Excited for Disney: Parenting Dilemma - To Tell or Not to Tell?

[lacychef]

I am over-the-moon excited about this trip....I've been hoping & using all my positive thinking that it would be Disney all year. I had a few tears in my eyes last night.
Got a question for you parents here.....are you telling your kids? My 9yo was already asking me this morning, because she is on top of things & knows that it was being announced last night.
Pro: telling them makes them excited, and then they'll help keep me motivated all year long.....they'll be asking all the time if I've earned it yet!
Con: they'll be asking all the time if I've earned it yet, LOL! And dh didn't want to burst my bubble, but he pointed out how bummed they'll be if I don't. My solution to that is....I have to earn it:thumbup:

Anyway, just wanted to see what you other moms were doing on this subject! I am aiming for level 3 with TPC earned. How about you all?

 

[Jennie4PC]

I am aiming for it also. I just dont know what all the requirements are. So I cant say which level I am aiming for. I need to get out of my comfort zone and start recruting.

We just got back from a family vacation from Disneyland this last month and my kids would absolutly love Disneyworld. And if it free heck yeah!!!!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I am earning it!

My DS found the Disney Brochure - the one with all of the pictures - that came with the Info, and he spent the evening digesting the whole thing. He said to me "I wish we could go to Disney sometime, Mom" So, what choice do I have?

I won't be telling him though. He would be incessant with the questions if I did. My director earned the Disney trip last time, and she only told her older kids....but then for Christmas, once she knew she had the trip, all of the kids got Disney Sweatshirts, Mickey Ears, and disposable cameras.

 

[PamperedDor]

Not sure Lacey - I doubt it -

I, unlike others, aren't thrilled with the Disney trip, but mainly because I have done Disney about 10 times and my kids are now pretty much done with the whole Disney idea - I am excited for you and all those others though!

I would tell my kids - when I first joined PC, San Fran was level two and that is what I was working towards - telling them helped me stay focused AND they help! (stamping cattys, telling their friends about PC etc) I did earn SF, didn't take the kids, and they were soooo excited for me! They got to have a great few days with their Nana and DH and I got a break from them!

SO Lacey, I am routing you on!!! You go get Disney chick and give Cinderella a high five from me!!!

 

[lacychef]

Oh, & all the big reasons why it's going to ROCK....it's during Doris' b-day....PC's 30th anniversary....and it's during my older daughter's b-day too!

 

[lacychef]

Thanks Dor!

That's a good idea Becky...about Christmas...but I'm not sure I can hold it in that long! My 9yo was already asking me this morning!

 

[janezapchef]

As I just posted on the NMD post, I told my kids. Are you kidding? I couldn't keep that secret ALL YEAR! Really, it's the best thing I could do. Yes, they are going to bug me incessantly about it, but isn't that good? I have a feeling they'll be forcing me to work a lot harder than I ever have, just because their non-stop talking about it is going to remind me to quit wasting time and WORK! My goal is level 2, but only because I really don't think the Contemporary looks as fun as Coronado Springs!

If you're going and you haven't already, you can order this dvd for free. We do it every year, and it's my dd's favorite "movie" to watch!
https://www.disneyvacations.com/dv/...ferrer=wdw&hdrType=default&vcnType=wdw&bhcp=1

 

[amy07]

I'm aiming high!! Now, I will be the first to admit I was hoping for something else. But that was for selfish reasons, time for DH & I alone.
However, my 2 youngest kiddos (5) walked into the room as soon as the DVD showed the castle and they want this. I'll have to buy in another child or leave DH at home

I was thinking all last night of how wonderful it will be to show the kids what can be done when you work hard so I'm thinking of ways to get them involved. But more importantly they already love PC since it means mommy can do lots of things with them at school and when they are on breaks. BUT, PC taking them to Disney would be over the top!

Lacy, I cannot wait to hear your progress all next year! You have become my Trip Earner Deserver!! Your positive attitude is what it is all about!

 

[ChefJoyJ]

I would *love* to earn Disney!!! :love: I would probably leave my 1 1/2 year old (at trip time) with my parents and just take my 3 year old, only b/c she would "get" more out of it. Then again, maybe I'll take both...

My sights are set on Disney, but even more than that, the push it will give me to book more shows, increase my show totals, and get out of my comfort zone, and take my business to a whole new level.

My only wish was that you didn't have to recruit 4 recruits...but I guess that's going to get me out of my comfort zone and encourage me to share the opportunity with everyone!

Come on - we can do it!!!

 

[DebbieJ]

I am so psyched for Disney. My son will LOVE going again. The last time we went, we did Magic Kingdom for just one day and he couldn't get enough. So to go for several days PC style will be the ultimate for him. I am not telling him yet. I still have to earn Mexico for this year! Then when things get rolling next year, I think I will tell him. Then he can start helping me more like Dor said--stamping catalogs and such.Even DH is excited about this and he grew up in FL and has been to Disney countless times.

 

[pamperedpals]

DH and I are going to tell the kids tonight when everyone is together. This will help explain why Mom is gone a little bit more in the evenings in January (booking as many as I can do!).

This will also make sure I earn it, because there is no way in the world I would want to disappoint them. This will be the first trip we will take as a family.

 

[babywings76]

I'm going... if I reach my goal. I just calculated it. If I can recruit 5 people, hold 8 shows a month with an average of $450 in sales each show, it's possible. Very hard, maybe I won't succeed, but I'm sure going to try! It's a whole year to do it!

 

[StacieB]

I am super excited about this and would love to earn level 3 to have the extra breakfast with characters for 1st timers and airfare covered. I will have to buy in a 3rd child as well. We were just there last year at this time and it was truly magical. I am going to work my hiney off. I have even changed my screen saver to DISNEY WORLD 2010. Recruiting is going to be hard, but if I am doing alot of shows and ask everyone I hope it can be acheivable. Good luck everyone!!

