Begging You to Go to Seminar
Yes, this is just one example of the pathetic emails that are sent by Mary Kay sales directors and national sales directors… trying to get consultants to go to Seminar. If you heed no other advice on Pink Truth, please hear me on this: Do not waste your time or money on seminar. Don’t leave your kids behind. Don’t drag your husband along. Don’t waste the money.
Dear Area Directors and Consultants,
I know that IF you have “already decided” that you are NOT going to Seminar, you are RESISTING MY BEGGING .
BUT … I am giving this one last try. This article was tooooo good to not pass on. If you ARE going, read it for RE-CONFIRMATION.
If I hadn’t RISKED THE TIME, MONEY, EFFORT, AND ENERGY to GO TO SEMINAR AGAIN AND AGAIN … I certainly wouldn’t have just returned from FOUR COUNTRIES and almost FOUR WEEKS in Europe !!!
SEMINAR – It’s Worth Going!
You have been hearing the Seminar Buzzzzzz and sure … some of you probably think it is just one big party! Sure, Seminar is fun, but it’s so much more. It’s an exciting learning experience that motivates and teaches you in just four days what it could take months or even years to learn on your own. Seminar is an investment in your career as a Professional Business Owner. Yes, an investment in your vOcation, not a vAcation from your business!
In my corporate life I attended Seminars, Trade Shows, Conferences, etc many times throughout the year! The companies I worked for gladly paid to send me all over the county and sometimes internationally for these events as THEY BELIEVED IN INVESTING IN THEIR EMPLOYEES TO MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL.
POINT TO PONDER: Doesn’t YOUR business deserve the same?
In Mary Kay we have two main corporate events – Seminar in Dallas and Career Conference locally. We should be certain we take advantage them! I guarantee you will get MORE than your money’s worth from Seminar. I also know that there is a gremlin talking in your ear RIGHT NOW trying to talk you out of going …
Your Gremlin might say something like:
1. “I don’t have the money.” That’s exactly why you NEED to go. Put something aside from each sale. By holding 1-2 extra skin care classes between now and Seminar, you’ll help earn your way. The anticipation of going will increase your productivity BEFORE Seminar, and you will be even more productive when you get home AFTER Seminar. Trust me, if “I don’t have the money” is your objection, you cannot afford not to go! You need the tools from this Tool Box called Seminar!
2. “I can’t leave my children.” Children need a break from mom too. I was a child once … I found this to be very true! They’ll appreciate you more than ever when you get back – and you’ll be refreshed and energized. Begin making arrangements now. What this trip might cost you in inconvenience; it will pay off in your future!
3. “My husband doesn’t want me to go.” Are you sure or is this an assumption? You know, sometimes, we push our insecurities off on our spouses. If you say, “I don’t think I should go to Seminar … it seems expensive… I hate to leave the children … I’ll be gone a long time … etc. What do you think?” Most likely he will say, “Yes, it does seem… expensive … like you will be gone a long time … I will have the children all by myself …”. Men are very logical creatures though, and if your husband is anything like mine, HE HAS SEEN THE COMMISSION CHECKS IN THE BACK OF AN APPLAUSE MAGAZINE. Plus, just think, what would you say if your husband’s job required him to be away from home for 3-4 days in order to better his productivity and paycheck? Would YOU tell him that he couldn’t/shouldn’t attend? Give him a chance. Talk with him. Heck, take him with you? He’ll love it!
4. “I don’t deserve to go, because I didn’t meet my goals this year.” “Oh PUHlease!” Do you realize that even the TOP DIRECTORS ARE NOT WHERE THEY WANT TO BE??? We ALL want something MORE. That is WHY we are SUCCESSFUL business owners! Seminar attendance is not just a reward for a great year (although if you had one, we’ll sure celebrate it.) Seminar is the catalyst for making next year great! For many people, Seminar is more significant when they do NOT achieve their goals. It becomes turning point. Go hungry, learn, grow and make this Seminar YOUR turning point!
5. “I am a new Consultant. I’ll wait and go next year.” Hmmm … this sounds familiar .. I think I used this one! Seriously, do you want to wait a whole year to make a lot of money and be very successful? Why postpone your success for a year? If you want an awesome rookie year, you have the best reason of all to go. Give yourself a head start!
