I Don't Have Time (Time Management 101)

Thoughts on Time Management

Time Is Money!

Adage 1: Time is What We Want Most, but What We  Use Worst.

Adage 2: Time Invested in One Area, is Time Taken Away From Another.

Adage 3: Take Your Time, But Hurry Up!

Adage 4: Time is Money

Everyday we use words like schedule, calendar, appointment, day, date, minute, month, hour, year.  And you know what? It's true. We are obsessed with time; too much time on our hands, the lack of time, not enough time, where did the time go? I don't have enough time! 

Thinking Like A Retailer (Part 1)

Are You Thinking Like A Retailer?

One of the greatest concepts that Mary Kay had given to the sales force was the concept of Think Like a Retailer. At the time I was a newbie. I had just gotten my starter kit, I had gone to two unit meetings and had received some valuable (and much needed training) and I had been on the "Inventory Phone Call"  with such things to consider as a) What was my beginning or proposed customer base b) How much inventory would I need c) How much inventory could I reasonably afford d) financing options.  As it happened, a small inventory order was keyed in and released to Mary Kay Corp. in my name, paid with another's credit card and sent to my home address. That incident was not without its' problems but it got me to thinking about one of the major selling concepts of that season: Think Like a Retailer. So, I looked at one of my Favorites at the time, JC Penney. It Begged the Question, What did JC Penney have that my Mary Kay Business did not have or more to the point, What Were the Tools I Needed to be Just Like JC Penney. 

Out of Fashion or Old Fashioned

The other day I went shopping with my sister Sharon. Not a remarkeble incident; just your everyday, two sisters hanging out type of thing. Anyway... We went into this clothing store, and  I noticed some sundresses hanging by a clothing round. One dress in particular caught my attention. I thought the print was very pretty. I thought the shape of the dress was nice. I thought the straps may have been a little flimsy. And then I decided to feel the material. I got the shock of my life. No exaggeration here! When did they decide to make sundresses out of night gown material? You know, the type of flimsy, nylon material used for "silk - like" panties and nightgowns. Oh my goodness. What have women been excepting as clothing? Is this world so obcessed with sex that it now expects and excepts women to walk around in nightgowns? Do women really want their clothing to say "jump me"?  Or... and here is the horrifying thing... Am I just Out of Fashion or just too old fashioned? And another thing... When has it become o.k. for people to parade around in their pajamas? I am talking about the fuzzy flannel pj's and the soft pima cotton pj's and of all things "baby doll's.  No joke... The other day, I saw a teeny bopper, a junior high school girl, going to school in what looked like baby doll pajamas! Two questions: Where was her mother and Did her mother buy the "outfit" for her daughter? 

Build Your Character to Build Your Business

 By definition,  character means (among other things):

• moral or ethical quality: a man of fine, honorable character.
• qualities of honesty, courage, or the like; integrity: It takes character to face up to a bully.
• reputation: a stain on one's character
• good repute.
• an account of the qualities or peculiarities of a person or thing.

We all have character...Right? Well we do. But,  I am talking about an acronym of how to develop and get the most out of your business. 

How Are Your Numbers?

It’s that time of year again when we all should consider our health and well-being. Our

Are Your Business Numbers

Where You Want Them To Be?

health and weight loss journey may not be as we would hope, but we truly need to start to think about consistency as well as what we are willing to do in actuality. Your progress may be slow or non-existent and you may not be as focused or as calculated as you would like, but that’s ok. In truth we should focus on body composition, form and wellness and not completely on the numbers on the scale. Those numbers don’t lie, but they don’t tell the whole story of you. Only you know how good you feel and how you want to look, so that makes the goal attainable. So, now it’s time to get to work on yourself.