Don't miss our Power Breakfast playback with direct sales leader, Shannon Ferraby of Lilla Rose. Each Power Breakfast features stand out leaders from across the industry who are willing to share their time and experience with others.   Shannon is a top performing Director, seller and recruiter as well as a home schooling mom of … Continue reading Power Breakfast With Shannon Ferraby

Happy November!  It's a brand new month and THE retail month of the year in Direct Sales.  Success starts with a little strategy.  Begin with the end in mind!  What do you want November to look like?  You can have anything you want if you are willing to work and stay the course!    So … Continue reading Happy November

Halloween has always been a favorite of mine.  It is a Holiday of dreams, of imagination, of limitless opportunity.  For just one night, you can be anything you want.  It's a night of make believe where a crown and a pair of slippers turns you into a real princess... a stethoscope turns you into a … Continue reading Halloween Holiday of Dreams

A special thanks to Denise Larrabee, Independent Creative Director with Initials, Inc.  Denise is a top performing Director and the very first Director in the state of New Your.  Her warmth and energy shines throughout this interview!Connection lies at the heart of what we do as leaders.  Denise shared with us super strategies for building … Continue reading Denise Larrabee

Very often we have great conversations in our private DSI group. Today was about this social media image. I had to stop and blog about this concept. In a word DON'T... do not... danger Will Robinson....I repeat ... don't go there!Why? Well here are just a few reasons:#1 You destroy the retail credibility of your … Continue reading Kitnapping

We were having a discussion in the Direct Sales Institute group about the hazards of the use of the {R} word, RECRUIT used as a noun to describe a new Consultant.Verbiage is everything in our business.  We use great verbiage to describe our product, we build desire for our show experience... yet, we drop the … Continue reading Give Recruit the Boot!

Today would have been Jim Rohn's 84th Birthday.  Jim is a man I never met, who helped to change the course of my life.  Through books, tapes and Cd's, he expanded my vision, my understanding of life and my potential.   My very first Jim Rohn tape was, the Set of the Sail.  I will … Continue reading Happy Birthday Jim

  1. Let the music move you- Music has a powerful ability to alter our mood.  Spend a little time creating a happy music mix.  To make the cut, this song has to make you smile and tap your toes.  Use this "tool" to chase away the blah!2. Turn that frown upside down- you will be … Continue reading 6 ways to live a happier life

I was so honored to appear on the Mind Aware Show this morning.  My topic, quit over complicating your business! Most people who struggle do so because they are making their direct sales business harder than it is!  We want things to change but WE don't want to have to change in order for things … Continue reading Quit Over Complicating It

"Party Trains" Yay or Nay?I get questions about party trains daily,  so I thought I would devote a little blog space to it.  A Party Train is an upcycled version of an old kitchen towel club.  I can tell you from experience that I sent out  lot of kitchen towels and received very few in … Continue reading Party trains