Back to Senior Consultant

Very sad.... But it's a fact. I've regressed to Senior Consultant today. A few reasons why:

1. I didn't make any sale last year to maintain the Supervisor position. Not sure whether can make one this year either.
2. I didn't attend any training to develop the marketing plans
3. I'm not ready to make investments in buying the products first

So, I guess I deserve it.....

Herbalife revived?

Last year was nil
Could not focus on Herbalife last year because could not find the time to promote the brand and product. However, I do intend to continue consuming Herbalife.... but at discounted price. So I need to maintain my Supervisor status to purchase the products at maximum discounts. In order to maintain, I need to make 4000VP within 12 months. And last year was nil.

I was about to give up. Accepting that I couldn't make any sales and far from making 4000VP per year because it would cost me around 20k. I could only achieve and not costing me so much if I was able to sell. I was about to accept that I would have to purchase the products at 35% discount this year.

2nd chance
Then, as if I was given a 2nd chance I found my status is still as a Supervisor this year i.e I can still enjoy the maximum discount. And to my surprise 2 persons contacted me regarding Herbalife this week. I take this as Allah SWT is giving me signs not to give up and to try my best to continue this effort.

Objective has changed
I just want to enjoy the max discount. Income from this is a bonus. So my target is not makings sales. My target now is to make 4000VP. Which means around 334 per month (roughly about 1.5k per month)

Michelle Lazar

The name sounds uncommon to me. It's the name of the founder of a beauty centre where you can get your facial or slimming treatment done.

When it opened in 2007, I tried its promotional facial at RM38 (I think and I can't remember its normal price). The thing about facial that I really hate most is blackhead extraction. But here, it was not painful because they wore something like a magnifying eye wear to hunt down all the unwanted blackheads and whiteheads. The result, my skin felt really smooth and I was impressed. I've never been there since because face was not my main concern and I had spent my money elsewhere.

My history
Then in 2012 (I think) I was back because I purchased a Groupon voucher for it's facial. It rekindled my impression and now they also have body treatments. This time, I had the time to get more information from them about their philosophy and technology. I also purchased their travel set at RM250++ to try their skincare because I really did think their products do work. And their skincare do work!

1st, the blackhead remover, they call it the 'Deep Pore Cleanser'. This is the first brand that I know of  which include it as part of skincare regime. Then the facial cleanser, toner and moisturizer which all are clear gel and finally the sunblock. The products quickly absorbed into the skin so you feel nothing is wasted. And you do feel the difference before and after. I feel my skin is more hydrated and smoother. Whether my skin glows or not, I don't really know because I don't know how glowing skin looks like (most example available may be due to make up trick, not the skin itself! Or maybe I've came crossed people with glowing skin but I thought it is because they are fair).

By 2013, I'm a fan of Michelle Lazar and I've purchased all the products and treatments recommended to me (provided that I had the money). I like their products, treatments, explanations from their product experts and their prices. I like the fact that I don't feel like being tricked into buying their packages because I can still dodge if I don't have the money to buy. I can always come back and ask about the packages when I feel like I have extra money to spend. I do feel I can exercise my rights as a customer here.

7th Anniversary
Yesterday was their 7th anniversary. They presented clients' newly purchased products nicely in packages to take home and every RM500 spent gets a chance of a lucky draw. I didn't regret attending and enjoyed getting the freebies: the door gift is an umbrella and I was entitled for 4 lucky draws. For the lucky draw, I got a 500ml hair and body shampoo worth RM100++, 2 foot masks and an ampoule. I think they are quite generous with their lucky draws.

What I bought. ALA & Vitamin C

My lucky drawS. Body shampoo + ampoule + foot masks (2)

My functional door gift. I like!

Tempting but I didn't wait until they cut the cake.

They recommended me a package for body treatment at RM49++ but I didn't buy. I'll write about the package in separate post. Too bad I didn't feel I have the money because deep down I feel I know it's worthwhile.

Spectacular!

I started 2014 with 'Spectacular', a nationwide event for Herbalife distributors in Malaysia. Held on 10-12 January at The Mines Convention Centre, I personally think this is a good way to start my activities in 2014 because it was full with motivational talks and inspirations. I also loves this year's tagline "Aspire & Achieve, Build It Better"....



I came alone when everyone came in groups. I didn't really care because my objective when attending the event was to gain experience and hopefully the experience will benefit my goal in joining Herbalife.

