What makes the first NC experience so incredible?

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Discussion Overview

The thread centers around participants sharing their experiences and feelings about their first National Conference (NC) with Pampered Chef. Many express excitement and inspiration from the event, highlighting various aspects that made it memorable.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, felt exhilarated and inspired after attending their first NC, appreciating the original material in workshops and the fun atmosphere of general sessions.
  • Another participant echoed similar sentiments, expressing excitement about the conference and the camaraderie among attendees.
  • Several users mentioned the enjoyable interactions with fellow consultants and the surprise of meeting people at various levels of achievement.
  • One participant shared their disappointment from a previous conference experience, contrasting it with the positive feedback about this year's workshops.
  • Another participant expressed nervousness about room-sharing logistics but noted that their clustermates had a fun experience despite the challenges.
  • Some participants highlighted the value of specific workshops, particularly those focused on recruiting, and expressed interest in sharing notes from the sessions.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

General agreement exists regarding the positive experiences at the conference, though some participants expressed differing views on room-sharing and workshop content.

Contextual Notes

Participants shared personal reflections and experiences from the conference, emphasizing the community aspect and the variety of sessions offered.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants interested in attending future conferences or those looking to connect with others who have similar experiences may find this discussion valuable.

I heard about the one with Jillian. I had the one afterwards, and it was ok, but not as great as I heard the other was. I got to meet Jillian last night at Kitty's, what a sweet gal!
 
Stacie, which one did you attend. Mine was just okay, too. Same old, same old, mostly.
 
I am proud to be in Darla's cluster ... she ROCKS!

I LOVE Doris! She made me cry!

BE A MASTER SELLER was the best workshop ever! My evaluation BEGGED them to make it available in audio or online. How can a presenter who sold TWO MILLION be wrong???

And, um ... let's just say that my home office tour ended in a WHIRLWIND of excitement! I have to be on a shuttle to the airport in less than 6 hours and I am SO NOT PACKED ...so more on that ... when I come home to my house which, as I was told my my roomate, has no air conditioning!
 
Kitchen Diva said:
Oh my gosh, I'm sitting here snorting at my screen, busting a gut, laughing at you calling me fluffy! How dare you- :) Kidding, like I didn't already know that! But in my defense I am sitting in most of those pictures, and even Buddah looks thinner when he stands!

Yeah, we'll need our own beds- maybe even king sized beds!!!
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Then I'm never sitting again!
 
I'm home and exhausted but take First Class Coaching w/Doreen Grass!! It's GREAT!! LOVE IT!
 
Di_Can_Cook said:
And, um ... let's just say that my home office tour ended in a WHIRLWIND of excitement! I have to be on a shuttle to the airport in less than 6 hours and I am SO NOT PACKED ...so more on that ... when I come home to my house which, as I was told my my roomate, has no air conditioning!
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You won the spree?!? That's awesome!! I won it my first year at conference, only back then you actually ran through the warehouse grabbing things. :) You're going to have a field day when those boxes arrive.
 
A note for those who wondered about the food - I thought it was very good this year. Especially when trying to feed that many people at once.

At breakfast, there were so many choices it was almost overwhelming.
Muffins, quick breads, bagels (with cream cheese, jelly, peanut butter....) fresh fruit, eggs, potatoes, meats, cold cereal, yogurt, juices, coffee & tea.

I didn't have the general lunch - but I heard it was good. I had the Career Club lunch and it was very good - and full of veggies, for which I was thankful.

Exec Banquet was delish! Except for the dessert. Most of the people at my table took a bite or 2 and left the rest.:yuck: But the meal itself was great!
 
katie0128 said:
Well then, we'll have to splurge and get a 2bed, 2bath and find one more nut to share with us!

(Oh and Ms. Diva... based on your pics, I think you and I are of the same fluffy stock and require more personal space! Little miss twiggy can sleep between the beds on the floor!)
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I have signed up for conference club and have am planning to join in next year!! I will be in WAVE 3 also, I could be your other nut...if you'll have me!! LOL
 
pampered.chris said:
I have signed up for conference club and have am planning to join in next year!! I will be in WAVE 3 also, I could be your other nut...if you'll have me!! LOL
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Have they announced the waves for next year already?
 
Last year we had 5 in 1 room at the hilton but we had 2 bathrooms. I was extremely stressed but I claimed the rollaway and It all really worked out well.

I will room with 4 or 5 but it MUST have 2 bathrooms!

My first conf there were 4 of us and 1 bathroom. I had never met any of the ladies I was rooming with. I got hooked up with them thru my cluster. While these ladies were VERY nice. It was just too much for me.
 
