April 2004
April 30th
Friday is Meals on Wheels day and when I got home I called one of my team
members who had just sponsored someone new. This is also the last day of the month and
I've been watching my points all day. At 7:30 Central time I was only a couple of hundred
points short of a 7000 increase from last year! I needed some items myself for our
personal use and also am starting to slowly stock for another show I do in July so I
placed an order before 8:00 PM Central time when commissions close for the month. Because
one of my new people reached 1000 points in her first month, I also earned a bonus in our
Performance Rewards Program. This is over and above our compensation and we can gather
points for all kinds of items. Log in as a guest here to see them : www.watkinsrewards.com
April 29th
This morning I had two coaching calls with members of my group then
attended another conference call offered by MLM University. These are nice calls and you
can learn from others. In the afternoon I had some local deliverys to make so I visited
some of my customers.
April 28th
My day today was pretty light so I went to lunch with a friend. Then
tonight I had 3 coaching calls and a conference call offered by MLM University.com. One of
the coaching calls is with a couple who are working toward Manager so we touch base every
week.
April 26th
I had hoped to take Monday off because I was wiped out after the weekend
but alas it was not to be. I spent a good part of the morning on the phone catching up on
calls from the weekend. In the afternoon I had a coaching call then two more at night. I
had scheduled a conference call offered by MLM University.com, but it wasn't until 10:00
PM and I decided to skip it and go to bed early.
April 24th & 25th
The Maple Fest is this weekend so I'm up early to make the hour drive. We
were all set up and around 9:30 I realized that I had not eaten breakfast so I went in
search of some food. They have a Pancake Breakfast, but I really was not a pancake lover.
I ended up with a taco without the shell and headed back inside. People were lined up at
our booth with products in their hand! Cindi was writing their orders as fast as she
could, but it was a good thing I came back quickly. We were busy like that all day long.
On Sunday it rained so all the outside vendors went home. People still came for the
Pancake Breakfast so the visited the inside booths. We had the highest sales we've ever
had at this show!
April 23rd
This morning I wrote my snail mail newsletter then it was off to deliver
for Meals on Wheels. Tonight Cindi (my upline) and I set up for the Maple Fest in
Franklinville, NY. We do that show together every year.
April 22nd
Today I had several doctor appointments so I was glad I had a light day.
First I went to the dentist, then I had one coaching call. In the afternoon I visited my
chiropractor and my podiatrist. LOL I got them all done in one day!
April 21st
I had a few calls to make this morning plus a coaching call then I went
out to lunch with a friend. That's one of the things I love about working from home. This
afternoon I had another coaching call then two more tonight. As you can tell, I spend a
lot of my working time coaching others on my team.
April 20th
This morning I called my customer who had ordered the wrong product. I
told her the solution Watkins had suggested and she was fine with that so I then called
Watkins back and ordered her Peppermint Foot Cream. I had a few other calls to make today
too then tonight went to our monthly meeting at a local restaurant. I run it with my
upline and members of both groups are there. We have dinner then hold our meeting so it's
a nice time to get together, get to know each other better and talk about business.
April 19th
This morning I had to trouble shoot a couple of customer direct orders.
One lady said she didn't get her order so I called Watkins to look at the tracking
information. It turned out that UPS left it in an odd place so my customer was able to
find it once I emailed her to tell her where it was. I had another customer tell me that
she ordered Peppermint Foot Scrub instead of Peppermint Foot Cream so called Watkins to
see what we could do to help her. Customer Service came up with a possible solution so
I'll call her tomorrow to see if that works for her.
In the afternoon a local customer stopped to
pick up an order and then I had a coaching call. I had another coaching call in the
evening then attended a conference call offered by MLM University.com.
April 17th
I had a Good Tastings party today and the guests had a great time. I took
the meatballs and warmed them in Watkins Beef Soup & Gravy Base then cut them in half
and set them out with toothpicks to dip into Watkins Inferno Sauce and Watkins Tropical
Salsa. That worked really well! I liked the taste so much that we now have meatballs
heated in Watkins Beef Soup & Gravy Base with Watkins Tropical Salsa as part of our
own dinner.
April 16th
I had some follow-up emails to do this morning then it was off to deliver
for Meals on Wheels. When I returned I had a call with one of my team members who is doing
very well. Her life circumstances just doesn't allow time for weekly calls but we touch
base regularly.
April 15th
This morning I had two coaching calls with team members. One of them wants
to work toward Manager so we talk weekly to help her reach that goal.
April 14th
I went to lunch with a friend then had a coaching call in the afternoon.
Tonight I went to a coaching session offered to me by my upline. She had bid on this
coaching session by Anna Marie Sinatra ( Sinatra
Solutions ) at a Chinese Auction at her church. It was very interesting and I gleaned
some listening skills. That is always good for someone like me who does coaching for my
team members. When I got home I had one more coaching call with someone new in my
organization.
April 13th
I talked to another one of my Good Tastings hosts today and she wanted me
to bring Watkins Tropical Salsa and Watkins Inferno Sauce. I had a large bag of meatballs
that I got at Sams so we decided we'd use those for tasting.
Tonight I had a Good Tasting party that was so
much fun. The host's guests filled their plates with food then we talked about what they
were eating. I then invited them to refill their plates and then we talked about other
items I had brought with me. This group was so much fun. I love doing these easy Good
Tastings parties!
April 12th
I had this morning off so went to breakfast with a friend. This afternoon
I had a coaching call with one of my new Associates and I had another one this evening.
Later I attended a conference call offered by MLM University.com
April 9th
I had a coaching call this morning, then it was off to deliver for Meals
on Wheels. This afternoon I prepared for my monthly event at a local senior residence. The
residents there have their own kitchens and their meal plan doesn't include lunch so I
focus on easy things they can make for lunch.
April 8th
Today I delivered for Meals on Wheels. I normally just do one day a week,
but a lot of people were on vacation so they needed some extra help. In the evening I
talked with my next Good Tastings party host to decide what extra products I would bring
in addition to the standard ones. Then I attended a conference call offered by MLM
University.com.
April 7th
I had one coaching call this morning, one this afternoon and two this
evening. A lot of what I do as a Watkins Manager is helping others through my coaching
calls system.
April 5th
My monday during the day is usually light and currently I have 2 coaching
calls on Monday night. The coaching calls are helpful to my new team members because we
work together to accomplish their goals and set out activities for them to do. It's good
for me too because I get to know them.
April 2nd
I had a coaching call with a new team member this morning and then it was
off to deliver for Meals on Wheels. This afternoon I delivered orders to some of my local
customers.
April 1st
This morning I called Watkins to register for the dinner at Watkins
International Business Convention and also a luncheon cruise that will take place on the
last day. Then I had two coaching calls with new members of my team. Later I wrote some
follow-up emails to people who have contacted me in the past.
