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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.

ChefBeckyD said:
My host from Tuesday called tonight with another booking for her show - probably for March...that makes 6 bookings from her show!:thumbup:

You have to offer her the business. I had 6 bookings from my show when I was a host. That was the start to my business.
 
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lockhartkitchen said:
You have to offer her the business. I had 6 bookings from my show when I was a host. That was the start to my business.

You know, this is one person I wouldn't offer the business to.

She is a 60 yr old lady, who just went through a liver transplant and is having rejection issues w/ the transplant - and only was able to have the show because the past host (her neighbor) helped her with it. She sat and chatted with us while we got everything set up, and then, by the end of the show she was exhausted. She looked like a different person from the beginning of the show. She rested on the couch while we cleaned up. She is thrilled with her show though, I think because she doesn't get to do much, so it's been fun for her to have people over without having to "entertain", and to get to chat with everyone before, during, and after the show night.

Knowing how sick she has been, I was SHOCKED when she booked the show. I'm glad she did though!
 
pastor's wife snagged me in the hall today to place an order.

no other contacts, unless they come looking for me later this evening!
 
Just got done calling some gals. Made 5 calls... left two messages and made contact with the other three. One booked a catalog show, one booked a cooking show, and the third might host in March. :)
I'm going to call some more tomorrow.
 
I don't do Sunday calls, but I did have two contacts at church yesterday. My favorite is the woman who stopped me during our greeting time to say, "I love my hamburger chopper upper thing!"
 
Sunday was another day spent in bed! Fatigue had really set in for the weekend. I was supposed to participate in a booking blitz call, but did not have the energy to listen in for the 30-45 minutes. I did make a 3 or so calls, resulting in a booking for March.

I have a show tonight, and she is expecting at least 11 guests so far.
 
I had a show yesterday. About 5-6 in attendance. Only $123 in sales. No bookings. No recruit leads. Basically I lost money doing the party. I am praying she will collect some outside orders.

I tried to host coach her but she was really hard to get a hold of. Oh well.

(I also gave out a catalog at church to a friend that asked for one.)
 
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Just talked to a guest from a show last week.

At the show, she purchased $130 in product. She also indicated she might be interested in a book party. Well, when I followed up with her today, she ordered another $120 in product for the show, and scheduled a book party for March!:thumbup: (and put the host over the $1000 level!):D:sing:
 
Well, I didn't think I was going to get my contacts since all I was getting was machines, but believe it or not they actually started calling me back!!

So, I did some CCC's - found out the HO dropped the ball on an exchange - good thing I followed back up with the customer.

Booked 1 Feb Catty show
Waiting on a firm date for a Feb cooking show - this was a postponed earlier, but so happy that it is still going to hold.

Post host coaching from this weekends shows - one is coming over Friday morning to close her show and we WILL be talking seriously about the biz.

Then the most important call of the night. I had a November host who cancelled on me,so I figured with February's awesome host special I would try to book her again. She was so down and mentioned that she just lost her job, so I immediately asked her if she had ever considered TPC. Of course she said no, and wanted to know if it is a "real" source of income.:rolleyes: We're meeting for lunch on Thursday.:D
 
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Must be the night for call backs! :thumbup: Had a past host call me to tell me that one of the guests from her show wants to do a show when her kitchen remodel is done in March. So, I followed up with that and called her. Left a message, and just a few minutes later - she called me back!

She is now on the calendar for March...but with the knowledge that it may get pushed back to April if the remodel takes longer than anticipated.
 
I had a show tonight, with about 9-10 guests in attendance. Sales are currently at $266, and she has the potential to get at least 5-6 outside orders. Booked 1 cooking show, and 1 catty show, both for February, and the host will most likely rebook!
 
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Bren706 said:
I had a show tonight, with about 9-10 guests in attendance. Sales are currently at $266, and she has the potential to get at least 5-6 outside orders. Booked 1 cooking show, and 1 catty show, both for February, and the host will most likely rebook!

Good for you - are you feeling okay?:yuck:
 
Only one contact today. Deli clerk that was supposed to have a show in December is still not ready yet. :(

I will make more calls tomorrow.
 
Got my contacts in last night.
 
Had one of my shows pick out a February 28th date for her show. Making more contacts later too.
 
made the contacts. one MAY get back to me with a date for a show. She was really excited (contacted me) to book a February show. But somehow she thought EVERYTHING would be 60% for EVERYONE. uh, hello?!??!
Did get a HO lead that I will follow up with in the morning.
also some host coaching.....
 
