Hello,

 

What do you think of surprises?  I’m one of those people where nobody in my family can surprise me.  I always find out what they are up to, but this time I was super surprised.  Recently, I celebrated my birthday with my hubby while visiting San Diego, and we had trained it up to Los Angeles to stay with my second daughter and her hub.  I knew we would go to some fun eating places, so when we pulled up at a swanky hotel in Beverly Hills, I thought we were going to a special restaurant.

As the doorman opened my car door, I thought this was fun and loved the entry to the hotel full of beautiful antique clocks and bright lights.  When we walked into the foyer, I could see a woman playing a harp and was truly enthralled, and then we walked through the lounge area to the back, and that’s when I got my surprise. There were beautifully laid tables of gorgeous bone china, teapots and teacups and tiered plates of scones, petit fours,  and people  were all drinking TEA!  MY FAVORITE THING!  The big surprise we were booked in to have HIGH TEA at the Peninsula Hotel!    And I was definitely SURPRISED!

 

So, what does this have to do with recruiting? 

 

One of the best things that happen when you drink tea with friends and loved ones, is you have CONVERSATION!   The conversation around tea is usually a celebration or a happy occasion.  But sometimes it’s a conversation about a crisis or a struggle or obstacle that’s getting in the way.  In Australia when these things occur, we say, “let’s put the kettle on and have a cuppa and a conversation!”  

 

So, having high tea and conversations makes me think of how many recruiting conversations and friendships you’re building to grow your strong team.  

 

I LOVE my coaching clients because they are women with purpose.  Their purpose is to grow teams of women with purpose.  So, one of the exercises I give them is to have 100 conversations with prospects in a specific period of time.  So, this week, I want you to think about having 100 recruiting conversations with prospects in the month of February.   Having Tea (or coffee) conversations will build you amazing friendships and new team members.

Is Instagram right for your business?   I’m taking courses on social media and this week I learned something new on posting on Instagram that I want to pass on to you.   When you’re posting about your business (20% of the time) ask yourself these 3 questions.

• Would your ideal recruit find this information informative or interesting?
• Am I giving my ideal recruit a reason to respond?
• Does this caption explain who I am or what I do?

So for example..  I post a picture having HIGH TEA and caption it with “I love having high tea, eating scones with clotted cream and lemon curd.  But most of all I love having inspiring conversations with the people I love to be with.  That’s why I love my coaching clients, we have inspiring conversations twice a month.   What’s your favorite afternoon tea, Oolong or Darjeeling?”    Now, I’ve shared information about

• How many times my clients and I have conversations.
• If she’s looking for a solution to growing her business, she might be inspired to have a conversation.
• It definitely explains that I’m a Direct Sales Coach.

Are you struggling with a social media strategy?  I offer this in my coaching programs. Social media is all about marketing and exposure, and generating new business.  Follow me on Instagram here, and I’ll follow you back.   

Lastly, this week you won’t want to miss my latest MONDAY TEAM BUILDING tip on ways to be a consistent leader.  You can catch it here.   

Is it time for you and me to have an inspiring conversation?  Hit reply and let’s schedule it.

It’s the beginning of 2020. In the last 10 years, we learned new ways to market and grow our businesses with social media, this next 10 years will be implementing all that we learned to a greater good.  Are you inspired to learn more how to use social media to gain more business?

 

Love & Success to you,

 

 

 

 

Gale Bates,  Your “Make the Leap” Mentor

 

 

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