Thrive Life Consultant: May 2011

Monday, May 30, 2011

Shelf Reliance Leader Getting to Know you Survey

Saturday, May 28, 2011

How do I order more Shelf Reliance Catalogs or Invitations?

It is a little bit tricky to figure out how to order more catalogs or invitations. Here is what you need to know.

To order more catalogs you need to go to:

Consultant Materials then click on Consultant Materials Price List. This is the price list that shows the cost of the consultant kits. Scroll to the second page. This is where catalogs and invitations and other good stuff is located. The id number for 1 catalog is 81114 and they are $1.50 retail or $1.00 party. You can also buy them in packages of 10. One package of 10 catalogs is 1248 the retail price is $20.00 and the party price is $10.00.

Catalogs (10)	1248	$20.00	$10.00
Catalog (1)	81114	$1.50	$1.00

Inviations are located in the same place.

Invitations (100)

1244

$5.00

$2.50

Friday, May 27, 2011

Placing An Order

Add the customer
Orders → Place New Order → Select Party (NEVER SKIP THIS STEP!!!) →Next → Enter Guest’s E-mail Address → Enter Billing Information → Enter Shipping Information (if different)
Enter the products that the customer wants. You have two options you can enter the product ID number, which is found on the price list or the catalog, or you can Browse Categories and select the product from the list.
Enter the payment information
Confirmation page: Review the order and submit it. You will receive an e-mail telling you the order has been placed.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Blackberry Cinamon Rolls with Pineapple Buttercream Frosting

A few months ago I got a copy of the new Shelf Reliance Cookbook. The photo on the cover is a beautiful cinnamon roll with berries in it. I have made the recipe a couple of times now and I like it. But since I can’t leave a recipe alone I have made a few changes and I love it now.

What did I change? I used my whole wheat bread dough instead of the dough in the book. I love this bread recipe and I use it for everything. I also changed the frosting. I love cream cheese frosting but my family does not. So I switched to my stand by butter cream frosting recipe, that my dear fried Ann gave me years ago (Thanks Ann!). I had just used the end of a can of Freeze Dried Pineapple and there was all of this wonderful powder at the bottom of the can. I had a roommate in college who always to put pineapple concentrate on her cinnamon rolls, so I added it to the frosting and it turned out great.

Blackberry Cinnamon Rolls with Pineapple Butter Cream Frosting

Printable Recipe

Rolls

2 3/4 c Warm Water
2 T Olive/canola oil
1/4 cup honey
1 T Dough Enhancer
1/4 cup Gluten
1 1/2 Tablespoon yeast
1 T Salt
7 1/2 cup whole wheat flour

½ cup butter, softened

1 tablespoon cinnamon

½ cup brown sugar
2 cup FD Blackberries rehydrated and patted dry

Place warm water, oil, honey, yeast, enhancer, gluten, and 3 1/2 c flour in Kitchen aid and mix well, Let sit 10 min until bubbly. Add salt and enough flour to clean sides of bowl. (about 4 cups) Knead dough on speed 2 for about 8 min. Divide the dough into two equal portions. Form each into a large rectangle. Dividing butter, cinnamon, brown sugar, and blackberries between the two rectangles. Spread with butter, sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle blackberries sparingly over the dough. Roll up. Slice into fat cinnamon rolls. Place on a rimmed baking sheet that has been lined with parchment. Rolls should be close together almost touching. All the rolls should fit onto one baking sheet. Bake 350 for 30-34 minutes.
Remove and cool on a rack. Frost with Pineapple butter cream frosting.

Pineapple Butter Cream Frosting

½ cup butter or margarine, softened

¼ cup shortening

3 cups powdered sugar

2 Tbsp. corn syrup

2 tsp. milk

½ cup freeze dried pineapple powder * see note

Mix butter and shortening together with hand mixer until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar and pineapple powder. Beat until smooth. Add corn syrup and milk. Beat until smooth.

*Frosting Note: When you use a can of freeze dried fruit there is often some powder at the end. This is amazing stuff. It is instant intense flavor that you can add to anything. I love to add it to frosting. I find that adding about ½ cup of the powder is perfect in this recipe. If you don’t have any powder from the bottom of the can you can crush some freeze dried pineapple in the food processor or blender. I also find that the pineapple flavor develops a little as you let this frosting sit. So if you have the time make the frosting first and then make the rolls.

