Keep Going!

Today's post is going to be based upon my quiet time with God today. Many of us have felt the excitement that leads us to action to bring us to the next level in our businesses. I am writing today about what I have felt recently and what God has shown me, because I feel as though others can possibly relate.

Today during my devotional time I was reading about Satan and how he is a created being, therefore he is limited in what he can do. Here is the actual devotion if you'd like to read it:

SPENDING TIME alone with Me is essential for your well-being. It is not a luxury or an option; it is a necessity. Therefore, do not feel guilty about taking time to be with Me. Remember that Satan is the accuser of believers. He delights in heaping guilt feelings upon you, especially when you are enjoying My Presence. When you feel Satan’s arrow’s of accusation, you are probably on the right track. Use your shield of faith to protect yourself from him. Talk with Me about what you are experiencing, and ask Me to show you the way forward. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to Me, and I will come near to you.

*REVELATION 12:10  *EPHESIANS 6:16  *JAMES 4:7-8

This all led me to such a powerful prayer time where I just allowed the Holy Spirit to pour into me. Crazy to me as it sounds, it has been one year since I was in DIQ.  Since being in this company, my relationship with the Lord has grown so much. There are many factors involved, however, I have never had such an in depth, intimate relationship with God as I have since being in Mary Kay. That being said, my relationship with God was definetly growing through the DIQ process, and has continued to do so.  I have known since my first seminar (only a few months after signing up) that this was exactly where God wanted me.   As I went through DIQ, I was continuously growing in my faith and in my business, and I knew even then that being a national sales director one day was in my future.  I finished month 1, 2 and 3 of DIQ and was unable to complete the last month, so I was going to resubmit for DIQ, however I soon found out that I did not qualify to resubmit at that time.  That was really hard for me, but I prayed a lot and just relied on God for strength and continued moving forward.  Although the past month or so has seemed like an uneventful time in my business, I had continued doing work through this whole past year, and almost feeling frustrated that I wasn't back in DIQ yet. This was definitely something I continued to pray about. I knew even then that this is where God wants me and I felt frustrated that I had not obtained that next level even though I was doing so much work. So over this past month or so, I feel as though God has used that time as a resting period for me, so I could rejuvenate myself almost like vacation from my business.  After today's devotion and prayer time, I asked God why I just continued to feel like this is exactly where I should be, yet I don't feel like I'm moving, and today I really felt as though God was telling me that he needed to grow me more before he put me in that position. He needed me to have an even deeper relationship with him and that this time I've spent dealing with our loss, and my son and I being sick for a week each has been a part of his grander plan.  The reason why I decided to share all of this today is because I feel as though sometimes we rely so much on ourselves, that we forget who is all powerful and can and will make things happen for us (with our obedient work) when the time is right. So, we can follow a plan of action, set goals and work towards those goals, but we must keep God number 1 just like this business is designed to do, but we also have to keep our minds and hearts in line with God's plan and timing as well. So don't be discouraged when things don't go your way, remember that if you know where God placed you and wants you, that he will make it happen in his timing if you stay focused on him.  Sometimes we get caught up in our own plans and timing and that's when we can become discouraged. After my quiet time with God today, I really feel as though he has me right where he needs me to be and that after this past month or so, it's now time for me to move into the next level. So I will be working towards DIQ again with God by my side.  I also want to make sure that you know I'm not saying not to work towards your goals and dreams that God has placed in your heart, because I know from experience that is how he has grown me. By me doing the work towards becoming a director, he has used this time to grow me to the place he needs me to be. 


I hope today's post is an encouragement to everyone. I love you all and I always appreciate your love and kindness!

I will be doing my 4 hour plan today and I will be posting about it tomorrow!

Have a fabulous day!!

Customers

This post will b short,  but I have not written like I had intended,  so I wanted to make sure to write at least a little.  I am feeling really under the weather to say the least so ill be headed to the doctor tomorrow.

I've decided that it's really important to discuss what results I have gotten from the past few days without even doing any work. I have one new booking, and roughly $200 in sales. Some of those sales are referrals as well which means new customers for me; two to be exact. This is the kind of thing that makes me smile. Its just a great feeling to get a call or text about a new booking, new customer, or another reorder.

Let's make this a super week. I know im going to do what I can.

-Amy

Last Day of April

So, it is the last day of April and time is winding down on this very special deal where the company has allowed us to offer getting started with our opportunity for a reduced price. I still have one in the works right now, and since I have done very little work this month, I'm hoping it will come through so I can offer this promotion next month as well. 

It's such an exciting time as we end another month and get closer and closer to the end of our Mary Kay seminar year, which means SEMINAR is so close! Who is attending? I highly recommend that you attend if you weren't already planning to. It is amazing and you won't regret it! If you have not already registered, or did not have priority registration, you can register starting tomorrow!! 

Tomorrow is the start of a brand new month and we must shut this month down strong! 
I will post again Friday.

MK Love

Yesterday I had to take my son to the doctor and because it was Monday everyone was there and they were so awesome to squeeze us in, however, there was a bit of a wait. I should have brought my work with me, so I could at least send text messages, however I wasn't thinking about it so I got zero hours of work done yesterday.  I do want to share a couple of small things though. 

First, I have these business card magnets that you can peel off the backing and stick your own business card to it. I made about 5 so I can start placing them in orders that I'm mailing out, or to new clients. I know you can order them though mkconnections (and they look like they would be awesome), however I've just got the supplies to do it myself and I think its probably a bit cheaper this way too. You can buy these for about $10-15 for a 100 pk. and that makes them less than .30 ea. when you include the cost of the business cards.

