Written by The Scribbler I used to work with a bubbly, perky 20-something in our church nursery. She and I laughed together, chit-chatted together, and I thought it could be the beginnings of a terrific friendship. She invited me out Read more…
Written by Raisinberry How did we get you into Mary Kay? It was interviewing manipulation. You were probably reasonably happy when you came to our meeting, career coffee or guest event. But we are on a mission. And that mission Read more…
This is from retired Mary Kay nsd Linda Toupin. People are just numbers. And the best numbers they can be? The ones that have dollar signs in front of them! Linda bases this “Value of One” handout on a director Read more…
You’re a new Mary Kay consultant, and you’re just learning the ropes. You’re excited, but a little scared about all the things you don’t know about your business. Your director is encouraging you to start recruiting. You want to get Read more…
This one hit my inbox this month, and emails like this always make me happy. I never had a goal of “taking Mary Kay down.” My goal was always providing information so that anyone who decided to research MK could Read more…
Just about any objection you may have during a recruiting interview for Mary Kay can be overcome if the consultant has practiced. This set of instructions comes from NSD Gloria Mayfield Banks. It’s old, but so is just about every Read more…
What do Mary Kay consultants and sales directors look for in potential new recruits? The truth is that any woman with a pulse and a credit card is a viable recruiting target for Mary Kay consultants. They are taught to Read more…
Long ago, someone at Mary Kay Inc. came up with this silly idea of calling Mary Kay a “dual-level marketing” program. Apparently, they didn’t like the fact that the system the company uses is multi-level marketing (MLM) so they made Read more…
There are so many methods a Mary Kay recruiter will use to get you to say yes. Any objection you have, they can overcome. Any need in your life, they can fill. Anything that makes you happy, they can make Read more…
If a Mary Kay recruiter was being truthful about the “opportunity,” this is what it might sound like. Hi Perfect Stranger! I have just bought into a huge Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) scheme and I would like to get in your Read more…
Name it and claim it. Blab it and grab it. Believe it and achieve it. If it does not fit,…
And that Wikipedia article links to another mental trick that they exploit big time: "The rhyme-as-reason effect, also known as…
I almost never comment on Raisinberry's posts because they're so good that I have nothing useful to add. This time,…
Thought stopping cliches, to short circuit your analytical brain by shoving a pacifier in it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought-terminating_clich%C3%A9
What a distasteful picture. She will have to put her groceries down first.