Direct Selling December 2007

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Karen Phelps, Direct Selling Expert teaches you to "raise the bar" for yourself and your team! To hire Karen for your next event e-mail: Karen@Karenphelps.com

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Quote for the month: "Seeing is not Believing, Believing is Seeing!" from the Movie The Santa Clause

In this Issue:  - Believing is Seeing - "Jump Into January" Teleseminar Replay - "Ask Karen Phelps Teleseminar - Making a Difference

Believing is Seeing

"Seeing is not Believing, Believing is Seeing!" is one of my favorite quotes and it comes from the Christmas movie, "The Santa Clause". Sometimes we have a hard time believing in things and we need to see something happen in order to Believe. As a child most of us believed in Santa Claus until we became older and our friends who as soon as they had found out the truth were quick to spread the word to unsuspecting children who weren't quite ready to quit believing in the jolly man in the red suit who came every year to bring us presents.

Your Direct Selling business is a lot like believing in Santa Claus! When you first joined your Direct Selling company you were excited and full of wonder and couldn't wait to begin! You didn't need to see results to believe you could find success! You knew very little about the business but you had the enthusiasm and belief of a small child. As a child you believed Santa would bring you almost everything on your list. As a new Direct Seller you believed you could really make this business work and achieve all your dreams and goals.

Along the way to success in your business you began to run into the "naysayers", the people who think they mean well (ha, who are they trying to fool). They believe it's their job to tell you their is no Santa Claus, oops, I mean, "there is no way you can succeed in a business like that." Well intentioned friends and family members do their best to convince us to quit while we are ahead. Heaven forbid we should keep on believing when no one else does!

"Believing is Seeing", is one of the most profound things ever spoken. When we believe in ourselves and our business and continue to do what needs to be done we will soon see the results! Here are a few helpful suggestions to help you continue to see your Direct Selling business through the "eyes of a child."

1. Go Back in your mind to when you first joined your company. Why did you join? What did you want to accomplish? Do you still have the enthusiasm and excitement you did when you first joined? If not, why not? Keeping focused on why you joined will help you stay motivated and excited all the time!

2. Rewrite Your Goals. Did you write down your goals? Did you create an action plan? Do you keep on track? What do you do when you aren't reaching your goals? Continually ask yourself questions and be honest with yourself when you are answering them. If you continue to make excuses for what's not happening in your business you never find a way to make it work! By the way, if you haven't written them down, shame on you! Take time to do it now. Don't under-estimate the importance of continually setting goals, writing them down and creating action plans to reach them. Every time your company announces a new contest, promotion, trip or other award you need to decide what you want, write it down and get working on the action plan you will take!

3. Listen to Motivational and Training Materials. It's not always easy to stand up to the negative people who are trying to get you to come to your senses. In fact these people will suck the life out of you if you let them. If find the easiest way to keep myself on the right track is "to pump up my mind" with good stuff. Over the years I've listened to Zig Ziglar, Tony Robbins, Jim Rohn, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and many others. I exercise with my CD player and headphones and I take time daily to work on my "mental attitude." Oh yeah, my stuffs pretty good too!
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4. Keep a "Good Things" List. I continually take time to write down everything I am thankful for in my life and in my business. Every great Hostess and party, every new recruit, every contest you win will give you something to celebrate! By taking time to focus on the good you'll have a lot less time to dwell on the pessimistic thoughts that have been passed on to you through others.

5. Control Your Thoughts and Keep them Positive. This is probably one of the hardest things to do. Staying positive in a negative world is like trying to keep your ice cream cone from melting. In order to keep from losing a single precious drop of that delicious ice cream we keep licking the ice cream. Every time we see a drip appear we lick it again! That's the same way you need to approach your thoughts and attitude. You want to keep from losing any ground and in order to do that you need to keep your thoughts positive. Every time a negative thought pops into your head pretend your are licking your ice cream cone and replace your negative thought with a positive one!

6. BELIEVE YOU CAN AND YOU WILL! As soon as you begin to believe that you can accomplish whatever you want to in your Direct Selling business you will be amazed at "how lucky" you will become. Things that once seemed hard will become very easy. You will create an abundance of bookings, sales, recruits, income or whatever you believe you can accomplish. Success will come to you naturally because you Believe!