Second, have you seen this? I saw it, and although I'm not sure where it originally came from, it is so cute, eye catching and intriguing. I posted it on my fb page and it's catching some attention. We only have today and tomorrow left for this awesome deal (until you sign up someone this month and then it's extended through next month as well), so we have got to make the best of it! 

Tonight is our meeting so I'll be using this time to soak up the MK love and get my motivation on! Ya'll have a wonderfully wonderful day!

DOUBT is a choice. Just like BELIEF is a choice. -Unknown

The Storm Is Passing

Thank you to everyone for all of the love, support and prayers.  We have been though so much mentally and physically since mid March, and I am so grateful to say that God has brought us through this with a peace during the times that it was most needed. Of course we still are going through and will be going through certain stages for a while, but I know that God is good. There are still days where maybe something I see, hear or even think about will bring up the pain and it will just hit me hard. It's very unexpected when it happens so it's hard to know how to avoid those things. I just never really know what will do it. There are days like Friday that the pain hits me unexpectedly, however overall I am doing well mentally and physically. On April 1, 2014 at 1:08am we gave birth to a baby boy. We then named him Joseph Edward Rico. My husbands name is Joe and most people think his real name is Joseph so we thought that was perfect. It also means "he will add" and Joseph has added to our family and we know God will add to our family again. And Edward is my husbands middle name so we thought it would go well. We look forward to being able to see him and hold him in heaven one day, until then, he is in the arms of our Heavenly Father.

This week and last, I have been taking care of our sick little boy. He has ear infections in both ears and strep throat, so he has only wanted to lay on me. Today he is playing a little, so I'm trying to get some things done.

I'm so ready to get busy with my 4 hour plan! Today I am going to attempt at least 1-2 hours as long as my son lets me. My main focus is going to be on interviews and following up with those that have shown any interest in the opportunity, then booking. I'm really looking forward to first, getting back into my red jacket. It makes getting ready for the meetings so easy and it also makes packing for seminar really easy.


The race is on! Are you running? Ready...Set..GO!!!

The struggle you're in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow. -Unknown

Past Week or so....

I have finally gotten to a point where I could take care of a few things that really needed to be taken care of. I apologize for the silence for the past however long it has been. I'm going to attempt to write without crying my eyes out, but I feel as though I need to explain my silence.

Recently at our 14 week prenatal checkup, our midwife could not find our baby's heartbeat, so she sent us to get a sonogram the next morning. When we got there and the doctor did the sonogram, there was no longer a heartbeat. Our baby is no longer with us. It looks as though our baby left us at about 13 weeks. This is not as common in the second trimester. The next steps are going to be what I think will be the most difficult of all, because my body will now go into labor to deliver our baby. It could be tomorrow or in two weeks. I know that many people have gone through this in different ways. Please know that we have asked all the necessary questions to make the most informed decisions about this next step. This is what feels right for us and what we are most comfortable with.

I do have appointments tomorrow for facials and they will actually be the first time I'm going out since all of this. I have so many things physically and emotionally to think about and I'm just not sure what to expect out of this next few weeks. I'm not really sure what else to really say at this point, so for now, just bear with me as far as this blog is concerned, as I deal with this extreme pain and loss. I will continue this blog and my journey towards directorship and I'd love for you to come along on the journey!

I love you all so much!

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.Jeremiah 29:11

3.13.14

Yesterday I did not have any new orders but I did accomplish several things that had to be done plus some. So yesterday I talked about an interview list that I was putting together and today I wanted to explain and talk about it a bit. Yesterday as I was filling in my excel sheet with the prior days results and putting away new orders and sales receipts, I started to realize that there are several ladies that I really want to interview, but I have not for one reason or another. For some, it may be just because our original time had to be rescheduled, and for others maybe we just haven't scheduled a time yet. So I decided that I was going to write me a list (even though I keep track of my faces with a tracking sheet that shows if I interviewed them or not) so that I could have all their names and numbers on one sheet. When I was finished I had 23 names to contact. I will begin working on calling those ladies today and since my director is doing a drawing for a Vera Bradley bag, I'll also let them know how they will be entered into that as well.  One of those ladies on my list, actually sent me a text talking about her product yesterday so we scheduled her interview and completed it yesterday as well. She is ready to start her MK business which is super exciting, and we will finalize the rest of her agreement on Friday! 

So, this past Saturday my director, Lisa, had a big celebration at our studio for new reds and all consultants were able to come and bring guests as well, so during the guests makeovers consultants broke out into different rooms for different training. Something that I really liked just because of its simplicity was the Focus Folder that we learned about in my training. I know that I have seen and heard of different things similar to this, however I really like this one a lot. It takes hardly any time to prepare and you create a new one each month. 

 This one shows the front. I know its not the brightest image, but I was just trying to recreate the front really fast since mine actually had names all over it. On the front, you just put the month and year at the top on the tab, and then for me, I am working towards 10 active this month so I put 10 spaces and I'm filling in who is active, not just who is on my team, but who is actually active. Then on the right side I have my goals for the month. As team members become active I add their names and I keep track of my goals.

This shows the inside. It's really simple. I have a goal of 30 faces and 30 share sessions/interviews. So I just fill in each space with who I have done a facial on and who I have interviewed.  In fact, as I was typing I just realized that I needed to add yesterday's interview to the sharing side. Mine actually has lots of names since I have already done almost half of my faces for the month.


So, that is my focus folder and my director and I are both keeping one on me and what I have done. She has one that looks just like mine so she can also keep up with what I'm doing to help me achieve my goals.

I have a very busy day ahead of me with calls to make and star to finish so I'll talk to ya'll tomorrow!

Ask and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. –Jesus