The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has officially opened its 2014 season. The Cocoanut had a fantastic opening night, including child bothering, Artistic Director lap sitting, wedding ring stealing, and much more pure comedy. A great night was followed by 3 days off. Unheard of. I'm a little out of it right now because I'm not used to all this time. We go for round 2 tomorrow. Let the improv games begin!
I've been feeling internal pressure for my Tupperware business. I'm not getting parties, which means I'm not getting sales. I think I'm picking the wrong places to hand out catalogs, as I am mainly going to businesses. They are hard to follow up with. Here in Talent it is a little easier because a few people I can talk to directly, but in Ashland I'm more anonymous. While I was lamenting exactly this yesterday, my beau pointed out that I have still be going at it, no matter what the outcome, and he thought I was doing a really job. I have been working hard at selling this weeks special promotion, and that is going fairly well, thanks to the help of my amazing big sister in California. I am ever so grateful that she has stepped up to the challenge.
At the beginning of the week, I was $200 and 2 weeks away from my first major Tupperware goal. If I can sell $200 retail value worth of product by March 8th, the company will pick up the remaining $69 owed on my business kit, which means I'll have gone into business for myself for only $30. Whoa. That being said... I've already bought a bunch of stuff for myself! Lol! Not to mention sales aids. So I've already put more than $69 into the business. This is why I will feel completely downhearted if I cannot make that goal. As of earlier today I was $170 away, not including the sales that will go in at the end of the week. Those will put me closer to $100 left. $100!!! In a week! Oi. I know I can do it if I can just find the right people to ask to either have a party or buy a few items. I mean, if I could get 5 people to spend $20... done. The problem that I run into is asking. Because it's sales right? Not a charity. Though in reality it is a sort of charity. It's the "Make sure both Charlotte and Maria eat in the off season, because Maria gets really cranky when she's not eating enough" charity. And trust me, I'm probably still not eating enough out of fear of running out of funds somewhere down the line. But that is my hyper-money-conscious, must-plan-way-in-advance self reacting that way. I know it's not all as dire as that. I have already had some very generous offers from family and friends. From the bottom of my heart (and stomach!) I am thankful. And Charlotte doesn't even realize it, but she is thankful too.
Still... I'm selling something. Therefore it's income. And therefore, since it is really benefiting only me and requiring others to spend their hard earned money toward my personal cause, it is extremely difficult to ask. Putting myself out there is not something I do easily, but I am getting better at it. This is my personal challenge to myself and why I am going to stick with this no matter the outcome. I need to do this to further myself personally so I can further myself professionally in any path. Confidence is key. And success is about determination. Not hearing "No" but hearing the hidden requests, the unspoken information, that will get the "Yes".
LIttlest Electrician
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Sorry babe, but we're not best friends
My boyfriend is rad. But he's not my best friend. And he knows it, cause I've told him so. And he agrees with me.
I regularly see in social and standard media people referring to their partners as their best friends. On both sides. And this is great, for those people. I absolutely, sincerely, love love and people being in love, and if for some of those people that means they as a couple are best friends, I applaud them. But for me, I need an outside source, someone I can "dish" to.
Now, this doesn't mean that my beau and I don't communicate well. This is probably the most honest and open relationship I've had. We can talk about anything, but we don't. There are things I do not share with him because frankly he doesn't care. Nor should he. And I don't need all the intricate details of every interest he has ever had, thankyouverymuch. Yet, the conversations keep rolling. We are constantly learning new things about each other, and it is amazing. We are not afraid to tell each other the silliest things we can think of. We are also not afraid to be upset in front of or with each other. Sometimes we're a little too open. A regular question we both say out loud is "Why am I telling you this?" He's the only person I've ever met that talks more than me, so you can imagine how wordy we are together. But no matter how much we share, he is not my best friend.
My best friends are a couple of ladies and another dude. Why do I consider them best friends and not my boyfriend?? Because in moments of truth, their love is unconditional. Because we can say the hard thing without fear of rejection. Because loneliness isn't a consequence of a misunderstanding. Because sometimes I need to complain about my guy, and he is not the appropriate audience.
I can tell my wonderful, thoughtful, caring, infuriating, perplexing darling anything I choose. And sometimes I choose to spare him because those are the things that best friends are for.
I regularly see in social and standard media people referring to their partners as their best friends. On both sides. And this is great, for those people. I absolutely, sincerely, love love and people being in love, and if for some of those people that means they as a couple are best friends, I applaud them. But for me, I need an outside source, someone I can "dish" to.
Now, this doesn't mean that my beau and I don't communicate well. This is probably the most honest and open relationship I've had. We can talk about anything, but we don't. There are things I do not share with him because frankly he doesn't care. Nor should he. And I don't need all the intricate details of every interest he has ever had, thankyouverymuch. Yet, the conversations keep rolling. We are constantly learning new things about each other, and it is amazing. We are not afraid to tell each other the silliest things we can think of. We are also not afraid to be upset in front of or with each other. Sometimes we're a little too open. A regular question we both say out loud is "Why am I telling you this?" He's the only person I've ever met that talks more than me, so you can imagine how wordy we are together. But no matter how much we share, he is not my best friend.
