New Team Message Board!

Design Your Destiny Message Board: http://lmobus.proboards38.com/

Comments will be turned off on the main team site soon since we'll be using the message board for voting, comments, etc.

If you have any questions, just let me know!

Enjoy!

Lisa

"Guess Where We Will Land" Contest Deadline!

Submit your guess for where our team total will be at this month!

*There will be one winner - you gotta be in it to win it! Only a few people have entered. If you did enter, you can change you guess. If you haven't entered, just send me your guess.

HERE IS YOUR HINT ABOUT WHERE WE ARE NOW!

The thousand mark that we are at rhymes with HALLOWEEN,
It isn't 2 and it isn't 3.
Fifteen or Sixteen could it be?

Where will we land?
Only Sunday Midnight will tell.
If you guess the closest, you will do well!

A prize will be granted to the DYD Team Designer with the closest guess,
So guess away, guess away, and hope your guess is the best!

E-mail me your guess this weekend.

BONUS HINTS: Call me at (845) 986-5824 and I'll tell you EXACTLY where we are at when you call so that you can make an even closer guess.

Everyone can enter! It doesn't matter when you started. Today, yesterday, last week or months ago.

Please Welcome Rocky to our Team!

Please hit the COMMENTS link below and help welcome Roxanne "Rocky" Nichols to the Design Your Destiny Team!

Rocky is from Texas and she joined the company today - just in time for the hopping HGP holiday season!

Rocky, we know you'll have a wonderful time as a designer with HGP. Hope we can all help to make your journey exciting and inspiring!

2005 Spring Spectaculars

Details and registration forms are now available on Home & Garden Party's official site homeandgardenparty.com in the National Events section.

Don't miss this great opportunity to meet other Designers and receive priceless training!

Where will you go? Chicago, Nashville, Vegas or Pennsylvania? Who else will be there from our team? Share your plans by clicking on the COMMENTS link where you will also be able to see where other Designers on our team will be.

TEAM = Together Everyone Achieves More!

Your Photo is Requested!

Call for photos!

Please submit a personal photo to me via email. The photo will be cropped and framed to be put online in featured posts.

This is another great way to get to know your fellow team members and put names with faces.

Formats: .jpg and .gif
If you have a .bmp file and can convert it before you send it to me - great. If not, just send it and I'll convert it for you. No problem!

TEAM = Together Everyone Achieves More!

Testimonial from a DYD Team Member

Home & Garden Party is one of the best decisions I have made. I have exceeded my expectations and goals that I have put out for myself and am looking forward to putting more time into my business. I love meeting new people and HGP lets me do that and make extra money at the same time.

Bethann Kozempel, Independent Designer
Location: Lansdale, PA

Bethann's start date: March 2004
She was the 1st member of Lisa's DYD team. Bethann left her part-time job last week to devote more time towards creating her own destiny with HGP.

Bethann's October sales so far: $1304 - an increase of 282.5% over her July sales!!!

Share your HGP testimonial! Please send it to me via email and I'll post it up here for you to share with other Designers on the team, along with a brief overview of your personal progress with your business.

TEAM = Together Everyone Achieves More!

Team Conference Call - Your Vote is Needed!

What is the best day of the week for you to participate in a conference call?

The choices are: Mondays, Wednesdays or Sundays

What is the best time (in ET format, please) for you to participate in a call that will last 1/2 to 1 hour?

The choices are: 10AM ET, 1PM ET, 4:30PM ET, 9PM ET, or 9:30PM ET

Please hit the comment link below and then hit POST A COMMENT to submit your answers.

Your votes will determine our call days and times.

If it doesn't matter to you what time of day or which day it is, please make a post anyway so we know you had a chance to read this post. Thanks!

October 2004 Newsletter Posted Today

To keep with the September setup, the October newsletter is posted under October 1st. Future months will be published this way also to make our team's newsletter info easy to find.

Here is the direct link to all of October's posts:
http://www.designyourdestiny.info/2004/10

Scroll down to October 1 for all of the fantastic details about our team's September, including promotions, new team members, birthdays and our $500 and $1000 clubs!

Congrats to all! Wait til you see the November news. Way to go everyone! And there is still time left in the month to get your final orders in for October. Wowza - you are all rockin' your parties this month!

Welcome, Hasina! Congratulations, Linda!

Congrats to Linda Rabe (MI) on her promotion to Master Designer today! Linda sponsored Hasina Smith-Rivers from Detroit - Welcome, Hasina!

If you would like to post a congratulatory and/or welcome message for Linda and Hasina, please hit the COMMENTS link below.

