The Perfect Family Business
The Perfect Family Business
• I get to work with my kids... No more
scrambling to find a babysitter because my hubby cannot get home for me to go
out and do an evening home party... Most of my parties are during the day AND
the kids come with me and help!
• The business is part of my daughters’ home
schooling... They are learning valuable business skills, interacting with
people of all ages and having fun at the same time.
• I get paid really well... Average is $70 an
hour.. And I am rarely at a party longer than an hour anyway! I can even
do three parties in a day if I want.
• Great down line
override percentages... Up to 10% on my first level. My company pays me well
for helping build their business.
• No minimums... I can take a break whenever
I need to for however long I need to and still be a welcome member of the
company.
• The sale is made before I even get to the
party! No more worrying about whether or not the guests will show, let
alone buy. Often I have my check in hand even before I order the product!
• Smiling faces... Imagine 10-20 six-year
olds holding a wish star in the air with their eyes squeezed shut making a
wish, then putting that wish in the animal they just created with their own
hands... Hugging it with all their might... And then hugging you as you are
getting ready to leave while they are saying, “this was the best party I have
ever been to”. Forget the $$... There is nothing better!
• I get to play for a living!
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A Tiara and Tears
Had our first annual
convention this weekend. We all
had a great time. I have to tell
you, I’m very proud to be associated with Noah’s Ark Animal Workshop. I know, I know, everyone in direct
sales would say that about their own company – and you should. If you’re not
proud to represent your company, you shouldn’t be a consultant with them! J
Pretty simple!
That said - Here’s a
company with heart. The final
awards night was a tearjerker for me.
The founder’s father got up and told a story of how our founder just 2
years prior had suffered a stroke (she’s in her 30s) and was blind… but through
persistence and determination and a lot of prayer, she’s now running a rapidly
growing successful company, is a great wife and mom and looks fantastic! We were all a puddle to hear her dad
lovingly tell the story with pride in his voice and heart. And it was another reason that I’m in
for the long haul!
I joined Noah’s Ark in
July, knowing full well that this was THE home business for my family. If you read my past posts on how I got
started you’ll see why that’s the case.
As I’ve worked in it for over 9 months now, I’m even more
convinced. I see, already, how my
friends who trusted me enough to join the fun (Hi Laura, Tammi and Cheryl) have
taken the business and just run with it. Two of those friends walked the stage
during awards night several time… and I was proud…not because of anything I
did, but because of how they’ve taken this and run with it. I’m convinced the third one will be
walking the stage with them next year…she just didn’t start soon enough! J
I felt a bit like Miss
America when they put a crown on my head for “Leader of the Year.” I tried, as a blubbering buffoon, to
say what my heart was feeling at that moment but I just couldn’t get it out. I
wanted to say that everyone there in the room can be sitting up there too, if
they just stick with it. I wanted to say this company offers such a unique
opportunity that anyone… yes anyone who puts in some effort can really find
success with Noah’s Ark. I wanted
to say that if I, just a normal, stay at home mom who loves being with her kids
and wants to have daddy home with us full time, can do this, each and every one
of them can – just because they were sitting there at that moment, the
beginning of the company – with all the growth still ahead of us. I wanted to say I’ve been to so many conventions with other
companies…and watched the folks cross the stage… and I knew that it was
POSSIBLE to be one of those people… and here I was… and they could be too! I wanted to thank each and every person
who trusted me to join this business with me because if they hadn’t done that,
I would not be sitting there with a tiara on my head! But instead I said, ‘Um, I know… choke… I’ve seen…choke… this
is so…choke….” Hand back the microphone.
And it’s all on videotape! Aaaaah!
Oh, and I got a life
sized teddy bear as a trophy too! How
cool is that?
More About Balance
About a year ago our family decided, rather radically, to take the truth of a Sabbath rest seriously, mostly because we believe the 10 commandments are still that – commandments and the fourth commandment of “remember the Sabbath Day to keep it Holy” falls between the third and fifth commandments so it’s just as valid as “Thou shalt not commit adultery”.
This wasn’t as easy as it sounds… but it was one of the most freeing things I’ve ever done personally and business-wise. Saturday night, when it’s time to hit the pillow, I make a deliberate effort to make sure all “work” is done and shut down the computer until Monday. Since many of my advertisements have my Instant Message addresses on there, I put in a quick auto response that says something like, “Sorry I missed you. I’ll be back at the computer on Monday.” My voice mail message is the same.
Imagine, a whole day, spent in rest and enjoyment. No thinking about work. No “to do” lists. No endless emails, checking inventory, filing paperwork, making up hostess packets…. Nothing at all having to do with work.
Even if you’re not one who believes in the bible, that just makes a whole bunch of sense. Your family needs to you take a rest from the work… your customers need you to refresh for 24 hours so you can serve them with gusto starting again on Monday morning. YOU need the break to renew your mind…however that looks for you.. and to take time to watch the horses or smell the flowers… or even plant them if that’s relaxing for you.
The focus of the biblical command is that of holiness…focusing your mind for that whole period on God and His glory. I have to admit, that is still a struggle for me. My mind is still working on the rest part… I still spend much of my Sunday thinking about what I’m going to do on Monday. But I can’t even describe how wonderful it is to not even have the option to act on it. Instead of running up to my computer “just one more time”, I can take a nap. Instead of mulling over a design for a flyer or even an entry to a blog, I can read the bible or another great book… one that has NOTHING to do with Direct Sales, stuffed animals or RSS feeds and Blogs! J
And you know what else? On Monday morning I get up READY to hit it hard. Yes, my inbox is full of emails, but it’s a delight to look through them, actually read them instead of skimming, and answer with a refreshed mind. My family is happy, my customers are happy, I am happy… and I like to think that God is pleased at my efforts as well.
I’d love your thoughts…
Annette
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