Ready to achieve 3-2-1 success in 2008/2009?

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Discussion Overview

This thread centers around participants sharing their experiences and strategies related to the 3-2-1 accountability method for their Pampered Chef businesses. Many express enthusiasm for renewed commitments and the importance of community support in achieving their goals.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, expresses a renewed dedication to the 3-2-1 method and invites others to join in for accountability.
  • Another participant shares their success of making two calls, resulting in a catalog show, highlighting the importance of early morning efforts.
  • Several users mention their preparation strategies, including making lists of leads and committing to regular calls.
  • One participant notes the growth of their business through sharing results, regardless of whether they are positive or negative.
  • Some participants identify as lurkers, expressing a desire to engage more actively and share their own experiences and questions.
  • Another participant shares excitement about a new recruit lead following a conference, indicating inspiration from the event.
  • One participant discusses the challenges of making calls and balancing personal commitments, while also expressing a desire to improve their posting frequency.
  • Several participants reflect on the importance of community support and accountability in their business efforts.
  • One participant mentions the need to include recruiting information in their newsletters to better engage their audience.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

No clear consensus emerges, as participants share a variety of personal experiences and strategies without a unified approach or agreement on specific methods.

Contextual Notes

Participants are sharing personal experiences related to the 3-2-1 method, with many expressing a desire to improve their business practices and engage more with the community.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants looking for motivation and support in their business practices may find the shared experiences and strategies helpful.

I took the kids to a local county fair yesterday. Of course I had on my PC t-shirt!
Luckily no PC person in the comercial bldg. I made a few contacts. 1 needs a new cherry olive pitter. I told her they were discontinued but could maybee find her one. She also had another product Q. I got her info and will check into it for her.
I stopped at a church booth. They had it set up for kids to just play... It was so nice! Got to chatting with a gal there. One lady had a friend who used to sell and loved it. Told her about how fun it is for me to help families find new fun things foe easy meals. Not to mention how to keep them economical. The gal thought that was cool. Ended up just giving her my card.
 
Had a show today, great turn out. I got one solid booking, 3 possible and 1 possible recruit lead. I have another show tomorrow and then I am going to get on the phone and call, call, call!!!! I WILL meet my goal of 8 shows and 1 recruit in August.
 
returned from a weekend trip with my DH to a message about a past host wanting to schedule a show. I mailed minis before I left. Couldn't get her on the phone, so maybe later. Back to calls tomorrow!
 
Glad someone posted on this thread...too lazy to look for it today - I'm tired!I had a show an hour away yesterday. 5 guests, all family. Sister of one of the guests sells PC so they "yeah, yeahed" whenever I talked about that and didn't seem interested but at least I still mentioned it! I still got two bookings from them. One for the sister of the PC rep and one from the niece. Odd, but I'll take them, they seem to be a nice group!The show is at $350 right now, low for the drive, but she claims she has another 6-7 orders coming in. I'm hoping it hits at least $500, but I'll be happy with $400 to get my 2nd show in for the month and have a $1000 month.I talked to my catalog show host via e-mail today. She can't get stuff to me by 7/31, but will have it by 8/2. Not too bad...I don't NEED it for incentives, so I guess I'll just make a bigger August. I have 3 shows for August and 2 for September now (all cooking) so I'm above my average. ...that's o.k. - need to pay for that dehumidifier I bought today!
 
Had a show tonight. ANOTHER low sales show. Just at $200 with 8 guests there. Had a lady saying "I have that and don't like it at all" to just about everything I talked about. Guess what? SHE'S the one that booked an October show. Had a "maybe someday when my life calms down" recruit lead too. I gave her some info.

Then I came home and got a random call for a booking! YAY! I have to call her back tomorrow to finalize a date.
 
Good job everyone! I did not do anything this weekend (shame on me!). Instead I watched my 2 cousins Friday afternoon/night and added 2 more cousins for Saturday night and this morning. I was finally back home and child free around 7pm and I just vegged in the quiet :). I am determined to get 2 more August bookings this week!
 
Hi - my name's Debbie and I've been in Pampered Chef since September. I've submitted a few postings (mainly questions, of course), and this 3-2-1 Success for 2008/2009 looks like it would be a great way for me to keep on track and have to hold myself accountable to something! Can anyone explain to me what to do to get involved in this "club"? Do i just submit postings on a daily/weekly basis and try to stay up on my 3-2-1 plan? I'd love to do this with you guys! May I join in?

