My Mary Kay I Story

This post will be a little long, but it's as short as I could cut my story without leaving out important details that have shaped who I am.

My friend Khan and me. Khan has helped me heal.

The very beginning:  I actually had three people approach me about Mary Kay when I was 23. It was very flattering. Ultimately a friend from church won out. She brought me into the company. I came in because I needed to break out of low self-esteem that I had created for myself. Mary Kay is a very positive company, and I needed that.

Before I signed I went to my dad for advice and his opinion. He’s a lawyer, so I asked him about the contract and becoming an Independent Beauty Consultant. He looked over it for a while and said it was a company that was a direct sale organization, not multi-level marketing or pyramid.  He also counseled that there was money to be made with Mary Kay—that if I listened and learned I would go far in Mary Kay.  I loved that idea. I had two children:  a three year old and a five month old. I wanted to be at home while I was making money and building my self-esteem. Mary Kay was a perfect fit.

When Mary Kay was alive, I had the honor of receiving my first set of keys for my Mary Kay car on stage from her.  She looked in my eyes, gave me a hug, and said she was so proud of me. With her eyes sparkling Mary Kay Ash said, “Keep going and never give up on your dreams.” In my Mary Kay career I have had some health challenges.  Mary Kay Ash found out about one of them and kindly wrote a couple of letters to get well. I still have those letters, they are precious to me.

Life moved on, and I found myself a single mom with two children. At the time Mary Kay didn't offer insurance so I worked Mary Kay and another job to have insurance. I was able to keep my house and take care of my kids. Thanks to a merciful Heavenly Father, family, Mary Kay and hard work, I could keep my life intact.

My sweet family has been so supportive.

I have since remarried now for fourteen years and have a very supportive family. My husband supports me heartily with Mary Kay though I’ve been through several ups and downs. In the midst of going through several surgeries, I did my best to stick with Mary Kay and he did so much to support me. For example: delivering product, taking product orders, talked to my clients or associates and helped me with my orders with the company.

When you go through surgery you change as a person. Your self esteem changes. Your passions changes. You just change. God and family guided me through that. They helped me stay with it. There were times when I was sure Mary Kay wasn’t for me. My family helped me helped me understand why I loved my business so much. And it hasn’t been easy for any of us. Due to two brain surgeries and a car accident in-between, I had to relearn this business three different times. I had lost my passion for it, and I had to learn my “why” again and learn who I am.  What a journey—and I wouldn't change any of it! I have always remembered:  never give up and never surrender to your dreams in life. I am grateful for miracles!

Through Mary Kay I’ve learned how to love women again. I want to help them feel beautiful, to be positive. Mary Kay is such a wonderful way to unite women and help them grow and develop and progress. Mary Kay Ash always said, “When you look at women always see a sign around her neck that reads ‘Make Me Feel Special.’”

My future goal is to move into a Cadillac Unit and fly into nationals. My goal is to be a National Sales Director by 2014. I love finding fun creative ways to promote these brilliant products! I love working with sharp women of vision! I love this company, Mary Kay. It has been my support through much, and I am proud to say that I am a part of the pink bubble! :)

So what's your story? I encourage you to write it down-- and it's also pretty liberating to share it! I'd love to read it if you choose to share it :)

Skin Care Beyond the Products

Hey everyone! Today we’re going to talk about some of the daily skin care things that you can do in order to look and feel your best. Your skin is going to look its best when it is taken care of properly- no matter what.

Here are some of the daily things that you can do:

1. Wash your face, and be thorough with it.
2. Drink lots of water during the day. Hydrated people have naturally better looking skin!
3. Eat things like carrots and tomatoes and dark greens to repair skin damage and provide essential vitamins. Make yourself a tasty salad and you’ll be that much better for it!
4. Try not to touch your face during the day. Your hands have oils and can work your makeup into your pores.
5. Keep your hair out of your face. Like any part of your body, your hair has oils in it.
6. Use quality foundation. The old saying “you get what you pay for” comes to mind. Cheap foundation can clog your pores.
7. Take off your makeup before you sleep. It’s annoying sometimes, but it is well worth your time. Your skin will thank you!
8. Lastly, get enough sleep! Sleep restores your body and helps you look great. So, get to bed and try to get quality sleep time.

Follow these tips and take care of your skin, and you’ll notice a definite improvement in your life! We at Mary Kay want to supply people with the best products possible, but we also want to be sure that they are paying attention to their health.

Just remember that through the basics, we are able to get some of the best results!

Mary Kay Skincare TimeWise™ Repair

Hi everyone! We’re going to talk today about one of our newest and most exciting products yet! Over the course of the next couple of months, we’re going to see a lot of orders placed for this, so let’s talk about it now!

TimeWise™ Repair is one of our most effective skin care regimens which is the culmination of a lot of innovation. This product combines extensive research, innovative ingredients and comprehensive testing.

Here are some of the benefits of Timewise™ Repair:
-    This solution gives an even skin tone
-    It replenishes vital moisture
-    TimeWise™ recaptures youthful volume
-    The product restores lifted facial contours
-    It reduces the look of deep lines and wrinkles

TimeWise™ Repair is made out of three primary active ingredients, working together to heal and reinvigorate:

1-    A biomimetic peptide (used to support skin repair processes)
2-    A hyaluronic acid booster (provides volumes and lift)
3-    Plant stem cells (For skin volume and lift)

Now that we know what this product is and what is does, let’s talk about availability and ordering! Right now, this product is only available to directors. However, consultants are going to be able to order it soon!
Consultants who are part of the preferred customer program are going to get access first. Those members can order on September 1st, while all other consultants will have access on September 10th.