My best friends are a couple of ladies and another dude. Why do I consider them best friends and not my boyfriend?? Because in moments of truth, their love is unconditional. Because we can say the hard thing without fear of rejection. Because loneliness isn't a consequence of a misunderstanding. Because sometimes I need to complain about my guy, and he is not the appropriate audience.
I can tell my wonderful, thoughtful, caring, infuriating, perplexing darling anything I choose. And sometimes I choose to spare him because those are the things that best friends are for.
Whirlwinds
The last few days have been difficult. I was in tech all week, which meant little time at home or with my baby. It definitely showed in both instances.
Sunday night, Char Star slept with me, cause I was tired and just wanted to cuddle. She doesn't not stay in one position though, so I am often woken up by little feet or hands jabbing at me. I am okay with this. But it did mean little good sleep.
Monday was a train wreck of a day, with one decent spot toward the end. Both Char and I were tired and cranky. We got into a screaming match at one point because she destroyed the downstairs and I really didn't have time to clean it up. But I did anyway, and instead of taking a short nap when she did, I had to spend all the time taking care of my business and the house. I also didn't get to clean my room at all, which had previous been a priority.
Monday night was my first doTERRA class. It was a moderate success. I had 3 people come, one of whom is on my team, the other two are new to EOs. I think it went very well, especially since we went over time discussing all the different oils and ways to use them. I will be setting up one on one consults with each of the ladies that came, and eventually holding a Medicine Cabinet Makeover with one of them. I will be incredibly happy to get two new enrollments.
After we got home, it took awhile to get Char to sleep and that just put me over the edge. Thankfully for me, but problematic for him, Ed had come over. He helped a bleary, teary, tired, frazzled mama get herself and her house back together. I felt bad that he walked into a terrible situation, but he took it in stride.
Yesterday I felt alot better. My day started well and ended wonderfully when I came home to a surprise. Very clean house!! Ed finished what we started the night before. I immediately texted him thank you. He said it seemed like I needed a break. Yeah, that's an understatement!!!! He even changed the sheets on my bed and folded some of Char's laundry. Geez, sometimes he just really blows me away. It's too bad he wasn't actually here for me to give him a huge hug.
Today begins anew. I'm rested. I have a plan. Hopefully I have time. I have a beautiful baby girl and a thoughtful caring beau. Time to go out and kick this world's ass!!
Sunday night, Char Star slept with me, cause I was tired and just wanted to cuddle. She doesn't not stay in one position though, so I am often woken up by little feet or hands jabbing at me. I am okay with this. But it did mean little good sleep.
Monday was a train wreck of a day, with one decent spot toward the end. Both Char and I were tired and cranky. We got into a screaming match at one point because she destroyed the downstairs and I really didn't have time to clean it up. But I did anyway, and instead of taking a short nap when she did, I had to spend all the time taking care of my business and the house. I also didn't get to clean my room at all, which had previous been a priority.
Monday night was my first doTERRA class. It was a moderate success. I had 3 people come, one of whom is on my team, the other two are new to EOs. I think it went very well, especially since we went over time discussing all the different oils and ways to use them. I will be setting up one on one consults with each of the ladies that came, and eventually holding a Medicine Cabinet Makeover with one of them. I will be incredibly happy to get two new enrollments.
After we got home, it took awhile to get Char to sleep and that just put me over the edge. Thankfully for me, but problematic for him, Ed had come over. He helped a bleary, teary, tired, frazzled mama get herself and her house back together. I felt bad that he walked into a terrible situation, but he took it in stride.
Yesterday I felt alot better. My day started well and ended wonderfully when I came home to a surprise. Very clean house!! Ed finished what we started the night before. I immediately texted him thank you. He said it seemed like I needed a break. Yeah, that's an understatement!!!! He even changed the sheets on my bed and folded some of Char's laundry. Geez, sometimes he just really blows me away. It's too bad he wasn't actually here for me to give him a huge hug.
Today begins anew. I'm rested. I have a plan. Hopefully I have time. I have a beautiful baby girl and a thoughtful caring beau. Time to go out and kick this world's ass!!
Saturday, February 15, 2014
The home stretch
This has been a rough week. I am tired. Tomorrow night is first preview for The Cocoanuts. I will have to try not to cackle with an audience on the other side of the glass. It is not sound proof.
Today I did something crazy for me. I talked to strangers. A bunch of strangers. We did a Tupperware event called "Embrace the Community" where we went out as a team and just talked to people. We offered them little gifts and had drawing entry forms they could fill out. As one guy pointed out "they're trying to get contacts." Well, yes. Of course. It's network marketing. It's all about contacts. 2 of my people won prizes, so that was cool. And I now have a bunch of people I'll be sending catalogs to. Even if they don't have a party, they were interested in the product. Funnily, most of the people I got were younger. But we all had a great time, and it was awesome to connect with my Tupperware teammates and get to know them better. Doing things like that also helps me come out of my shell a little more, which is the only way either of my ventures are going to work.
