A Few Ideas to Get You Going in 2010

January 6, 2010 1 Comment

How can you kick start your party plan business in 2010?

As party planners, after the Christmas break (which most of us take), sometimes we need a little motivation to get started again. When you work for yourself, it is sometimes hard to get the ball rolling again. But, my husband didn’t need motivation; he just went back to work. His vacation was over. So, this year, I treated my business exactly the same: like a business.

So, do you need motivation?

Well, I just watched a video with 3 simple suggestions. (1) Call your clients and friends and ask them for some referrals. (2) Contact someone you look up to in your business and ask her to mentor you. (3) Invite a friend to come to a show with you and get some feedback from her about how your presentation can be improved.

I think those are pretty good ideas.

It’s also always a good idea to get reading. Personal development comes from reading blogs (like this), books, and company literature. So , to start off the year right, go get yourself a book or two. I can suggest one that will be quick to read and will help you think about this business as a business: The Skinny On Direct Sales. Another one I strongly recommend is Mary Christensen’s Be a Network Marketing Superstar.

And finally, if you live in Australia or New Zealand, Mary Christensen is coming to town (play video below). I suggest you book a ticket to go see her. I promise you will be motivated, energised, and you’ll leave with a to do list.

Mary Christensen in Australia
Sydney – February 11
Melbourne – February 22
Brisbane – February 24

Tickets are available from the DSWA (click here).

Well, I hope those suggestions help you. Do you have any other ideas? You are welcome to share them here so we all can benefit.

Make it a great day! WLC.

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Training – Do you put in the hard yards?

October 28, 2009 Leave a comment

Stretching and training

Training will make you a better party planner.

Today I was listening to a tele-seminar presented by the DSWA (the Direct Selling Woman’s Alliance), and I gleaned the most wonderful insight. Training is different than coaching.

Training is telling someone how to do something. Coaching is asking someone how they would get something done.

The analogy used was for a sporting team. A sports team has a coach. The coach gives the team a vision (winning) and challenges each player to go do what they’ve been training to do. Training is the work you do before the game. Trainers work with athletes to hone their skills. To teach them new ones. To get their fitness to a level where, when the game begins, they can perform at their peak.

As Party Planners, we must take the responsibility to participate in training. Training is offered by our uplines, by our companies, and by industry associations (like the DSWA). We  also better ourselves by reading books, listening to CDs, and attending workshops.

The magic is that it’s all under our control. We will perform better if we train.

It is up to us to get ourselves in good shape. That way we perform at our peak performance when it’s game time. And if develop our skills to reach the peak performance , we will be easier to inspire and motivate when we involve a coach.

Imagine how successful we’d all be if we took responsibility for our own training and then asked for coaching to improve our performance. It takes both.

Be bold and make it a great day!

Wendy Lloyd Curley is an expert on profitable party planning.
www.profitablepartyplan.com

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