Team Challenge 2012: Week 2

The last week has been great.  I have seen you all working hard on the challenge, asking questions, gearing up for the next few weeks.  I also am hoping that while doing this challenge, I am helping you to establish routines that you will be able to maintain so that you maintain your hobby/business at a level that is rewarding to you.

Enjoy this week.  Please feel free to ask questions and sharing with each other is always valuable. 

Hobby:  (5 points each task)

Organize

·         Organize your printed photos for your upcoming scrapbooking.

·         Organize your digital photos for future printing. 

·         From your wish list of paper packets and WOTGs from week 1, choose, and print the photos you will use for your layouts or projects. What do you do with photos that do not get used on layouts?

·         Plan your journaling for your photos, writing down important details. 

·         List out the CTMH products that assist in your scrapbooking organization and albums.

Share an organization tip for photos, either digital or printed on the Facebook page or comment on the blog. 

Connect

·         Begin plans to have a creative time with friends and family.  Will you have a theme, potluck?  Will people work on their own projects or will you provide a project/demo for them?

·         Make a list of family and friends who would join you for a creative night.

·         Schedule an event date and place. 

·         Invite friends and family

·         Host creative night

Share your plans or the results of your creative event.

Scrapbooking

·         Using Studio J, create the January Love your Layout.

·         Using Studio J, create one of the Fabulous Five Layout Victory

·         Using a new paper packet, create a classic scrapbook layout that includes photos, journaling and embellishments.

·         Use a new technique or stamp set to create a classic scrapbook layout from one of the “How To” books

Share a photo of your artwork on the Facebook page or email me a copy and I can post it on the team blog. 

Business Building

(10 points for each task)

Handouts:  Customer Contact Forms
                   SMART Goals

Organize

·         Watch the Training academy course “Spring Cleaning your Business” in the continuing education section. Using the goals from your planning last week and inspiration from the course put them in terms of SMART goals.  Handout will be attached to email.

·         Using web reports create a list of contacts and organize them into customers, Studio J customers, hostesses, and potential recruits.

·         Looking at your calendar, find a time to schedule one or two regular “power hours” each week for the remainder of the challenge.  (And ongoing future!) 

·         Review the ideas for scripts found in the index of the training & events section of the consultant website.  Write a script for the focus of the calls you plan to make this week. 

·         Make a list of and order the supplies you will need for the workshops/gatherings you have planned in March and April.

Share your script for the calls you will make during your power hour by commenting on the blog.

Connection Calls

·         From the Effective Communication list in the Training Index, listen to one or more calls and write down one or two things that you will use/do during your calls this week.

·         Using the script and your organized list of customers, make calls to discover their needs and invite them to participate in upcoming events/ host gatherings. 

·         If you leave a message, follow up with an email, and post on your calendar when you will try to call again. 

·         Use a customer tracking form to keep track of calls, messages, and follow up plans.  (Create your own or use one of the forms attached in the email.)  Highlight the contact date in “green” if you have a money making response.

·         Use a power hour to connect with potential Studio J customers and current customers to share the Fabulous Five Special in February. 

Share which customer tracking for you are using, and how many “green” highlights you have from this week. 

Create

·         Create the artwork for the next workshop that you have planned on your calendar.  This is for the next workshop that you do not have artwork complete.   

·         Create a demo board/layout of showing samples the paper in each new My Reflections Kit.

·         Using Studio J, create the Fabulous Five layout Superhero

·         Using Studio J, create the Fabulous Five layout Victory

·         Create gathering make and take and precut for March gatherings or Idea book introduction event.

Share a photo of any of the above projects you have completed on the Facebook page or email to me and I will post on the blog. 

Week One 2012 Challenge

Connections from the Heart
Week 1 – Monday, February 6 to Saturday, February 11, 2012

Hobby: (5 pts each task)
Handouts to e-mail:

·         New Products - Page by Page

Organize

·         Create My Reflections Paper Packet wish list for Spring/Summer Idea Book.

·         Create Workshops on the Go wish list for Spring/Summer Idea Book.

·         Create month by month shopping list for ordering your wish list.

·         Organize paper in your craft area.

·         Share organization tip for how you organize your paper (in your craft room, for crops, etc).

Respond: Share organization tip and your favorite new paper packet on the Evergreen Memories Facebook group or comment on Week 1 blog post.

Connect

·         Sign up on team blog to receive e-mail post updates (new to team blog).

·         Send e-mail request to join team Evergreen Memories Facebook group.

·         Take Training Academy Course “2012 Spring/Summer New Products” (Continuing Education).

·         E-mail your upline your business plan for this quarter.