Numbers update: Put in a $200 RS order on Friday, which means I am now down to $250 by March 8th. Three weeks!!! I have to get at least two parties squeezed in somewhere, as my average right now is around $100/party. I'm hoping these leads today will help.
Monday is my first doTERRA class. I'm very excited! Though I just realized a bunch of stuff I bought for it might not get here cause it's a holiday. Ugh. Well, I haven't checked the mail today, and it's highly possible it's already here. If not, copy machines exist.
Okay, I"m fading. I really want to say more about the class but my brain is getting fuzzy.
Today I did something crazy for me. I talked to strangers. A bunch of strangers. We did a Tupperware event called "Embrace the Community" where we went out as a team and just talked to people. We offered them little gifts and had drawing entry forms they could fill out. As one guy pointed out "they're trying to get contacts." Well, yes. Of course. It's network marketing. It's all about contacts. 2 of my people won prizes, so that was cool. And I now have a bunch of people I'll be sending catalogs to. Even if they don't have a party, they were interested in the product. Funnily, most of the people I got were younger. But we all had a great time, and it was awesome to connect with my Tupperware teammates and get to know them better. Doing things like that also helps me come out of my shell a little more, which is the only way either of my ventures are going to work.
Numbers update: Put in a $200 RS order on Friday, which means I am now down to $250 by March 8th. Three weeks!!! I have to get at least two parties squeezed in somewhere, as my average right now is around $100/party. I'm hoping these leads today will help.
Monday is my first doTERRA class. I'm very excited! Though I just realized a bunch of stuff I bought for it might not get here cause it's a holiday. Ugh. Well, I haven't checked the mail today, and it's highly possible it's already here. If not, copy machines exist.
Okay, I"m fading. I really want to say more about the class but my brain is getting fuzzy.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Long day's journey
Into a late night. Still at work. I'm not getting out of here at midnight. I really hate these long days. They make me nervous about driving home with Char because I'm so tired. It is also irritating that my schedule has been changed twice today, resulting in a way longer day than I was prepared for.
I want to cry. My baby doesn't care about my work schedule. She's going to be awake at 7am no matter when I get to sleep. I have to work the schedule they give me, which doesn't and shouldn't account for my baby. Not to mention we are currently getting our schedule one week at a time, about 3-4 days in advance right now. Makes it difficult to plan for anything.
In better news I got another Tupperware sale today and am pretty sure I've made as consistent doTERRA customer. Little victories.
I want to cry. My baby doesn't care about my work schedule. She's going to be awake at 7am no matter when I get to sleep. I have to work the schedule they give me, which doesn't and shouldn't account for my baby. Not to mention we are currently getting our schedule one week at a time, about 3-4 days in advance right now. Makes it difficult to plan for anything.
In better news I got another Tupperware sale today and am pretty sure I've made as consistent doTERRA customer. Little victories.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
So much for going to bed early!!
I told myself an hour ago that I was going to bed in half an hour!! Obviously that's not so, and I didn't even finish everything I wanted to do tonight. Though I am closer.
I spent some time working on the Success Challenge through my Success Planner and Lead Guide. Some deep stuff there. Sunday I went to Arin Ingraham's Pathway to Diamond seminar at Ashland Springs Hotel and it was a total kick in the ass. In a very good way. I now have more tools to get further ahead in my business. I've done some brainstorming and idea bouncing and I think I have come up with ways in both businesses to generate interest. I'm having a class on Monday, for which I made flyers tonight that I can pass around tomorrow. A few big ones and some smaller leaflets. I need to invest in some plain cardstock.
Today I downloaded Napolean Hill's Think and Grow Rich. I have read the intro. I'm excited to get into the meat of the book. It is suggested in the forward that the reader only tackle one chapter a day, so that will be my goal. I'm not sure how reasonable that is with everything I have going on currently, but at the very least, I will say that if I start a chapter, I will finish it that day. I'd like to read through the book by the end of the month, and then read it a second time. There are plenty more books I need to be reading too, in general. I should finish the Wheel of Time series. I'm on book... uh... 10? Stuff is getting good! I hope some of my predictions are right.
I spent some time working on the Success Challenge through my Success Planner and Lead Guide. Some deep stuff there. Sunday I went to Arin Ingraham's Pathway to Diamond seminar at Ashland Springs Hotel and it was a total kick in the ass. In a very good way. I now have more tools to get further ahead in my business. I've done some brainstorming and idea bouncing and I think I have come up with ways in both businesses to generate interest. I'm having a class on Monday, for which I made flyers tonight that I can pass around tomorrow. A few big ones and some smaller leaflets. I need to invest in some plain cardstock.
