If you wanted to just sell Mary Kay products and not recruit anyone, could you make a living doing so? You might be able to make a living just selling Mary Kay products, but it’s going to be difficult. Suppose Read more…
Written by Juliana I was in Mary Kay for five years. I enjoyed it at first. Made some money. But then my director “won” THE CAR and after that she became nothing more than a Holy Terror. She bullied some Read more…
Here is an email response from a recruiter who has just been told that the friend has changed her mind about joining Mary Kay and won’t make any big decisions without praying and getting input from her husband. She says Read more…
Too bad we’re not showing the other side of Mary Kay, because we’d look more credible if we did. Sigh. I recently found your site. I am searching for the other side of the stories. I am seeing a lot Read more…
[rerunning this piece from our archives because it’s so powerful] Women in Mary Kay are often heard talking about the lifelong friends that they make. You hear them talking about “doing life together.” It’s such a sisterhood! You make the Read more…
Written by PinkPeace If you had been lucky enough to be in my Mary Kay unit, at some point you would have sat down with me one-on-one to go over the following document. I liked to do it during new Read more…
Written by SuzyQ This is a favorite line used often in the context of seminar speeches and uplifting motivational “I stories” to answer the question “How did she do it?” Let’s talk about that a little. The “god” that is Read more…
[Reposted from our archives because it was so awesome and is still relevant!] Written by JTA I know you think ill of me and that I am nuts. Some of you even hate my guts. But, I still love each Read more…
I have been a consultant for 8 years and I’ve seen good and bad. The thing that upsets me most is that you are all pointing the finger at the company. This is a great company with a few Independent Read more…
Written by Raisinberry I hitched my wagon to a star, showed up to go up, prayed to widen my territory and be kept from evil, polished up my attitude by cancel, cancel, canceling my negative thoughts and I still landed Read more…
Look at those “Cinderella” prizes: Corded vacuum, no-name slow-cooker, cooking utensils, cheap blender and other hausfrau items.
Great article, PG. Star Consultant status is another love bomb tactic to keep people trapped. You don’t want to miss…
I love the analogy and it’s so spot on!
Joyeux Noel a tous.
The “shop local” bit always makes my eyes roll so hard I can see my brain. Either you’re a big…