jane
Opinionated
Hi Jane
I give my clients a 1oz my pet fat fridge magnet when they have lost their 1st stone and tell them they have lost 224 of those lovely little blobs
Some put on their fridges and others on their computers at work
That, Linda, sounds great. Thanks.
One of my exW/W clients toldme that they vwere given a marble (to represent a stone) each time thay lost a stone.
Well as a lady with too many hobbies I've ogt a stone tumbler. Fill with pebbles or precious gem rock add various grades of grit & after 4-6 weeks hey presto shiny stones.
the first batch came out of the polish last week. Offered them tentativel to a few clients....to my amazement instead of the polite 'thanks Jane, what a kind thiught but save them for the others' type comments. so far every ones eyes have lit up & the chosen pet stone eagerly staowed in pocket or handbag.
My current fear is that productivity won't be able to keep up.
Also the grinding grits aren't cheap...do you thikn I could claim tham as a legitimare business axpense?
I've always used smiley stickers too (for every stone lost).
Basically, whichever ones I like the look of when I see them! I had some lovely sparkly ones but can't find them anymore
I've started using the greetings cards for when an extra bit of motivation is needed too. And at goal, I arrange for flowers to be sent
I don't often get chance to call in between appointments :sigh: so I try and make it up when I can! fortunately most of my customers love to chat.. like me!
Oh and yes - the fat blobs... I 've got them but everyone thats seen them so far has gone yuk!! For a first stone thats a good idea... going to borrow that one Linda thanks
Right...smiley stickers will be on my shopping list next time I'm in town.
Hadn't thought of the greetings cards, I've ogt some of the postcards with a cocktail glass on the front are these what you mean?
Flower...what a wonder CDC you must be!
Please what do you mean by classes?
In fact, I'm quite anti-extrinsic reward systems, but they do have a place with some people.
I absolutley agree. They have to be given/used in the right spirit & are only ever an add on to the real internal rewards of the client. but they actually reflect more than just a reward for numbers achieved. they are a token of friendship, of the succes of the teamwork etc or even just a harmless joke on a cold morning.
Okay, now this will sound strange. My CDC neither weighed nor measured me, or made a big deal of the weight I lost, yet in my eyes she was the bestest CDC ever.
actually not entirely. I can imagine that the diet process worked for you as long as you could do it on your own terms.
A couple of my ladies are that way inclined.
My job is to give them their head as far as possible but to know how & when to try & point them back towards the conventional path.
Why? Because she learnt very quickly what I needed. She adapted to suit me.
well done her!
What I wanted from a CDC was someone who could advise me, someone who would listen if I needed a moan about the diet. Someone who would supply me with the packs, and always have time for me.
Having said that, I do like the fridge magnet idea of Linda's. Not so much as a reward, more as a visual reminder of what you have already achieved for yourself.
I like the fridge magnet idea, I have threatened fridge magnets to some of my clients, one's with my stern face on to stop them entering the fridge
Tracey
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Can I have one please tracey? ...it'd scare me into behaving well .
actually one client a few weeks back said she had just opened the fridge door & was about to have a good rummage when a picture of me came into her head & she slammed it shut.
So between us we invented the Fridge hologram. When you open the door instead of an ordinary light coming on there appears a holograph of my smiling face learing out from the shelf.
Pretty good aversion therapy don't you thikn?
One of my star ladies bought herself a box of coloured papar clips just after she began.
Each pound lost is a clip & they are jo9ined into a chain. every 7 clips she changes colour. She keeps it in her pocket so she can touch it. whenever she needs a boost she gets it out & holds it up.
Her daughter wanted to be part of mummies diet & is now in charge of the weekly extensions.
Yesterday she told me that the chain is now long enough to go round her waist.