I hardly remember when was the last time I joined a large crowd. I was worried about toilet traffic, cleanliness, unable to get seats and ignorance but the crowd was actually pleasant. Except it definitely benefit you if you come in groups because they would 'reserve' seats for their members (although 'reserving' was not allowed by the organizer). I had to wait until the events started to search for empty seats and I was rather lucky to meet a lovely lady, Fiza from Bandar Tun Razak who was so kind to get acquainted with me and let me sat with her.

I made friends with 2 ladies, Fiza and K Shidah from Cyberjaya. I will do my best to stay in touch!


K Shidah from Cyberjaya



Fiza from Bandar Tun Razak! She so friendly and nice!

Luckily the shopping mall is nearby, so I was not bored although I went there alone. It was a good break I must say.....

What I've gained from the experience:

• Go out of my comfort zone
• Just be yourself and be nice to others. Just ask....
• Learn, inspire and motivate yourself. No one is going to do that for you
• Learnt about healthy diets from Dr. Medina

Have I gained my 'why' from the event?
Sort of. I know I have to be consistent to get to the next level that is World Team

How to advance to World Team?
2,500 Total Volume Points for 4 consecutive months OR
10,000 Total Volume Points in 1 month OR
500 Royalty Points in 1 month

My action plan after Spectacular:

1. Prepare a folder for information
2. Laminate Herbalife mission & goal
3. Target to get 3 registrations with 1 qualified as supervisor in 2014
4. Promote on the streets with K Shidah
5. Promote to COI on Family Day

All the best Rafiza!

People queuing to register

More people

Nearly there!

Banners everywhere

Tags for entry. I qualified for the Supervisor Training
too. Well done!

Lunch while waiting for the SV training at 3pm

Yum! Yum!

1st time using medium long handle Le Pliage. Love!

Stuff in the Le Pliage

New shoes bought @ RM60 because my feet
was really tired from the ballerina shoes.

Participants from Penang.

Friendly people they are!

 


I also qualified for Qualifiers Dinner. What I had..

Selfie with the sheriff pin after Qualifiers' Dinner

While waiting for the event to start

 

Musab came to me for a pic! Cheers!

Let's aspire & achieve!

1st time_TABATA

I got up at about 5am (I've been getting up early this month). I rushed to the kitchen as I need to drink 2 ltr water before Azan Subuh. Today I should start my 'maintenance' programme by doing the 4 min TABATA.

The thought process:

'Alamak tak sempatla. Selalu bangun 4.30am, nih dah kul 5. Nak minum 2 ltr lagi. Nak minum shake lagi. Cam tak sempat jek....'

I nearly failed to complete the maintenance programme on it's very 1st day! Then it came to me, 'Why did I devise the programme if I knew I couldn't accomplish it?' Ambitious ke ape?
...........................................................................................


'TABATA kan 4 minit aje!'

'Ha'ah! Ye lah!' Duh!....

The lesson:
It is normal that the body will response negatively towards doing exercise for normal people like me (does not apply to exercise freak and health concious). The brain will create many excuses. If you're conscious enough to notice that it's your brain that control the body, this time let you yourself tells the brain what to do....Make sense? :-)

Sorry brain, the body managed to do the 4 min Tabata! Heart over Brain this time!

How my testimony would sound like

I remember saying 'I'll need to get rid of my clothes soon because I need the space" when looking at my wardrobe and all the nice clothes that I hardly wear. Clothes I love but not being worn because I could not fit into them.
Now, as if a miracle happened... I'm actually wearing them! I myself could not believe I've actually lost weight which I thought once was IMPOSSIBLE. I'm more positive than before and figuring out how to improve the quality of my life. I've lost 10kg in 4 months and appreciate more what I have!

OR

Dulu saya 74kg. Sudah cuba cara sendiri untuk mengurangkan berat badan sejak 2009 dengan berdiet, bersenam. Mula-mula turun tapi paling banyak 5kg. Tetapi selepas itu naik balik.... Saya hampir menerima keadaan bahawa saya tidak dapat mencapai impian menjadi seperti Sofea Jane, Erra Fazira, Angelina Jolie yang masih 'vouge' walaupun sudah berumur. Saya hampir menyerah bahawa berat badan menaik seiring dengan umur kerana sudah cuba untuk menurunkan berat badan tetapi hasilnya tidak memberangsangkan. Hingga saya mencuba Herbalife... Saya berjaya turun 10kg dalam masa 4 bulan! Ini menaikkan semangat saya untuk kekal aktif dan berusaha menjadi jelita seperti mereka!

