You've established your home party business, and now it's time to get to work. But the phone is standing in your way! What's your fear? Is it the fear of rejection? Let's discuss what you can do about it and how it can help your home party business.

The prospect might reject the product, service, or home party business opportunity you are offering.

Make the commitment to make the phone call anyway. You never know when hearing your voice and what you have to offer just might be what that prospect needs at that specific moment in time. And if not, leave them with a cheery attitude that lets them know you are there when/if their needs change. Remember, the only person you can control is you. Do what you can and accept that there will be some people who truly are not interested in what you have to offer from your home party business. Respect their choice and say, "Thanks for answering my call."

Checking up on your customers lets them know you care about *their* needs so that you can better service them. Put the focus on them. Find out if they are satisfied with the home party business product(s) and who they know that might appreciate the same benefits. This is a great time to build a referral list for your home party business.

Personalize the phone call, asking about their children, a vacation, something that connects the two of you, etc., before getting down to home party business. Truly *listen* to their response and note how you might tie that into your product, service, or home business party opportunity the next time you talk. Keep a log of these interactions in a home party business journal.

Practice role-playing with someone who is in the same or similar home party business as you. Each take turns being the caller and the prospect. Make a commitment with a person who will take this seriously and do this on a daily basis until you both feel more comfortable and confident with handling whatever objections the other comes up with.

Realize that becoming more comfortable and confident in you home party business calls will also come from *making a lot of phone calls!* Make a commitment to at least 5-10 call a day (you choose the right number), whether it be to prospects, customers, or team members. Be diligent. Try a couple of different approaches and see which ones work the best. No matter what, *NEVER* quit!

When you know that what you have to offer people is advantageous to your prospect, why wouldn't you let them know?! You believed in this home party business for yourself, believe that others will too. Be your company's biggest cheerleader. Prospects are waiting to be asked. Make sure they say "yes" to you.

Make sure your prospect "sees" you and your home party business in a positive light. Their visual comes from how they hear you. Make sure you are upbeat, talk clearly, talk at a speed so that your words can be understood, and talk at a normal volume as if that prospect was sitting next to you.