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What holds me back is asking friends and family members to hold SC classes so that I can meet new people. As Lesley said, I feel like I am harassing them, etc. However in reality I am not. I am trying to make my business work. So from now on I am going to step over my hurdles and just ask a way. The worst that can happen is for them to say no.
ReplyDeleteMy shyness in approaching strangers is what normally holds me back in my business.
ReplyDeleteI am not going to let this affect my goals this month by working on my internal dialog, as both Lia and Lesley have stressed, and just get out and do it. I will remember that I am not stalking or harassing women by acknowledging their 'sharpness' but am possibly introducing or reintroducing them to a product and business that is incredible.
This does make me very nervous to do but with the vouchers we've had I have stepped outside of my comfort zone and already approached 6 new women. Fake it til you make is my new motto :) Cynthia O'Toole
What holds me back in my business is being able to approach people and talk to them. I can bring my bag into stores but I cannot will myself to walk up to anyone and talk to them about Mary Kay. I would like to do the Model Portfolio so I am hoping that this endevour will help me to approach more people. I fell shy and that zi would be bothering someone if I talked to them while they were shopping. I am hoping to overcome this fear.
ReplyDeleteStacey Hall
(Tracy Sanchez) Hmmm, what holds me back? Is answering "life" to vague?! Sometimes, just the busyness of life & mom-hood holds me back. Another thing is frustration can hold me back. I get frustrated and discouraged with PEOPLE: people not responding to calls/email, people not following through or sticking to commitments. It really frustrates me that people can be so flaky and then I get discouraged & start to label everyone that way. How am I going to not let those things affect my business? I am going to push through and know that life will always get in the way, but that it's a choice how I am going to respond and react to life and circumstances. I also know I can't label all people like that. I need to surround myself with people that have more integrity and care about commitments they make and when they don't follow through, not take it so personally and move on!
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ReplyDeleteOne thing that tends to hold me back is party cancellations. I am not going to let this hold me back, because now I am completely educated on how to avoid them in the first place! Yay!
I will work diligently to properly coach my hostess' for each party that I have on my datebook. :-)
I hate feeling as though I am inconveniencing people. I never want to ask much of them or make someone feel obligated to help me. Listening to Lesley speak on Friday helped me to understand that not providing Mary Kay products/sharing our business with others I am doing a diservice to them. Everytime I hear myself shying away from sharing these opportunities I will remind myself what Mary Kay has already done for me in just a few weeks.
ReplyDeleteI tend to hold back from approaching new people and just offering them a complimentary facial. And my internal dialog, my fear of rejection start taking over my brain. Then realizing that meeting new people is the only way I'm going to accomplish my goals.
ReplyDeleteOnce I take that first step to actually do it, and realize that my family depends on it and start to really respect my business and myself by doing what and how I'm supposed to do it, I will see the payoff in October.
The fear of rejection...that is huge...but then I realize that someone telling me NO is not going to be the end of the world!!! This is not going to make me or break me and I am still going to get up and be successful!
ReplyDeleteSomething that holds me back is feeling that I am bugging people to ask for the appointment. I learned that I have to "Think a new thought" I need to make a new crease in my brain & believe that people need my help & what I have to offer. It is so freeing to think this way!!
ReplyDeleteNormally my fear of rejection holds me back -- basically it is ME, MYSELF and I. After working on the vouchers and attending the first two Friday night sessions, I am confident that I can work this business and meet my goals for this month. I started today by getting contact information from a waitress. Never did that before, she first just said she wasn't interested (her Mom did Tupperware) but I talked to her about the opportunity and she readily took my card. Soon my baby steps with result in business growth.
ReplyDeleteWhat really holds me back in my business is my mindset that I am asking a lot of people when I ask them to hold a sharing appointment or to host a party for me. I feel like they are doing me a favor. This mindset can really hold me back in my classes because I keep thinking about how they probably do not even want to do what they are doing for me and it really affects my business. However, I have been working on this thanks to Lesley. She was saying how you are actually doing customers a favor by giving them education and free product. This totally made sense! With this new mindset I feel I can totally do sooooooo much better!
ReplyDeleteFor the Longest time I was focusing on just getting sales from Friends and Family and Now I am learning to "Step Outside of the Box" and warm chatter as well as getting that 2nd appt with NO OPTION. :0 I am really excited to start using Leley's start to a class. I feel my confidence level already getting there.
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ReplyDeleteWhat's been holding me back is a lack of self discipline!!! In the past, I would stay up late doing "stuff", and wake up long enough to get the kids off to school in the morning, then, exhausted, go back to bed till noon, shower,and get dressed just in time to start picking them up from school. Now, I have a new job that makes me get up in the morning, and I'm finished with it by 10:30am and have till the afternoon to work my business with no distractions, or excuses. I will be making my calls during the day, or out meeting new people. I will concentrate on giving great customer service instead of waiting for my customers call me. I will actually share this awesome opportunity with people who I feel could benifit from it!
