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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 had my show last night. There were about 8 guests. I left the show with 3 orders, and many of the guests stating they wanted to talk to their husbands about what they are going (this happens often and is understandable). 2 people booked shows.I'm off to make some CCC's and then I'll be working on my newsletter for Nov. :) I hope everyone has a great PC day.
 
No contacts for me today. :( I babysat a neighbor's 4yr old DS (who is also my 5yr DS playmate, but DS was in school today). I took him and my DD to the park, and did get asked by someone there if I sold PC (had my catty tote with me). She currently get's another consultant's e-mail newsletters. I spent alot of time outside with the kid's and then had a late dinner which partially intruded on my evening phone time (and then my children became overtired!!!!!)
 
Bren706 said:
No contacts for me today. :( I babysat a neighbor's 4yr old DS (who is also my 5yr DS playmate, but DS was in school today). I took him and my DD to the park, and did get asked by someone there if I sold PC (had my catty tote with me). She currently get's another consultant's e-mail newsletters. I spent alot of time outside with the kid's and then had a late dinner which partially intruded on my evening phone time (and then my children became overtired!!!!!)

Brenda, seems to me like you made a contact today! If the lady was truly happy with her current consultant, I doubt she would have asked you if you sell it. Maybe she's looking to make a change! :)

Kid's can put a wrench in our plans sometimes, but spending the day with them I think is time well spent. There is always tomorrow for making those contacts! :)
 
Booked a show today with the lady I dropped catalogues off to last night. She booked for October. Now, I have 4 shows on the books for October. Very excited about that!! :)

Had a show tonight. There were 8 guests and sales now stand at $525. One lady ordered $200 worth of product!! Two people want shows, but no dates confirmed yet. It was one of those shows where I didn't get to do my "schpeel" (sp??) because some of the guests had brought their kids and they kinda got all the attention! :rolleyes: We did finally manage to get the recipes together....bread bowl artichoke dip and triple citrus mojitos....most people didn't like the dip :eek: :eek: but they all loved the mojitos! Oh, and I even cut my finger and managed to discretly hide it so no one would notice. If they did, they didn't say anything, but oh boy, did it hurt!!! :cry:

All in all, it was a good day! :D
 
Well, the lady who I purchased a Kirby from says she wants the cookware and she's going to do a show. We'll see if it pans out.

Can you believe I bought a Kirby, today? I cannot believe it. I'm so excited that my carpet is actually going to be clean. I can't wait to do my stairs. And, she cleaned a stain on my carpet that I couldn't get out myself. Not happy about the bill, but in the long run, I'm assuming my carpet will be cleaner than w/o a Kirby. I better get some shows so I can pay for this.
 
So yesterday I had a show. Sales are a STUNNING $50. I think I actually LOST money doing that show...lol. However, I DID get an October catalog show out of it and a guest that was not there may want to do a November show.

My host from Thursday signed her agreement!!!
 
I was at a retreat yesterday and today. Had 7 contacts.
 
Girls at the grocery store still teasing me that they will have a party. They've been saying that for 2 years now. Sounds like one of them might actually do it. I will follow up tomorrow.
 
show last night. First good one in awhile. She had great attendance. Sales are only just over $500 right now though. 1 good recruit lead, and 1 December booking.

I was VERY rusty in my demo. I was second guessing my presentation all the way home. But the host seems very happy with the results, so that makes me happy.

no calls today = sunday.
 
No calls today, but I shared information with a person who approached me in the video store.
 
No contacts over the weekend. Need to make big MACs today from my Friday night show.
 
I made no calls over the weekend. I attended 2 separate baby showers on Saturday, and yesterday was my wedding anniversary.

I did speak to one of my team members at one of the baby showers. (It was for her sister. Both of them are in the mom's group that I am part of.) She is currently inactive. We spoke about her submitting some sales in the next month or two before her year of inactivity is up.

I did correspond with my newest recruit over the weekend. She is so excited about the business. Her mom is hosting of one her first shows. She already has $250 in outside orders!

Back to the phone today!
 
I have really been slacking with the phone calls this past week~OK, who am I kidding....this last month!

I do have one October show booked and today I ran into a lady at my DD's school that wants a brung show in October.

I am making CCC's tonight, so I hope to get a few more dates booked for October.
 
I had three contacts today, but didn't make my CCCs. The Furry Guy's niece turns 14 on Wednesday. Ages 13-15 is celebrated in some way by lots of cultures, so I wanted to mark the event. We bought her a small piece of jewelry, and I took her to The Cheesecake Factory. (Thanks for the idea, Janet.) It was nice to have the chance to get to know her. I know about her, but I didn't really know her.
 
I made 3 big MACs from Friday night's show. Reached one person, the other was in class, so she couldn't talk to me (why she had her cell phone on and answered it beats the heck outta me!! :confused: She was actually whispering when she was speaking to me! LOL) and the other was no answer.

I closed last Wednesday's show at $588. Told her she only had to gather another 12 bucks to get to the $600, but she didn't want to.

Also talked to my host from last Saturday's show. We were going to close her show. She had another order for me. Her show is at $978 and she decided she would go find another order to take her to the $1000!! WOO HOO!!! I know she can totally do it. She said she likes a challenge. So we are closing that one tomorrow night for sure.

Funny how different people are. One will go look for another 20 bucks, but another won't go looking for 12....I guess that the variety of people we meet is what makes our business interesting! :D
 
I out the calls off again...............the phone just seems to weigh too much right now.

I am going to follow up on some letters I sent for pampering a business today AND get ahold of a few people that checked "maybe" for October shows.....I REALLY AM DOING THIS TODAY!
 