Microwave Lemon Curd

This is one of my all time favorite recipes. I love lemon curd on everything, scones, graham crackers, white cake, and pancakes. This is a recipe with mostly fresh ingredients in it but I love it so I thought I would share.
I have made lemon curd with several different recipes and I like the microwave version the best for some reason in the microwave the eggs don't curdle like they do whenever I make it on the stove. My sister Crystal shared this recipe with me.

Microwave Lemon Curd
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
Finely grated zest of 3 lemons
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice

Melt butter in the microwave on high for 1-2 minutes. Grate the lemon peel to get lemon zest. In a separate bowl, combine sugar, eggs, lemon zest and lemon juice. Blend with a wire whisk. Slowly whisk in the hot melted butter.

Microwave mixture on high 3-4 minutes until thickened, whisking well after each minute.

Pour into a clean glass jar and allow to cool in refrigerator. Will keep a week or more if kept refrigerated, and more if sealed in canning jars.

Setting Up a Q

1) Add customer first

2) Click on Q-Set Up then Enter the customers e-mail

3) Select the Party that the Q will be tied to.

4.) You can do one of two options.
Option #1 Enter the information for the Family plan (this is the Planner)

And then Review the Planner--Making any changes needed. When you press next it will move all the products to the Q.

THRIVE Planner: I like to have party customers “go on a shopping spree” I give customers who are signing up for the Q a new price list and have them mark everything they want in their Q, and the quantities they would like. Then I bypass the planner and just enter exactly what the customer wants. However there are times when the planner is good. You can set up a generic Planner based on the family member the customer gave you or you can call the customer and customize it over the phone. If you are setting up a planner here are a few tips.

I suggest going through the Planner and adding a good variety of foods.
Count the number of items in each category and spread it out more evenly
If this is a single customer, student, elderly, exchange 1, #10 can for 3 pantry cans
If this is a large family or a year’s supply, exchange 6, #10 cans for a case

Customer can log into front end and customize Planner and send updated Planner to Q on their own

a) When they do this they will receive a message like this: “You already have items in your Thrive Q. What would you like to do?” They have two choices:

1. If you would like to add a few changes to your existing Q select “Add as additional items.”

2. If you would like to clear your existing Q and add a brand new Planner select, “Replace my existing Q”

Option #2 Choose the Thrive Quick Picks, and then enter the items the customer wants.

4. Enter the Q Plan settings. This includes the montly budget the ship date and the Q club membership level.

The customers budget. A customer can use any budget they want. (yes it can be below $50.00). I strive to have all Qs set up at $100.00 this allow customers to really build their food storage and to receive the platinum membership in the Q club for free. I suggest getting the platinum membership and then buying what is on the Q-pon for that month. This way the customer maximizes their savings.
The ship date (the same every month). I encourage customers to choose a date that they will easily be able to remember, like their birthday or anniversary.

Do not choose: the 15th, it bogged down at SR with this date.
Do not choose the 1st of the month, because price list changes and customer won’t have time to look it over before the Q is submitted.
Do not choose the 31st as there are a lot of months that don’t have a 31st in them.

The Q club: Choose Bronze for everyone and computer will upgrade to Platinum when Q goes through and qualifies.

Customer keeps Free Platinum as long as Q is active

· PAUSE Q and restart as a Platinum: pay the $19.99 yearly fee.

· STOP the Q and start up as a Platinum: pay the $79.99 enrollment fee and $19.99 yearly.

· They can always start up again as a Bronze and pay nothing.

5) Enter the billing information

6) Enter Shipping Information

7) Enter Billing Information

Things to know about Setting up Qs

Customers will now receive a reminder e-‐mail from SR that their Q will ship and what is in their shipment – this is GREAT!
Send Q customer letter on “Consultant Dashboard” after their Q is set up. This walks them through how to use the Q. ( I have included the letter below)
Q customers will appear under “Customers” → “Q Customers”
If it shows that the Q is active, but has no ship date, this means that the Q will go out in the following month.
Only active Qs with current month’s ship date will show date on Q Customer page.

Q Requirements:

Customers are required to keep the same ship date and for 3 months on the Q, after that they have flexibility to change their Q Settings.
They need to keep Q Budget fixed the 1st month, then they can increase it on month 2-3
Qs need to remain active for a minimum of 3 months make sure there is enough product in their Q to go for at least 3 months. I like to have enough in their Q to go for 1 year.

Much of this is based on Becky Powell’s New Consultant Training Notes. I have shared it with her permission and added my thoughts and images.