So, I seem to always start out these with some ramblings about whatever I'm thinking. And actually I went back to here and decided to post my new business approach for the new year. Then you can read on if you like for the ramblings!! :-)

I think we've all gotten way off track with our business because we've had so many distractions with all the changes. Yes, we've had some recession but I'm telling you that things are better and people are spending money and they want what we have.

Yesterday Larry and I went to the first restaurant to eat and there was almost an hour wait! The second one was 30 minutes but we decided if we wanted to eat we might as well wait. The place had people still coming in for an hour after we sat down. And it was families and large groups of friends. This was a new resturant in our area, not cheap and everyone is out spending money. I had a new client recently and her and her daughter spent $500 with me. So, here's what I'm saying......

Focus on sales. Set a goal to sell $500 a week - $2000 a month. Now some of you will say that's really a lot. With the price of our products - anti-aging, skin care, etc. (which are not unreasonable at all) it doesn't take long to sell $500. Particularly if you're in the Platinum Plus category - find clients over 50! HA! Anyway, if you had 5 Platinum Plus Skin care clients you would sell $500.........or if you held a $500 spa (it takes an average of 10 guests to get $500) or how about 3 one on one makeovers.....the point being it doesn't take long to get $500.

Then what if you really focused on that one party, or those 3 consultations, skin care clients and gave them outragious customer service. You could work just a few hours a week - if it's one Spa, then only 1 night a week.........4 nights a month..........and make $1000. Then if you continued this over a year.....with the spas.......you would have almost 500 clients.......provided you gave incredible customer service you could be having $3000 - $5000 a month in sales because of your re-order business added to your new business every month.

My new business plan for the year is A Fresh Start.........Keeping it simple. $2000 sales a month, $500 sales a week........one day of work a week......staying focused on growing that business. All other things will come. To keep up with product introductions, education, attend one team rally a month.......attend 2 National meetings a year. Not 4 meetings a month..........not dozens of phone calls..........FOCUS ON SELLING AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. Call your Director for help and any direction, clarification on issues.

BeautiU is FREE for you to audit if you want to refresh. All you have to do is call Beauticontrol and register. You cannot register for free online. So, you can call and register and attend for free. And the best news........you can also take as many friends with you as you would like - people who might want to take a look at the business..........and that's also FREE! You just need to call and register them on the phone. If they like it, they can sign up at the end of BeautiU and their training is finished. If they don't, they are more educated about the company and products and you've had a fun day with them. It really is a girlfriend day anyway - makeup, skin care, lunch and you're out by 1:00 PM!

So, that's it for now - Fresh Start - Keeping it Simple. How does it sound?

As for those rambling thoughts - think I'll save them for the next post!

What will your Fresh Start look like?