Yesterday, I made 3-4 contacts resulting in 2 "No thanks" and 1 person wants to "check their schedule, and get back to me" :rolleyes: (Like that is really going to happen :grumpy: )
 
Sent an email to someone my recruiter gave me (I didn't have a phone number). She placed an order last week with someone from work who had a show (maybe from mine, but am not sure). She wants to order for Christmas later on.

Contacted another person my recruiter gave me. She wants to see a catalogue. She wants to order stones and microfiber cloths. She doesn't have time for a show right now, but maybe in the new year. She does want to order for Christmas.

My MIL gave me an order for $91! WOO HOO! Funny, she loves the stuff and will buy tons from me, but won't host a show. Oh well, she's a great customer! I will put her order in for October so she can get the pumpkin dish free. She's very excited about that.

Also mentioned PC in a casual conversation at the eye doctor today.

That's it for today! More tomorrow! :)
 
chefmeg said:
I out the calls off again...............the phone just seems to weigh too much right now.

I am going to follow up on some letters I sent for pampering a business today AND get ahold of a few people that checked "maybe" for October shows.....I REALLY AM DOING THIS TODAY!

So, did you do it?? :)
 
No contacts today. Not one. (hangs head in shame)

I have quite a few potential bookings that I have to get a hold of. I have ONE show booked for November. I was hoping to have at least a few on there before October so I need to get busy on that phone!
 
Christ Follower said:
No contacts today. Not one. (hangs head in shame)

I have quite a few potential bookings that I have to get a hold of. I have ONE show booked for November. I was hoping to have at least a few on there before October so I need to get busy on that phone!

Pick your head back up....today is a new day! :D

You can do it, Ellen!!! I'm rootin' for ya! :D
 
Oh, and I forgot one contact from yesterday. Went to pay a bill at my car insurance place and gave my agent a new catalogue. Have actually been keeping her in the loop of PC news as she says her and another lady at work want to have a show....just hasn't happened yet, but it will, when the time is right!

Off topic....I added business insurance to my vehicle so I can advertise on it and it only cost me and extra 15 bucks! :D
 
Had one contact yesterday morning. My catalog host forgot to bring her stuff to work (where we were meeting to close her show). One of her male co-workers was in the break room while we were talking. He and his wife love PC, but they hadn't seen a catalog in a while. Since my host was having her mom take orders at the factory where she works, my host hadn't talked it up at her workplace. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Will they never learn? Gave the guy a catalog and told him that if he couldn't make a decision by Thursday (when we'll close this host's show), another co-worker is doing an October catalog show. He can always order from her. Most of my contacts were at a show. There were 14 guests, and the host is seriously considering giving PC a try. I answered her questions and concerns. We'll close on Monday. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. She'd make an excellent consultant.
 
DH is now on me to make the calls! he took our oldest DS to his practice last night, so that I "could get on the phone and book some shows to carry us thru this economy". I actually called ALOT of numbers, but couldn't get anyone on the phone aside from 2 recruit leads that I was following up with. I have ZERO shows for October, and 1 for November.
I have an event this weekend and another in 2 weeks, so between calls and that I hope I can get something.
 
raebates said:
Had one contact yesterday morning. My catalog host forgot to bring her stuff to work (where we were meeting to close her show). One of her male co-workers was in the break room while we were talking. He and his wife love PC, but they hadn't seen a catalog in a while. Since my host was having her mom take orders at the factory where she works, my host hadn't talked it up at her workplace. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Will they never learn? Gave the guy a catalog and told him that if he couldn't make a decision by Thursday (when we'll close this host's show), another co-worker is doing an October catalog show. He can always order from her.

Most of my contacts were at a show. There were 14 guests, and the host is seriously considering giving PC a try. I answered her questions and concerns. We'll close on Monday. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. She'd make an excellent consultant.

You should suggest a couples show to him....just a thought! :)
 
amy07 said:
DH is now on me to make the calls! he took our oldest DS to his practice last night, so that I "could get on the phone and book some shows to carry us thru this economy". I actually called ALOT of numbers, but couldn't get anyone on the phone aside from 2 recruit leads that I was following up with. I have ZERO shows for October, and 1 for November.
I have an event this weekend and another in 2 weeks, so between calls and that I hope I can get something.

Good luck Amy!! YOU CAN DO IT!! :D Sounds like your DH is supportive....that's great!
 
Suggested it. He definitely wasn't interested. He did seem enthralled by the BBQ tools, though.
 
That's too bad. That would be fun! You may get a good order from him though! :)
 
Got my three contacts and a bit of host coaching done today. Arranged for a couple of returns/exchanges as a result of my CCCs.

My MIA catalog host and I finally connected. We'll be closing her show this weekend. I talked with my Saturday morning host. She's already got $249 in orders. She's really excited. I told her, "We've been talking about you joining my team. I'm telling you, you're a natural!" We'll be talking on Saturday. Trust me!
 
Had 2 contacts today. I stopped at the store on the way home from the doctor's office. I went to place my brochure holder (with mini-catties) on the back side of my van, when the lady who was parked next to me asked me what that was, "oh is that Pampered Chef?" Turns out she is looking for some pans, so I told her about the September host special. I gave her a catty host packet and got her contact info. She just had a baby, so a catalog show works best for her. As I was talking to her, another lady walks up and asks me if I sell PC (I had a small auto sticker on my window (Nancy's artwork). I got her info and gave her a catty. She is going to talk to her friend about having a show together.

I made no phone calls today. (except to a clustermate who I am doing a booth with on Saturda) I have a stomach bug, and have been feeling nauseaus (sp?).
 

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