Making the Most out of a "Working" Weekend

I spent part of this weekend at my other "job". Although our trucking business brings in the bacon for the past five years I have stepped out of my comfort zone and also am an Independent Consultant with Beauticontrol. They are for those who don't know a spa, skincare and make-up company that has been around for about 30 years. Most of your income is done through spa parties and customer sales. Let me tell you it hasn't been an easy task for me at all and probably won't be any easier in the unforeseeable future. I am not a gung-ho type person who can sell the shirt off my back. I don't feel you should pressure anyone into something they are not willing to try. I have a very small client base but am always looking for additional clients.

To find these clients I usually do on site shows or expos around the area. With the economy as it is these type shows have become increasingly harder to spend time at. People are not in the market, are not willing to try new things, and are stuck in their own proverbial ruts. But hey if I can get one client I am happy. This weekend I think I did but let's just say other than that the show was very slow.

During the 15+ hours I spent their I think the biggest thing that brings a smile or a chuckle to me are just the people watching you can do at one of these. In my boredom I almost came to the point of categorizing and counting some of the types of people you might see. The older elderly couples who are just their to get a walk in, the Amish/Mennonite's who have no less than 5 children, all dressed the same and looking the same. They never buy anything at the shows and rarely talk, but I guess it's a big outing to come to the "city"... Then their are the people who you really don't even want to make small talk with but you grin and bear it and send them on their way.

One new vendor this year was the local Humane Society on Saturday. They had several cuddly, cute puppies and kittens available. They provided a musical feel throughout the arena with their meowing and barking but it helped from the day before with 9 hours of silence. Several of the volunteers paraded the pups around on leashes. Hey who can't keep from smiling at those sad faces??

On the flip side of this their was a family of that walked by my booth that had their young daughter on a "leash". I know that children can be a handful but I draw the line at this types of methods on keeping your child in toe so to speak. Hey I had kids too don't get me wrong, sometimes my method was the playpen but a leash? Come on.. this is where you have verbal conversations on how important it is for Johnny or Jenny to hold your hand while walking...

You won't get bored people watching know matter where you are even at a small town business expo....