Today I downloaded Napolean Hill's Think and Grow Rich. I have read the intro. I'm excited to get into the meat of the book. It is suggested in the forward that the reader only tackle one chapter a day, so that will be my goal. I'm not sure how reasonable that is with everything I have going on currently, but at the very least, I will say that if I start a chapter, I will finish it that day. I'd like to read through the book by the end of the month, and then read it a second time. There are plenty more books I need to be reading too, in general. I should finish the Wheel of Time series. I'm on book... uh... 10? Stuff is getting good! I hope some of my predictions are right.
Monday, February 10, 2014
Chipping away
Attempted another Tupperware get together tonight. Still not very successful, but at least there were sales and good food and friendly conversation. I netted about $50, which means I only have $400 more in sales to do before March 8th. Doable. I pronounce it. I'm trying to get a "Tupper Lunch" going for Saturday. That's the term I'm coining for bringing the products to someone's home or work place and making them lunch. I have an idea for the first one and can continue to expand on recipes as I get a feel for what people like at lunch time. I have to get back to one friend about it, thought I'm not sure it's her cup of tea. I have another I will be calling tomorrow to see if she'd be into it. There are yet more people on my list as well. A friend today made some very good suggestions on places where I might be able to drum up some business that I hadn't thought of yet. I need to bring more catalogs to work too.
So, the numbers, for Gabriel.
Goal $450
Tonight's sales $50
Need $400
I might have something else going in Friday for about $100. If that happens then I'm down to $300. That would be sweet.
So, the numbers, for Gabriel.
Goal $450
Tonight's sales $50
Need $400
I might have something else going in Friday for about $100. If that happens then I'm down to $300. That would be sweet.
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Run down
I am not sick, but damn I am tired and listless. I'm realizing how different my daily routine has become, and now that I've deviated from it, I see how much better I was feeling. I know I said I'd see this month through, but I'm starting to think that's a bad idea.
I spent yesterday afternoon with a wonderful group of people learning how to expand our doTERRA business. So much good insight. I have my first class planned. I just booked the space tonight. I'm super excited. Tomorrow I'll make flyers and a Facebook event. I'm feeling more confident about building my team.
Tupperware is a different story. I just can't seem to crack the market. All these ladies in Medford and north of there are rockin it, but I can't get anyone to bite. Ed's mom is graciously hosting a party tomorrow, but she doesn't know how many people will actually show. I told her him to tell her that was fine. I know she has two people who want to place orders, so at the very least I'll have that. I also have another order coming in from a coworker that I'll be adding. I'm hoping that some of the deals we have will get me a few extra sales. I just have to keep pushing on. $450 by March 8th. That's the goal.
We are watching the Beatles special. So so awesome. And now I have to go back to work. Boo!!!! I hope I'll be able to catch the rest of it tomorrow.
I spent yesterday afternoon with a wonderful group of people learning how to expand our doTERRA business. So much good insight. I have my first class planned. I just booked the space tonight. I'm super excited. Tomorrow I'll make flyers and a Facebook event. I'm feeling more confident about building my team.
Tupperware is a different story. I just can't seem to crack the market. All these ladies in Medford and north of there are rockin it, but I can't get anyone to bite. Ed's mom is graciously hosting a party tomorrow, but she doesn't know how many people will actually show. I told her him to tell her that was fine. I know she has two people who want to place orders, so at the very least I'll have that. I also have another order coming in from a coworker that I'll be adding. I'm hoping that some of the deals we have will get me a few extra sales. I just have to keep pushing on. $450 by March 8th. That's the goal.
We are watching the Beatles special. So so awesome. And now I have to go back to work. Boo!!!! I hope I'll be able to catch the rest of it tomorrow.
Friday, February 7, 2014
Affirmations
Going along with Visualization, this morning I decided to begin doing Affirmations. This is what I started with:
Rubbed White Fir on my feet while saying "I have no inflammation."
Followed by Citrus Bliss on my feet while saying "I feel energized."
I felt pretty good most of the day. I think I'm gonna stick with this for the week and see what happens. I'm considering adding Balance tomorrow as well.
This evening I did three on my feet. The same thing with White Fir, and then
Rosemary: "I will see my dreams come true."
Lavender: "I will sleep well and be prepared for tomorrow."
So there it is.
In other news, I don't know what I ate, or if it's hormones, or if it's the changed vitamin regime, but I'm seriously bloated. Like, visibly and uncomfortably. I've put DigestZen and now Peppermint on my tummy. It's better than it was an hour ago, but YUCK!!!!! It just came out of nowhere about 2 hours ago while I was eating. It's freaky cause I look pregnant. Like 4 mos along. Haha. Do not worry y'all; there's no bun in this oven, just some hot air. Zing! But yes, very uncomfortable. And so, I'm going to bed. Have to be up extra early, and I want to get some good sleep cause I have a big day tomorrow. Early work call, and then Pathway to Diamond training. Woot!
