January 6 - Think Ahead Thursday - Day #5

10 pts: Create a product ordering wish list from the Spring/Summer Idea Book.  To create my wish list, I decide what I am teaching for the month.  I use the form I created in Excel (e-mailed to you Saturday, January 1).  I always teach with paper packets/stamp sets that I will use for my personal scrapbooking and stamping.  Once I have determined what I am teaching, I make a month by month wish list.  This helps me to plan my purchases and coordinate product use!  Works really well for me!


Respond: Respond to today's blog post how you determine your wish list and if you are brave - your retail total of your wish list before your commission!

20 pts: Inventory your gathering/hostess/recruiting/business supplies and make a supply order. Be sure to check the Master Supply list for updated items, prices, and item numbers.
Respond: Respond to today's blog post what supply items you ordered!
30 pts: Make a list of all previous or potential hostesses

Respond: Respond to today's blog post how many potential hostesses that are on your list!

January 5 - Web Wednesday - Day #4

10 pts: Become a follower on our team blog or Naomi Smith's Connected Hearts team blog.

Respond: Respond on our team blog about a post that inspired you on Naomi's blog.  Follower verified on blog.

20 pts: Update your MyCTMH website or blog with details about your New Idea Book Event. If you are on Facebook, set up the event to invite your FB friends. If you are on Twitter, tweet about your upcoming event with a link to your website or blog post.

Respond: Email me a link to your blog post or website and include me in your Facebook event.

30 pts: Listen to the Listening Library "Goal Setting" by Naomi Smith and/or "Create a Booking Bonanza".

Respond: Post on today's blog post your number one goal for the quarter and an idea you plan to implement from one of these calls.

"See" you tomorrow!

Chris

January 4 - Training Tuesday - Day #3

5 pts: Read Naomi's Connected Hearts Blog from Tuesday December 28th.  Click here to get to Naomi's blog!


Respond: Comment on today's post on our team blog a goal that you would like to start, "x" off each week and create a chain?

10 pts: Watch the December 21st Art & Soul

Respond: Comment today's blog post one technique or product use featured in the Art & Soul episode that you will try this month.

20 pts: Watch the instant info on “Inspirations” on the CTMH website. Decide what your goal will be for the month of January "Inspirations". Can be creative, sales, club oriented. Be realistic and honest with yourself but also push yourself just a bit.

Respond: Comment on today's blog post the "key" product that unlocks the special pricing for the Inspiration Products and your goal for "Inspirations".

30 pts: Listen to the Listening Library “Envisioning Success” by Martha Stanley and/or “People Smarts for Higher Sales” by Cindy Sakai

Respond: Comment today's blog post an idea that you want to implement from one of these calls.

"See" you tomorrow,

Chris

January 3 - Mojo Monday - Day #2

10 pts: Choose your favorite new product in the Spring/Summer idea book & an “up sell” buddy. Upselling is a great way to add to your sales, even in small amounts. For example, an upsell with reinkers is the new spray pen.


Respond: Comment on today's blog post the product name and upsell buddy.

20 pts: Create a card using the January SOTM or Wings WOTG stamp set using Wings My Reflections Paper Packet. Use a how to book, Wishes or Originals for inspiration...or even the new idea book.


Respond: E-mail me a photo of your card & your permission if you would like it posted on the blog.

30 pts: Create “thank you for your order” card using Wings WOTG card pattern with any new paper packet. Customers appreciate a little thank you!

Respond: E-mail me a photo of your card & your permission if you would like it posted on the blog.


"See" you tomorrow!

Chris

January 1 - Super Saturday - Day #1

5pts: Print or buy a 2011 calendar for your CTMH events/schedule Make sure to choose a style that works for you! I personally have a school year calendar - July 2010 to June 2011 At-A-Glance - month tabs with week by week where you can write in details on each day.  Works great for me - I like to see my month at one time.  I am still a printed calendar girl.  If you use an electronic calendar - print January-March.

Respond: Comment on today's blog post your calendar "style" and why it works for you!

