Team Challenge Week 4

Week 4 Team Challenge Blog post

Hobby

5 points per task

Handouts:

Organize:  Cards & Accessories

·         Look at your personal and/or business calendar and create a list of birthdays, weddings, showers, expected babies with dates from now until June.

·         Create accessory wish list from the new idea book, coordinating with stamps and paper packets from previous “wish lists”.

·         Making them easy to find and ultimately use, organize the accessories you currently have. 

·         Organize the cards you have made in a system where you will be able to find and use them for upcoming events. 

·         Purchase envelopes, stamps and return labels so you can send your handmade cards as events arise.  Or order a personalized return address stamp from Close to Heart.

Share your accessories and card organization systems and/or tip on Facebook team page or comment on the team blog.

Connections:  New

·         Have you discovered Pinterest?  If not, take a look and think about how your might use it to connect with creative friends.  If you are currently on Pinterest create boards that will inspire your creativity and connect and follow others who inspire you!  If you are not already on Pinterest but want to join the fun, request an invite from myself or another friend. 

·         Invite friends and family to follow your boards.

·         Sign up for class in your community to try a new adventure or expand your knowledge in an area of interest.   (Exercise, photography, craft). 

·         Look up volunteer opportunities in your community and sign up to participate in something that interests you. 

·         Find a support group or meeting that connects you with people of similar characteristics such as parenting group, grief support group, church Bible study, etc. 

Share how you will introduce yourself when you meet new people in new settings.  If you are already a member of a group or volunteer, share how you discover the passions and interests of individual members of the group. 

Create:  Cards & Accessories

·         From your event list in “organize”, create cards for the next 5 events. 

·         Use a new accessory and create a card, scrapbook page or paper craft that “shows it off.”

·         Choose a card pattern from Originals or Wishes and create two cards using the same pattern but different paper packets. 

·         Plan and create a paper craft gift item for an upcoming birthday, wedding, shower etc. 

·         Use the Cricut AP cartridge in one of your creations above. 

Share photos of the artwork you created this week.  What is your new favorite embellishment?    

Business Builder

10 points for each task

Email Handouts:

Leadership Assessment

List of Training Academy Courses on Recruiting/Team Building

SMART Goal worksheet

Sample Recruit Packet Ideas

Organize:  Recruiting & Team Building

·         Choose one of the following courses from the Training Academy or call from the Listening Library to listen to.  What one or two ideas will you incorporate in your business?

·         Take the leadership assessment.  In what areas are your strengths?  Challenges?  Look through the training academy and listening library and take a course on the addresses an area of challenge.

·         List the items that you would include in an “opportunity gift” (ala Steve Wiltshire) to potential recruit.  Order brochures or create one that you would need for your packet or gift. 

·         Using your customer list and personal friends and family address book and create a list of people you would like to touch base with during the month of March regarding the Philosophy of Fun Campaign:

o   Past hostesses

o   Previous Consultants

o   People who are interested

o   People who are talented

o   People who have potential

·          If you are a supervisor or above, what is a goal for your team in the quarter 2.  Write it as SMART goal.  If you are a consultant, what is your goal to become a supervisor or above?  Write it as SMART goal.

·         Learn how to use the Web Reports offered on the Online Office in Training Academy> Continuing Ed> Advance Reports

Share your leadership idea that you are planning to incorporate in your business. 

Share your SMART goal for your team or your development as a leader.

Connection Calls

·         Write a script that you will use when making calls to touch base with people regarding their interest in becoming a consultant and/or sharing the March Philosophy of Fun Campaign.  See the recruit script handout for ideas.

·         Using your scheduled power hour time, touch base with a minimum of 5 people on your list you created in “organize”. 

·         Post information about the March Philosophy of Fun on your blog and/or Facebook page. 

·         Supervisors and above, write a script and then take time to connect with your downline and discover their interest and goals for their hobby or business. 

·         Set up an appointment to meet with at least one person that you have talked with to get to know better and learn about their interest in becoming a consultant.

·         Continue to make customer care calls, following up on previous connections/sales.

How many people have you connected with about the Philosophy of Fun?  Share your script for calls.   

Create:  Recruiting Project

·         Use the Cricut and new product to create an “opportunity gift” bag or packet that you will give to people as a special introduction to Close To My Heart opportunity.

·         Duplicate at least 5 of these gifts to have on hand to give to people in the future. 

·         Create a recruiting board that you can display at all your events.  This will give a taste of information about CTMH, the consultant opportunity and the benefits you have discovered!

·         Participate in the team swap at the team meeting this week.

·         Look at the events that you have scheduled on your calendar in the next four weeks and create an item that you will make or demo at one of the events.

Share photos of all your artwork you have created this week.