Rubber Stamps for Mini-Mailers & Catalogs

Thanks to a local direct sales rep here, I found a site that has inexpensive, good quality self-inking rubber stamps and refills. The URL is http://www.rubberstamps.com. A large stamp with 7 lines, a refill and shipping cost about $25. Compare that to the time it takes to put stickers on your catalogs with info on it and the cost of the labels, ink, etc. Plus, you can add promo info.

Here is a sample:

Lisa Mobus, Diamond Designer & Leader
(845) 986-5824 : HGP@LisaM.biz
http://www.HomeGardenParty.net
Demonstrators needed! HGP is expanding
locally. 30-40% commission + bonuses!
Free shopping spree special for Hostesses.
Free information packet. Call today!

The above is what I had added to my size 300 stamp. 3 colors are available - blue, black or red. I went for red so it would stand out. They have some other options you can look into also and other sizes, depending on what you are personally looking for.

Welcome, Deborah!

Please welcome Deborah Bonner from Alabama to our team! Deb joined the Design Your Destiny team this afternoon. Deb & her husband Jerry are the proud parents of two daughters & they also have two grandchildren. Deb has both parties and fundraisers as part of her immediate focus with HGP & is excited about getting started!

If you would like to post a welcome message to Deb, please hit the COMMENTS link.

Welcome, Raquel!

Please welcome Raquel from California to our HGP team! She signed under Kara Weigle today.

To post a welcome message to Raquel, please hit the COMMENTS link under this message.

Congratulations in Order!

Congratulations to Kara Weigle (CA) on her promotion today! She sponsored her 5th Designer & has been promoted from Gold Designer to Half Carat. Congrats & kudos on the great work, Kara!

If you would like to post a message to Kara, please hit the comments link.

Training & Meetings Coming Up!

Keep on checking out HomeandGardenParty.com's National Events and also the Calendar of Events Sections. Also, please ALWAYS read your PARTY NEWS for upcoming events in your area! Here are a few that are coming up...

Every 2nd Tuesday of the Month: Pacesetters meeting at Sandi Pace's in Monroe Twp, NJ

Area Meeting - Milford, MA Event Date: 10-15-2004
Summary of Meeting: Become the Leader you were meant to be! Join the New England Leaders for a very special event...

Area Meeting - Columbus, Ohio - SOLD OUT Event Date: 10-16-2004
Summary of meeting: Join Penny and Steve in Columbus! Open to anyone interested in learning how to increase your income through sponsoring and building a team...

Area Meeting (Evening) - Buffalo, NY Event Date: 11-02-2004
Event Summary: Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great! All Designers are invited to join our Monthly Team Meeting! Products, business building ideas, prizes, recognition...

Area Meeting (Afternoon) - Buffalo, NY Event Date: 11-02-2004
Event Summary: Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. By mastering the basics of our business we’ll achieve our personal goals and help those we sponsor do the same. Leaders...

Area Meeting - Cleveland, OH Event Date: 11-12-2004
Summary of Meeting: “BEE”-lieve it and Achieve it! Leadership Meeting with John Kiple and Barb Fishpaw for any Designer interested in building a “BEE”-hive (TEAM)...

Area Meeting (Evening) - Buffalo, NY
Event Date: 11-02-2004
Event Summary: Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great! All Designers are invited to join our Monthly Team Meeting! Products, business building ideas, prizes, recognition...

Area Meeting (Afternoon) - Buffalo, NY
Event Date: 11-02-2004
Event Summary: Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. By mastering the basics of our business we’ll achieve our personal goals and help those we sponsor do the same...

Area Meeting - Cleveland, OH
Event Date: 11-12-2004
Summary of Meeting: “BEE”-lieve it and Achieve it! Leadership Meeting with John Kiple and Barb Fishpaw for any Designer interested in building a “BEE”-hive (TEAM)...

Area Meeting - Cleveland, OH
Event Date: 11-13-2004
Summary of Meeting: “We’re Buzzin’ in Cleveland” Meeting for ALL Designers with John Kiple and Barb Fishpaw Date: Saturday, November 13 Time: 10:00 AM 5:00 PM (Registration opens at 9:00...

All of the above meetings are listed in the CALENDAR OF EVENTS section of the Designer's Only area of HomeandGardenParty.com. Please check out the company's official site for details!

SPRING SPECTACULAR LOCATIONS & DETAILS:
Preliminary details: Click here now!

Locations: Join us, please!
Chicago
Nashville
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Las Vegas

Sandi and I are planning on attending Hershey & she will be in Vegas. I'm doing my best to make Vegas happen as well. Where will you be going? Can you come to PA or Vegas for great training and lots of fun with new friends on the team? Make it a priority and watch your business thrive in 2005!

Please check your email today!

Sandi Pace (my HGP Grandmother/your Grandmother/Great Grandmother) sent out a Pacestters team email with lots of cool details in it from last night's meeting in NJ. *Don't forget to check Sandi's site: http://www.thepacesetters.net for daily updates!

