January 3 - Cancellation and Phone Inertia

This morning I got the call... my host only had two people coming and didn't want to waste my time or hers. I chatted with her for a few minutes and offered to come anyway, to have a more casual chat with her and her guests, buy she decided to just not go ahead. She felt pretty bad cancelling at the last minute.

You want to know what I did?

I invited her to come to the product launch. She brightened. She is going to check with a friend of hers (another great client of mine) and see if they can come together. It made me feel good and I hope it helped make her feel better.

Be empathetic to what it feels like to invite people over and have them all be too busy to come. 

Postponements and cancellations mean that I have an afternoon available to Make That Call. 

Inertia: the tendency of an object at rest to remain at rest, or an object in motion to remain in motion.

Phone Inertia: the tendency for Wendy to not make any client phone calls, or for Wendy to get on a roll and make lots of client calls.

Phone Inertia makes it hard to start. But Phone Inertia also makes it hard to stop once I get going. I'm going to make 5 calls right now....

...Wow! Inertia. I made more than 5 calls, I made 8. I now have three confirmed VIPs coming with me to the Crowne Plaza on February 1 (wish I had more tickets). I left a few messages. I've prepared a pack for one client who wants to exchange a product, but doesn't have a catalogue. I've also decided that I will host my first ever Saturday home show this month. I'll do it as an open house on the 23rd.

OK - I'll fully admit that it was hard to start. I even though about getting up from the desk and getting a coffee first, but realised that I was just procrastinating. Once I got started, I just kept going. What made me stop? Well, I need to get ready for a gig this afternoon. So I'm off to get ready for that.

Hope you're having a great weekend. WLC.

P.S. FYI - Including writing this, that was a total of 1 hour work on a Sunday.

Wendy Lloyd Curley - PartyLite Senior Unit Leader
www.rainbowsandcandles.com
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January 2 - It's the Little Things

Hi. Today is a busy one, filled with a family BBQ, 3 hours of singing and guitar playing in a pub, and a dinner out with friends. So I don't have time for much, but I do have things to do.

Get ready for my show tomorrow. I already called my host Thursday to confirm. She doesn't have many coming, but it's all still a go. I'm going to stamp catalogues, check my kit, and prepare my mobile office (order forms, New Consultant Agreements, laminated specials, etc.). If I do it now, I won't worry about it tonight and I'll sleep better.

Be ready for today. Bookings are everywhere, so I'm also going to pop 4 tealight gifts into my purse and replenish my business cards in my wallet. I'm bound to meet a few people who ask me what I do.

Wendy Lloyd Curley - Expert in Profitable Party Planning

January 1 - Clean and To Do

Happy New Year. I've decided to blog a little bit each day this month to let you know what I've done for my business. To be honest, I'm also doing it to monitor myself. You know how, when you are in an ethical dilemma, you are told to consider what you would do if your parents were watching. Or to consider what the headline would be if an article was written about what you've done. Well... I'm going to write the article myself. Let's see if I'm proud of the headlines.

January 1 - I gave myself only two tasks today. First, to clean up my office. I think I've done a pretty good job on that one. Second, to write a to do list. I've done that with small tasks, but I think here is a good place to document what I want to achieve this month.

1. Complete my 2009 tax preparation and submit to accountant
   
2. Finalise my public speaking brochure and develop a marketing plan for that
   
3. Practice or play my guitar 1 hour per day
4. Exercise 3 times per week and find a yoga class nearby
5. Keep my office clean
6. Confirm 15 people to attend the Experience the Difference event on February 1
7. Book February completely (I only have 11 days to do shows in February, so I need to get them filled)
8. Schedule 2 latte appointments each week
9. Attend Leader Summit in Melbourne (January 8-10)
10. Make 50 client calls each week (use the discontinued list to develop a list of who to call)
11. Help each of the Rainbows to establish her 4 month business plan before month end
12. Host a fantastic Unit Meeting on Wednesday, January 27th
13. Celebrate my 21st wedding anniversary
14. Use my Outlook Calendar to achieve more
15. Host the first monthly Rainbow Bonus Earners lunch on Monday, January 18th

Cool. So that's the big list. I'll use it to guide me in my activities each day and at the end of each week, I'll check it to see if I'm on track or not. You'll get to watch my progress on this blog. Hopefully this will inspire you to set your own goals and to do the activities necessary to achieve them.

One last thing.... As I was cleaning my office this afternoon, I came across a very good quote. Thought I'd share it:

The seeker goes to the mountain top and asks the learned one:
"Where does wisdom come from?"
"Good judgment."
"Where does good judgment come from?"
"Experience."
"Where does experience come from?"
"Bad judgment."

                           ~ Old Sufi Story, Dr Pierre Mornell, Psychiatrist and Author

Wendy Lloyd Curley - Expert in Profitable Party Planning
Photo credit: Fatal Cleopatra

What Matters Now - A Free E-Book

Hi. I have just spent a half an hour reading a free e-book. Hint: Don't print it. Read it. My analysis: about 5 of the pages were A-M-A-Z-I-N-G, about 70 were great, and about 5 I skimmed and let go.

Personal development comes from investing some time in reading, learning, doing new things, and sharing ideas.

I'm sharing this. What Matters Now. WLC.



Wendy Lloyd Curley - Expert in Profitable Party Planning

2010 Unit Meeting Dates and a Surprise!

Hi Rainbows! Here are our Unit Meeting Dates. All Unit Meetings will take place at my home or via Skype. The Regional Meetings will be somewhere in Sydney. (I can't wait for these! We can bring guests. Lots of training and celebrations. Sort of like a mini conference.) The surprise is that PartyLite has let us know when conference is, too, so you can add that to your calendar already. And of course, there is the trip to Vietnam....

January Unit Meeting: Wednesday 27th 
February Unit Meeting: Wednesday 24th
March Unit Meeting: Wednesday 31st
April Regional Meeting: Tuesday 27th
May Unit Meeting: Wednesday 26th
  ~   Vietnam! Thursday, 27th May-Tuesday, 1st June
June Unit Meeting: Wednesday 23rd
July Unit Meeting: Wednesday 21st
  ~   Conference! Thursday 29th July-Saturday, 31st July
August Unit Meeting: Wednesday 25th
September Unit Meeting: Wednesday 22nd
October Regional Meeting: Tuesday 26th
November/December Unit Meeting: Wednesday 1st
December Celebration: Wednesday 15th

Still to come are dates for the training workshops. I'll add them in another update as soon as I have them (link added April 2010). Cheers! WLC.


Wendy Lloyd Curley - Expert in Profitable Party Planning