OR

What I like about Herbalife is it does not give you empty promises. You still need to control your food intake and exercise. With Herbalife, I realize being healthy should be a lifetime commitment, not until you get to fit in your smaller size clothes. Herbalife is a booster, to keep you going in achieving active lifestyle and optimum health. Herbalife has made me realized, with determination I can achieve my ideal weight. I just need to be consistent and know what to do...

OR

Diet bukan bermaksud 'tak boleh makan'. Herbalife bukan bermaksud 'produk mahal'. Berat berlebihan bukan bermaksud 'aku gemuk'. Kejayaan bukan bermaksud 'berkerjaya'. Dengan Herbalife, apa yang saya pelajari....

• Diet = pengambilan makanan berkhasiat dengan kuantiti bersesuaian
• Herbalife = produk makanan yang memberi khasiat optimum kepada sel tubuh (cellular nutrition)
• Berat badan berlebihan = berkait rapat sama ada kita sedar apa tanggungjawab kita terhadap menjaga tubuh badan kita, kurniaan Allah SWT.
• Kejayaan = apa jua yang kita lakukan, hasil yang didapati setelah berusaha bersungguh-sungguh. Dapat mengurangkan berat badan yang berlebihan sebanyak 10kg adalah adalah satu kejayaan bagi saya. Kejayaan peribadi yang menaikkan semangat saya untuk terus melakukan yang terbaik!

Kalau saya boleh, kenapa tidak anda?

OR

Lose weight now! Ask me how! (standard tagline Herbalife)

If anyone reading this and serious about losing weight, don't hesitate to contact me 013 3970703
SMS or whatsapp for immediate response.

I'll do my best to assist you in managing your weight problem....

Money from Herbalife?

As I was browsing the Herbalife website and looking through my personal online distributor site, I saw a figure under the royalty column in my statement. Am I getting some money from Herbalife? I haven't received any real cash but my coach did mention I've gained about RM600 because my downline purchased some products via the Herbalife website. I couldn't digest what he was saying because I was occupied when he called, so I was not that amazed.

'Really? Am I getting something from Herbalife?' as I saw the figure on the personal site. I guess it's true but before I can claim the royalty I first need to qualify as a Supervisor. I need to make another 900+ volume points before February 2014. I'm quite positive that I'll be able to achieve the 900+ volume points by Dec 2013.

It was not the case when I knew I had to make 5,000 volume points to get to Supervisor level (during STS attended in Feb). I thought I could never survive in Herbalife... where and how am I supposed to get people to buy the products? Apart from own consumption, I didn't know how to attract people to create the demand. I'm really thankful that my coach is persistent and patient with me... In sha Allah, I can achieve what I want... I just need to make some time to do some actions and the rezeki will come....

What's my plan? Achieve Supervisor level and talk to others about my success stories on losing weight. As well as improve my perspective and attitude....



Good tip from the website where I got the above pic from:

'The downside of working from home is not having a stable income to depend on. Instead, your income depends on exactly how much work you do every month…how much effort you put into it. It’s not like going to the office and getting paid for 40 hours every week regardless of how much work you get done.' - Real Life Coaching

How's Herbalife

3 people have bought the 2 liter bottles from me. I've sold 1 Teamix 50g. I've gained RM660 because a colleague decided to enroll in the WLC.

To me that's a progress, from nothing to something. I will also giving my parents 1x F1 shake, 1 x Teamix 100g and 2 x bottles of calcium tablets.

I had to spent about 4k+++ in June. It was hard at first but "If you want something you never had, you have to do something you've never done!".... I guess....

I still have a lot to learn. At the moment, I'm going with the flow and provide information as truthful as I can....

1st "Shake Party"

Exactly a week ago on 30 May 2013, I managed to get  3 colleagues to come and sample F1 shake with the help of Musab. 2 of them have consumed Herbalife before. Although they lost some weight, they didn't like the taste of F1 (powdery, taste like milk, yuckie basically).

Musab asked me to bring F1 and juices to blend the F1 with so I bought soya, mango juice and orange juice. He brought scale, blender, paper cups and other promotion leaflets. I told 6 people and 3 turned up so that's 50% turn up. I think that's normal and not too bad for a 1st timer like me.

Musab did most of the talking. He's the expert and I'm still learning. I let them to have 1 to 1 conversation to make my colleagues feel comfortable and provide some privacy. I admit it takes courage to tell people about one's weight problem.
 
