It is no secret the I love the ocean.  My time at the beach is an opportunity to reflect, plan and move forward.  We ALL have negative thoughts or belief systems to some degree. We all have things that we worry about or fear.  One of the exercises that I engage is while at the … Continue reading Let it go

My family is enjoying a beautiful week in sunny Florida.  As part of that lovely week, we went to Gulf World Marine Park yesterday.  We had an interesting experience that reinforces what I work with people on in the Success Blueprint. The Trainer asked for volunteers to come up and engage with the animals. Now for … Continue reading Make some noise… let life know you mean it!

I read an inspiring message on a friend's wall today.  It is her Birthday.  There was a passage in her post that was exceptionally powerful and that prompted today's blog."I owe it to him to exhaust every talent and birth every dream he has given me."   ~Aubrey GallimoreHim being God, of course.  Aubrey is … Continue reading Talents and abilities

It is no surprise that I am a huge advocate of Direct Sales.  I think we offer a better product at a better price with far superior customer service.    I love finding new favorites to share!  Here is one from Initial Outfitters.  I love to cook and go through many cutting boards.  Initial Outfitters … Continue reading Favorite Things Initial Outfitters

I often hear direct sellers bemoan having to hold home shows an hour away from their homes.  I am not sure when we (as direct sellers) get the message that we should be exempt from commutes in our work. 94% of America commutes to work, we are no different.  It may be helpful to remember … Continue reading Direct Sales Drive Time

Yesterday in Nashville, I conducted a special leadership seminar.  We ended with my favorite exercise, Board Breaking.  The exercise is designed to help people push past fears, to release self limiting beliefs and focus on the life they love.  People walk away from this exercise with a variety of lessons and the lessons are different … Continue reading Lessons of the Board

Sales is about service!  Approach Mother's Day selling from a service stance.1. Determine your {Best} sellers.  People need you to make the decision easy for them.  They don't have time to shop from the catalog or the website.  A sales representative missed a pretty good sale from me the other day because I didn't have … Continue reading Mother’s Day Selling

Are you a Leader?Are you really?  Do you think like a leader or do you think like a manager?  Do you act like a leader? Or do you act like a manager?A leadership bias is very different from a manager bias.   Not too long ago, I watched a good friend struggle with the latter … Continue reading The Leadership Bias

5 Things I Adore About Google PlusI am not here to pull you away from that comfy security blanked of Facebook but I am seriously in {LOVE} with G+!  Try not to think of G+ as either/or but rather... AND!  Here are my top 5 features for Direct Sellers and Leaders!1. Circles.  {LOVE} You can categorize … Continue reading googleplus