Ever gone to meeting after meeting, listened to call after call, attended event after event; and felt like everything was so redundant? Does it ever feel disappointing when you attend an event or listen in on a conference call expecting to hear something amazing that will give you that breakthrough AHA moment only to reach an anticlimax of stuff you already know? Does this mean there’s no hope? Has every method been tried and failed? Is it time to throw in the towel and call it quits? Or, is it time to step back, reflect and really analyze what you’ve been doing all this time? I think it’s that last option. It’s time to re-evaluate the game plan and see what action is taking place. (more…)
How do you view your Mary Kay business? Do you perceive it as a job or a career? What’s the difference between a job and a career? Why is it that when one person goes to work, they are just working at a job while others have a profession and they call it a career? What’s the difference? Is there a difference? I believe there are differences. Big ones. (more…)
Realistically speaking, I think I have to rethink my DIQ agenda. I stated I want to submit DIQ in December. Given my lack of bookings coming through for November, I don’t know if that’s realistic. I’m still charging for it full speed ahead, however, I’m making plans to what to do next if I don’t meet it. I have 2 bookings for November. I’m not sure I’ll even get the 30 faces, but I’m surely going to try! I’m going to work right through the holiday season and see where I wind up. Perhaps I’ll be submitting in January. My definitive goal is to debut as a director by Career Conference. If I keep my current momentum, I can see that happening for real!
I believe in the adage “goals are written in stone; deadlines are written in sand.” Is this giving up? Certainly not! It’s simply planning ahead and making room for the success! My goal is my goal no matter what. When that goal comes to fruition may change. All I can do is work at it as hard as I can and keep building results. I’ll get it done! Maybe not as early as planned, but it will happen!
Today I had a voice message from Mary Kay, Inc. In addition to calling them, I also sent an email. The phone call was in response to my email. I think the message was pretty straightforward and explanatory:
There is no lead added to any products. It is against FDA regulations to do so. Lead, however, is everywhere. It is a natural element found in water. No lead is added to any Mary Kay® products, but traces may be found because lead is found just about everywhere in the natural environment. Therefore, lead is not listed as an ingredient on any products because it is not deliberately added as an ingredient.
The bottom line is this: lead is everywhere and it is unavoidable. There are FDA regulations in place that prevent any additional lead content to be added to any product meant for human consumption. The media likes to create drama and hype by using scare tactics. Lead is in the water we drink every day, for Pete’s sake! There isn’t much that we can do to avoid contact with lead except to not add any more to our manufactured goods. Mary Kay, Inc. ensures that all of its products are safe by hiring toxicologists to test for any harmful elements. I don’t think we could ask for anything more.
I’ll be the first to admit that I am not an organized individual by any stretch. For some reason, however, my director and her director perceive me as an organized person. To what do I owe this status? I think it comes solely from time management training I’ve had from them and from owning my Mary Kay datebook. Since joining Mary Kay Cosmetics, I have become far more skilled at time management. I do think part of it stems from my busy childhood. I always had lessons of some sort–piano lessons, ballet, gymnastics, and horseback riding, to name a few. This caused my thinking to shift to things I have to do each day and how to fit everything else into place. (more…)
Lately there has been a lot of media hype about lead in lipsticks. There are several emails in circulation regarding this issue. MK Rules has an excellent and informative article on her site. Thanks, MK Rules!
I received the emails claiming Mary Kay lipstick has zero lead in it. Not wanting to give out any incorrect info, I called Mary Kay, Inc. and asked about it. Here is what they told me: (more…)
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