And good news, out of 3 attended, 1 signed up for Weight Loss Challenge yesterday (33%). So my role as a true consultant begins. What I will do:

Right after registration:

1. Congratulate and ask how frequent she wants me to do the follow up
2. See her in person and discuss action plans
3. Ask her to set long term targets
4. Visualize her goal e.g. pics of slim people, whatever that motivates her
5. Google the word 'HEALTHY' and look at images

 
My method of monitoring includes:

1. Daily food intake records
2. Call and ask how she is doing (frequency based on her preference)
3. Weigh in weekly
4. Reminders, motivational quotes to ensure she doesn't lose focus and able to overcome challenges

I pray that she will achieve what she wants. I want to make whatever she has spent and her willingness to trust us worthwhile. I pray she will lose her weight, stick to new eating habit and able to manage her weight on her own.

Although some might say I'm in and excited about this because I have personal monetary agenda, that point is not applicable here. I'm just excited to see my progress, from personal consumption and manage to lose weight to able to spread the lesson learnt based from my experience. This has all the elements that I'm interested in:

• Weight management
• Good eating habits and active lifestyle
• Goals and motivation
• Make people believe in themselves and achieve results
• Extra income (although I'm still far from this!)

All the best to her!
 

My 2nd customer!

Yeay! Someone bought the Herbalife Teamix 50g from me!

Actually, quite a few of my colleagues asked me what have I done now that I've slimmed down. Most of them have tried Herbalife but with some unfavourable impression of the products. They don't like the taste and some said the products are expensive.

Now, I've decided to provide a free sample of F1 and tell them that it's better to blend than to just use a shaker.

Things I need to do:

1. Bring a blender
2. Sample of all 5 flavours
3. Set a meeting date
4. Bring a scale and calculate body fat
5. Compile paper cuttings on obesity

Still need to decide when to do the shake party....

Getting motivated again

It's been a month since the Weight Loss Challenge ended on 5 Feb. I was very lenient last month but now I need to focus. The target is 5kg per month so by end of March, I should lose 15kg. Weight loss to date is 6.1kg (8.9kg to go). I printed the 'Daily Diet Watch' sheet (devised by myself) to track what I eat and the changes in weight from one day to the next.


Colleagues also noticed the weight loss. I could fit in most of old clothes although still need to work out the tummy area. Need to buy new clothes too to boost the motivation further.

Looking back, I thank Allah for giving me the strength to strive. I remembered thinking 'I could never fit in my old clothes and I need to donate them'. Need to take pictures so I will always remember this feeling of joy. I feel like I have accomplished something and at the same time I want to share with others, really.

I shall pray hard and work hard to ensure my dream with Herbalife will come true. What are my dreams? Financial freedom is the key word and the detailed list is still in progress. First I need to focus on gaining enough volume points to qualify as a Supervisor. I give myself 2013-2014 (2 years).
Insyallah...Aminnn...

Good for reading Weight Watchers
For motivational weight loss quotes here

My first customer!

I'm so EXCITED! I have my first customer today! He wanted the 2ltr polycarbonate water bottle. So I checked the price on the website, informed him the price and he gave a nod. I just could not believe it!

Seem like I'm over excited but hey, you just don't know how insecure I am and how I don't believe in myself in doing direct marketing (I try not to use MLM word). I regard this as a good sign that I should do my best in promoting the brand. I do too want to help other people to start living healthy and share what I know.

Since he is my first customer, I decided to give him personal discount. Semoga dimurahkan rezeki (me and him) and segala urusan dipermudahkan. Aminnnnn....

The 1st step

Yesterday I attended my first Success Training Seminar STS at IOI Marriot Putrajaya. Program was from 10.30am to 4.30pm. Ticket was RM30 (early bird price). I went there alone to witness myself what Herbalife gathering is all about as I didn't know who else want to accompany me as this was an 'MLM event'.
Before STS
My expectation I guess very much like everyone else who are still not convinced i.e skeptical with MLM. "Must be like other MLM where they try to lure you with all the success stories, millions made etc".The funny thing is I've never attended any other MLM gathering but through other people's experience. And there I was observing the attendees, carrying or wearing Herbalife merchandise enthusiastically clapping and singing to "You're simply the best" by Tina Turner. I even thought I would leave early expecting I would be bored.

After STS
I stayed until the end. That's a good sign. I jotted down notes so I guess I gained something from the event. I know what my next target although still not sure whether I can achieve it. Final conclusion, yes, if you want to start with Herbalife it doesn't hurt to go to this event. If you're in between, you might or might not join the boat depending on your confidence level.

In conclusion, yeah... Why not.... I got to be with different set of people with different way of thinking. One 1st experience gained and all the best with my Herbalife journey!