Rubbed White Fir on my feet while saying "I have no inflammation."
Followed by Citrus Bliss on my feet while saying "I feel energized."
I felt pretty good most of the day. I think I'm gonna stick with this for the week and see what happens. I'm considering adding Balance tomorrow as well.
This evening I did three on my feet. The same thing with White Fir, and then
Rosemary: "I will see my dreams come true."
Lavender: "I will sleep well and be prepared for tomorrow."
So there it is.
In other news, I don't know what I ate, or if it's hormones, or if it's the changed vitamin regime, but I'm seriously bloated. Like, visibly and uncomfortably. I've put DigestZen and now Peppermint on my tummy. It's better than it was an hour ago, but YUCK!!!!! It just came out of nowhere about 2 hours ago while I was eating. It's freaky cause I look pregnant. Like 4 mos along. Haha. Do not worry y'all; there's no bun in this oven, just some hot air. Zing! But yes, very uncomfortable. And so, I'm going to bed. Have to be up extra early, and I want to get some good sleep cause I have a big day tomorrow. Early work call, and then Pathway to Diamond training. Woot!
Thursday, February 6, 2014
More revelations
Two night ago the title and subject of my post were something my darling beau said to me as I began to blog. He had a point. Not long after I finished up and signed off, thinking about his comment and how Char tends to react to my computer usage, I decided that as long as they are around, I have to reign myself in with the computer. Yes there are things I need to do, and I will, but sometimes I'm just filling dead air. And there are better ways to do that. So that night, I turned to the totally awesome dude that I have piles and piles of fun with and said "If you ever feel like I'm paying too much attention to things, and not enough to you, just tell me." And I mean it.
I tend to blog around the same time every night. It's late. It's the end of my day. I've tried a few times to do it earlier, but I like the feeling of putting a capstone on all the experiences of my waking cycle. And I like putting out goals into the universe to take to dreamland. It makes me feel fulfilled to do this last in my day. But that means that all the time before these few briefs minutes have to spent filled with my family and my home. I need to do those things first so I have the experiences to record.
Tonight it's just me and my baby girl, and we got home late, so there wasn't too much play time before bath and bed time. But I still waited until she was safely tucked in to pull out the laptop and get to business.
I should have cleaned the kitchen and attempted to work on my bedroom tonight, but I fear the change up in vitamin routine had me running at 1/2 speed. Holy cow, the difference. I seriously feel run down like I haven't for ages. I didn't realize how awesome I was feeling with the LLV until not using it for the last 5 days. Yeesh. But I committed to this trial regime, and I'm going to stick with it for this month. But dude, seriously, March 1, LLV. Just... Wow...
I tend to blog around the same time every night. It's late. It's the end of my day. I've tried a few times to do it earlier, but I like the feeling of putting a capstone on all the experiences of my waking cycle. And I like putting out goals into the universe to take to dreamland. It makes me feel fulfilled to do this last in my day. But that means that all the time before these few briefs minutes have to spent filled with my family and my home. I need to do those things first so I have the experiences to record.
Tonight it's just me and my baby girl, and we got home late, so there wasn't too much play time before bath and bed time. But I still waited until she was safely tucked in to pull out the laptop and get to business.
I should have cleaned the kitchen and attempted to work on my bedroom tonight, but I fear the change up in vitamin routine had me running at 1/2 speed. Holy cow, the difference. I seriously feel run down like I haven't for ages. I didn't realize how awesome I was feeling with the LLV until not using it for the last 5 days. Yeesh. But I committed to this trial regime, and I'm going to stick with it for this month. But dude, seriously, March 1, LLV. Just... Wow...
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Visualization, Intention, Action
I am becoming more and more of a believer in Visualization. If you can dream it, you can be it. Recently I have experienced this is very real, though small ways.
Last Saturday, during our Tupperware webinar, my name was pulled in drawing. As I was sitting listening to the call, I kept thinking about winning something, anything, even just recognition. My name was on a few lists and I was welcomed as a new member of the team. At the end of the call, 4 names were pulled. I didn't think anything with the first name, then at the second I thought "wouldn't it be cool if....". At the third I said to myself "I want to win." And the fourth name was mine. I still don't know yet what I get, since I could not make it to Rally tonight, but it doesn't even matter. I know it will be something good, and I know it means that I'm on the right path. My stars are aligning.
