Turning in My Two Week Notice... Any Advice?

[KimberleePowell]

I thought that I would share... I will be turning in my two weeks notice on Thursday of next week. After much planning, my husband and I have decided that it is time to make Pampered Chef Full-time. I am really excited about my new adventure and nervous as well. I have been in the business for what will be five years in January. I became a Director on June 1st and then an Advanced Director on August 1st. I am maintaining a pretty consistent schedule of 8-10 shows a month; I really plan on souping that number up to at least 12 a month. I am leaving a job that I love. I love the people I work with and the experiences that I have had with my job over the almost three years have been very positive - I just can't continue working two things anymore.

Any tips or words of wisdom from those of you who run Pampered Chef Full-time would be much appreciated. I really plan on making this work and I know that it will take time. Thanks in advance to those who respond.

 

[Teresa Lynn]

set office hours and keep them (so say no to a lunch date, a quick trip to the mall etc),
have your voice mail reflect that today is Wed and I am in my office from 9-4:30 if you are calling after hours i will return your call tomorrow.
Be ORGANIZED

 

[KimberleePowell]

Teresa,
Thank you for the advice. I am planning on setting office hours and only hitting up the post office every two weeks and bank once a week... I am definitely up for suggestions here. This is new territory

 

[raebates]

Congratulations.

I was talking with someone recently about this. She's trying to get a home business going (not PC). She was having trouble with people calling while she was trying to work. I asked her, "If you were working a job where you went someplace and clocked in would you be able to take personal calls?"

She said, "Well, no."

I looked her in the eye and said, "You can't take personal calls during work hours. Period. If you don't respect your work time, how can you expect anyone else to?"

I think this is the real key.

 

[PCJenni]

I echo the advice. I have SPECIFIC business hours, that work around my family schedule. I do not do laundry, watch tv, take personal calls, facebook or anything else in that time. I find that I get more done in a short time and feel better about it by staying focused.

 

[KimberleePowell]

Thank you for all of the advice Jenni - if you don't mind sharing, what does your daily schedule look like?

 

[KimberleePowell]

So, I am in the process of making out a list of everything that I do business related. I am then going to try to prioritize the list and arrange for the tasks to be in my weekly schedule. Any ideas?