Struggling with Mental Blocks as a New Consultant: Any Tips?

[Nynaeve]

Hi! I have *no* idea if I'm doing this part right (I hang out on boards, but every place is a little different). This seemed like the right place to pick some brains.

I have a mental block about talking about PC (I'm a new consultant working on qualifying - about halfway there). I know part of the answer is "just do it" (LOL), but I'm wondering, is there some good verbiage to help me not sound like an idiot? Plus, any tips on how to work up that mental courage that I'm not asking people to do me a favor, but I'm actually doing something FOR THEM? (I think it was because, like when people decide to tell a pregnant woman every birth horror story, several people decided to use me as the target for their 'let me tell you about this horrendous party I had to go to' stories).

I need an attitude check (my recruiter has been WONDERFUL and is the one who sent me out here). Right now I keep waffling between "stick with it until it's successful' and 'just qualify and RUN' (and I know that it's because of the anxiety, which just makes me then push back to sticking with it because of things like Kathy Bates and Fried Green Tomatoes). I need bookings, though, in a fierce kinda way (no family within a 300 mile radius and just moved...yikes! My grand opening was a dud). What kind of mental exercises help keep the choking to a minimum when doing things like Pampering a business or handing out recipe cards to people I meet in the check-out line?

Thanks for listening to me ramble. :: peace out ::

 

[pampered1224]

First do not feel alone! Even us old fogies get those mental blocks. I think the easiest thing to do is to practice. I have been at this for 11 years and I still get cotton mouth and run most of the time when it comes to approaching strangers. One thing to do is put two things in a pocket whenever you go to the doctors, the beauty shop, or to get the tires changed, are some recipe cards or mini-catalogs with your info on them and a small notebook to get their info. Ask a nurse if you could leave a few catalogs in the waiting room, then hand her a card or mini and tell her about how you can pamper a business. Same at the beauty shop or salon. Heck, hand a business card to the guy changing your oil even! I got small catalog party at a Scrub-a-dub that way a few years back. HTH!

 

[Nynaeve]

Glad to know I'm not the only one. I've been carrying them with me. Today at the coffee shop, a lady was talking to my little boy (who is uber-extroverted - kid can talk to ANYONE and has no shame in asking ANYTHING - is it sad to envy him?). Anyway, I offered her a recipe card and she took it but instead of feeling yay! I felt...meh. I also just texted a friend of mine to see if she wanted to do a last minute show (trying to hit my 30-day, but not looking good). She was like "No, no, you're show will come soon enough in May/June" (when she moves). I tried to point out it was for her, not me. But...*sigh*Must. keep. going.I think I'm going to call a local salon tomorrow and see if I can 'pamper' with some treats and catalogs
Sorry, this is pushing me out of my comfort zone, which is a GOOD thing. I'm selling a good product, one I love!! Other people love it!! They are not doing me a favor, I'm doing THEM the joy of having me in their home.I think I can...I think I can... LOL

 

[pampered1224]

That's it! I know I have to do more too but I too am fighting it internally. the really dumb part is that like you, I love our products, I love the opportunity but apparently my mind and heart just do not want to compete with each other and my mind wins! Geez, I just realized how warped I really am!

 

[Humble Beginnings]

hang in there! Go to consultant corner under online training resources there are great workshops you can listen to that are geared to help you check them out!

 

[frozenchef]

Nynaeve - have you thought about doing catalog shows for the family that's further away? That's how I qualified in my first 30 days, living here in Alaska If you don't have a web site yet, you can just send a host packet and do it the old fashioned way and ask that payments either be done soley by credit card or have anyone who needs to, write checks to the host and have her put that on her card. Don't just pick one relative/friend - if more then one says "yes" do more because catalog shows are often smaller in sales.
Things really picked up for me when I started going to hospitality meetings since my director was in ID - HUGE HUGE difference
Hope things improve for you!