10 pts: Mark your calendar with personal/family dates for first quarter (January-March). Record all of your family commitments. Plan as far out as you can with children’s activities, church, volunteer, family time.

Respond: Comment on today's blog post about your calendar....pretty full? Lots of space?

20 pts: Mark your calendar with the training & events for 2011 include heARTS4Him & Connected Hearts (Naomi's) team meetings, Convention, Leadershare (if you are attending) and Stamp Camp!

Respond: Comment on today’s blog post a topic or technique you would like to learn in an upcoming team training.

30pts: Select date(s) for Spring/Summer 2011 New Idea Book event. Personally, I have scheduled mine for the first part of February - it works better for me to be able to have time to order new product and make new artwork samples.  Planning the event is just part of the challenge - the other part is to set a goal for your event. Your goal can be a sales goal, number of bookings, number of new guests, number of workshop sign ups, number of class sign ups, etc.

Respond: Comment on today's blog post your event date with your goal for the event.

40 pts: Determine open dates for gatherings/workshops for January-March. With the days that are left, highlight all in one color, the days that you want to conduct Gatherings. Highlight the top half of the day if you are available in the daytime and the bottom half if you are available in the evening. Highlight your available days for January - March.

Respond: Comment on today's blog post three to five dates you have set aside for a gathering or workshop during the months of January-March.

50 pts: Finalize your event details and create an email invititation to market your event. Send to your customers by e-mail or using an e-mail newsletter format.  Personally, I am starting to use MailChimp - they have a free account for up to 1000 e-mail addys.  This also seems pretty easy to use!

Respond: Send me an invite (ScrpnChris@comcast.net)!

"See" you tomorrow!

Chris

It's time to get spooky or not!

My featured kit at my Creative Classes this month is Hooligans - this kit is perfect for Halloween (of course) but also perfect for other ideas - how about a birthday party!  Take those little monsters away (or leave them there if your birthday boy or girl is a monster) and you have an adorable paper packet!  What about for other things - like a Hot Air Balloon ride?  Looking at my blog and trying to figure out why my scheduled post did not post last week, I realized that this paper would be PERFECT for my photos!  So I am going to create a layout with flip flaps to showcase this amazing ride!  Stay tuned and I will post them in a few weeks!

Now for the Workshop on the Go Hooligans!  As soon as I saw this paper - I knew I had the perfect photos for the kit - a few years ago photos of Halloween when my niece came to visit around Halloween and was here to Trick or Treat.  My how the years have gone by SO fast!  Brandon is now 17 and a senior - graduating next June from high school and may be serving our country in the military!  While I love the concept of the WOTG sometimes they are a little too simplistic so I add my touch.  I use the pattern but usually add paper layouts and a little more creativity. 

Now for the cards, each month I use the Stamp of the Month for the month I am featuring the kit and the stamp set that is included in the kit.  Sometimes I even throw in another stamp set.  Gotta admit this little monster stamp is super cute! 

Make It from YOUR Heart and have a fabulous week!



Make It From Your Heart - Workshops

Friday was our heARTS4Him Team meeting at my house during the day!  I took the day off from work using a vacation day and BOTH of my boys ended up coming home and asking why I was home - like I was playing hookie or something!  Nooooo....took the day off just for my team!

We had a blast making our projects - these same projects I will teach at my upcoming holiday workshops I call - Gifts from the Heart.  I LOVE the holiday season and cannot wait to share these fun projects with my customers.  While I e-mailed the patterns with instructions and dimensions - thought I would share the photos here!  And if you are on this post months from now and new to the team - be sure to just e-mail me and ask me for the "Gifts from the Heart" 2010 workshop patterns and I would be happy to e-mail them to you!

Be sure to join us at the next heARTS4Him team meeting on Tuesday, November 30th - be sure to order the kit for the National Papercrafting Month to create at this meeting!  I plan to use this kit for my January classes to bridge to the next new and amazing idea book!

Have a blessed week!