Overcoming Guilt: Dealing with Lack of Booked Shows

[Princess]

Do you ever feel guilty that you don't have any shows booked and then you go to your cluster meeting with no shows on your calendar and you feel like you shouldn't be there?

 

[gilliandanielle]

I think that if you don't have any shows booked the cluster meeting is the best place for you to be!! If anything you will just be motivated to have shows for the next meeting. Take a tele-class to get you motivated before you go so you can at least be thinking positively about your business.

 

[Harrle]

If your having a great month the meeting needs you - if your having a bad month you need the meeting!! That is what my director always says!!!

 

[lacychef]

If your having a great month the meeting needs you - if your having a bad month you need the meeting!! That is what my director always says!!!

That's a great line! And very true! That's what meetings are for, for everyone to feed off each other's successes & motivate each other.

 

[gilliandanielle]

I am going to use that line! Tell your director thanks!

 

[beepampered]

It's a hard balance at the meetings. Directors want to reward those doing well, so sometimes the ones who aren't succeeding don't get noticed. I always feel yucky leaving my meetings even though everything is upbeat and I'm usually one of the better ones there (more successful consultants in my cluster just don't come to the meetings anymore). It just never seems like I'm doing enough. This isn't my director talking but my personal perceptions. Of course, I feel the same way leaving church (oh, I should do x, y, and z more).....

 

[agw]

It's rare that I miss a meeting. I realize how important it is to GO regardless of my show and sales numbers. Just going is a refresher on what I'm doing and why.

 

[AJPratt]

I try hard not to go with an open calendar. I at least mention that I'm doingmy ongoing catalog shows and that I'm waiting for some calls back. Actually, thats kinda what I'm doing now! Its been a tidal wave since I got back from conference. I'm hoping to make some really good calls today and tomorrow since its rainy!