The Price of Success in Mary Kay
This comes from Mary Kay national sales director’s site. Yes, success has a price. But in Mary Kay, you are expected to try to get to the top at any cost.
And almost no one gets there, as you can see from the fact that there are a couple hundred national sales directors and 14,000 sales directors (who have a virtual revolving door, so probably something on the order of 1/3 to 1/2 are replaced each year, making the number of those who don’t make it to nsd much higher each year).
Too bad when instilling this dream of “success” that they don’t tell you that you have almost no chance of actually getting to the top, and that if you want to get there, you’ll have to sacrifice all of your integrity.
The Price of Success
You’ve probably heard that you must pay a price for success. While hard work and sacrifice are necessary, Mary Kay always believed that there was a way to balance the two — and maintaining balance was the true meaning of success. It’s not how much money you have or how many awards you’ve won — it’s how good you feel about yourself, your family and your place in the world. If you can come home at the end of the day and feel good about what you’ve done, that’s success. So how do we get there? You can start by keeping things in check.
1. Having It All Means Being Creative. Let’s face it — a woman can’t be in more than one place at a time. So how can she be there for her kids and continue to work? Be a positive influence even when you’re not there. A note tucked inside a lunch, being present for important events and passing on a healthy self-esteem can be very positive and powerful relationship- building tools. Find ways to make a difference even when you’re not there.
2. The Big Trade-Off. If your career is on the rise, and you decide you want to start a family, you may have to compromise a bit in both directions. Do you give up your career to be a stayat-home mom? Or do you spend less time with your family because your career allows you to provide them with financial security, stability and independence. When the time comes, you have to decide what’s most important to you and prioritize you life to fit your goals.
3. Tick-Tock Biological Clock. Before embarking on a wonderful career and taking the path toward success, think about having children. If now isn’t the time for you, then proceed full steam ahead! But if you want children, consider your timeframe before getting yourself in a situation where your career could overshadow your desire to be a mom.
4. Prioritize, Please. Remember not to work so much that you neglect your children and family. We have to raise our children and enjoy the friendship we have with our husbands — that’s what family is all about. And working too many hours can rob your life of the joys of family if you’re not careful. What good is a successful career if you sacrifice your relationships in the process? Balance is essential for professional women. We all want to spend quality time with our children, family and friends while we climb the ladder of success in our careers.
That’s why the Mary Kay definition of success puts God first, family second and career third. It can work. You can have it all! Mary Kay wisdom taken from Mary Kay: You Can Have It All by Mary Kay Ash.
This is all lip service. In Mary Kay, if you want to try to get to “the top,” it’s all Mary Kay all the time. Your family just has to wait for you!
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Christel
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All I can say is wow! #2 and 3 are unbelievable! “MaryKay could overshadow your desire to be a mom! ” I have never been involved in a MLM and I have actually not knowingly met a MK rep. I don’t know how I found this site but I have been coming here for months. My father always gets sucked into MLM’s. When I was in collage, he wanted me to drop out and devote a couple years to a pyramid scheme. I could not believe what he was asking me to do! According to him, if I worked at it full time for a couple of years, I would financially be set for life. I told him if it sounds to good to be true, it probably is. He was so insistent that this would change my life for the better that I finally just hung up on him. That was 12 years and countless MLM’s ago.
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Deflated Pink Bubble
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Really? Tick Tock Biological Clock? This is PROOF that the Mary Kay NSD’s will discourage pregnancy! OMG Can they get any more evil?
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onelessSD
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Yeah, this is such bull. The whole biological clock thing- they know that having children is a distraction- you are encouraged to wait until you get to that next level, whether it be director, fab 50′s, cadillac, etc. They want to rope you to a level that you won’t want to give up. Once you have children- you’ll be encouraged to get the full time nanny, so you can work. This is normal advice from the higher ups- I know, I was told exactly that.
Thank goodness my husband put his foot down and gave me a timeline- or I probably would have continued to put off having children because I wanted the title so much more (at the time). Looking back- my children are the very reason I left directorship, because I wasn’t as available to them as I should have been. My children are my saving grace in realizing what crap MK people spew.
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raisinberry
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I think this type of piece also contributes to the confusion, regarding accountability, in the world of Mary Kay. Mary Kay WANTS to support the God first mantra, but everything in the actual career path points to God not even being on the radar. Family second sure sounds right, but we’ve all heard about that super duper Director who gave birth, left her baby and came to her Director debut, and brought a GUEST, mind you, while baby was rocked by a maternity nurse! Each super duper example is held up as the “and them some gals”, so its clear where the real applause goes….and its NOT to the woman who honored family over classes/guests/meetings. Career third is the greatest hoax of all! Just try and miss a company sponsored event-a NSD in town meeting-a “facials and flap jacks”. You’ll only be frowned upon…that’s not too serious, but the message is clear:
I’ll match my time with your effort”.
God, family, career. If the sales staff honored in that order, Mary Kay would be defunct. But is sure sounds nice to that longing 20-something to 50-something looking for balance.
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