I am exhausted, yet excited and exhilerated all at once.
NC was amazing!
I ran into Kristi Tarducci all over the place...only caught a breif glimps of Janet (how odd - last year we were constantly bumping into each other - I missed you!!), enjoyed Careen Club lunch with Nanisu and had some laughs about cell phones (for those who missed it - I got a new cell in the days before NC and accidentally purged all my contacts and was FREAKING out)
It was awesome winning 500 catalogs...and even more fabulous that 10 seconds after they called my name, they called Sharon Stringfellow's!! Love ya girl!!!! We got to sit together at our Exec Banquet and Sharon took some pics - hurry up and post them Sharon!!
I was bumming out that I hadn't found Rae all week and then as I was leaving General Session to go to my NED's Director Meeting I heard some crazy woman screaming my name (I just love that crazy woman) and it was my girl Rae!!! We only got to spend a few minutes but I am so glad we connected!
I have a show this afternoon and hope the tiredness wears off and the excitement stays long enough for me to get all my guests as pumped up as I am!

Oh - and the pens -- the pens!!! How did you find me????
 
I attended the 2nd class on Friday.

JAE said:
Stacie, which one did you attend. Mine was just okay, too. Same old, same old, mostly.
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I had a great time and learned a lot as well!
I loved seeing the new products and all the fun incentives!! They did a great job keeping us entertained!!

And the Pampered Chef Dancers stunned me! LOL :eek:
I was shocked the first time they came out - and every time after that I saw them I couldn't stop laughing! :D

I sat with JAE on the bus once and we found out we were both Cheffers by accident! LOL
It was nice meeting you!!! :)

Traveling was a little tough for me. The last time I flew was Sept 15, 2001 - the first day they let planes back in the air. I was a mess on the way out to Chicago - super nervous, anxious, didn't feel well.... but I made it through ok! The way home was much better!

I can't wait to call all my hosts and let them know about the exciting new things coming up and I can't wait to get recruiting!!!
 
YES I WON THE SHOPPING SPREE! I don't want to take away from all that is happening in here so I will post my own thread about it!

I saw many cheffers who did not attend the meet and greet .. . some had buttons, some didn't ... One said she could not find the meet and greet! It was fabulous meeting people!

I think the conference was well worth it even without the spree ...

Most of my workshops were great ... Abundant Bookings felt a little same old ... and the host coaching ... well, I liked it better than my clustermate ... although I cannot wrap my brain around a 15 minute show. I did like the novelty of host coaching by mail because I do a fair amount of this anyway.

Gratitude recruiting was my second favorite. It showed me that I approach recruiting the same way I do Christmas shopping ... think it to death trying to determine if the gift "fits" or not ...
 
It sounds like you all had a great time at conference. I wish I was on the plane right now with the rest of my upline. :( Next year though!

I hope they make the training sessions available on-line, like they did for Leadership. That would be so awesome. I can't wait to find out all the good information!
 
Someone heard my favorite one is on the Show and Sell ... I'm not sure about that ... I think she was just encouraging us to check out the materials when they come!
 
KellyTheChef said:
Have they announced the waves for next year already?
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No, but I have been in Wave 3 the last 4 years...so I just kinda figured it would be the same.
 
pampered.chris said:
No, but I have been in Wave 3 the last 4 years...so I just kinda figured it would be the same.
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That's odd - typically waves rotate...I was Wave 1 last year - this year Wave 3 - WWWWAAAAAHHHHHHH!:cry::cry:
 
dannyzmom said:
I am exhausted, yet excited and exhilerated all at once.
NC was amazing!
I ran into Kristi Tarducci all over the place...only caught a breif glimps of Janet (how odd - last year we were constantly bumping into each other - I missed you!!), enjoyed Careen Club lunch with Nanisu and had some laughs about cell phones (for those who missed it - I got a new cell in the days before NC and accidentally purged all my contacts and was FREAKING out)
It was awesome winning 500 catalogs...and even more fabulous that 10 seconds after they called my name, they called Sharon Stringfellow's!! Love ya girl!!!! We got to sit together at our Exec Banquet and Sharon took some pics - hurry up and post them Sharon!!
I was bumming out that I hadn't found Rae all week and then as I was leaving General Session to go to my NED's Director Meeting I heard some crazy woman screaming my name (I just love that crazy woman) and it was my girl Rae!!! We only got to spend a few minutes but I am so glad we connected!
I have a show this afternoon and hope the tiredness wears off and the excitement stays long enough for me to get all my guests as pumped up as I am!

Oh - and the pens -- the pens!!! How did you find me????
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You were in the same class as me per the great sheet that was posted by Janet. The Phone Courage that had no a/c! I walked in & saw another girl from AR & she asked me what I was doing & I told her I was looking for Carolyn & a group you were w/said you'd be right back so I gave them the bag.
 
