Mary Kay My Way - 2nd Edition

So here I am, my big goal and my big hurdle I feel is to sell the inventory that I have!!! I must have like $400 worth of inventory in my dining room/Mary Kay room. (Come on, like you eat in your dining room anymore) I am trying to sell it. It is the holidays. While yes, I didn't jump on the band wagon and get all the Holiday product and gift sets, I have plenty of Satin Hands, Timewise and various lotions and potions. Including TONS of Eye makeup remover and Soothing Eye Gel. So here I am, just trying to make the money back from what I spent ordering all that product so I can stay active and hopefully sell.

I am actually kind of proud of myself, I did a few follow-up calls and plan to do one or two tomorrow.

I even put on my Facebook my promotion for the month, 31 products in 31 days. Get 31% off your purchase when you mention 31/31 in the comments when your order on my website. This serves several purposes. One, it forces me to set a goal for myself, I will sell 31 products in one month. Two, it advertises my business, and last time I did this in September, I did very well. Three, it advertises my website. I also have a fourth goal, I will get 1 new customer per week. Last September I got like 5 customers. So AWESOME ME!!! I am also doing something very common in the retail world. Having a SALE. And hoping that once I bring new customers or even customers I haven't seen in awhile with my 31% off, I will keep them for awhile and they will be repeat.

Also, for Halloween, I put together sample bags for all the moms in my neighborhood that came by with their kids. I have yet to hear from anyone from Halloween. Did I mention tomorrow is December 1st. And I still have a bunch of those Sample bags lefts that I am still trying to figure out what to do with. I am thinking hanging on my neighbors doors. Despite my HOA's no soliciitng policy. Hey, if Bob's Bug Service and put a flyer on my drawer, and I can hang some lipstick samples on my neighbors doors.

With all my hurdles and goals, I remain optimistic. Every other time I have put my mind to something in the past I have achieved my goal. I can do this. I can do this. I CAN DO THIS!!!!

Mary Kay My Way

So I have been selling Mary Kay Cosmetics for a little over a year now. When I was recruited and started selling I told myself I would do this MY WAY. Not anyway anybody told me to do it. Of course I was going to take the tried and true selling advise that they give you and I did take it seriously. I figure, anything worth doing is worth doing right. But I wasn't going to fall into the typical sterio type of the "Mary Kay Lady" that was constantly pushing lipstick in your face and trying to recruit you also. No. My philosophy is, if you want my services, great. If not. Oh well. I understand, but I'm here when you change your mind. Until then, we won't talk about it.

Of course, when I signed up there was a reason, the typical reason. To make extra money! I have a mortgage, student loans and champagne taste on a beer budget. So I wanted to make a little extra money. Pay of my credit cards, pay my student loans and be able to have a little extra spending money at the end of the month.

But I never really gave Mary Kay everything I could really have put into it. If I want to make money, what am I doing to EARN that money. This is a job, this is work. Just like any job, with Mary Kay, you have to work at it to be successful and make money.

Before I go any further, let me make it clear, this is a journey through my Mary Kay career. This is in all respect to Mary Kay Ash and her philosophies and teachings and her business. This Blog is in all respect to the company that Mary Kay is today and every one of my sister Mary Kay Consultants.

So here I am, having sold Mary Kay for a little over 1 year and my birthday/Christmas present to myself was to continue on this Mary Kay Journey and SHINE!!! To be successful in this business and to watch my profits soar.

Stay tuned for more updates on my journey, my goals, my triumphs and tribulations. My ups and my downs.