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Today’s blog post is a letter written by Jessica Cook, a model and actress who was featured on the cover for the Dec. 2011 The Look. Jessica shares with us what Mary Kay has meant for her personally and professionally. I just wanted to say thank you for choosing me to be the cover model and commercial...
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2011 was a great year at Mary Kay Inc. We saw a 15 percent increase in consolidated net sales. The number of women deciding to become Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants increased. We launched an exciting new option in our career car program by offering a sleek, black Ford Mustang for the first time...
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Mary Kay has what women want – and here’s proof: Mary Kay sits pretty at number 10 on Brand Keys’ 15th Annual Loyalty Leaders List. This list is a loyalty ranking for the top 100 brands, out of the 528 brands Brand Keys assessed throughout 79 industry categories. So who else is sitting...
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As you know, the “Reflections” blog has been under construction over the last several months. Great news: We’re almost ready for re-launch! Be sure to sign up for the RSS feed so you don’t miss out! Our new blog will feature guest writers from a variety of backgrounds, many of...
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I can’t believe it’s been 26 years. I’ve enjoyed more than half of my life here in the Mary Kay pink bubble. I came here in 1984 for a job, a paycheck to help with the family bills. I never imagined the impact it would have on my life. I have been incredibly blessed during these years...
Posted to
Rhonda Shasteen
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admin
on 04-29-2010
tagged: Mary Kay, Mary Kay Ash, Retirement, leadership
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For several years, Mary Kay Russia has led the way within Mary Kay in celebrating International Women's Day. This year, many of our subsidiaries in Europe, Latin America and Asia/Pacific as well as the United States will also celebrate the holiday created to honor the economic, political and social...
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February has been named Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention month. Previously it was only recognized for one week. I hope that moving from one week to one month serves to better spread the awareness of an issue that faces too many of our young people today. Mary Kay Inc. and the Mary Kay Foundation...
Posted to
Rhonda Shasteen
by
admin
on 02-02-2010
tagged: Mary Kay, domestic violence, teen dating violence, Break The Cycle, petition
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If you read the comments to my previous post "Wishes for the New Year" you will gather that I will be retiring from Mary Kay Inc. I'll be here until April 30, and will continue to blog until then. I am working on "willing" the Reflections blog to another women here at the company...
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I'm having a hard time believing that 2009 has come to an end, and that means it is time to work on goals and dreams for 2010. I haven't yet created my own personal goals for the new year, but I do have a few things I've been thinking of that I would wish for others, more specifically, other...
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I've heard it said many times over the years that "people don't join companies, they join people" and likewise, "people don't leave companies, they leave people." I think this is true to a great extent. An example of this is when Mary Kay Ash founded our company on Friday...
Posted to
Rhonda Shasteen
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admin
on 11-13-2009
tagged: Mary Kay, Mary Kay Ash, people, career, branding
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It's planning and budgeting time around the Mary Kay office right now. That means we're all thinking about our most important initiatives for 2010, our revenue forecasts for all of our markets around the world, and what we think we'll be spending to accomplish our goals. It's a process...
Posted to
Rhonda Shasteen
by
admin
on 10-30-2009
tagged: Mary Kay, goals, What Women Want, money, freedom, budget, planning
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to Anne Crews. Anne is our first guest blogger here on Reflections, and I'm so delighted she agreed to share with our readers this month. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and Anne is a Mary Kay warrior when it comes to her commitment to personally do all she can to put a stop to this...
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I saw a great quote on Twitter yesterday. Unfortunately, an author wasn't cited, so I don't know who to attribute it to, but it really got me to thinking about what happens to us when things don't go our way. "Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted" If...
Posted to
Rhonda Shasteen
by
admin
on 09-22-2009
tagged: Mary Kay, Mary Kay Ash, goals, Life lessons
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After 20 years of running the company she founded, Mary Kay Ash set down to compile the traits that she thought had made her company so successful. That "list" was published in 1984, as Mary Kay on People Management . An updated version was released in 2008, under the title The Mary Kay Way...
Posted to
Rhonda Shasteen
by
admin
on 09-08-2009
tagged: Mary Kay, Twitter, Mary Kay Ash, family, Facebook
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I am totally jazzed about the great things I just saw and heard about that will be a part of Mary Kay's future. I just returned from a presentation of the products we'll see from 2010 to 2013; new skin care, color, fragrance and body care. WOW! I can't wait. I am one of those people that...
Posted to
Rhonda Shasteen
by
admin
on 09-02-2009
tagged: Mary Kay, products, makeup, skin care, cosmetics
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On this day, August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America was ratified that guaranteed women the right to vote. It was a major step for one half of our nation's population and a step that undoubtedly has changed the course of our nation forever. But it was...
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Yesterday, as we were gathering to begin a regularly-scheduled staff meeting, four of us were just catching up with each other on what was going on in our personal lives. One woman shared that she had just been to the doctor for her annual physical, and not only was she excited about the significant...
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As I've continued on my life's journey, one of the many things that I have learned about myself is that I am a creator/producer. I like to "make things". In my early years, it was crafts and sewing. I'd often just get a piece of fabric and sit down with the scissors and begin cutting...
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Another year of Mary Kay Seminar has come and gone. And, as always, it was the best one ever. We are so blessed as a company to have such inspirational women in our sales force. I love hearing their stories and seeing how much they've grown over the years. Amazing stories of tragedy and triumph and...
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I always know when it's getting close to one of my favorite times of the year when the mercury tops 100 degrees in Dallas, Texas. No, it's not that I like the heat so much, but it means that it's time for the annual Mary Kay Seminar . It recharges my batteries like nothing else I've ever...