What exactly does networking mean anyway? Is it going to Chamber mixers every week? Is it meeting as many people as possible? Is networking handing out business cards? Effective networking is not contacting as many people as possible, cold calling or shooting out emails. Effective networking (and very few people are really that good at it) is really connecting with the network of people who are connected to you and you do not know them. …
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Direct Selling Success If you’d like to improve your direct selling results and achieve higher success, where should you begin? Success Attitude Do you start by getting more stuff, like a snazzy new outfit? Success is more about your attitude. How about doing things differently like putting a mirror in front of your phone so you remember to smile during each call? How about working harder; making more calls? What about memorizing some new sales …
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The best direct selling expert I know is my dog, Woody. He’s a four year old Labradoodle, and I think he’s the best dog ever. He’s got a great sense of humor; at least that’s how it seems to me. He’s eternally optimistic, unfailingly persistent, creative in his approach, and without guile or pretense. Although he never resorts to manipulation or intimidation, he somehow manages to convey what he wants and sell me on the …
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Growth For Direct Sales Friends! Every article I write starts with a blank slate. I stare at the empty page and live in the possibility of its filling with wisdom and insight pertinent to my target audience; in this case you, my dear direct sales friends. The beauty of my relationship to the world of direct sales is the incredible synergy that exists between us. We’re each looking for growth; not just financial, but spiritual …
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The 6 C’s of Direct Sales Recruiting The Six Cs of Recruiting Excellence… Especially when numbers are weak, realize that success breeds success and failure breeds failure…Unless you know how to empty your cup! Direct Sales Success Depends On These 6 Recruiting Tips! Character- Without integrity, nothing works. Keep a lighthearted attitude…someday you’ll look back at this and laugh… “do it as if your life depended on it and thinking your life does depend on …
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