New Prospect With a New Baby Almost Here...

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Discussion Overview

The thread centers around a participant's consideration of encouraging a potential recruit to start as a Pampered Chef consultant before her first child is born. Participants share their personal experiences and thoughts on the timing of starting a business during pregnancy and after childbirth.

Discussion Character

  • Opinion-based
  • Anecdotal

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, expresses a desire to encourage the recruit to start before the baby arrives, believing it could be easier for her.
  • Another participant shares their view that pressuring recruits to start at an inconvenient time may not be beneficial, emphasizing the importance of the recruit's readiness.
  • Several users mention their own experiences of starting their businesses during or shortly after pregnancy, noting both challenges and successes.
  • One participant reflects on the physical and emotional demands of the last month of pregnancy and the early weeks postpartum, suggesting that the recruit may prefer to wait.
  • Another participant recounts their experience of starting their business while managing a newborn, highlighting the potential difficulties for someone new to the business.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ among participants regarding the timing of starting a business during pregnancy. Some believe it could be advantageous to start early, while others stress the importance of the recruit's comfort and readiness.

Contextual Notes

Participants draw from their personal experiences with pregnancy and starting their businesses, providing a range of perspectives on managing the dual responsibilities of motherhood and entrepreneurship.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants considering the timing of starting a business in relation to personal life events, particularly those involving pregnancy and childbirth, may find the shared experiences relevant.

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I have a possible recruit who is "sold" on becoming a PC consultant but wants to wait until after her soon-to-be 1st child is born before she starts. Having 3 kids of my own & knowing how crazy it is going to be for her, is it wrong to try to encourage her to start now before the craziness begins? Not to mention she'd earn some of the fall products for free too....

She is about a month away from her due date & it's totally possible if she started she could qualify before the baby came. If it were you, how would you approach this?
 
Personally, I don't believe in pressuring recruits to sign at a time that they don't feel is right for them.While it might be totally possible to qualify before she has her baby, if her mind isn't in it, then her heart won't be either. And what if the baby came a week, or two weeks early?
 
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I totally hear you, and I have no selfish motivations at all. Like I said, for her sake, I just think it'd be easier for her to start while she only had her & hubby to worry about ya know?
 
TheNewMrsRue said:
I totally hear you, and I have no selfish motivations at all. Like I said, for her sake, I just think it'd be easier for her to start while she only had her & hubby to worry about ya know?
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that may be true, BUT...do you remember how you FELT in that last month of pregnancy?? uggh. :) and then the month after the baby was born. I think a newborn's mom sleeps as much as the newborn! LOL *I did!*What she COULD do now though is maybe practice recipes in her own kitchen...if she's got a few tools, work on them. She can work on her list of 100, start lining up shows for maybe 2-3 months from now, while she has time to get on the phone with minimal disruptions. She can let folks know she's planning on starting her business in XX month and is getting a jump start before the baby comes. Maybe you can loan her the training DVDs from our change-over kit, as well as the new consultant kit (Cooking In Action and the other one- can't remember the name of it.)I'm sure right now, her heart is in the anticipation of the new baby. If she's got the ground-work laid out for her business before the baby comes by lining up the shows, then she'll be less likely to change her mind after or put it off, and she'll be able to get the most "bang for her buck" by starting off strong for those PC $$ in her first 30-90 days. Just thinking out loud. :)
 
My recruiter actually started in her 8th month.

I believe during that month she got her business up and running, did a couple of catalog/family shows and had contacted friends and family to start booking 2-3 months out.

It gave her a great foundation and was up and running and doing several shows a month by 2-3 months after delivery.
 
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I do remember, like I said I did it three times!! I also remember just waiting. And waiting. And waiting. She said she is bored with nothing to do...But I also don't want her to feel pressured,ya know?
 
I started when my daughter was 3 months old and continued through my pregnancy with my son. I didn't do cooking shows the 2 weeks before & 6 weeks after his birth (preeclampsia & recovering from a c-section), but stayed active with catalog shows. But I wasn't brand new in the business either, so I knew how to make it work & how to recover from the break. It will be more of a challenge for a newbie to start, stop & then start again. Plus she won't be able to maximize her 30/90 day bonuses that way. And what if she ends up having an emergency c-section? Then she'll really loose out on her 30/90 day bonus opportunities as she physically won't be able to carry the kit to a show for a full 6 weeks after the delivery. I would recommend that you let her do it on her own time schedule & not pressure her to start sooner than she wants to start. ;)
 

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