The reason I was not at Rally tonight was two fold. First, I did not get off work until 630. It would then be a 1/2 hr + drive to Central Point from Ashland to be there for maybe an hour and have to go all the way back to Ashland to get Char. (I need to work out a better Weds night babysitting option if I can, one closer to or in my home.) Knowing this, I agreed to go to a doTERRA event, which started at 7. I arrived ASAP to attempt to help with set up, but only really managed to put out a few chairs. I received two raffle tickets for registering on Eventbrite, which was a fluke to begin with. The flyers says you should only get one. I didn't really think about it when she handed me two. I honestly didn't notice I just took what she gave me. So I'm in a room full of people who all have at least one ticket, and some have more because you can also purchase them ( There's even a $20 deal). I won not once, but twice. Both my tickets. The first prize was some incense which I am curious to check out. The second prize is the important one. It was in the last raffle. Earlier in the night, a bottle of Citrus Bliss had been given out, and I began thinking about how much I wanted that oil. In fact, I thought about it throughout the next two raffles. And again, right at the end of the last raffle, my second ticket was pulled. Holy moly Universe, thank you! THANK YOU!!!
You can call this whatever you want. During the business portion of the evening, Arin talked about making dream boards and using visualization. Merry has also talked to me about setting goals and keeping tracking of them. So this is what I'm doing right now.
My doTERRA minimum goal for this month: 600 OV and one enrollment.
My Tupperware minimum goal for this month: $450 in sales.
My overall minimum goal for this year: $300 in "extra" income (profit) per month. This will offset my car payment and my student loan, and therefore free up that money to go toward my major goal of Having A Better Home.
This was my epiphany tonight. I've been talking about how I want to make more money, get ahead, get out of debt, not rely on unemployment, be more financially stable for my daughter. But that's the easy way to put it, the way everyone can understand upfront. It also seems to be the selfish greedy way, which is something I've struggled with in terms of presenting an image of what I'm doing with network marketing. Sitting in that room tonight, it became clear. It's not really about money at the end of the day. Yes, that will be the means to the end, but that is not the core. The core is to have a better home. A clean, healthy, organized, happy, loving home for myself, my daughter, and my partner (even if he doesn't live with us, he's still a part of our home life). This is a hug task that is going to take a long time and involve habit breaking and making and SO MUCH CLEANING! Ugh. But it's time. It's time to find the better path. It's time to start doing what I want to do, so that my home is filled with love and light. It's time to live my dreams.
Last Saturday, during our Tupperware webinar, my name was pulled in drawing. As I was sitting listening to the call, I kept thinking about winning something, anything, even just recognition. My name was on a few lists and I was welcomed as a new member of the team. At the end of the call, 4 names were pulled. I didn't think anything with the first name, then at the second I thought "wouldn't it be cool if....". At the third I said to myself "I want to win." And the fourth name was mine. I still don't know yet what I get, since I could not make it to Rally tonight, but it doesn't even matter. I know it will be something good, and I know it means that I'm on the right path. My stars are aligning.
The reason I was not at Rally tonight was two fold. First, I did not get off work until 630. It would then be a 1/2 hr + drive to Central Point from Ashland to be there for maybe an hour and have to go all the way back to Ashland to get Char. (I need to work out a better Weds night babysitting option if I can, one closer to or in my home.) Knowing this, I agreed to go to a doTERRA event, which started at 7. I arrived ASAP to attempt to help with set up, but only really managed to put out a few chairs. I received two raffle tickets for registering on Eventbrite, which was a fluke to begin with. The flyers says you should only get one. I didn't really think about it when she handed me two. I honestly didn't notice I just took what she gave me. So I'm in a room full of people who all have at least one ticket, and some have more because you can also purchase them ( There's even a $20 deal). I won not once, but twice. Both my tickets. The first prize was some incense which I am curious to check out. The second prize is the important one. It was in the last raffle. Earlier in the night, a bottle of Citrus Bliss had been given out, and I began thinking about how much I wanted that oil. In fact, I thought about it throughout the next two raffles. And again, right at the end of the last raffle, my second ticket was pulled. Holy moly Universe, thank you! THANK YOU!!!
You can call this whatever you want. During the business portion of the evening, Arin talked about making dream boards and using visualization. Merry has also talked to me about setting goals and keeping tracking of them. So this is what I'm doing right now.
My doTERRA minimum goal for this month: 600 OV and one enrollment.
My Tupperware minimum goal for this month: $450 in sales.
My overall minimum goal for this year: $300 in "extra" income (profit) per month. This will offset my car payment and my student loan, and therefore free up that money to go toward my major goal of Having A Better Home.
This was my epiphany tonight. I've been talking about how I want to make more money, get ahead, get out of debt, not rely on unemployment, be more financially stable for my daughter. But that's the easy way to put it, the way everyone can understand upfront. It also seems to be the selfish greedy way, which is something I've struggled with in terms of presenting an image of what I'm doing with network marketing. Sitting in that room tonight, it became clear. It's not really about money at the end of the day. Yes, that will be the means to the end, but that is not the core. The core is to have a better home. A clean, healthy, organized, happy, loving home for myself, my daughter, and my partner (even if he doesn't live with us, he's still a part of our home life). This is a hug task that is going to take a long time and involve habit breaking and making and SO MUCH CLEANING! Ugh. But it's time. It's time to find the better path. It's time to start doing what I want to do, so that my home is filled with love and light. It's time to live my dreams.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
You're on your computer again??
