Day 4 ----- A Lovely Day

Today was a lovely day, at least after I woke up and got my engines fired. It took a bit of time, but by golly, by this afternoon, I was feeling great. From here, my body oughta be great. This lemonade will kick in an viola! Vibrant and alert I be. Though Jacki asks that I refrain from details, I must tell you the concoction. I know you're curious:

2 TBSP fresh squeezed lemon
2 TBSP genuine grade b (c if you ever find it) maple syrup
1/10 tsp. cayenne pepper (or to taste)
water, medium hot, at least 10 oz

This is a great drink any ole time, and tastes great hot on cold days, and cool on hot days. Now, Ginny will tell ya I ruin the drink by adding cayenne, but hey! It's a cleanse!

Got right on Live Chat for our Customer Service department for a few hours. Big Z slept all the way through it! Nita, our Director of Customer Service, envies him a lot, getting to sleep in during the summer months ;-).

I had a phone visit and IM session with Lisa. I knew I had a lot of follow-ups to tend to and that I wanted Big Z to have his play time with his friend, which included a sleep-over, so I thought it best to fly solo today.

I made e-cards and mailed them; made follow-up calls, to both my new local folks and to my Miracle Team leads that have been in the works for weeks. It felt like a very productive day.

Interestingly, these last few days, after having gotten into such a good rhythm working leads, I found that I did not feel as productive the previous three days this week. I like feeling and being productive . . .

By being on the Lead Calling Team and the Miracle Team, it was a great opportunity to continue to refine my skills in keeping track of what it is I do in a day. I've mentioned on calls that I have a notepad and I keep track (to the best of my ability) what I'm doing minute-to-minute, so that as I look back on my day, I can really "see my efforts". As you know, there are days you put your efforts and actions forth, but you don't see results. I like to see results.

We got out to do a few errands and met people. We met our neighbors who just returned from a trip and gave them their mail and packages. We reintroduced them to taking a serious look at our business. After all, they are ordering online, they shop at Costco, and they buy groceries and gasoline. They can benefit from the certificates you get when you sign up as a World Changer.

We found no one at the post office, which was really surprising. The heat must have driven people to find a place cool. Guess these NW folks haven't talked to Shannon and Phillip, my fellow Miracle Team Boot Campers. I think they would tell you our heat is surely not their heat!

We went to the market for food stuffs for the boys' sleepover and there were more people there. We met a young mother with a baby who was widely alert and her little toddler crashed out in the cart. A beautiful conversation yielding nothing more.

We met another Mom with two boys; her own and her nephew. We asked if she got paid to shop and voila! She didn't! She was incredulous, so we told her how she could, too. We got her contact info and Big Z gave her his card. She asked him about his business and what happens and he was a bit shy, so it was good to have him have practice articulating his profession ;-).

We went downtown and I treated Big Z to an ice cream, something every Mom should do at least once during the summer! We met a lovely elder woman there, and even spoke about Big Z's business, TWCCTW and such, and more, but ended up she had to hustle to the bus. I will look for her again another day!

We called a woman that works at our credit union and another friend and left some voice messages to connect with folks. Had a connect with an old contact and this was good.

"The Gold is in the Follow-ups." I would add, "The JOY is in the follow-ups!" It's funny how when you are creating rapport with a person, getting to know them and becoming a part of your life as you become a part of theirs, I find that sometimes when I get their voice mail, just hearing their voice and remembering their story brings me a smile. I generally come to care about these people, for all of our lives are filled with myriad struggles and successes. It's truly a JOY to follow-up!

My follow-ups ran the gamut from leaving VM, leaving messages with a person, or having a connect which led to re-setting a time to talk; and then, the connect that led to more. Two follow-ups were especially good.

A single Mom with two young children and I visited. She is going to sign up with a Business Mall, but she has her eye set on the World Changer mall. She is so touched and happy to have a connection with a person instead of just email or Internet. It helps her feel trust and she is glad too.

Another woman who is working towards creating a means to provide support, training, housing, and all sorts of other skills really was glad to hear about the Solar Oven project and it was fun to have her ask, "How much do they need to get it started?" When she learned it was such a small amount she said, "I need to know the full amount." I asked her why because I thought it pretty curious to want to know. She replied, "I know people who have that kind of money to give to a project like that!" I didn't bat an eye because this woman has been there, done it and is an amazing testament to the will of the human spirit.

I told her, "At one time (before x, y, z happened) you are ready to become a World Changer. The key is to get that started for yourself, and then, you can learn more about us, and this program, and be able to take it to the people you're thinking of and sell them certificates and also support yourself in the process." She said she wasn't thinking of her. I gently reminded her, " You may not be thinking of you, but you have a vision, you have a dream. You've just purchased the home that you're going to be launching that dream into reality. You may not need the money, but your vision does!"

The message here is this: The JOY is in the follow-up! lol
No, the message is this: Timing is everything in a person's life. What's no today may not be no another day.

I'm sending this woman the website link again, the info on the solar oven project and the break down of costs associated with getting started and taking advantage of the certificate program as a World Changer.

Big Z and his friend are having a famous time. Pokemon, Pokemon, Pokemon! Now, it's Legos. Their pallet is laid out on the floor and bedtime is NOW!

Sleep tight everyone!

I thank you again, and again for your sweet and supportive comments. I do appreciate them very much. You enrich my life!

Oh, and, Ginny. You're right. Yesterday I almost busted into a salon after leaving the restaurant . . . and Lisa and I have been talking about it. I have a bit of preparation to do first, but by the end of this Boot Camp, you can be sure I will have walked into a business with the intention to speak to the manager or the owner. After all, Lisa's contact with the lovely woman we met yesterday is testament they are kind, smart, engaging, and still engaging with life (we both trust she passed her written tests to receive her cosmetology license!).