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Message: [QUOTE="pampered1224, post: 1216, member: 3"] [b]Well it's February 7, 2005[/b] I now have three recruit prospects. This came about because I decided to post a want ad. Nothing fancy but I hit on the three major points of owning a Pampered Chef business, 1) flexiblility, 2) money, and 3) only having to answer to yourself. I have personally met with all three and now I am waiting. I have been waiting less than a month with all three so it is not time to throw in the towel. So I will remain waiting and remian there when they need answers until the end of this February. That's all. I also plan to ask one question at that point. That question will be something like this, "It has been some time since you approached me regarding our opportunity. I do understand that things come up but I need to know whether or not I should persue this further with you or maybe contact you in a few months or even at all." I hate being pushy but I also hate sitting there wondering if I should put more time into them. I already wasted one full year on someone who signed the contact a year after stating they were interested but then, when it came time for me to send in the form. I had no money. And I never heard from him again. New thing to learn, know when to give up and direct your energies else where. I also have my March sheduled and am working on concrete bookings for April. I have 6 prospects there. I need to get on the phone and lock them in. My director always said consistancy. Doris always says consistancy. Everyone at conference teaching a class says consistancy. It is amazing how much cotton I had in my ears when that was being said. Keep doing it daily or at least more than nonce a week. (Yes I said NONCE - short for not once!) So I picked up my phone or I sent out e-mails or I spoke to people directly at least every other day. Funny too as I am not doing it to get bookings or recruits, that WILL just happen. I am doing it to practice doing it. If I book someone or get a recruit, great! But I need to work on it and it takes something like 13 days or weeks or if I do this correctly, 13 years or longer to create a habit. In our case, a habit should be something that is practiced as much as possible for as long as possible as long as it works. And if practicing works better than "doing it" does for you, then keep practicing. So, that's what I am going to do. I will keep practicing what I will say to people to get booking or recruits. I just hate doing "what I am supposed to do". I'll keep you posted. And get out there and practice! [/QUOTE]

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