Yes! But only for a minute. The boy asks this pretty much every night he is here. But the fact is, almost everything I need to do in a day now involves some kind of computer time. Char is more direct. She just walks over and closes my laptop. Haha.
I'm trying out a new vitamin regime. I was doing doTERRA's LLV and Zendocrine. This month I'm going to totally switch it up and do doTERRA's DDR Prime, a different companies probiotic, a regular one-a-day, and the flaxseed oil I'd been taking previously. It's been two days, so nothing to report, but I'm in an experimental mood. I think next month I'll go back to LLV and maybe stick with the probiotic.
Monday, February 3, 2014
Pounding the pavement
Today Charlotte and I went for a walk. I took the opportunity to check in with the places I dropped off business cards on Saturday. No takers yet, but at least two of them were still responsive. The third place, even though they try to say they are pro-community, seems really resistant to any sort of business to business interaction. Very silly. I also dropped of flyers and cards at another community board and for the Ray's staff and City Hall staff. They were all very nice. There are still a few more places that I want to stop by, but it will have to wait til next week. Tomorrow I'm going into Ashland for a bit and may do some flyering there. It's the bagel party. Free lunch!!!
I dropped off my Tupperware orders in Medford tonight as well, and talked to both ladies about having parties. They are looking for good dates. I still really wish I had something going on tomorrow night, but that's not looking like it will happen. But I've been giving out my card like crazy. I had an insane thought that if I could get 15 a day out (which I've managed to do in some way the last two days), I would have passed on 450 in a month. That's like, almost all of them. Haha.
I met another one of my neighbors today. She also does doTERRA and is in one of my other neighbor's teams. Small world. I have an event with them on Wednesday. Trying to get more people to come to that as well. I want to set up my own class. I will probably do it the 17th and am thinking about doing Wild Orange since I have samples that I have been giving out. I am also thinking about doing a class on EOs for emotional healing. I know it may seem trite, but everyone being upset over Philip Seymour Hoffman has made me think about how hard it is to let go of negativity. Sometimes we can't just move on. No one should feel like they aren't worthy of help, or that their demons are too strong to conquer. We need to look out for each other. If I can help one person reach out and move forward, I will be grateful.
I dropped off my Tupperware orders in Medford tonight as well, and talked to both ladies about having parties. They are looking for good dates. I still really wish I had something going on tomorrow night, but that's not looking like it will happen. But I've been giving out my card like crazy. I had an insane thought that if I could get 15 a day out (which I've managed to do in some way the last two days), I would have passed on 450 in a month. That's like, almost all of them. Haha.
I met another one of my neighbors today. She also does doTERRA and is in one of my other neighbor's teams. Small world. I have an event with them on Wednesday. Trying to get more people to come to that as well. I want to set up my own class. I will probably do it the 17th and am thinking about doing Wild Orange since I have samples that I have been giving out. I am also thinking about doing a class on EOs for emotional healing. I know it may seem trite, but everyone being upset over Philip Seymour Hoffman has made me think about how hard it is to let go of negativity. Sometimes we can't just move on. No one should feel like they aren't worthy of help, or that their demons are too strong to conquer. We need to look out for each other. If I can help one person reach out and move forward, I will be grateful.
Sunday, February 2, 2014
We're in Business!
I got business cards.
Not the greatest picture. The cards are light blue with brown and white detail. I really like them. I especially like my initial being on there. Makes me feel grown up. I bought 500. I have set myself a ridiculous goal to get rid of half of them by the end of the month. That's huge. HUGE. I'm not worried about whether it's possible or not, just that I have a number in mind. Visualization is key.
Speaking of visualization, I need to figure out a way to make $450 in retail Tupperware sales happen this month. So far, I've been hoofing it old school style: personally going out around town and handing out brochures and now my business card. I've gotten mostly disinterest, which is a bummer. Today I went to three businesses here in Talent. One guy might as well have just handed it back to me, I'd hate the info to go to waste. The second guy was very enthusiastic and said he'd talk to his wife about it. I will go check in with him on Monday and just say, and probably get lunch or something. The third place took what I had politely and said she would pass it on to the owner. I also put flyers up on two community boards. I'm gonna hit more of those on Monday as well.
I really really really really really want to get parties on the books, but I'm not finding my market. It's driving me crazy. How are all these ladies in Medford getting tons of parties and recruits and I have NOTHING! I am incredibly thankful to the 6 people who have purchased from me, as well as my team leader. However... I need to continually generate income, and I can't rely on the same few people. That's not fair to anyone! And I don't want to wait til the weather gets nicer for my neighbors to want to do things. I mean, I want to plan things with my neighbors, but I'd like that to be a little separate too. I've been bringing what products I can to work, but that's only been a few days, and no one has commented really. And I already have one product I'm going to buy back from my friend because it doesn't do what she thought it would do. In the long run it's okay, because now I have a display and a demo version of that product, meaning I can sell the display one. I just need something to catch on here. Like, really really need it, or I just don't know what is going to happen at the end of this year. This can't fail. I need to find the path to make it take off, and soon.
