Taking Charge of Life: How to Be Assertive and Build Your Business!

[pampered1224]

I have read so many things out here about not wanting to be rude about taking a tote to another DS party, not having bookings or even my own things about not having a job and I hear in my own "voice" that sound of squeaking, shaky, cowardly, whining. I am done. I have decided that if I want my life to work, I gotta stop worrying about what everyone else thinks, I have to be assertive and I gotta do what I gotta do. We can all do this. We can all carry our totes to a TW or PartyLite or MK party or meeting and not worry about them! If you want business, and you want to be or are proud of your PC business, do whatever it takes within reason or course! Carry that tote to that party but, here is the within reason part, do not say a thing. Let the tote do the talking. If people ask, then respond. If you need a job and are going out for interviews but are not getting the jobs, ask why! If you can not get bookings or sales, ask why? Maybe you will get something to work with to change that no to a yes. I finally got fed up enough to decide to be a different person. I know, if you are like me letting life dump on you, you will be afraid of this change. Do not be! It feels really good! I now have some more power in how my life goes. In fact, I just applied for 10 more jobs today! I am going for NO there too! Now, my next step is a bunch of recipe cards that need a name and phone number on them with a blurb like, "Like this recipe? Check out more by calling me!" Or some such thing. I will be shoving them in people faces!! Well, maybe not in there face, but they sure will know they have been PCd! So what is one thing you will do today to be assertive? Let us all know your ideas!

 

[Sheila]

Go John!

I went straight from a booth to a Baby Shower yesterday ... yup, in my logo shirt! LOL Friday night's host was there with a catalog trying to collect orders!

 

[pampered1224]

Sheila - you have always impressed me because you do have to really go out there to get what you want. I can not handle things here, you do it half around the world!!

 

[Teresa Lynn]

Congrats John,
I am slowly getting to that point to. The past year going thru a divorce and having the "mistress" thrown in my face constantly & hearing how freakin happy he is from his family wore me down (I was married to him 23 years and never knew he was UNHAPPY.)I recently decided I am worthy again & have recruited 4 since May and dedicated myself to making my business stronger so I can be a SAHM to my daughter this last year of high school. just a slight attitude adjustment and my business is flourishingGo for it~~

 

[pampered1224]

You go Teresa! Just keep remembering the goal. And that you ARE worth it!!!

 

[chefheidi2003]

Thank you John..I needed that kick in the butt..you are completely correct..and I need to follow that attitude.

 

[Liquid Sky]

Fantastic, John! Your post it just what I needed to hear this morning. I have gotten myself in a little "slump" and was always concerned about what others thought of me.....thus was not putting my neck out there for biz.

Here's to going down a productive and profitable road

 

[raebates]

Wooo hooo! Go, John! I learned a long time ago that people are going to think what they want to think. I have to be me. Better to be criticized for who I really am.

 

[colegrovet]

you go John....

 

[pampered1224]

Rae - you are a red head - it comes naturally to you to be a fighter! Not to mention that I was borna red head but somewhere it got lost in blond, then dirty blond and just plain "old" gray! In fact, I am seriously thinking of going blond again instead of gray! Maybe it will lift my spirits!
And Terry - thank you! You have always said just enough to make a difference. I look at you and I too see someone who has had his downs but sure as heck makes the most of life! How do you do it? Where does that fire come from? Rae, Terry - I wish you could bottle that exuberance and pass it out!