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You were in the same class as me per the great sheet that was posted by Janet. The Phone Courage that had no a/c! I walked in & saw another girl from AR & she asked me what I was doing & I told her I was looking for Carolyn & a group you were w/said you'd be right back so I gave them the bag.
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Too funny!!
Did you stay for the class?? As soon as I got back in and got the bag I stood up and called out your name (people thought I was nuts - LOL)
I bailed on teh class. It was dreadfully hot and the information was nothing new - it was exactly what's on the online training class -- so I walked out and went to the Cooking Show Live next door.
 
Which phone courage class did you attend. Helen Begenerous tought mine, only not as Helen. She was herself, Virgina Stein.
 
We had 4 to 1 bathroom last year and I didn't think it was so bad. Then again, I'm not a "private" person and don't mind if other people are in the bathroom at the same time. Plus we had a full length mirror in our room so there was always someone getting ready out there too. I'm not too much of a primper and because I'm not a morning person I take my showers at night so I can go in 10 minutes in the morning.I don't have a CS button either so I'll just have to make sure to say hi to all I see wearing one. I won't be able to go to either of the MnG so hopefully I'll be able to meet a lot of you in the hallways, etc.
 
National Conference was GREAT!! I feel like we were going and going and going (not that that is a bad thing, but it felt a little busier than normal). The three days went by entirely too fast!!! I have to say I got so much out of most of my classes. Gratitude Recruiting and First Class Coaching were my favorite. I bought Pat Pearson's book, Stop Self Sabatoge and can't wait to read it. I was in the same VERY VERY HOT class Carolyn was in and also left. That one was pretty disappointing. I ended up in a P3 class and learned a lot (I've been using it since it came out, but was really happy with all of the info that was shared). I'm so excited about all of the promotions. I'm psyched and ready to get on the phone tomorrow!!
 
I LOVED this conference! I needed it more than ever! I felt revitalized and energized about my business. However this year, instead of other years I have actually been motivated and determined to set goals that work for me! I was in that phone courage with you JAE, I sat up front and was the last helper to read the script. I heard our class was way better than others! Actually I got a lot out of all my classes this year. One of my friends said it was like a needed a V8 bop on my head, as I just sort of had all of these Aha! moments throughout it. And I won $100 PC dollars for business supplies, so that was really exctied - another bop on the head for all the signs telling me I am ready and need more PC back in my life.
 
GourmetGirl said:
I LOVED this conference! I needed it more than ever! I felt revitalized and energized about my business. However this year, instead of other years I have actually been motivated and determined to set goals that work for me! I was in that phone courage with you JAE, I sat up front and was the last helper to read the script. I heard our class was way better than others! Actually I got a lot out of all my classes this year. One of my friends said it was like a needed a V8 bop on my head, as I just sort of had all of these Aha! moments throughout it. And I won $100 PC dollars for business supplies, so that was really exctied - another bop on the head for all the signs telling me I am ready and need more PC back in my life.
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NO WAY! Did you know it was me who read the first line of the script? We didn't meet, did we? I've been known to forget rather quickly. I can't believe we were that close.
 
JAE said:
NO WAY! Did you know it was me who read the first line of the script? We didn't meet, did we? I've been known to forget rather quickly. I can't believe we were that close.
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lol! I totally didn't realize it was you! I forgot my cheffer button at home, so I wasn't wearing it - life was crazy before conference (long work days and recovering from bronchitis, laryngitis, and some other random virus' I was told). So I guess we sort-of met then :)
 
ChefBeckyD said:
A note for those who wondered about the food - I thought it was very good this year. Especially when trying to feed that many people at once.

At breakfast, there were so many choices it was almost overwhelming.
Muffins, quick breads, bagels (with cream cheese, jelly, peanut butter....) fresh fruit, eggs, potatoes, meats, cold cereal, yogurt, juices, coffee & tea.

I didn't have the general lunch - but I heard it was good. I had the Career Club lunch and it was very good - and full of veggies, for which I was thankful.

Exec Banquet was delish! Except for the dessert. Most of the people at my table took a bite or 2 and left the rest.:yuck: But the meal itself was great!
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Becky - Which Banquet did you attend? I was at HO Direct Banquet and I agree, the meal was good, but dessert was not good at all. I would have preferred anything CHOCOLATE!!!!!
 
Man i REALLY want to go!!! I am in wave 3 but i wont be able to go but i know that my business really needs it! But now my scheduel has ch anged but im sure its to late to register!! :(
 
You can register on site! If you can attend, you should!!! It will defiantly be worth it!
 
Morvin said:
Man i REALLY want to go!!! I am in wave 3 but i wont be able to go but i know that my business really needs it! But now my scheduel has ch anged but im sure its to late to register!! :(
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Yes you can register on site!!!!!!! Go if you can!!!!!!
 
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