gotten the flu.My customers are happy though, and my past host...they had a blast. Two said they hadn't laughed that hard in YEARS!My host is motivated to get at least 10 outside orders for me today - her list is all set and still close later tonight! Love those organized hosts that like to stick to deadlines!Sales before that are around $350...commission is lower due to the 60% off items...But not bad...One person booked for July (teacher and coach in the spring and wants to use her show as a break later) so I'll take it!Others didn't want to book but all were very interested in checking out the outlet later and took my business card...So, overall not too bad.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Well, I had a show last night - she had 60 invites!!!! Hand-delivered most and only 6 people came and I drove over 1 1/2 hours.

ETA: So many people had emergencies - 3 guests had to go to the hospital for 2 different people as of 4:30 p.m. the host said - 1 had an older relative fall and the other had a medical emergency. 1 stopped in AFTER the show. Other guests had gotten the flu.


My customers are happy though, and my past host...they had a blast. Two said they hadn't laughed that hard in YEARS!

My host is motivated to get at least 10 outside orders for me today - her list is all set and still close later tonight! Love those organized hosts that like to stick to deadlines!

Sales before that are around $350...commission is lower due to the 60% off items...

But not bad...

One person booked for July (teacher and coach in the spring and wants to use her show as a break later) so I'll take it!

Others didn't want to book but all were very interested in checking out the outlet later and took my business card...

So, overall not too bad.

Illness and Weather have been more of a factor for shows this month than at any other time in my 5 years with PC ~ it's been a tough month! Even my director, who never turns in less than $3000, is having a hard time getting to $1250 this month.


It sounds like it could still be a good show though - 10 outside orders could double your show total!:thumbup:

 

[janetupnorth]

Illness and Weather have been more of a factor for shows this month than at any other time in my 5 years with PC ~ it's been a tough month! Even my director, who never turns in less than $3000, is having a hard time getting to $1250 this month.


It sounds like it could still be a good show though - 10 outside orders could double your show total!:thumbup:

Yup, that's what I'm hoping!

She was so impressed that I was willing to drive the distance to hang out with her friends and give her a fun night and help them get some AWESOME things at 60% off that she washed my dishes while I was checking people out then went through her list of people to push for orders tomorrow and told her DH that she wants to make sure my drive was "worth my time".

I thought that was nice of her...most hosts could care less...I found out from a guest (host NEVER stated this) that she sells Mary Kay as a hobbyist so that's probably why she seems to understand that it is a business.

Either way, it was a very fun group!

 

[Bren706]

My 3-2-1 has gone MIA for a couple of days. I am now back in my hometown in MA for a week, so the last couple of days had been closing out a couple of shows, tracking down some other hosts that won't close now until I return, prepping host kits to bring with me, and of course the fun of packing for the trip. I am going to get myself together and make a few calls today. I am hoping to be able to make a number of calls over the week, because besides a Wedding on Saturday, it will be relatively quiet trip. (and the computer won't be staring at me all day, like it is at home! )

 

[Bren706]

Made my 3 contacts today, but nothing great to report. EVERYONE keeps telling me that now is not a good time. I just then ask if it is okay to follow up in 2-3 months, closer to summer. I only have 3 shows scheduled for March right now, and not sure if any of them are going to hold!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Spent the morning making calls, and talking with people placing last minute orders for shows that were closing today.

Spent the afternoon at the Childrens Museum playing in the Bob the Builder Interactive Exhibit (DS was in heaven!), so this evening, I was able to close only 2 shows out of 5 that needed to be closed. One of those shows had 2 bookings, and the other had 3, all for March and April - so I am feeling better and better about those months. April has always been my hardest month to book (except for August) so I am THRILLED that I have 5(maybe 6) shows now for April! March is at 7, so I just need 2 more for a full calendar there.

I also talked to my potential recruit ~ I don't know how to keep her from overthinking this. She wants to come observe me for a day, to see how long it takes me to pack for a show, and put together host and guest packets, etc.....?????? I told her that everyone does it differently, and that she will probably find a way that is comfortable for her and not like anything I do....She also wants to shadow me at a show before she actually signs. Anyone know how I should handle all of this? She wants to sign on the 16th, so that is great ~ but I don't want her being scared off between now and then.

 

[JAE]

Why don't you tell her it won't work for her to come to your house and "shadow" you . You already have a shadow and you nearly step on him all the time! (Not that I've ever seen you do this. I just know from experience that it's a possibility.) I don't really get ready for my shows in a methodical way when my kids are home. It's stop and start and stop and start. I think it would be fine for her to come to a show with you. Tell her she can observe in the background because you have to be available to the host and guests.
That's great that you have bookings and recruits! you're doing great!

 

[sfdavis918]

Wow Becky, that's a hard one. She is totally overthinking it! I know that I was concerned with how much time was actually spent on the business, but I took my recruiters word for it when she told me how long she spent. I can see wanting to go to a show, but come to your house to see you get ready for a show? Odd...

I had a show tonight. So far sales are at $886.00. Host has a bunch more outside orders to get so I should be over $1000 again!! This is crazy how it is working out, but I'll take it!

I asked everyone if they wanted to host and got two takers, but they want to co-host. Oh well, at least I have a show for March now.

No other contacts today. This cold is kicking my rear. I have a show for the other DS company that I do tomorrow and then I am taking the rest of the weekend off to rest!!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I think she thinks it would be easy to come shadow me, because she lives 2 streets away. But still......
She has an almost 3 yr old, and is pregnant, due in August. I know she is concerned about being organized enough to get stuff done, but I'm really not the person to shadow if you are looking for organization.....

I'm like JAE - getting ready for a show is done in stops and starts, or late in the evening, or early in the morning before anyone else is up. Like right now - I've been getting ready for my brunch show - and just took a break to check out CS!