My sister.....

Lilygirl_wytch replied:

  That's fabulous Marina, but you are so inspiring I am sure your sister will love all the positive

direction you can help her get started.

Congratulations

blessings

Lilygirl

ExMember148 replied:

I am sure your sister has seen your brilliant guiding light Marina and Peter!!  You are true inspirations to all ppers!!

marina replied:

I said i will keep you posted.... and here goes..

She calls me up and  asks if she can come to one of my shows... then she will let me know,.

 I don't really like people coming with me, but hey she is my sister,... so off she  goes with me.

she comes to my house first, and i am trying to make her look the part... she is Whinging.. Oh i could not possiby wear that, etc etc..... all negative emotions coming through..

finally she is lookin  ok, but now i have a bit of a headache.

then in the car i tell her  she needs to have an open house first..we all start like that..

Oh no,,, i don't want to impose on family friends.. yadda yadda.. 

ok , get  your husband to book 2 girls from his work... , oh no,, he is a manger, might get into trouble..

that is ok i say,. we can do office party... No way won't be interested..

get Mandy your friend to have a show.... No she says..

So she says if i can give her 2 of my bookings..

now i have a migraine..!!!! 

Yes i will do that , give her 2 bookings to start her off., she is my sister,, but it will not make her a strong  jeweller.

I did a great show today.. $750 and yes all the women said no to a show and i could have left it at that., but i tried again a 2nd time and finally got the previous hostess to book for september.. she did not like me going around a 2nd time...

she is really scared of asking for bookings.... yet she hates her fulltime job.., her husband hates his as well, but I don't know,,, .......

she called back after she left.. asking me if she can sell at markets... she is very scared to go into peoples homes..

we are not allowed to sell at markets i say. ,  i think fear is holding her back.......

i told her i was scared as well when i started  and you get over it , but I am worried if she joins, she will expect me to give her more and more of my bookings and it does not work that way.. they have to stand on their own two feet. if she does join and she fails then she will resent me...

the ball is in her court...... but she will be very hard work.........and a lot of stress for me i reckon..

catch 22 here......

Kirstin replied:

Marina, I think there is potential here for things to go seriously wrong. It sounds like your sister would like to be able to quit her job and do something that brings in a good income. But is PP for her? To be successful at any PP, you have to be prepared to:

1. work hard, at parties, doing paperwork/ordering, phone calls

2. ASK for sales, ASK for bookings, ASK people to join

3. be self motivated!

It is not 'money for nothing'. Be honest with your sister. PP is not for everyone. If she is already horrified at what she'll need to do, then tell her you aren't sure it is going to work. You've already offered to find her first two bookings, how much further will she expect you to go?

She might be annoyed if you tell her that it may not be the right job for her (though this might be the PUSH she needs top make a commitment to making it work), but better this than months of emotional blackmail, disappointment, resentment building up etc etc etc.

JMO, of-course!

marina replied:

Yes Kirsten you are so right... Thanks for the great advice.....

The ball now is in her court and when she does make contact with me and depending what she says, I know roughly what way to go ..

will keep you posted...

thanks heaps

marina

kathymollie replied:

Oh My..the sister saga ...a bit of a dilemma isnt it...

But she may just be lacking in confidence...remember we all began with similar fears and trepidation.....

She see's you and she may feel that she has to live up to how successful you and Peter are.......it may be a lot of pressure for her...

But you just need to reinforce to her perhaps that she can proceed at her own pace and see where it takes her...after all she has the 3 month money back guarantee on her kit..so why  not give it ago.

She has a wonderful sales leader in you as well as a great sister....

ejsmum replied:

It can be very tough to be objective when it's family.... sometimes you really want to help them, but if you are getting nothing in return it's like running into a brick wall. 

I think maybe you make it look too easy Marina!! LOL

I've often heard (or read) you say that you do not do a lot of work, but your dedication and passion and commitment are evident and that is obviously a huge part of your success.  You've said it yourself, success is there for the taking, but you have to WANT it and believe that you can do it.  It is not just handed over nicely wrapped with a ribbon on a silver platter......

Good luck with it, and let us know how it all goes.