This is pretty cute. I got it from my director. And yes I'm a phone-aphobic
This just in--there is an epidemic sweeping the nation! It is called
phone-aphobia and it tends to strike Pampered Chef Consultants especially
when they need to call hosts or follow-up on the booking lead from last
June.
Symptoms include:
*you walk past your phone and stare at it like it will attack you
*you shout "Hallelujah" when you get a busy signal
*you suddenly develop a stutter
*you try to pick up the phone and suddenly you have an irresistible urge to
take out the trash or do more laundry
*you decide to catch up on your emails and you justify spending several
hours because "at least you are reading about Pampered Chef stuff"
*you walk around your house practicing different ways to start your
conversation, "Hi Mary, Hello Mary, Howdy Mary..."
*when someone answers the phone, you run to the front door and ring the
doorbell and say, "Oh my, someone's at my door. I'll call you later."
The Cure: MAKE THOSE CALLS!
Just pick up the phone and DO IT! The only way to get over the fear is to
make calls consistently. Schedule a number of calls to make before a
designated time and then reward yourself when you reach that number. Of
course, eating a whole box of cookies after making one call is NOT the best
thing to do.
Maybe start with a 10-minute period then build up daily and weekly. Believe
in yourself. You can do it!
PS--I just procrastinated an extra 30 minutes writing this down to read to
you! Maybe I should go right now and make my calls--after I stop on the way
home to do a little shopping of course!
This just in--there is an epidemic sweeping the nation! It is called
phone-aphobia and it tends to strike Pampered Chef Consultants especially
when they need to call hosts or follow-up on the booking lead from last
June.
Symptoms include:
*you walk past your phone and stare at it like it will attack you
*you shout "Hallelujah" when you get a busy signal
*you suddenly develop a stutter
*you try to pick up the phone and suddenly you have an irresistible urge to
take out the trash or do more laundry
*you decide to catch up on your emails and you justify spending several
hours because "at least you are reading about Pampered Chef stuff"
*you walk around your house practicing different ways to start your
conversation, "Hi Mary, Hello Mary, Howdy Mary..."
*when someone answers the phone, you run to the front door and ring the
doorbell and say, "Oh my, someone's at my door. I'll call you later."
The Cure: MAKE THOSE CALLS!
Just pick up the phone and DO IT! The only way to get over the fear is to
make calls consistently. Schedule a number of calls to make before a
designated time and then reward yourself when you reach that number. Of
course, eating a whole box of cookies after making one call is NOT the best
thing to do.
Maybe start with a 10-minute period then build up daily and weekly. Believe
in yourself. You can do it!
PS--I just procrastinated an extra 30 minutes writing this down to read to
you! Maybe I should go right now and make my calls--after I stop on the way
home to do a little shopping of course!