I hold myself back all the time. It seems that every time I plan on working I have the longest day ever. By the end of the day I just want some time to myself. I love Lia's idea of rewarding good behavior. I will tell myself the sooner I make these 5 phone calls I can do what I want to do. I will be more specific about what I want to do and actually do it instead of finding more work that needs to get done.
ReplyDeleteThe other way I hold myself back is by worrying that people will say no, or say yes only because they feel obligated. I love Lesley's idea of needing to think a new thought. I'm going to remind myself that I am offering free product and a wonderful opportunity. I know that as soon as I share the opportunity with someone whose life it changes for the better my hesitations will quickly vanish.
Things that hold me back are insecurity, being really tired and not feeling like doing anything (I believe that is called laziness), thinking when I look at a person they might not be interested. Yesterday and today I made myself talk to people. That is the key. Just do it. Don't think about it, just do it. It felt good too.
ReplyDeleteConsistent momentum is what usually holds me back. Starting tomorrow, I'm going to book up the rest of the month, and with that, all else will follow. ;-)
ReplyDeleteLisa Feuerborn ~ Lia Carta Unit
My rejection issues! :-) I'm not going to let this hold me back by reminding myself that when people say "no" they are not rejecting ME. Also, I am reminding myself that when people are downers or outright mean they have their own issue... it's not me.
ReplyDeleteI'd say that the number one thing that holds me back is my ego. I am confident in so many ways, but when it comes to sales, I feel like I need to ask for help and cash in on favors instead of just selling the darn stuff. From here on out I'm going to let go of the fear of hearing "no" and just go for it. Worst case scenario I hear a simple two letter word.
ReplyDeleteProcrastination and fear hold me back. I will think "oh, I should call suzy and see if she and her daughter would get together with me" then, "I'll do that later". By the time 'later' comes around I have already made the decision for suzy that she is tired and not interested and her daughter has to work and her answer is no. All that and I haven't even called her yet...
ReplyDeleteI will stop putting things off and stop deciding for people if they want what I have to offer and JUST ASK!
The biggest thing that holds me back in my business at this point is my regular JOB. I'm sure there are and will be other obstacles, but, at this point, this is my biggest challenge. My schedule can be unpredictable and demanding at times, and it makes it hard to know when I can plan parties. I hope to get around that by scheduling parties in advance and working it out using whatever means necessary in order to hold my classes.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, I think the biggest thing holding me back is me. There's so much more I could be doing, I go out during the day planning on getting names and numbers of everyone I talk to, and only actually talk to a couple people. I also have a big problem when I hold my class. During the class I don't even mention a follow up, nor have I ever been able to do individual closes. I kept saying to myself that's what they wanted, and I was reading them right assuming they were more comfortable just doing it together. I can now see how wrong I was. The individual consultation can make everyone more comfortable by being able to share in private details about there skin or financial situation that they might not want anyone else to know about. And pretty much the same with a follow up appointment, I need to be able to do both confidently so that they know I'm not going anywhere and I really do care how and if everything is working correctly and they were able to get something that helped them. In order to do this I need to have my scripts memorized as my own and my confidence and caring boosted so that they know I want them as happy with their products as possible and in turn be able to get referrals to be able to help more people. I think that these things would turn my business completely around.
ReplyDeleteThe thing that often holds me back in my business is deciding what time I am going to commit to my business. While I love the fact that I make amazing money in my Mary Kay business, and it has allowed us to add a lot of "extras" into our life it is easy for me to spend my time doing other things. Since I am far away from my family I appreciate the time I can spend with my friends and in-laws. I love being able to take our nieces and nephews to places they probably otherwise would not go and it has been hard for me to say no to social events and yes to my business. After mapping out my goals for the next year and the commitments i have already made I think I have finally found the balance of work and play in my life and I hope that my new weekly (and monthly) plan works out as well as it looks on paper. I feel that I will be working smarter not harder and the results should show that.
ReplyDeleteI would have to say what normally holds me back... is myself, feeling discouraged. BUT I am a new woman in Mary Kay... I will not let disencouragement or doubt Hold me back. I will commit to my goals and my hubby the money THIS MONTH, as well as REWARD my family with a special thing this month. Also will master the Communication to my hostess, Keep it simple and Sweet! (send out Hostess letters)
ReplyDeleteI feel that I hold myself back, I need to realize that I have something special to offer a stranger. I will speak more about MK and ask friends to have SC classes and invite someone I don't know.
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