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I want to challenge a very common practice that I see many, many people in our profession doing: Posting on their public social media when they get paid in their business. I see people sharing – "Just got paid!", "Commissions hit…", "Residuals just posted", and a whole lot more.  Honestly, I think it's one of the worst things that people do on social media in our profession. Listen to find out why...

The trend of social media in the last couple years has been all about short-form content – reels, TikToks, stories… It's not that there isn't value in doing that, but I don't see a lot of people going live anymore on their public social media.  I think that we're missing a HUGE opportunity that live video content presents in our businesses. Today, I'll share why live video content is a must-have i...

When it comes to social selling in the health and wellness industry, people tend to give too much INFORMATION during the sales process. Now, I understand that we do this with good intentions…  We believe in our products, we're passionate about it, so it's natural to give people all the information.  However, sharing all the information to our prospects overwhelms them, affecting their chances of b...

The beauty industry is doing very well… in fact, it's actually proven to be almost completely resistant to recessionary trends.  In this episode, I'll be discussing 5 important consumer trends in the beauty industry in 2023. If you sell makeup, haircare, or skincare, this episode is going to be a really important one for you! I'll dive into 5 things that customers are REALLY wanting this year, so...

When it comes to network marketing and social selling, we often hear all the negative perceptions around it rather than the OPPORTUNITY it brings to people.  This is a real obstacle that many of you face, making leaders feel stuck in their business.  So how can we correct this and change it for the better? Today, I'll give you advice on how you can overcome the negativity surrounding the network m...

The way you introduce your business to a prospect is SO critically important. If you really want to stand out, there is one important shift that you need to make in your network marketing or social selling business in 2023: You need to change the way you sell.  I've been teaching about the value and IMPORTANCE of having transformational sales conversations… and today, I'm going to teach you HOW yo...

Big News: I'm introducing a brand new, free training series next week... (we're sill in the process of creating a catchy name for it...). But the bulk of this episode is about how being a parent is an incredibly REWARDING, but oftentimes a challenging and maddening job... I know most parents out there can relate how crazy it can be taking care of toddlers. Today, I want to share some impactful mom...

Have you ever taken the time to step back and consider what the EXPERIENCE is like for a CUSTOMER that buys from your business? If you haven't yet, then I want you to understand that improving your customer experience is one of the easiest ways to… 1. Increase your revenue and make more profit 2. Create more opportunities for your business The problem is, most people in our profession only focused...

We've always been taught that when we post on social media there NEEDS to be a STRONG CTA (call to action) on every single post. While there's nothing wrong with CTA's, social media has changed in a big way over the years.   (Listen to Episode 339 - How Social Has Changed in 2023 for more details on this) On this week's episode, I'll show you a different way to think about the content you are crea...

As I promised in the previous episode, today I'll teach you EXACTLY what a Transformational Sales Conversation looks like. I'll help you understand the right questions to ask and what to focus on in a conversation. I'll share with you how to create value, build trust, and connect to people in a genuine and meaningful way.   Implementing this strategy will surely increase you results - finding bett...

Most people are all over the place with their social media content - looking and sounding like everyone with no plan or clarity.   It's the main reason why you're seeing a down trend in your results.   If you haven't realized it yet, social media has changed dramatically. The problem is, you don't fully understand how to adapt and evolve your content strategy to WIN. Today, I'll teach you 3 specif...

The network marketing industry is full of FEAR recently. Inflation, recession, potential wars happening, prices going up and consumers spending less…. The list goes on. A recent report from Forrester says, "Consumers will be highly selective about which brands and business they buy from in 2023."   As an entrepreneur, it's important to adapt your selling style to make sure you're in alignment with...

Welcome to 2023 everyone! I hope you had a really wonderful time celebrating Christmas and New Year.   Today we are going to talk about CREATING VALUE.   (pssst...check out Episode 333 to learn more about the price value equation) The concept of creating value has been tossed around a lot in our profession.   In fact, a lot of us have heard statements like, "You've got to create value for what you...

Are you frustrating trying to find committed and motivated people for your team?   If yes, then read this:   You don't find business builders. This magical unicorn of a person does not exist.     It's NOT about finding business builders.   It's about understanding what you need to be doing while selling the idea of your business to create an internal motivation for them to do the work.   In this e...

Today, we're going to talk about goal setting. And before you roll your eyes and hit that stop button, I want to let you know that is not another training about setting goals.   This is not about results focused, achievement-based goals, hitting that next rank, and hustling your way off to success.   I want to share with you a radically different approach to setting goals. One that's going to comp...

Hey everyone! I'm actually going to share with you a recording of a training that I did. It's about what it takes to win selling on social in 2023. We talked about this two different styles of selling - Transactional vs. Transformational. I also touched on the current economic state of the world we're living in today and the changes that we need to make as business owners.   Basically, I'll share...

Do you want to know what motivates people to buy? When the value is greater than the price (y es, price and value are two very different things ). As Warren Buffet t says, " Price is what you pay, value is what you get. " Today, I 'll talk to you about something called The Price Value E quation . T his is one of the most important concept I've learned on how to be successful at selling.

Ever wanted to get a sneak peek into a LIVE coaching session with me?   If so, tune in to this week's episode where I coach Anne-Marie on her I Help Statement.   After digging a little deeper into her I Help Statement, we realized there was a bigger issue we needed to tackle – her VISION. We uncover why she's struggling to have a clear and meaningful vision of her future. For most of you, your vis...

Want the inside scoop on what nearly EVERY single person in this profession will do this Black Friday? Throw content, blast out promotions, and spam people with messages. And if someone shows interest in buying, they just automatically give them the link to buy.   Sounds familiar, right?   Since you're here listening to this podcast, I know you want to be different. It's time to transform your Bla...

On today's episode I'm joined by the founder of Project Broadcast, Jake Dempsey. Jake shares the 3 biggest mistakes that he sees people are making with Project Broadcast. So whether you're using Project Broadcast or some other type of text automation tool, this episode is going to be valuable to you. Discover text message automation. Join our 2-day Project Broadcast workshop.   Registration is now...

Today marks our second episode of the Automation Series where I'll be discussing an important tool you can use to automate your business: text automation. In a nutshell, it allows you to have text messages automatically sent out to a group of people at a pre-defined schedule.    Imagine starting a conversation or sending information out to a large group of people at the same time without spending...

Here's an important question I want you to ask yourself – Are you asking your new customers to promote your business too early in your relationship with them? If yes, then listen to this episode to learn why this could be damaging your business. Here's why… Although you have the right intentions, it creates the psychological impact that they are not as important to you anymore. Today, I'll teach y...

Today we are going to kick off Part 1 of a brand new 3-part series. We'll be talking about a critical aspect that you must learn in your business and that is Automation.   I'll discuss the importance of automation, misconception about automation, and the different areas in your business that you can automate.  

Network marketing is one of the best professions that exists today. One of the reasons I say that is because there's so much personal and business growth that comes out of it. While I love most of what we do inside of the networking marketing and social selling…. There are certain aspects of it that I believe really need to change, specifically the way we treat others. Once we've made this shift i...

We've been taught that personal development is critical. If you've been listening to this podcast for a while, you've heard me say that social selling is a personal development program with a compensation plan attached. Here's the thing: personal development and personal growth are not the same thing. As leaders we spend too much time doing personal development without actually having personal gro...