6. “I went to Career Conference. Isn’t that enough?” Ever heard the phrase, “You ain’t seen nuthin’ yet?” While the regional conference is great, it’s a weekly Unit Meeting compared to Seminar. NO joke. NO comparison.
Hear this message from my heart. My first Seminar I qualified for priority seating .. I did not go. My second Seminar again I qualified for priority seating .. I did not go. I HAD ALL THESE “EXCUSES” OR “REASONS” TOO! Finally, my third year. AFTER I DEBUTED AS A DIRECTOR, EARNED MY FIRST CAR AND HAD ALL KINDS OF STUFF TO CELEBRATE I STILL WAS NOT GOING TO GO … then a Mary Kay girlfriend I NEVER MET called me at 6am all the way from the East Coast to tell me to GET OVER IT AND GET ON A PLANE!! HER ENERGY WAS SO STRONG SHE GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS OVER THE PHONE!!
The Seminar Experience is so hard to put into words. You know how sometimes we are too close to see clearly? Well that is what was happening with me. I was so bogged down in all the “reasons” & “excuses” not to go! Things I KNEW were LOGICAL reasons not to go. My eyes were opened so wide at Seminar! It is an experience that WILL set you up with the education, the inspiration, the dedication and motivation for the rest of the year!!
Don’t be short-sighted. INVEST IN YOURSELF! As women we are ALWAYS THE LAST PERSON WE SPEND MONEY ON! Don’t you deserve it? I promise, this experience could change YOUR Mary Kay life and financial status! It did mine!
IT’S WORTH IT!
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Notice how nobody shares a single tidbit they learned at Seminar that helped them run a profitable business? Seminar’s message boils down to this: “Order and recruit!”
It’s just a hyped up version of the same old Mary Kay scripts and platitudes. Nothing new can come out at Seminar, since there are only so many ways to put lipstick on this pig.
I’ll take things that didn’t happen for $275.00 Alex.
Oh, for heaven’s sake-this is ridiculous. If you really were on charge of your own business (and not a patsy for upline) they wouldn’t be begging you to go anywhere!
In my corporate life I attended Seminars, Trade Shows, Conferences, etc many times throughout the year! The companies I worked for gladly paid to send me all over the county and sometimes internationally for these events as THEY BELIEVED IN INVESTING IN THEIR EMPLOYEES TO MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL.
As opposed to Mary Kay where you have to self-fund something that is decreasing in value every year.
“In my corporate life I attended Seminars, Trade Shows, Conferences, etc many times throughout the year! The companies I worked for gladly paid to send me all over the county and sometimes internationally for these events as THEY BELIEVED IN INVESTING IN THEIR EMPLOYEES TO MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL.”
Right, these companies SEND their employees. They pay for travel, lodging, food, registration fees, classes, etc. The corporate employees benefit, too, since they get to learn about new products and procedures, build their professional networks, and with any luck get noticed by industry bigwigs. My sister used to have to do trade shows for her company, and while she didn’t enjoy it (16 hour days on your feet on top of jet lag suck) it gave her a chance to show off her S-tier organizational and problem-solving skills, and people noticed. The companies have a chance to attract new clients and show off their talent.
Meanwhile, MK’s Seminar requrires that the consultomer foot the bill for all travel costs, learn nothing new, never meet anyone new since the MLM world is a closed system with no outside customers, and no way to advance their careers since advancement is only based off of recruitment and buying stuff. Maybe you get fired up and insipired for a few days, but at the end you’re really just broke and tired for nothing.
It’s summer. Have a cookout. Eat watermelon. Splash around in the pool. Catch fireflies with the kids. Smell the roses. You’ll get more out of hiding out in your air-conditioned living room binge-watching old sitcoms on Roku (guilty) than you will from Seminar.
After several years of going to seminar to learn how the successful people get to the top I realized there was a pattern. I went to the classes eager to learn and take notes of the steps I needed to take to get to the top. Then a top director “taught” for 30 minutes. They didn’t share any specific steps or really get into what they did to be successful. There were a lot of Mary Kayisms and you-can-do-its. Lots of giggling, story telling and tangents and it was time for the next class. Then the teacher was swept off to their next event and I couldn’t get my questions answered. Of course, I was then told not to reach out to them privately because they are busy running their own businesses and wasn’t it enough they shared 30 minutes with me and a hundred other people? Toward the end of my MK time, it was starting to make sense that my Senior Director was showing up to all the classes late and drunk. There’s no hope.