Speaking of visualization, I need to figure out a way to make $450 in retail Tupperware sales happen this month. So far, I've been hoofing it old school style: personally going out around town and handing out brochures and now my business card. I've gotten mostly disinterest, which is a bummer. Today I went to three businesses here in Talent. One guy might as well have just handed it back to me, I'd hate the info to go to waste. The second guy was very enthusiastic and said he'd talk to his wife about it. I will go check in with him on Monday and just say, and probably get lunch or something. The third place took what I had politely and said she would pass it on to the owner. I also put flyers up on two community boards. I'm gonna hit more of those on Monday as well.
I really really really really really want to get parties on the books, but I'm not finding my market. It's driving me crazy. How are all these ladies in Medford getting tons of parties and recruits and I have NOTHING! I am incredibly thankful to the 6 people who have purchased from me, as well as my team leader. However... I need to continually generate income, and I can't rely on the same few people. That's not fair to anyone! And I don't want to wait til the weather gets nicer for my neighbors to want to do things. I mean, I want to plan things with my neighbors, but I'd like that to be a little separate too. I've been bringing what products I can to work, but that's only been a few days, and no one has commented really. And I already have one product I'm going to buy back from my friend because it doesn't do what she thought it would do. In the long run it's okay, because now I have a display and a demo version of that product, meaning I can sell the display one. I just need something to catch on here. Like, really really need it, or I just don't know what is going to happen at the end of this year. This can't fail. I need to find the path to make it take off, and soon.
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Late nights, early mornings
Tech day 2 done. We made it to what I'm assuming is intermission right at the end of the night. At least we made it to a blackout. That usually means the end of something. Ha. This afternoon we are doing gag choreo rehearsal. Timing is everything, as they say. I also have some clean up notes to do in the board. We are finding all kinds of new bugs and changes in the latest software. This board, with it's vast functionality, wants you to be very specific in how you record/update things. Learning something every day!!! I need to dig deeper into programming the PL4s as well. By nature, they do not uniformly color mix as well (relatively) as the Nexeras, though they are brighter, but they can snap to a color. Nexeras cannot do 1 counts. That is certainly an advantage of the PL4s.
I logged into my first full Tupperware Saturday morning webinar today. So much good information, and I'm motivated to take this to the next step. I have truly realized that while doTERRA is my personal passion, that is not where I'm looking to make the real money. That is about getting healthy, staying healthy, and helping other people be healthy. That will be purely residual income, just padding the accounts. Tupperware is where I want to do Business. That's what I'm going to Sell. Now I just have to find people to be on board with me!! Last night, my babysitter's husband tried to tell me it was a pyramid scheme because years ago the gov't took TB to court over the party system. Well, I don't know if it was because of that or what, but TB is VERY CLEAR about it's expectations, sales goals and levels, and promotions for host, consumers, and consultants. Not to mention the fact that there is an actual product that goes into people's hands. I understand what he was saying, I just think he doesn't have all the info, and well, he's wrong. Selling is selling. If you have something people want to buy, they will buy it. It's about getting the info to the right people. Yes, most people at Tupperware parties have already been to a TB party. What does that tell you??
I got my business cards yesterday. This morning I'm going to make up a new flyer and go for a quick walk with Char Baby to some local businesses and offer my service for kitchen cabinet makeovers. We have a few cafes and restaurants right here that might be interested. Seems like I'm doing this the old fashioned way: On foot, by the seat of my pants!
I logged into my first full Tupperware Saturday morning webinar today. So much good information, and I'm motivated to take this to the next step. I have truly realized that while doTERRA is my personal passion, that is not where I'm looking to make the real money. That is about getting healthy, staying healthy, and helping other people be healthy. That will be purely residual income, just padding the accounts. Tupperware is where I want to do Business. That's what I'm going to Sell. Now I just have to find people to be on board with me!! Last night, my babysitter's husband tried to tell me it was a pyramid scheme because years ago the gov't took TB to court over the party system. Well, I don't know if it was because of that or what, but TB is VERY CLEAR about it's expectations, sales goals and levels, and promotions for host, consumers, and consultants. Not to mention the fact that there is an actual product that goes into people's hands. I understand what he was saying, I just think he doesn't have all the info, and well, he's wrong. Selling is selling. If you have something people want to buy, they will buy it. It's about getting the info to the right people. Yes, most people at Tupperware parties have already been to a TB party. What does that tell you??
I got my business cards yesterday. This morning I'm going to make up a new flyer and go for a quick walk with Char Baby to some local businesses and offer my service for kitchen cabinet makeovers. We have a few cafes and restaurants right here that might be interested. Seems like I'm doing this the old fashioned way: On foot, by the seat of my pants!
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