4 Tips to Increase Your Self-Esteem

In the first part of these two articles on increasing your self-esteem, I commented that your self-esteem could be a little low right now because of not reaching goals of various kinds. The great thing is that you are still alive to continue the journey and set new goals.

Here are 4 more tips to get that self-esteem engine revving to high gear, which I've modified from an article in my local newspaper:

1. Forget about the word 'diet'! Decide to eliminate one food per week and see how it makes you feel. Do it for another week and add another item. Or, if this was in the category of high carbs or junk food, substitute it with a fruit or vegetable.

2. Do something fun for someone in your community. Bring a smile to someone else. "There is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving" is so true.

3. If you're not doing this, find ways to laugh at yourself. Your stress level will decrease dramatically. While you're at it, laugh at stress too. I know; it's easier said than done!

4. Take time for yourself. Take a book or your MP3 player to a quiet place - a park, a lake, the beach. Or, you may thrive of activity around you; go to a restaurant or coffee-shop for a cup of coffee or a smoothie. Let this be your time to refresh your mind and spirit.

Yvonne A Jones is a Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant who loves teaching skin care & color cosmetic techniques and partnering with women to develop a skin care program for their particular needs. You can visit her website at http://yvonneajones.com for more tips. You may also shop 24 hours a day at http://www.marykay.com/yjones

Building Your Self-Esteem By Making Small Changes

It's the middle of the calendar year, and for many of us the start of a new year in our Direct Sales business. Are you feeling a little down that you did not accomplish all of your goals? At the beginning of the calendar year, did you make a resolve to release some pounds, which are still sitting there? Is your self-esteem feeling a little beaten right now?

I found some tips in an article in my local newspaper that are timely. Here are two for today:

1) Learn something new and exciting about yourself. Only way to find out is to try something you've not done before or perhaps you started and stopped like, a different type of exercise, listening to a different genre on music, go to your library and start a reading program for yourself or do daily Bible reading. You may be surprised that you actually enjoy doing something new!

2) Nurture yourself: Get a massage or a manicure, but if that's not in your budget, get a polish change or get your nails buffed. Feeling pampered is a state of mind and doesn't have to cost you a lot of money. Even a nice hand cream can make you feel pampered.
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Yvonne A Jones is an Independent Beauty Consultant with Mary Kay Cosmetics who loves teaching skin care and partnering with women to develop a skin care program for their particular needs. You can visit her website at http://www.marykay.com/yjones

Foundation is More Than Makeup-It Protects Your Skin

Everyone wants "natural beauty." As a Skin Care and Beauty Consultant I hear the statement all the time, "I don't like make-up. I just like to look natural." Working with customers I find that most of them refer to foundation when they say "make-up." Recently I attended a pampering session with a group of ladies and several asked if they 'really needed foundation'?

Foundation should be part of your beauty and skin care routine. Mary Kay foundation acts as a buffer similar to the windshield in a car. It keeps the dust and grime floating around from getting into your pores. At the end of the day you wash it off and it all goes down the drain.

Foundations come in many different formulas: cream, cream to powder, liquid, tinted moisturizers, and mineral powder foundation to satisfy different needs from providing extra coverage to light, weightless powder finish. Tinted moisturizers are favorites with customers who want just a light coverage but with the added benefit of sunscreen protection. You should always check to see that your foundation is non-comedogenic, which means it will not clog the pores.

If you already have a Beauty Consultant, please contact her for more information. If not, I invite you to visit my website at: http://marykay.com/yjones. By clicking here you will be taken to the page that shows the six types of foundations available. If you would like to receive further information, please send an e-mail to yjones@marykay.com. You may also place your order on my secure site at http://marykay.com/yjones.

Do You Keep Your Customers Updated on Your Services and Products?

Do your customers know all the services you offer or when you have new products? This might seem like a strange question, but as a Skin Care and Beauty/Image Consultant I recently found out that some of my customers did not know I offered a gift service because I have never offered it to them.

In addition to marketing the #1 selling brand of skin care and color cosmetics (independent survey results) , the company I represent has pampering products as well as a large number of supplements that are designed to address specific skin care concerns.

It's important for me to keep in mind that many of my customers do not use the internet so may not be aware of the services that are offered on my website like the Virtual Makeover, Gift Ideas, Tips and Trends, Beauty on a Budget, bridal services, etc. I enroll my customers in a quarterly catalog program, but with the demands on our time many people just scan through the catalogs and miss important information.

If you are in Direct Sales, I encourage you to make sure that your customers know about all of the services and products you offer. You can do this through keeping in touch with them regularly by phone, e-cards or regular greeting cards.

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