Amy, people often hear what they want to hear. I made my contacts yesterday. No visible results, but you never know what will develop.
 
I must be a lurker as well haha. This year I am going to put the 3-2-1 into action. Pray for me and some success as this is the hardest part of the job too me. The rest is fun!
 
Had a great encounter at the Christian bookstore today. May have gotten a couple of new customers out of it, and it was all things to wearing a PC jacket. Calls resulted in two more contacts. Did a little customer care, but no other results from those.
 
Had a great encounter at the Christian bookstore today. May have gotten a couple of new customers out of it, and it was all things to wearing a PC jacket. Calls resulted in two more contacts. Did a little customer care, but no other results from those.Oh, yeah, and while delivering an order today I found out that a former host is (a) interested in hosting as soon as she gets settled in her new place and (b) now engaged and possibly interested in a wedding registry or shower.
 
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most of my contacts today were host coaching, including get more details for a fundraiser. tonight is a church night, and my DH was out so it made it more difficult to make calls.



who am I trying to kid. I didn't go out of my way to make calls. I was lazy tonight - my contacts were made early in the day.
 
Not to condone laziness (though, I doubt that is really the issue), but there is no set time or way for making those contacts. If you got them in, you got them in.
 
Got my first March show today!

March 21st to be exact. Didn't make any other contacts today though. I have been so LAZY lately!
 
I really worked the 3 contacts a day thing this past week. Our director gave us a scavenger hunt to work on 18 contacts over the week. I did it! 6 wedding registries, 1 catalog show, and 2 cooking shows. My new recruit just signed someone tonight from her first show! We brainstormed with the new recruit about friends who might be interested in the business too. I'm personally working on my downline now. I left a message with someone I'm meeting with this week for a recruiting interview.
 
lockhartkitchen said:
I really worked the 3 contacts a day thing this past week. Our director gave us a scavenger hunt to work on 18 contacts over the week. I did it! 6 wedding registries, 1 catalog show, and 2 cooking shows. My new recruit just signed someone tonight from her first show! We brainstormed with the new recruit about friends who might be interested in the business too. I'm personally working on my downline now. I left a message with someone I'm meeting with this week for a recruiting interview.


That is SO great! I need a kick in the butt to do something like that too! Way to go! :thumbup:
 
lockhartkitchen said:
I really worked the 3 contacts a day thing this past week. Our director gave us a scavenger hunt to work on 18 contacts over the week. I did it! 6 wedding registries, 1 catalog show, and 2 cooking shows. My new recruit just signed someone tonight from her first show! We brainstormed with the new recruit about friends who might be interested in the business too. I'm personally working on my downline now. I left a message with someone I'm meeting with this week for a recruiting interview.

WOW!!!

So, 1 of 2 contacts resulted in a MAJOR boost to your business! And you've got a SC in your line! way to go!!:D:D
 
lockhartkitchen said:
I really worked the 3 contacts a day thing this past week. Our director gave us a scavenger hunt to work on 18 contacts over the week. I did it! 6 wedding registries, 1 catalog show, and 2 cooking shows. My new recruit just signed someone tonight from her first show! We brainstormed with the new recruit about friends who might be interested in the business too. I'm personally working on my downline now. I left a message with someone I'm meeting with this week for a recruiting interview.

Way to go, Julie!!!!::thumbup::thumbup:
 
Yesterday, I did not make as many calls as I would have wanted, but I still got my minimum of 3-4 in:

~Received a call from the daughter of a guest from Monday's show. She is a former consultant that has been inactive for about 2 years. Her mom told her she ought to get back in the biz, so she had a few questions for me. (Will she have to buy the kit again, Does she have to sign back up under her former director, with whom she had a falling out). I answered her questions, and told her she could use her mom's show (Feb 7th) as her kick off show if she would like. She is going to think about it, and get back with me.

~Booked 2 cookings shows, 1 for mid-April, the other for the end of June. These were from the booking leads from last week's show that had not set dates.

~Spoke to a potential March host. She was out of town, and needs to check her calendar for a Mid-March show.

~Not that I am counting it as a contact, but I called my host for this Friday's show, she needs to reschedule to a mid-February show. Her whole house is infected with colds, etc. (She even sounded awful.)
 
Made my calls this evening. Seven contacts from an expo I did last month. These were the ones who indicated they just wanted to enter the drawing. Two asked for my number in case they decide they need something. I also invited everyone to the expo we're planning at the end of March. :)
 
Hi,
I've decided that I really need to PUSH my business and I read your posting. Do you mind sharing how you found people to contact about the wedding registries? Thanks!
 

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