 

[heat123]

The new requirement with 4 recruits to earn a trip at level 2.... do they have to BE RECRUITED that year or can you have 2 recruits and recruit 2 more for it to "count"???

 

[chefann]

They must qualify within the incentive period (2009) to count.
There will be more info in the official rules, which are supposed to post on CC next week.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

The new requirement with 4 recruits to earn a trip at level 2.... do they have to BE RECRUITED that year or can you have 2 recruits and recruit 2 more for it to "count"???

You have to qualify 4 recruits in 2009. They can be recruited in 2008, and qualify in 2009 and count...but if you have 2 that are already qualified in 2008, then they don't count for 2009.
For instance, I had a recruit who signed in Dec. 2007, but qualified in Feb. of 2008, so she counted for this years trip points.

Is that what you were asking?

 

[rbergwrightchef]

I told my girls last night!!! They will keep me accountable and motivated!!! I have never been to Disney.. And to share it with my Pampered Chef family would be a dream come true!!!

 

[coriatc]

I'm bummed ... I would LOVE to go, but I will be in school, and that will be during my last term. No matter what I won't be able to do anything - either the Disney trip or Conference.

 

[Kathy's_Kitchen]

I WILL be going! For our meeting last night we dressed as to where we thought the trip would be and I dressed as Mickey Mouse, I was so excited!

I told my dds (8 & 5), who have never been, and they are thrilled. My five year old can't wait to go to the "Magical Kingdom!" She was reading an atlas a few months ago, saw that on the Florida page and has been dreaming about it ever since .

I'm with Pamperedpals in that there is no way I am going to disappoint my babies. I was already motivated to work my business harder and this has intensified that motivation a hundredfold!

Disney here we come!

http://www.hscripts.com/freeimages/icons/cartoons/mickey-mouse/micky-mouse-clipart5.gif

 

[ltkacz]

I am going - aiming high. I am so close to level 1 this year, however I'm not sure I'll make it. I so WANT this Disney Trip.

I know my pc buddy - Pampered Chef Carol will be there right with me too!

 

[Jennie4PC]

Can you guys tell me what you get with each level and possibly how many points. I dont go to my cluster meetings they are to far for me to drive to. And there is no director close by.

 

[heat123]

You have to qualify 4 recruits in 2009. They can be recruited in 2008, and qualify in 2009 and count...but if you have 2 that are already qualified in 2008, then they don't count for 2009.
For instance, I had a recruit who signed in Dec. 2007, but qualified in Feb. of 2008, so she counted for this years trip points.

Is that what you were asking?

Yes, thanks Becky!

 

[krzymomof4]

I have never earned any level as long as I have been a consultant, but I am trying very hard for this.
I told the boys last night, who are normally screaming when I am on the phone, etc.
Well, this morning the 2 younger ones said they would be quiet while I was on the phone, my 13 year old put my business cards on his guitar case and my 14 year old took a catalog to his bf for his mom.
Hubby still hasn't jumped on the wagon, but maybe the boys will motivate him.

 

[lovenpc]

That's really exciting that you know your trip already. Us directors in Canada get our dvd towards the end of Dec and launch the trip at our January meeting. Just curious, can someone post what your requirements are for the various levels? We only have a trip for 1 and a trip for 2 to the same destination....no other levels

 

[susanr613]

I am not thrilled about this trip or about having to recruit 4 consultants...but I am still going to establish it as a goal and planning framework. 2010 is DS's bar Mitzvah, so there will be no extra funds for a vacation. I am sure that DS would love to go to Disney, and the first day of the trip is my birthday. Plus, if I do what I need to do to earn the trip, I will make lot of commission, promote (again) to FD or maybe even D if I can recruit 5 instead of just 4, and earn other sales and recruiting-based incentives throughout the year. That is all good stuff!

So, that's my strange answer.

 

[chefann]

Can you guys tell me what you get with each level and possibly how many points. I dont go to my cluster meetings they are to far for me to drive to. And there is no director close by.

Level 1: 2010 Conf. registration, 23,000 pts, 1 recruit
Level 2: Trip for 4 to Disney, 52,000 pts, 4 recruits
Level 3: Trip for 4 to Disney, 74,000 pts, 6 recruits
Level 4: Trip for 4 to Disney, 102,500 pts, 7 recruits (or $115,000 commissionable sales in 2009 with no recruits)

 

[janezapchef]

I think I read that to qualify for the trip, the recruits just have to do $1250 IN 2009. It said nothing about staying active or "qualifying" the "usual way", just $1250 in 2009.

 

[pamperedpnina]

I'm excited and disappointed all at the same time! When I joined it was to late to earn this years trip which I think is awesome (I'd love to go to Paris for free!!!) This just seems like a much smaller trip in comparison. But on the other hand I've always wanted to go to Disny and never had the opportunity.

Also is there always a First-Time achiever benefit? B/c being that we have no kids a breakfast with our fav. Disney Character seems silly, I'm wondering if I should not aim as high and save my first-time achiever for a different trip? lol thats if I can even get that high in the first place!

 

[Jennie4PC]

Even if you dont have a kids a character breakfast or whatever can be a blast. When we went to Disneyland last month we did goofys kitchen and ariels lunch and my mom loved getting all the signatures, She actually went on her own for awhile on the last day searching for more characters to sign her book. What level is it to get the breakfast?
Also thanks Ann for posting the requirements.

 

[janezapchef]

I think it's level 3 & up. It's the first time achievers thing. That's really the only reason I'd push for level 3 personally. I just really like the looks of Coronado Springs!