Written by Raisinberry Heartbreak is the only word that comes to mind, as we who have de-pinked, watch the parade of our friends going over the cliff, pursuing the Mary Kay “dream.” For a long time, I actively cared about Read more…

Mary Kay Ash gives some words of wisdom at a 1991 conference. She tells us how everyone has the same 24 hours per day, and it’s all about how you use those hours. Also: Create a 6 most important things Read more…

Written by Raisinberry You may have not realized how sorry your life was before you met your Mary Kay consultant. In fact, you stupidly may have thought things were just kind of alright. You may have even been happy and Read more…

Written by Raisinberry I’ll have to admit I bought into this hook line and sinker. Anybody with a Sales Training background is conditioned to believe that sales is a numbers game and so it requires more calls, more leads, more Read more…

“You have to order before month-end!” This is the lie they have been telling in Mary Kay for decades. They say you shouldn’t wait until the first of the next month to order because your products might be delayed. Tell Read more…

Written by Raisinberry Many years back, I stepped through the doors of my first Mary Kay event, completely uncomfortable by what I saw. I thought it was me, since they appeared to be so close and having so much fun. Read more…

Written by Frosty Rose Last week, as normal, I opened my Facebook memories. Drizzled among the funny kid sayings and pictures were the highlights of my Mary Kay end-of-month at Seminar from seven years ago. What the public saw were Read more…

Written by Raisinberry It’s time to get off the soap box. Face reality. Hike up our “big girl panties”. Let’s just face it. We all didn’t do 3 classes a week. We didn’t even work more than an hour or Read more…

Written by Happy and Free The love, the encouragement, the enthusiasm, the “heart-to-heart” conversations with your Mary Kay sales director, it has all been scripted. I didn’t realize this until after I left and found Pink Truth. I was in Read more…

Written by Raisinberry Everything in Mary Kay is set up to maximize team and unit ordering. It doesn’t matter to corporate if a single product is sold to a bona fide customer, although those sales do help perpetuate the con. Read more…