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| Me, first day at Cherry Lane |
Yes, today was our first day at Cherry Lane and we got 6 sponsors! Let me tell you how the day went by. Sean and I got to the booth around 30 minutes before the mall opened, just to make sure everything was ok (typical routine for the first day at a mall). We started working at 10:00am and we quickly realized that this mall is very different from the ones in Kamloops and Chilliwack. It seems that everyone here is on vacation! I don't blame them, Penticton is beautiful and with the sun out -like it is here right now- you would definitely want to be outside!
Sean and I set our goal for the day: 4 sponsors. We started working like crazy, stopping all the people we could, taking rejections and all. We finally got one, we had to tag team. Then came the second one, we also had to tag team; and then the third sponsor came (we also had to tag team). It was funny, this tag teaming thing reminded me of a funny video I showed at our training session back in Vancouver, when we where getting ready to start our campaign and learning abut tag teaming. I am attaching the video to the end of this entry in case you want to check it out! Sean and I where certain we where going to win, but we needed to tag team! (watch the video and you'll understand).
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| Krista, Tyler and their baby Eli after sponsoring Washington |
Then, Mel came to take over Sean and had an amazing shift! She got three sponsors on her own! I listen to some of her conversations and it was amazing the way she was handling objections and how she kept asking people to sponsor; and they did. We found some amazing people at the mall today. Mel inspire a family to sponsor a little boy named Washington who was abandoned by both of his parents and was not in school. This incredible family opened up their hearts and embraced Washington as one of their own. They left the booth happy, with one new member to their crew. There is no doubt that Washington is in great hands now. We finished the day with 6 sponsors.
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The beach (lake), two minutes away
from where we are staying! |
Penticton is beautiful. I have few words to describe it, literally: sun, beach (lake), heat. What else can you ask for?! On top of that, having to spend my time with these guys (Mel, Sean and John -the decadent duo-) makes it even greater. It is awesome to work and have fun at the same time; even more when we have such a meaningful and rewarding job. To think that we are being part of so many lives changed is amazing.
PS. I think I could live in Penticton... lol
The Lantern Project
-Javier Cuellar-
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