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How to Choose a Mentor

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The following are the messages that Designers in Waiting (DIW) and other direct-sale company reps are receiving when it comes to choosing a Mentor:

1.Go with the one that you learned about Origami Owl from. If it weren’t for them, you would not have known about Origami Owl.
2. Go with the one that you would want to hire as your boss, one that has been working with you, training you, motivating you, helping you build yourself and your business, and answering all your questions. (I say that this person should be the person in #1 as much as possible but it does not always work that way as people differ in work ethics, values and personalities, and prefer to be affiliated Mentors for other reasons).
3. Sign with a local mentor. You will be a part of a local team meetings, have a close network, a sense of belonging. Also, it is better when you do vendor events and can split costs and even buy/share inventory as business demands.
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I say…. when you look for a Mentor, THINK on these things:
Is she Truthful?
Is she Helpful?
Is she Inspiring?
Is she Necessary?
Is she Knowledgeable?
In addition to the above qualities, a Mentor is ultimately your business partner of your choice. Speak with you local Potential-Mentor. It is simply interviewing your potential boss for a job they will be doing for you. Is he or she actively working the business? Is she accessible? Is she learning and growing herself and her team? Is she invested in the success of others? Does she do anything special such as trainings, workshops, or provide tips found nowhere else?When you have these questions answered, you will be making a better choice for you and starting on a better foot for your business.
You are who you hang around with and the people that you associate with. Same goes with business. Your best-friend or your neighbor may be great people but you probably would never hire them as an employee, much more less as your boss. This is the only business you can choose your “boss,” – and it’s permanent- so choose accordingly 🙂

Not choosing one does not rid you of a Mentor. If you don’t have one, The Nest will choose one for you.

To answer more questions about having a Mentor, go to here: http://www.locketsandcharms.com/what-is-a-mentor-and-how-do-i-choose-one-for-my-origami-owl-independent-designer-business/

Origami Owl – New Signature Packaging

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I am always thrilled to receive shipments from The Nest because 1. I have more inventory to sell on my jewelry bar, and/or 2. I have just received orders that will make recipients shout with joy as I have fulfilled their gift list.

Today’s delivery, I am even more thrilled because this time, it is something for me. On top of that, not only is it for me, but it also came in a cute pink delivery box!

Just as I have a smile every time an Amazon box looks at me upon arrival, I will smile when an Origami Owl box tells me, “TODAY… happiness HAS FOUND YOU.”

Would this box make you smile? What do you think?

Update 1/2/2013
This box just came in for me =)

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Your Emotions Affect Your Actions

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Just as the saying, “You are what you eat,” the same goes for “You are what you think.”  It is this quote by one of my favorite philosophers Brian Tracy that said it best:

Brian Tracy on Emotions

 

One cannot avoid coming across or receiving negative emotions from those who choose to harbor and send some your way, but one can free, rid, eliminate themselves of it.

How to eliminate negative emotions:

1.  Stay away from negative people.

2. Do not try to control people, instead, control your surroundings.  That may mean doing #1 AGAIN.

3. Fill your life with positive things, thoughts, and people.

4. Negativity breeds negativity in all things. Two negatives making a positive only applies to math integers.

5. Stop sweating the small stuff; everything is small stuff, especially “stuff” of those who major in the minor and minor in the majors.

 

Life is beautiful, life is grand.  Excuse me if I do not want to partake in the negativity.

 

 

Origami Owl and FedEx Elves Deliver!

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We hear from the Nest how busy it’s been, how hard everyone has been working to fulfill all the holiday shopping and gift giving that everyone’s been doing. We hear it; we know it, but nothing says it more than a picture.

To the right is the fleet of FedEx trucks picking up packages. To the left is the truck that just arrived at my doorstep. I can’t open up my box just yet and play around with all the new stuff. I gotta clean my nest first 😉

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