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I've read many negative opinions regarding Mary Kay and I ask myself "Why". Why would you blame someone else for the choices you've made? This business is all about accountability and responsibility. You are accountable for the decisions you make throughout your life...it's no different with Mary Kay. Once you make the decision, you're responsible for following through on that decision. If you made the decision to join the company and your business is not successful, then you need to ask yourself if you're doing all that you can to be a success. Are you passing out your business cards? Do you have brochures available? Are you scheduling facials and classes? Are you following up with your clients to ensure their satisfaction? Do you have product on your shelf so that you can service your customers? Are you going to training on a regular basis? If you don't feel you're getting the training you need from your director, then you need to talk to her. Offer her or him a suggestion for your next success meeting...your suggestion could be something that he/she hasn't already thought of, so congratulations to you for sharing your idea!

Do not allow anyone to "strong arm" you into making a decision. You have your own mind...use it! If you're hesitant in making a commitment to purchase inventory, then perhaps you should step away for a moment and take a long hard look at the pros and cons of being in the business.

I'll be the first to admit that I have made some bad purchases during my career with MK. But it's no different than my husband's business in the grocery industry. His vendors offer his company incentives to purchase quantities of product, just like Mary Kay offers incentives to us. If he puts a new product on his shelf and it doesn't sell, that's his problem...be bought it! Mary Kay is no different. It's all about knowing your customers. If you know your customers, then you'll know what sells. It's that simple!

The very first skin care class I did as a new consultant was with 6 women, and I didn't sell a thing! I've had people not show up to my home for an appointment. I've gone to a hostess's house for a class and she wasn't home and never called me back. These scenarios have happened to ALL of us at one time or another. Are you going to let a few bad apples spoil the whole bunch? Of course your not! How many times have you forgotten about an appointment? Have you ever been shopping for a car and spent time with a sales rep, only to walk out two hours later without purchasing a vehicle? Many of you have! This is sales, ladies and gentlemen. It happens. Learn from the experience and decide how you could do it better the next time. And even if you do EVERYTHING correctly, there are still some who will say "No". But there are plenty of women out there who will say "Yes".

If you're a Mary Kay Consultant and you want to beef up your business, talk with a fellow team member...someone you've already bonded with, and whose business is successful. Ask your team member to share some ideas, or phrases to use when meeting people that will help you. I do it all the time! If you truly "believe" in the words coming out of your mouth, people will "feel" your sincerity and will trust you. Think about it...people you meet on the street have to believe they can trust you before they can make a commitment to you for a facial. You get one chance to make a first impression...how many times have you heard that statement throughout your life! Believe it...it's true!

Good luck and best wishes.

DeeDeeGallagher  - 26 Jul 2005

I ask myself why is having a negative opinion about Mary Kay the same as blaming others for my choices? I made poor choices while in Mary Kay. I hope to give others help in making better choices.

> Once you make the decision, you're responsible for following through on that decision.
> If you made the decision to join the company and your business is not successful, then
> you need to ask yourself if you're doing all that you can to be a success. Are you
> passing out your business cards? Do you have brochures available? Are you scheduling
> facials and classes? Are you following up with your clients to ensure their
> satisfaction? Do you have product on your shelf so that you can service your
> customers? Are you going to training on a regular basis?

And you don't think there's a problem with the fact that they hide the necessity to do most of those things when they ask you to make the decision? They tell you all about how easy it is before you sign... but I've heard more than once at the meetings (when they're training us about how we have to do something know one actually wants to do) "sure, that's what we tell people when we're trying to recruit them, but we all know what it really takes..."

> If you don't feel you're getting the training you need from your director, then you
> need to talk to her.

Tried that. She refused to help. It was for my own good that I learn to figure these things out for myself.

> Offer her or him a suggestion for your next success meeting...your suggestion could be
> something that he/she hasn't already thought of, so congratulations to you for sharing
> your idea!

Trust me, my ideas were rejected. But I did get some funny "who does she think she is" kind of looks.

> If you're hesitant in making a commitment to purchase inventory, then perhaps you
> should step away for a moment and take a long hard look at the pros and cons of being
> in the business.

Yes, and be sure you have the ability to do that while someone's giving you the hard sell.

> If you're a Mary Kay Consultant and you want to beef up your business, talk with a
> fellow team member...someone you've already bonded with, and whose business is
> successful.

Hmmm... was never able to find any of those. Of course, I did listen to the ideas of the sales directors, who were supposedly successful and had my best interests at heart. Funny thing is, most of their ideas involved me spending money, or else doing something I had to be careful not to get caught at. Well, the former I could manage, but the latter... no way, that's not me.

-Rachel

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