Debbie
 
Debbie,Just join on in! I was doing well last year then dropped off this thread when grad school started and was talked into coming back to keep me on track. It's great having someone to motivate you and keep you accountable when you need it! Welcome!
 
I had a show today for my sister. It went well, is at almost 200 with only 3 orders and quite a few more expected to come in. I am hoping she gets to at least 500. I got one booking from my other sister and one possible booking.
 
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Debbieskk said:
Hi - my name's Debbie and I've been in Pampered Chef since September. I've submitted a few postings (mainly questions, of course), and this 3-2-1 Success for 2008/2009 looks like it would be a great way for me to keep on track and have to hold myself accountable to something! Can anyone explain to me what to do to get involved in this "club"? Do i just submit postings on a daily/weekly basis and try to stay up on my 3-2-1 plan? I'd love to do this with you guys! May I join in?

Debbie
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Debbie - like Alison said - just join in! It's a place to come to stay accountable for doing 3-2-1. Some of us post every day, and some just post once a week or so....whatever you need to keep yourself accountable!

Welcome!
 
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Purposely didn't do any PC this weekend. Closed a $1030 show Friday evening - and ended up with 4 bookings - 1 Cooking for Sept, and 3 Catalog for August.:thumbup: All 3 Cat. Shows were booked after the show by making calls to the guests!

This morning I had a Dr's appt w/ my Naturopathic Dr. She has attended shows before, and I remembered her saying one time that she wished she had bought more of the Ocean Colors in the micro. towels, hot pads. and scrapers when we had them, because those colors match her kitchen and she loves them. So, today, I gave her my business card and directed her to my website. She was so excited she hugged me! So, my first contact was done at 8:30 this morning.

I have to go to the bank today - so my goal is to talk to someone there ....and they have a table always set up to feature a business of the week - so I'm going to ask how I get included in that!

I have 3 more shows - 2 cooking and 1 catalog - that I am closing today. Then, I am done for July, but I have 5 cooking and 4 catalog shows for August.
 
Just booked a show for August 14th! I think I'm nuts...I work FT among other things and I have shows on the 13th and the 14th...on the 15th and 16th we have our annual Fire Department picnic I'm working, on the 12th Steve and I lead First Responder Training - in-water backboarding...Good thing Grandma is coming up to watch the kids 14th-17th so they don't miss mom as much!!!!ETA: Did I mention I'm out of town the weekend before for a cousin's wedding - yikes!
 
That is awesome Becky! Way to go!

I spoke to my father's wife yesterday, and she mentioned that the person in charge of the Ladies Auxillary of the Veteran's post is interested in doing a Fundraiser show, most likely the day of their next meeting (August 9th!). I sent a flyer and letter to forward on. There are at least 50 members on the Ladies Auxillary. Now I need to go order some more catalogs!
 
ChefBeckyD said:
Purposely didn't do any PC this weekend. Closed a $1030 show Friday evening - and ended up with 4 bookings - 1 Cooking for Sept, and 3 Catalog for August.:thumbup: All 3 Cat. Shows were booked after the show by making calls to the guests!

This morning I had a Dr's appt w/ my Naturopathic Dr. She has attended shows before, and I remembered her saying one time that she wished she had bought more of the Ocean Colors in the micro. towels, hot pads. and scrapers when we had them, because those colors match her kitchen and she loves them. So, today, I gave her my business card and directed her to my website. She was so excited she hugged me! So, my first contact was done at 8:30 this morning.

I have to go to the bank today - so my goal is to talk to someone there ....and they have a table always set up to feature a business of the week - so I'm going to ask how I get included in that!

I have 3 more shows - 2 cooking and 1 catalog - that I am closing today. Then, I am done for July, but I have 5 cooking and 4 catalog shows for August.
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WOW!! And I thought August didn't exist for you?!?!?;)
 
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amy07 said:
WOW!! And I thought August didn't exist for you?!?!?;)
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All of a sudden, it appeared on my calendar last week! I booked 2 Aug. Cooking shows at one show, and 3 catalog shows at another! I think people weren't that into the surprise factor of the host bonus - once we knew what it was - I booked 5 shows in one week!:thumbup:
 
so far I've booked 2 Sept shows. Trying to get one to switch to August. One is a past host who I mailed a mini to. She called to book but I told her that she couldn't get the new items til September. NOT EVEN THINKING that some of those could be had with the August host special. I'm a flake! We'll see if I can get her to switch to August, which I need REALLY bad.
Working towards recruit calls now.....
 
ok, was finally able to get in a 3rd LIVE contact for today. Recruit lead. Emailing promo flyer and we have a follow up call scheduled for Wednesday evening!

