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

Are you Scrambling or Celebrating?Ahhh... the last day of the month. Are you stressed over your numbers or celebrating the victory? The difference is what you do on the {FIRST} day of the month. March brings a do over..every month does. So use it this month. Do what you can for February but tomorrow get … Continue reading Scrambling or Celebrating

Everyday I see people abandon their direct sales business for a new business because this one didn't "work". I am your friend and I am here to help so it's truth time.  Businesses don't "work", we work.Success requires commitment, hard work, dedication, education and personal growth.  It doesn't "happen" for anyone.  We are reminded of … Continue reading Closed for business

When you think about it, our business can be a lot like a marriage.  We have to work to stay in {LOVE}.  Sometimes we can feel a little less enamored after a stressful Holiday Season and a sluggish January.  February is the perfect time to fall back in love with your business.  Here are some tips to … Continue reading The Art of Staying In Love

Are you utilizing the prime real estate on your Facebook personal profile?  That is the {About} section just below your profile picture .  Every single person that visits your profile or looks you up can see it.  This is THE place for entrepreneurs to list their business yet, so many do not.  So often, I see they … Continue reading Facebook’s Prime Real Estate

We are what we repeatedly doThe more coaching I do (primarily with women) the more a core group of problematic behaviors and beliefs emerge.  These are habits and tendencies that hold us back both professionally and personally.  As we near 2014, it might be a great time to think about the habits in our lives … Continue reading 5 Habits That Hold You Back

Have you begun planning your success in 2014?  Do you know what you will do with this year?  Have you mapped your course?  YOU have all of the power over your direction in the next 12 months. 2014 CAN be anything that you desire.   It all begins with vision. A well done vision board is a powerful tool. … Continue reading Vision & Dreams