·         Share introduction on team Facebook (name, upline, when you joined, info about you – kids, what you love about CTMH, etc)

Respond: Share new product idea you learned from Training Academy course on team Facebook group or on Week 1 blog post.


Create

·         Create card using new paper packet.

·         Create layout using new paper packet.

·         Create card/papercrafting item using new Workshop on the Go stamp set. (No layouts)

·         Create card mixing two color coordinated paper packets.

·         Create layout mixing two color coordinated paper packets.

Respond: Share photo of any of above projects on team Facebook group.


Business Builder: (10 pts each task)
Handouts to e-mail:

·         Calendar

·         Goal setting form

·         Business Planning Form

·         Studio J – Five for Free layout instructions

Organize

·         Print Goal Planning form.  Set sales and recruiting/teambuilding goals for February and March.  Determine how many sales events you will have each month (gatherings, workshops, crops, new idea book celebration, etc).  If you have already done this for February and March, set goals for 2^nd quarter (April-June).

·         Print the 2012 calendar attached to week one e-mail or calendar of your choice.  This calendar includes all team meeting and corporate dates.  If you are using another calendar, transfer the dates to your calendar.  Mark your calendar with personal/family dates for February and March. Include family commitments, children’s activities, church, volunteer, personal fitness, family time. (If you have already scheduled for February and March, schedule the next two months)

·         Schedule dates for New Idea Book celebration, monthly class and workshop dates for February and March.  (If you have already scheduled dates for these two months, schedule the next two months).  Determine open dates to schedule gatherings.  Outline dates in calendar with a highlighter. 

·         Using the Business Planning Form, plan your February/March monthly classes and workshops.   (If you have already planned your classes these two months, schedule the next two months)

·         Create marketing plan for the February Constant Campaign - Studio J Five for Free.  Things to decide: How will I promote this campaign? What will I do to encourage customers to try Studio J? (Idea: Host a Studio J boot camp class!).  Do I know who is already interested in Studio J?  Make a list of customers who have expressed interest in Studio J.

Respond: Share your marketing plan on the team Facebook group or on Week 1 blog post.

Connect

·         Take Training Academy course “Savvy Phone Skills” (Master’s Degree > Personal Development) and create a phone script for your connection calls.

·         Take Training Academy course “Getting to Know Studio J” and/or “Marketing Studio J” (Continuing Education)

·         Listen to any Listening Library on Goal Setting.

·         Call and talk to a downline or sideline, or potential recruit to invite to next team meeting (Naomi Connected Hearts or our team time ). 

·         E-mail your upline/me your business goals for February and March.

Respond: Share what you learned from the Listening Library on the team Facebook group or on Week 1 blog post.

Create

• Create artwork using the new Petite Perks (any paper packet)
• Create artwork using March SOTM using new sentiment stamp set
• Create artwork using April SOTM using any new paper packet
• Create Studio J Five for Free Layout – Pemberly
• Create Studio J Five for Free Layout – Lucy

Respond: Share photo of any of above projects on team Facebook group.

Tile Coaster Sample for Team Meeting Project Feb. 2011

Week Three & Four Results

I must first say, those of you who have participated have gone beyond my expectations.  I am so proud of the hard work you have put in these past four weeks and I know you will see the rewards of your hard work. 

Week three results:
Cindy Newell  90 points
Tracie Cassidy 340 points

Congratulations Tracie, you are the highest point earner for week three.  Please let me know what paper packet you would like. 

Week four results:
Tracie C.  270
Carla 350
Cindy 170

Congratulations Carla, you are the highest point earner for week four.  Please let me know what paper pack you would like for your reward! 

And, if I have my totals correct, the following people will be joining me for a crop weekend in Leavenworth.

Carla, Cindy and Tracie.

I look forward to treating these ladies to a fun filled weekend of creativity! 

Sharing Artwork by Tracie

Tracie has shared her challenge artwork as well.  You can also view more art by Tracie here. 

Notebook Cover

Display Board

Banner close up

Banner full view

Spray pen art

Hostess thank you's... same card pattern with 90 degree turn!  Love it!

Thanks for sharing. 

Sharing Artwork by Cindy

Cindy, thank you for your artwork and I hope that it has set you up to do your future workshops and swaps!  To see more of her artwork, you can visit her website here. 

Valentine Banner

Liquid Glass Resist technique

Artwork Shared by Carla

As a result of this challenge, the consultants who participated have shared some inspiring artwork.  Although I was not able to post it as it came in to me, I am posting it now so you can be inspired as well. 

February Swap Card

Notebook cover

Studio J Layout

Artwork using the spray pen

Display board showing the Spring Idea book paper packets.