by Team Elite Suite | Sep 7, 2017 | Deep Thoughts
I’m in a lot of Facebook groups, y’all. Like stupid ridiculous number of groups. And in so many groups, it’s people talking past each other, trying to get their point across, trying to prove they’re right. So many people defending their way as...
by Team Elite Suite | Aug 31, 2017 | Deep Thoughts
Leadership sucks sometimes, y’all. If you have a team, you already know this. It is immensely rewarding in many aspects, and horribly infuriating in others. Direct sales leaders have a totally weird position of having influence, with absolutely no authority. We...
by Team Elite Suite | Aug 24, 2017 | Deep Thoughts
You probably think evvvvvvveryone has heard of your brand. Everyone has heard of it, everyone already has it, and the market is saturated. Know why? Because your Facebook and Instagram newsfeeds are filled with it. You’re in all the upline, downline, team,...
by Team Elite Suite | Jul 17, 2017 | Deep Thoughts
Windy Lawson shared a story with me earlier about something really awesome that happened for her, after a few weeks of some less than good things. And her story reminded me of this metaphor that I think is directly relevant to direct sales. This business is like a...
by Team Elite Suite | Jul 10, 2017 | Deep Thoughts
One thing many direct sales consultants struggle with, is the invariable brand comparison question: “How is your brand different than ______?” It’s not always easy to highlight your own brand’s or product’s merits without disparaging...
by Team Elite Suite | Jul 3, 2017 | Deep Thoughts
No matter what you sell, or how far along in your journey you are, we all started at step 1. We were all beginners once. Perhaps that was yesterday, or perhaps it was years ago. As beginners, we wandered around like lost puppies, excited and eager, trying to soak it...
