Recently 2 things happened in the Stampin'Up! world that really made me pause.
Well, I guess it wasn't so much what happened as it was the reaction to what happened.
First, the Leadership Bag change. From the SU! website:
We are trying to mix things up a bit at leadership this year! If you've attended other Stampin' Up! events, we invite you to bring along one of your favorite bags from past years as we will not be providing a leadership bag this year
I can't even begin to tell you how many demonstrators posted the "I can't believe we aren't getting a bag" comment on various fb pages.
and then we had the most darling video shared with us from the home office to wish us Happy Holidays
and I actually read comments like:
"that was our Christmas gift?"
"I could barely get thru it.."
"they use to….."
I'm not saying we can't have opinions, or feel a little "huh, that's different…"
but one of the things I train my direct selling clients on all the time is that you have to embrace change in your business.
What worked yesterday may not work tomorrow
What you LOVED about your business last year may not be what you love this year.
And if something simply isn't working, dump it and run like heck!
We need to embrace change in our business and we need to embrace our corporate office making the changes they need/want/desire
and truth be told, we have NO idea what is coming next, what program changes will allow them to do going forward, where that money is being reallocated to make our business stronger.
embrace change and growth at all levels of our business
be the voice of "I can't wait to see what is coming next"
our attitude towards change is more significant than the change itself!
Oh so true, Lisa! Thanks for taking the words right outta my mouth!
thanks Chrissie!!
As a former SU! Demonstrator, seriously…HOW many bags does one demonstrator need? I think I have five or six still and I gave away a lot of them. (Leadership. Convention. Incentive trips.)
So, my gut reaction is well played SU! – upcycle a bag and perhaps do a trade with someone while there who wants JUST the bag you have…(stop me, I’m on a roll!)
I loved the video – darn stinking cute. I enjoyed seeing old friends.
Excellent post, as always, Lisa.
i’m with you, lisa. change is good and a bag
is . . . well just a bag. maybe i’m not sentimental enough but i go to SU events to learn and am probably in the minority of actually NOT wanting any more bags.
I love the idea that I’m new and I have no expectations… I’m just so darn glad I made it. Yay… growing, growing, growing. Learning, learning, learning.
there will always be those who are focused on what they are not getting….more stuff is just more stuff to me. Give me knowledge, experience, learning, relationships
glad to know I have such good company in my thoughts ladies!
Yup! I’m glad to see them saving money on the things that don’t matter and continuing things that DO matter. I have a gal in my downline who was a demonstrator many moons ago and she cannot get over how much BETTER Stampin’ Up! is today compared to what they used to be like. I’ll take excellent Demonstrator Support any old day.
Well said!! Getting a new bag isn’t going to make you a better demonstrator. How about learning from the ideas they have to share and absorb the wealth of knowledge and tools they are offering us.
I hardily agree! I like to see things done differently, but I think we need to understand the reasoning behind the changes before we can accept them easily. I think having an open mind and open communication is essential. Cathy
I totally agree with what you wrote Lisa. Stampin’ Up! must keep up with the ever changing world. As one thing is removed, a better thing comes along…new tools, new stamps to help us grow our businesses. I love the Christmas gift and it was something we could share with our customers and friends. Merry Christmas
Only just read this post. I was just discussing with my bestfriend that we need to be careful on teaching our children the “what’s in it for me” mentality. These days society seems to be big on ‘what’s in it for me?’ and sometimes there may not be anything for ‘cleaning your room’ or ‘taking out the trash’ (in the case of the kids) except a thank you! I love working in the SU family and I’m not it for a bag or even a thank you! I get my thank you’s from my customers. Sometimes things can be done better or different, but all businesses are growing and learning, even SU head office.
‘Attitude makes a Difference’…..I don’t think some people are reading ‘A POSITIVE ATTITUDE MAKES A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE’
Thanks Girls for a great post.
Louise. x