Also, each of you have received an email from me regarding your personal passion points with HGP. Please hit REPLY to the email and fill me in. You may have sent me yours before, but for some people they change over time. If you have been with the company 6 months and you started with the goal of leaving your p/t job, you may have already done that. Maybe now your passion point is putting a certain amount of your commission into a savings for your next vacation, new car, et cetera. Fill me in! What is your "Passion Point"?

Finally, please email me any submissions you have for our Team Newsletter. It will be posted in the next few days. If you have a tip/idea to share or a 'good news' report on your business, please submit it to me via email ASAP.

Have a great day everyone!

Congratulations in Order!

Congratulations to Sharon DiPalo (NY) on her promotion from Designer-in-Training to Designer today! Sharon, great job!!!

Sharon will now receive an additional 10% commission on every party she holds as a Home & Garden Party Designer.

Sharon, if you have any questions about your promotion status, please let me know!

Congrats again!

Lisa

Party Presentation Flip Chart - An Amazing Option!

Sandi Pace & Stacey Kurucz have put a fantastic resource up on http://www.thepacesetters.net (Sandi's Team Site *we are on Sandi's team, and Stacey is one of Sandi's HGP daughters & a talented Leader & Designer with HGP*). It is a flip chart outline with notes and suggested images. If you feel that your presentation could use some tweaking, follow the lead of Sandi and Stacey and try out the flip chart.

All you do is print out the sheet for your own reference, then use Word, Works or another word processing program on your computer to design your own personal flipchart. The flipchart binders are available from Sandi if you would like a copy already made up. Please contact her at hgpsandipace@comcast.net for details/materials pricing. If you are making your own, any office supply store (Office Max, Staples, Office Depot, etc.) should carry an empty flipchart that you can purchase & sheet protectors.

October 2004 Tele-Course Schedule

Wow! The HGP Tele-Course Schedule is all new for October!

To listen live: (641) 594-7513 (code 87342)

Mondays - Bookings!
Tuesdays - Selling!
Wednesdays - Coaching!
Thursdays - Sponsoring!
Fridays - At the Party!
Sundays - Sharing & Caring!

Each tele-course will be available shortly after the live sessions and all weekend long by dialing (973) 854-4601. This is a great opportunity for all Designers to get training by top Designers and Leaders, and by HGP's amazing staff! Dial in night or day to get your training fix.

October Tele-Course Schedule: Click Here!

Live dial-in: (641) 594-7513 (code 87342)
Recorded sessions available 24/7: (973) 854-4601

Designer Promotions

Congratulations to the following Designers who leaped up the Ladder of Leadership in September 2004:

Carol Herndon, Designer-in-Training to Designer
Rachel Barner, Designer-in-Training to Designer

September $1000 and $500 Clubs

Congratulations to the following Design Your Destiny Team Members who sold more than $1000 in September 2004:

Linda S. Rabe (MI) $1614.70
Kara Weigle (CA) $1315.30
Bethann Kozempel (PA) $1248.00
Debra Curtice (TN) $1157.50

Congratulations to the following Design Your Destiny Team Members who sold more than $500 in September 2004:

Carol Herndon (AZ) $819.00
Rachel Barner (PA) $797.30
Heather Petrollese (NY) $724.60
Sharon DiPalo (NY) $596.90
Leann Harrison (CA) $506.00

*Please submit any corrections or accidental ommissions to me via email or by phone and they will be posted here. Thanks! Lisa

New Team Members

The following individual(s) joined HGP in September 2004. Welcome to the Design Your Destiny Team!

Susan Malek (NY)
HGPLeader: Lisa Mobus

Special Occasions

The following DYD Team Members are October Birthday Celebrators! May the next year bring you many blessings & an abundance of joy!

Cindy Nowak - October 9th
Kara Weigle - October 21st
Katherine Knee - October 28th

New Team Challenge!

This challenge is for every Designer on the team.

Beat your sales average by $1.00 in October and receive a gift!

Each Designer on our team will receive a personal email from me with their challenge goal. The first challenge will be based on your overall sales average since you have been with the company + $1.00.

Designers-in-Training: The minimum sales for the challenge will be $300, so if you have just signed up and your total for last month was $0, your sales goal for this challenge will be $300. Not to worry, if you aren't sure, I'll be sending an email to you with your challenge goal. Aim high! Just because your challenge goal may be $300, get your $1500 in your first 50 days and you will reap Ready-Set rewards, too!

Have a great day & a terrific weekend everyone!

Lisa

Print Sale Extended!

Check out the details in the NEWS section of the Designers Only page at http://www.homeandgardenparty.com