How Can Consultants Be Active Without Being Rude?

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Discussion Overview

The thread explores the challenges consultants face in encouraging their teams to remain active without coming across as rude or self-serving. Participants share their personal experiences and strategies for communicating the importance of activity within their teams and its impact on their collective success.

Discussion Character

  • Opinion-based
  • Anecdotal
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, expresses concern about how to communicate the effects of team activity on upline income without seeming selfish.
  • Another participant suggests using a chart to illustrate how individual submissions can support team goals, framing it positively.
  • One participant shares a more direct approach, indicating a willingness to discuss the impact of sales status on others openly.
  • Another participant reflects on their frustration with team members who do not submit, feeling it affects their own success and income stability.
  • Several users mention the emotional toll of relying on team activity and the challenges of motivating consultants who seem apathetic.
  • One participant notes the importance of making the conversation about individual benefits while also highlighting the collective impact on the team.
  • Another participant shares their experience with incentives and the lack of response from team members, expressing fatigue over the situation.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on the best approach to communicate the importance of activity, with some participants favoring directness while others prefer a more supportive, educational method. No clear consensus emerges on the most effective strategy.

Contextual Notes

Participants share experiences from their own teams, highlighting the emotional and operational challenges they face in maintaining consultant engagement, particularly during slower months.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants looking for insights on team motivation and communication strategies may find the shared experiences and suggestions relevant to their own situations.

This July has been my worst month in exactly a year and it's my own fault but I am okay with it. I'm not looking back. My team is doing okay and as long as my 2 SCs submit (which they both said they are) I'll be paid as a D. With my recruiting this year, we've never fallen below the $4k mark once which was ALWAYS an issue in the past. Most of the time I've been doing almost all of it myself, but it's nice when I have a month like I'm having and I have enough on the team to come through. Now just to keep moving forward!!!!!!
 
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I have found that my rock star consultants are having a terrible month as well as I am. Luckily our organization has put in 27 parties and have sold almost $9,000 thus far so I am more than happy about that. But we usually sell between $17 and $23,000 so I really think that this is not just us personally or the recession or any other factor. I am getting many random orders thanks to facebook and just reconnecting with old friends. In the last day I think I have sold $100 worth of products. Not that it is major but ANYTHING at this point is great.

So let's not beat ourselves up too bad! Nanisu...{{{{HUGS}}} you are on the right track. It does take a major chunk of our time sometimes to get people to wake up. I may do a "Do and Tell" myself. It may get some people back into action. In the meantime, I really do need to connect up with my recruit leads.

Colleen...I'll see ya on the bread line cause I am looking at the same pay scale this month. YIKES!!
 
July really is stinking!

I had 7 shows in July, and I've submitted 2. I have 2 this week - one already completed, and just waiting for the host to decide on her order. Happily, her show was larger than she thought it would be (I KNEW it would be!) so she's adding to her list. :)

Then, I have one tonight. I am working with the host to make sure it closes by Sat at midnight!

But with all of that - this is still my worst month since Sept, when I had pneumonia, and was out of commission....but I don't have that excuse this month. I am not seeing any way that I'll be paid as a director this month. I will have about $2000 in sales for myself (again, the lowest I've had in ages) and even with everyone submitting who has said they'll submit - it's been almost ALL catalog shows from my team this month, and the highest one so far is $260. One of the girls in a SC line submitted a show - for $137! That darn past-host bonus! She needs just $13 to be active for the month, and complete that line, and I haven't been able to reach her! I'm sure she thinks she's fine because she submitted a show (she's very new).

I'm more fearful that I won't make director level this month because of the $4000 than I am the lines. AND this will be the FIRST month since last May that I don't make the $4000 requirement as a team!:eek:
 
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Ok...organizational sales are at $10,110 and I know I do not have $2000 to submit...http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p125/dogpoundbrenda/SMILIES/bezorgd.gif
Other than that I am GREEN
:pray:
 
I am irritated!

I have 2 SCs who both have 2 consultants in their lines that have submitted... BUT neither SC has submitted on their own.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr... :mad:

Gotta Gotta Gotta develop more SCs!!!!!!!!!!!

Rant over... (for now!) ;)
 
Yeah, I have 2 SC's. Neither of the SC's or their downline consultants have submitted, so I need 4 specific people to submit by tomorrow to be paid as a director. For me it ALWAYS comes down to the "And 2" and it drives me and my director crazy!
 
cmdtrgd said:
For me it ALWAYS comes down to the "And 2" and it drives me and my director crazy!
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For me, it always comes down to my 2 SCs. I just don't get why they don't want their overrides... and this month, with both of them having 2 under them that have submitted, it's even more $$$$!
 
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I too am VERY puzzled by this. I am going to be on them a bit more because if my director underneath me comes out of her grace period and starts to not be able to meet requirements, then I had better have my 2 SC in place so I at least get paid as a director. Cause then I will have my thong in a knot! :approve::bugeye:
 
finley1991 said:
I am irritated!

I have 2 SCs who both have 2 consultants in their lines that have submitted... BUT neither SC has submitted on their own.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr... :mad:

Gotta Gotta Gotta develop more SCs!!!!!!!!!!!

Rant over... (for now!) ;)
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I am on the same train with you - drives me crazy!
 
Luckily, my SC's do understand that if their line is not active, they don't get paid at that level and it could also effect me and our up line too. I have 9 personal recruits, 4 are SC's and there are 16 total now. The 15th was approaching & I only had one SC line active! Another SC e-mailed me out of the blue to let me know that she had a show to submit and that her line would be active too! I didn't even have to ask. :D I was so happy. A 3rd line is now active too. So I have 6 of the 9 lines active and 3 of the 4 SC lines active.Our sales, however, are a bit low this month. We are at $9,980.20. The last few months have been $13,298, $13,303, $13,152, $17,570 & $12,307 ... so this is quite a bit lower for us! I haven't made AD level yet so I'm good to go. I'd be biting my nails too if I were an AD and all stressed out over not making it to my sales requirements. (((hugs))) girls!!!
 
