EIt's so hot today. So scorching hot. So what am I doing in the middle of the Quezon Memorial Circle?
I committed to do business every weekend here for at least two months.
Will I earn here? Maybe not but past experience told me that there is an aftersales here that can be expected. That is what I am after, the follow up sales. I expect buyers who get my flyers will call me for more orders. I expect that people will be so used to me being here, they will come looking for me and my products.
Is it good for my business? Exposure is always good. What I really expect to happen here is that i will develop a clientelle who will want to buy from me even after the two month period that I committed to.
So what am i doing here? Planting seeds I hope.
Showing posts with label human nature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label human nature. Show all posts
Juggling Act
Trying to do several things at the same time can be fun and challenging but at the same time, it could also be quite tiring.
I participated in a bazaar yesterday. I took with me products from Human Nature and some items published by Shepherd's Voice. I had my cousin's wife come over and help me. We went to the venue early so we can set up our display table before most people arrived.
Then, at a little past noon, I had to leave her there alone. You see, my superiors at Philippine Science High School found this wonderful teacher training program and they suggested I attend. Actually, we had discussed this as early as March but neither the training schedule nor the plans for the bazaar had been finalized then.
Well, there was a conflict in schedule. It was a good thing Susan, my cousin's wife was available and willing. So I left for the training right after12 noon. The training was supposed to be completed by 5 pm. What happened was we extended the time. I left the venue at half past five. Traffic woes caught up with me. The bazaar closed at six but it was closer to seven when I got back. Poor Susan was almost the only one left.
The other person waiting was a partner of mine i a website project. That will probably start right when I have to go back to school.
"Misery loves company" must be wrong. Opportunity tends to come in pairs and groups.
I participated in a bazaar yesterday. I took with me products from Human Nature and some items published by Shepherd's Voice. I had my cousin's wife come over and help me. We went to the venue early so we can set up our display table before most people arrived.
Then, at a little past noon, I had to leave her there alone. You see, my superiors at Philippine Science High School found this wonderful teacher training program and they suggested I attend. Actually, we had discussed this as early as March but neither the training schedule nor the plans for the bazaar had been finalized then.
Well, there was a conflict in schedule. It was a good thing Susan, my cousin's wife was available and willing. So I left for the training right after12 noon. The training was supposed to be completed by 5 pm. What happened was we extended the time. I left the venue at half past five. Traffic woes caught up with me. The bazaar closed at six but it was closer to seven when I got back. Poor Susan was almost the only one left.
The other person waiting was a partner of mine i a website project. That will probably start right when I have to go back to school.
"Misery loves company" must be wrong. Opportunity tends to come in pairs and groups.
Doing Business
I went to my family's hometown yesterday. I had this idea that I was going to sell a few Human Nature products. Well, yes and no.
On the way there, I realized I had made some not very good business decision. I did not take with me key products that are useful for traveling.
Behind me sat a small family with a child about five years old, a tweener and two teens. It occurred to me that maybe they would have been interested in a bug spray since they were going to a place that was new to the kids. Well, I didn't bring any of that with me. If I did, I could have turned around and showed it to them and maybe they would have bought it on the spot. With that, I could have handed them a flyer (of which I had a few) and mentioned the other products.
On the way back, I also sat near a small family. I got to talk to the mother and decided to turn her into a dealer for me in Pangasinan.
I hope I got that right.
On the way there, I realized I had made some not very good business decision. I did not take with me key products that are useful for traveling.
Behind me sat a small family with a child about five years old, a tweener and two teens. It occurred to me that maybe they would have been interested in a bug spray since they were going to a place that was new to the kids. Well, I didn't bring any of that with me. If I did, I could have turned around and showed it to them and maybe they would have bought it on the spot. With that, I could have handed them a flyer (of which I had a few) and mentioned the other products.
On the way back, I also sat near a small family. I got to talk to the mother and decided to turn her into a dealer for me in Pangasinan.
I hope I got that right.
Testing the Waters
Our organization of microentrepreneurs is testing the waters this month.
Yesterday was the first day we held a weekend bazaar. It was dubbed Friday Fiesta because we will be having it all Firdays of May. It's at the Bazaar sa Erod on E. Rodriguez Avenue in Quezon City, fron of St Luke's Hospital.
I brought some organic products from a company called Human Nature. They make these beauty and body care products from organically grown sources here in the Philippines. It's been a while since I had done direct selling but I liked their tagline. It represents a couple of advocacies that I would like to push; proPhlippines and pro-environment.
I do believe in these things. However, I have been fence sitting and back seat driving for some time, too long a time in fact. I've decided some months ago that I was no longer just going to sit around and talk about things that should be. I've always stayed on the safe area, the sidelines where the ball might hit you but it probably won't if the players are good. Well, I think it's time I played ball too.
There are things that we believe in. We want to show others what we believe must be. We are convinced that we are on the right. But believing in change and doing something to make it happen are two different things. Most of us wait for others to pave the way. Maybe it's fear of being rejected by other people. Maybe it's fear of ailure. Maybe we just don't want to do it alone because we need the support of others, we don't want to be the leader but we will sure follow or so we think.
In my case, I have tested the waters and I think it's time to get myself wet. I do have to seriously get into business. I also want to make others believe that Philippine proudcts can be the best. They can also be good for the environment and can help delay the consequences of global warming.
That's my stand. What's yours?
PS: Visit the Human Nature site and then let me know if you are interested in ordering by sending an email to geb.humannature@gmail.com. Thanks.
Yesterday was the first day we held a weekend bazaar. It was dubbed Friday Fiesta because we will be having it all Firdays of May. It's at the Bazaar sa Erod on E. Rodriguez Avenue in Quezon City, fron of St Luke's Hospital.
I brought some organic products from a company called Human Nature. They make these beauty and body care products from organically grown sources here in the Philippines. It's been a while since I had done direct selling but I liked their tagline. It represents a couple of advocacies that I would like to push; proPhlippines and pro-environment.
I do believe in these things. However, I have been fence sitting and back seat driving for some time, too long a time in fact. I've decided some months ago that I was no longer just going to sit around and talk about things that should be. I've always stayed on the safe area, the sidelines where the ball might hit you but it probably won't if the players are good. Well, I think it's time I played ball too.
There are things that we believe in. We want to show others what we believe must be. We are convinced that we are on the right. But believing in change and doing something to make it happen are two different things. Most of us wait for others to pave the way. Maybe it's fear of being rejected by other people. Maybe it's fear of ailure. Maybe we just don't want to do it alone because we need the support of others, we don't want to be the leader but we will sure follow or so we think.
In my case, I have tested the waters and I think it's time to get myself wet. I do have to seriously get into business. I also want to make others believe that Philippine proudcts can be the best. They can also be good for the environment and can help delay the consequences of global warming.
That's my stand. What's yours?
PS: Visit the Human Nature site and then let me know if you are interested in ordering by sending an email to geb.humannature@gmail.com. Thanks.
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