Conversation with yourself

We all have personal conversations with ourselves. Are you speaking positive words to yourself, "I am successful, business is great, I am a people magnet."  Or are you saying, "No one is buying this stuff, I can't get anyone to book a show with me, That person is successful but it never works out for me."

Monitor your conversation that you have with yourself. Make it a practice to read and say affirmations every morning and every evening. When we speak positive to ourselves we may encourage ourselves to do things like approach a well dressed woman in the mall to give her your business card. When we speak negative to ourselves, we self sabotage ourselves and we may put ourselves down like beating yourself up because you didn't approach the well dressed woman in the mall.

This week make it a habit to say 10 wonderful and encouraging things to yourself in the morning and the evening. Then during the day when you are tempted to say something negative stop yourself and say "NO, I'm not talking down to myself I'm only speaking up to myself!"

There is a great tool that you can use. Wear a rubber band on your wrist and when you have a negative thought pop yourself with the rubber band. This way you will train yourself to stop the negative self talk. Here is a resource positive thoughts band.

Monitor your conversation with yourself and encourage yourself!

Michelle Gill Newton
directsellersmotivation@gmail.com

Direct Seller Motivation: Brand Yourself

Direct Seller Motivation: Brand Yourself: "Does your direct selling business reflect you? Is it a business that agrees with your core values? Even though you are an independent consul..."

Brand Yourself

Does your direct selling business reflect you? Is it a business that agrees with your core values? Even though you are an independent consultant you should realize you personally have a BRAND.  You are not just representing the company, the direct sales company is giving you a reputation too. It's your name who is going out and making those contacts. You want to make sure the mission of your direct sales business matching you.

No matter what business you have partnered with, you should BRAND yourself. Start with sharing information about the type of business you represent. Share helpful information and facts about your related industry. If you are in skin care, discuss common skin care problems people have. Offer some helpful advice on how to treat or cure these problems. If you product is food or cookware provide great recipes that busy women can try. Social media is a great place to share information. BRAND yourself as an expert. Don't just  post on facebook that you have another great sale on a widget, tell me why this widget will make my life better. Can it sold a problem I may have? Tell me why & how.

Another place to BRAND yourself is with your team. Do you have a team name, a team culture? It's not just the company you are with it's about the TEAM you have. The name should have meaning to it and when you come together for meetings and trainings it should be about your team spirit. WHOO HOO!!

If you BRAND yourself and no matter what business you are in you will become the authority & people will want to partner with you and your team.

To your SUCCESS!
Michelle

Good reference book:

Branding Yourself: How to Use Social Media to Invent or Reinvent Yourself (Que Biz-Tech) by Erik Deckers

Michelle Gill Newton

directsellersmotivation@gmail.com

Direct Seller Motivation: Reconnect

Direct Seller Motivation: Reconnect: "There are times in your business that you need to reconnect with why you are working your business. What is the real motivation to make thos..."

Reconnect

There are times in your business that you need to reconnect with why you are working your business. What is the real motivation to make those calls, go to those shows, and recruit new team members. I know I am not alone when I say that even my business career I have found myself at moments when the business has become a habit. I'm going through the motions, doing what I know I must do to grow the business but I have a disconnect with my "Why".

 If you have ever found yourself where you are not passionate about what you are doing, or you don't feel the joy for the products or company, then you need to take some time and reconnect with what made you fall in love with the business or products. I think of it as re-recruiting yourself. Go back on the recruiting calls, attend the webinars as your own guest. Go through the New consultant training again. Fall back in love with your business.

Many people have just come home from their company's convention. They are very excited about the fall and holiday lines. Now is the time to re-recruit yourself. Now is the time to get your Why back into focus. If you didn't attend your company's convention then you really need to re-recruit yourself. You need to really look at your business and your Why and gain a new passion for your business.

It's a great time to get yourself rejuvenated and excited again. People around you will want to know what you are so excited about. When you talk to people it's not about you have brand new items or you are ready for the holidays. It's about you are passionate about your company and you know that you have something wonderful that you want to share with them.

Reconnect and you will get amazing RESULTS!

Michelle Gill Newton
Author- Direct Sellers Secrets To Staying Inspired- Your SSI
dsmotivation@twitter.com

 

Direct Seller Motivation: The Loss a Love

Direct Seller Motivation: The Loss a Love: "The closing of my Sensaria business can be like loosing a love. We've all falling in love and either our lover has left us or we h..."

The Loss a Love

The closing of my Sensaria business can be like loosing a love. 

We've all fallen in love and either our lover has left us or we have left him/or her. 

You miss the times you had together. When you get up in the morning you miss their presences. You can't remember what you did before you were in that relationship.

You find yourself at times getting angry that things didn't turn out the way you wanted them. You get sad that they did not live up to your expectations. But then you think of the good times, and you start to miss them all over again.  

I try to explain to people who have never gone through this but they can not understand. You want your love to come back. You hope this is all a bad dream but, you know they are not going to come back to you. I realized this is the stages of grief. Most people relate a person's death but I'm relating it to a business death. 

There is the grief model called "The 7 Stages of Grief" from Recover-from-grief.com:
http://www.recover-from-grief.com/7-stages-of-grief.html

7 Stages of Grief...

1. SHOCK & DENIAL
2. PAIN & GUILT-
3. ANGER & BARGAINING-
4. "DEPRESSION", REFLECTION, LONELINESS-
5. THE UPWARD TURN-
6. RECONSTRUCTION & WORKING THROUGH-
7. ACCEPTANCE & HOPE-

 
Grant yourself permission to feel however way you feel. Work through this process to get to the acceptance and the hope stage. The most important thing is Don't Give Up on your business dreams and give yourself time to move on. 

You will find another love!
Michelle Gill Newon
directsellermotivation@gmail.com