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pamperedlinda said:
I am on the same train with you - drives me crazy!
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http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p125/dogpoundbrenda/SMILIES/241.gif

I am with you on the train! Can not understand it for the life of me why some wait or do not want to get the extra money.
 
baychef said:
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p125/dogpoundbrenda/SMILIES/241.gif

I am with you on the train! Can not understand it for the life of me why some wait or do not want to get the extra money.
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I KNOW! What is wrong with these people?!:yuck::confused:

I have 4 SC lines and only one has both submitting in July (missed it by 1 person in June too). One direct submitted but her recruit didn't; I have 2 indirect recruits who submitted but neither of their recruiters are submitting: one is AWOL and one said she did a show and then went on vacation so it will not go in until August. ARRRUUUGGGG!!

The good thing is that I can count on the one set to submit - it's a rare month that she and at least one of her recruits doesn't submit - and the one who had the show but is putting it in next month has a new recruit that does have shows on her calendar so they both should submit too. Next month I'll probably have all four qualify as SC teams - that's how it works, they all do it in one month and then miss each other for 2 months...
 
cincychef said:
That is my Executive director and let me just tell you she is inspiring!!
Ann, thanks for the note, I love it.
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Nancy is a beautiful woman. I sat with her and her hubby on a bus a couple conferences ago when she was promoting. What a sweet couple.
 
I know the issue with one of my mine... she's the one that wants to promote to D and her attitude is, if she can't have it, she doesn't want anyone else to have it either. She's screwed me on more than one occasion. Nice attitude to have, eh?I just don't get her. I arranged to have dinner with our NED... just the 5 of us at Conference and this consultant BLEW IT OFF! She walked into the restaurant as we were leaving. WTF??????????It's so annoying. And I have to admit, I'm going to have a hard time being compassionate about it when she comes to me down the road when one of her downline doesn't submit and it screws her.But onward and upward. I'm recruiting so she won't be an issue in my structure too much longer. :D
 
finley1991 said:
I know the issue with one of my mine... she's the one that wants to promote to D and her attitude is, if she can't have it, she doesn't want anyone else to have it either. She's screwed me on more than one occasion. Nice attitude to have, eh?

I just don't get her. I arranged to have dinner with our NED... just the 5 of us at Conference and this consultant BLEW IT OFF! She walked into the restaurant as we were leaving. WTF??????????

It's so annoying. And I have to admit, I'm going to have a hard time being compassionate about it when she comes to me down the road when one of her downline doesn't submit and it screws her.

But onward and upward. I'm recruiting so she won't be an issue in my structure too much longer. :D
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Can't even imagine doing that! Is she completely clueless, or just hopelessly self-centered?
 
Strange. Very strange!
 
Chefbeckyd said:
Can't even imagine doing that! Is she completely clueless, or just hopelessly self-centered?
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She's selfish.
 
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YIKES!! She really takes the cake. Does she spew this wonderful attitude with her guests? And she will never make it to D with the large of a selfish attitude.
 
I got excited yesterday when I saw that I had 4 lines that had submited (was only expecting 3)....but I still NEEDED one of my SC to submit. She was at Director Express with me yesterday and told me that she had a show to submit last night. Tracker isn't showing it yet - I really hope she submitted it. The show I submitted last night is there so the tracking is updating....fingers crossed. Dammit, I just hate this. Gotta grow deeper and wider....
 
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I got excited yesterday when I saw that I had 4 lines that had submited (was only expecting 3)....but I still NEEDED one of my SC to submit. She was at Director Express with me yesterday and told me that she had a show to submit last night. Tracker isn't showing it yet - I really hope she submitted it. The show I submitted last night is there so the tracking is updating....fingers crossed. Dammit, I just hate this. Gotta grow deeper and wider....
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I finally talked to her....she did submit, but didn't finish it.....argh!!!! Oh well, nothing I can do about it now (except bitch to/with y'all...). At least I know she's good for August. I am going to work much harder on getting everyone to submit BEFORE the last hours of the month.
 
(((hugs))) Linda!
 
pamperedlinda said:
I finally talked to her....she did submit, but didn't finish it.....argh!!!! Oh well, nothing I can do about it now (except bitch to/with y'all...). At least I know she's good for August. I am going to work much harder on getting everyone to submit BEFORE the last hours of the month.
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I had the same thing happen last month, Linda - so I know the frustration. One of my SC had a show on JUNE 3, and I talked to her about making sure it was submitted, and my D talked to her about making sure it was submitted...she told both of us that there wouldn't be any problems with submitting it on time. Um, yeah - she submitted it July 1st. :grumpy: THEN, she asked me if her not submitting it by the 30th had any affect on my status. :bugeye::eek::bugeye: We could not have been any clearer with her than what we were - and she still didn't listen. BUT at least she was good for this month. :rolleyes:
 
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baychef said:
Ok...organizational sales are at $10,110 and I know I do not have $2000 to submit...http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p125/dogpoundbrenda/SMILIES/bezorgd.gif
Other than that I am GREEN
:pray:
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WE MADE IT!!! $13,927!! Luckily, my 1st gen. D is in her grace period. She will be paid as a TL (and has an AD title). With her being in her grace period, it means I was paid as and AD. I was green by midnight last night.

I do not look forward to after this month, however. I expect that the fall will be fine. It is from December on that I worry.:pray:
 
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