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After over 20 years since its original publication, The Mary Kay Way: Timeless Principles from America’s Greatest Woman Entrepreneur is back on bookstore shelves.

The book, which contains Mary Kay Ash’s words of wisdom on running a business, has been updated to include a forward written by her grandson.

Your Name: Jennifer

Date Joined MK : 04/14/07

When Left MK or Still Active?: still active

Initial Inventory Purchased: 1200

How were you recruited?:

I signed up to get the discount, and then started the business part of it.

Memorable experience you had in MK:

Helping my recruiter debut as a director by working my business.

What did you learn from MK?:

Well, I don’t know what kind of units you people are in, but my unit rocks. Actually, when I started, I was part of an adopted unit. Our adopted director went above and beyond to train us.

What are you doing now? :

I declined a position at my son’s school in order to further my Mary Kay business. I want to be home with my youngest daughter, and Mary Kay offers that to me.

Additional Comments:

You have to be smart people. Realize that this IS a business, MK IS out to make money. But, Mary Kay Ash was pretty amazing, and the company compared to other ones out there is pretty cool too. You get out of things what you put into it. My adopted director always says when presenting to guests that this business is not easy, but that it is totally doable and rewarding if you work hard.

It seems that unfortunately many of you just got hooked up with the wrong kind of people. I have never felt pressured or any thing of the sort, only supported. I hope that you won’t think so badly of MK in general, but realize that there are crappy people out there. I hope you might be encouraged to just find the right unit and director, because the benefits can be awesome, if you realize that all the inventory, campy songs, and silly prizes don’t matter. Figure out why you need MK, and then find the people who will actually help you meet those goals. If someone who is not going to make any money from me was so willing to help me meet my goals, surely you can find someone who can help you.

Good luck!

Thought you would enjoy this classic video featuring Mary Kay Ash herself!

Lots of times, we get visitors who have decided that they are going to reject a lot of the Mary Kay hype and hoopla and do Mary Kay “their way.”

Usually, what doing it “their way” means is not giving in to pressure to buy lots of inventory every time new products come out; not trying to recruit everyone they come in contact with; not pressuring people to hold appointments or classes.  Read more »