So it really is just like the movie, "The Santa Clause", you don't need to "See to Believe " in your success but you do need to "Believe to See" your success! I believe you can be anything you want to be, but it doesn't matter what I believe, it only matters that you "Believe in Yourself."

"To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe." Anatole France

"Enjoy the Ride!"

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Having a super start in January is the best thing you will ever do for your business!!! It is Super Easy to get Hostesses to book and have Great Parties in January! All you need is the right attitude and some simple strategies and you can have outrageous January sales!! We hope you decide to join us for this complimentary teleseminar.

"I would climb any mountain and go through any glitch just to hear you train ! ! ! You are phenomenal! ! ! ! !" Anne Putnam

What you will learn:

• How to entice Hostess to host parties the first week of January

• What to say when you are calling for January bookings

• How to Hostess Coach for successful January parties

• Karen's secret weapon for promoting huge January parties

• How to use Valentine's Day specials to build January sales

• Plus many more fun and simple ideas

The tips and ideas you will learn in this teleseminar could easily add hundreds if not thousands of dollars in income at the beginning of the year. Karen could easily sell this information for $50 per person but she is so concerned with EVERYONE having a great beginning in 2008 that she has decided to share this information at no charge. You only have until January 2, 2008 to listen to the replay!

Ask Karen Phelps Teleseminar

Mark your Calendar for Tuesday, January 29'th at 9:00 p.m. Eastern for the "ASK KAREN PHELPS" Teleseminar.

The content of this teleseminar will be determined by the questions submitted to Karen. So here is your chance to Ask Karen anything you want about how to succeed and become financially independent in Direct Selling! Use the link below to ask a question and to register for the teleseminar.

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Have you read the book "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom? I read the book and saw the movie a few years ago. What an incredible story about the people whose lives we affect without realizing it. It is also a story about the people whose life has affected ours in some way. Each person comes into our life for a reason! Our paths cross and often we do not know what a difference we have made in some else's life. 

Isn't it great to know that being in a Direct Selling business we have such a great opportunity to have a positive effect on so many people? Are there chance meetings or is it destiny that two people's paths cross? I feel it could be a combination of both, but I also feel that we can go out of our way to meet people and to introduce them to our company's products and opportunity. I do believe that when you are  convinced that you can change someone's life for the better and you are passionate about your convictions you will do whatever is necessary. You will make "chance meetings" more prevalent and each encounter will be an opportunity to help someone. Let's look at just some of the ways you can make a difference in someone's life.

• You are representing a company that has a great product. Your goal should be to share the products with everyone you come in contact with. Show your customer how you can help better their health, skin, home environment, create traditions, capture memories, decorate with designer taste, etc. by using your product. Ask this question, "Wouldn't it be great if __________?" Example: "Wouldn't it be great if you could capture the memories of your son's childhood with an heirloom book that he will cherish forever?" BELIEVE THAT THE PRODUCT YOU HAVE TO OFFER IS OF GREAT VALUE TO THE CUSTOMER!
• You are probably with a company that offers rewards to Hostesses for inviting you and some of their friends in for a fun evening. You have the chance to help people earn products for free or have a substantial savings on their product by becoming a Hostess. We often hold parties for Hostesses who financially cannot afford to order everything they like and love having the chance to earn products by hosting a party. You are providing a great service to these hostesses. 
• You have the opportunity to help people you meet realize their monetary goals. Whether an individual would like to earn an extra $500 per month or become financially independent, you can provide the vehicle for this to happen when you sponsor these people into your company. I'm not sure that most people are really aware of the opportunity they have to touch and improve hundreds and thousands of people's lives through sponsoring!
• You have the chance to help people develop both personally and professionally through the trainings and meetings offered through your leaders as well as your company. Most people are not aware of the motivation, recognition and development skills that are provided through these events. YOU have the chance to help someone build his or her self-confidence.

These are just a few of the ways that you can impact the lives of the people you meet through your direct selling business. I'm sure that when I reach heaven I will have someone meet me whose life I influenced, if even in the smallest way. I hope you take time to think about your business and the great opportunity you have to meet and influence along the way.