This is going to be a great selling opportunity, so be ready! Skin care is where we excel. A new age of beauty is born!

Stepping it Up-- Finishing July with a Bang!

Hey everyone! I’d like to take a quick minute to chat about our upcoming event to celebrate the expansion of our team and the hard work we have all been doing! As our team grows, we are going to start kicking things into high gear and aiming even higher with our goals.

I believe that hard work deserves to be rewarded, which is why we’re going to focus this event on moving up the career path- by adding others to our organization! You all have a little more than a week to add more team members before August, and I am planning on rewarding those who go the extra mile to reach goals.

If you are able to add 3 new qualified members to our organization during this next week, you will receive $100 in cash! And that’s not all! Every qualified member added to our team enters you into a drawing for a free iPad!

It’s simple-- the number of people you sign, the number of times your name is entered into the drawing!

This drawing is happening on August 1^st, so there’s plenty of time to increase the odds!

Our team has a lot of fun and exciting improvements coming, and we need more members to be even better than we are right now! So, work hard and find some great people for us, and get prizes for it!

Just remember ladies- the only time you find success before work is in the dictionary! Let's finish this month strong! You can do it!

50! 50! 50! With Mary Kay

Hey everyone! We’re having a celebration of 50 coming up! Mary Kay is having a 50 Faces in 50 days competition for all company consultants. Those who want to enter are challenged to do 50 different makeovers in 50 days, and the winner gets a nice prize!

Do you like a challenge? If so, let’s kick off Mary Kay’s 50th Anniversary year and your new Seminar year with a challenge! From July 26 through Sept. 13, you can participate in the 50 Faces in 50 Days Challenge by sharing Mary Kay’s amazing skin care lines with 50 women.

More details to come on July 26 so start booking facials and parties and get ready to take the challenge! 

There are endless combinations that you can create when using our products, so I encourage you all to participate and come up with some really creative options! The challenge is good way to develop flexibility and expression, so it is a good idea either way you choose to go. The better we are at showing off how our products work, the better our results will be 

Focusing more on our group, we’re having a special test panel on Thursday! I have 10 seats for my new skin care line demonstration, and some of them have already been taken. Call to reserve your seat and participate in this panel, which will be showcasing some of the newest skin repair treatments from Mary Kay! We’ll be playing a surprise lipstick game as well.

We’ll be having this test panel at my house and it should be really fun as well as informative. Hope to see you there!

New Year, New Goals!

July marks a new Mary Kay year! We’ve got an ambitious year planned that has a lot of exciting opportunities ahead- starting with my trip this fall! At the request of Martha Kay Raile, Future Senior National Sale Director, I’ll be visiting 7 cities to open up new areas for us to work with. So far, I’m planning on St. George, LA, Reno, somewhere in Arizona, and somewhere in Tennessee.

I’m very excited to meet new people and set up a network of mentors all around the country who are there to help improve the lives of women around them. It is a huge privilege to be able to take this trip.

My goals for the next year are ambitious, and I think it’s going to be great for everyone! The theme for this year is “The road to Beijing, China”. If our unit can meet our goals, I’ll get to drive a Mary Kay pink Cadillac and go to China with my husband!

If we meet our goals and become a Cadillac unit, our entire unit will get extra special treatment at Mary Kay events! Mary Kay is very good about rewarding hard work by pampering and giving out all kinds of goodies, so let’s all work together to be the best we can! If we make and keep our goals, we will prove to our peers and to ourselves that we are able to be on task and excellent!

As a side note, my son comes home in a week and a half! Elder Nathaniel Anderson gets back from his two-year LDS mission in Seattle, Washington so so soon! I’m so excited! That boy is going to get the hug of his life!

Million Dollar Mamas: July Calendar!

Hi everyone! I want to take some time today to talk about the training events that I hold every Tuesday for Million Dollar Mamas! I like to invite our team to my house every Tuesday in order to focus on certain specialties that we apply as part of our sales.

I like these events to be both instructional and fun, so make sure to come out! I call these evenings “Goodnight Ladies!”, where we go over makeup removal and skincare before bed. Our most recent meeting was last Tuesday, where we went over 13 Skin Care Steps to Beauty.

Here are some upcoming meetings:

July 10^th will be our “Dash out the Door- Looks with Color” night. We will be going over the best ways to get ready for the day if you only have five minutes! (We’ve all been there!)

July 17^th will be our Slipper Party! Come in your favorite slippers. We’ll be having a little contest for best slippers, and there will be a prize!

July 24^th is going to be “Event Glamour” night. We will be going over some of the fun makeup essentials for looking fabulous- like highlighting and foundation placement. We’ll also be going over natural, career, and glamour styles!

July 31^st is “Pedicure Night”! I want everyone to bring a friend! In fact, it’s mandatory! We’ll be doing pedicures on everyone there, and you will win something if your friend buys any product!

These meetings are a great time to learn about our products, get pampered, and have fun- so be there! I look forward to these each week!