On a side note. If your Director ever schedules a training call with you and you blow her off, don't get mad if she doesn't want to do it again. Ask me how I know. You probably already know the answer.....
 
Two contacts on Sunday. I believe they'll lead to a couple of orders for Chilllzanne products.Today I had four contacts, including giving away a new mini-cat.Oh, yeah, and I closed a $1779.62 show. :) I love motivated hosts.
 
why have I not noticed this thread before???????????

I am in......
met my new neighbor today~we took over a cake and when her DD asked my DD to come over to swim on Wednesday, my DEAR DD said "only before 6 because I am going to a show with my Mom"...which prompted them to say "SHOW?" and led to a PC discussion! New neighbor asked me to please be sure to leave her a catalog!

I have 2 shows this week that I WILL book August shows from AND I plan to follow up with MAC calls!
 
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raebates said:
Two contacts on Sunday. I believe they'll lead to a couple of orders for Chilllzanne products.

Today I had four contacts, including giving away a new mini-cat.

Oh, yeah, and I closed a $1779.62 show. :) I love motivated hosts.
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WAHOO RAE! What a great show.:thumbup:
 
Yeah, and it had 4 bookings. :)
 
WHOHOO Rae!
 
Hi There!

I have been extremely part-time for almost 5 years! (yikes...has it really been that long!):eek:
I started today to tackle my biggest phobia -the phone:yuck:! I made 10 calls...mostly left messages...but I did talk to one past host who is moving and wants to schedule later in the fall and has passed my number onto her brother-in-law who needs some stoneware.

I have really learned alot already from the posts here...thanks!

Here's to day 1 of the 3-2-1 goal!

Rebecca:chef:
 
Congratulations, Rebecca. Making the decision is the first step. Follow-through is the second. I look forward to reading your posts about how well you're sticking to your plan.
 
So, I had this show Saturday that was at about $250-$270 when I left, she was motivated to get to $500 for the "extra" free product. I just got 3 e-mails for more web orders for her show. She is at 16 orders and so very close to $600, only about $10-$20 away!Yeah!!!!That also would give me a $600 show average for the month...not too shabby!
 
great job Rae & janet! I envy you guys! Right now, I can't give away a show in August!!
 
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Wow Janet~That is terrific! Wasn't that a show that was about an hour away? Those kinds of sales make it worth the drive! And that's more $$ for your home repairs.:thumbup:
 
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Wow Janet~That is terrific! Wasn't that a show that was about an hour away? Those kinds of sales make it worth the drive! And that's more $$ for your home repairs.:thumbup:
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Yes, it was 60 miles one way. I'm glad it is going to pay off.
It will hopefully pay for the dehumidifier I bought Sunday after church that we desperately needed. Our old one died and our basement was getting quite damp which had the potential of ruining a lot of good paperwork!

I have 3 cooking shows in August and a July catalog show that will close August 2nd so I should have 2 good back-to-back months. Yeah! :D

I was offered a chance at a job Sunday that would pay double what I am making and refused it because it would eat up too much family time. DD was glad I made that choice and these shows doing better help confirm that decision. I've had a trying week at work, but it's coming around. If I took that job, I'd have to give up FD or PC or both to have time for that job. ...not willing to do that for the money...
 
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janetupnorth said:
Yes, it was 60 miles one way. I'm glad it is going to pay off.
It will hopefully pay for the dehumidifier I bought Sunday after church that we desperately needed. Our old one died and our basement was getting quite damp which had the potential of ruining a lot of good paperwork!

I have 3 cooking shows in August and a July catalog show that will close August 2nd so I should have 2 good back-to-back months. Yeah! :D

I was offered a chance at a job Sunday that would pay double what I am making and refused it because it would eat up too much family time. DD was glad I made that choice and these shows doing better help confirm that decision. I've had a trying week at work, but it's coming around. If I took that job, I'd have to give up FD or PC or both to have time for that job. ...not willing to do that for the money...
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Some things are more important than money...and when we do the right things, and the things that honor God - He takes care of the rest! (now I'm humming an old Keith Green song!:rolleyes:) I'm not surprised at all that you made the decision that you did.
 
Thanks so much - guess i'll start posting! Going to make some 3-2-1 calls now! Hope i have something good to write about!
Debbie
 
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