JUMP INTO JANUARY AND MOVE FROM ASPIRATION TO ACTION
Every year we make resolutions to look better, feel better, and earn more money. While our intentions are good, our follow-through is not always there.
Research has found that by February, 45 percent of people have given up on the goals they set in January.
I say, “Not this year! And not you! The heck with the research!”
With regard to your Direct Selling business, this year can be one where you shift your mindset, and your skill set to master the cycle of the seasons.
You can – and deserve – to master all twelve months to meet and exceed your goals. So welcome to January. Your exciting and profitable New Year begins now!
If you’re ready and willing to play full out, let’s jump into January and sprint from aspiration to action!
January Action Guide
Your January Action Guide offers three key Action Steps to jumpstart your month and drive consistent activity and results.
Through these exercises, you’ll learn how to sprint into the New Year, thrive in any cycle of the season, and master a 90-day business plan. It’s time to sprint from aspiration to action!
Audio of the Month
Listen to your January ZannPlan audio training to create clarity around best practices for the month. You’ll learn how to sprint into the New Year, thrive in any cycle of the season, and master a 90-day business plan. Say YES to sprinting from aspiration to action!
Print out the action guide before you listen to the audio below, so you can follow along with the transcript and take notes. This will improve your retention and your ability to put what you learn into immediate action.
“Don’t wish it was easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for less problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenges, wish for more wisdom.”
— Jim Rohn
Social Media Strategy
Planning & Platforms
January is the time for planning how you are going to kick off your new year. Do you have a social media plan in place – or do you post on a whim? The key to a successful social media campaign is strategic planning, and consistency. In my consulting business, we create topics and trainings up to six months in advance, with seasonal themes, so that my message is always current.
Start with monthly themes, then break it down into weeks and days. Choose topics that not only relate to the interests and activities in your life, but especially those of your audience. For example, if your target audience is primarily moms, in August you might post about the chaos of preparing the kids for back to school.
Think about topics and themes that create an emotional impact for you. What makes you laugh, cry, or stomp your feet in frustration? What inspires you to dream, take action, or want to create change? The key to effective engagement is incorporating pieces of your personal life into your posts that others will relate to. Strive to be engaging and post with purpose. That way your audience will feel as if each post was created specifically with them in mind.
The quality of your posts are more important than the quantity. The same goes for the platforms you use. It’s best to choose, utilize and master one platform at a time. Start with Facebook or Instagram and branch out from there.
January Challenge: Create a posting plan for the year. Start by identifying one theme for each month that reflects your personal life, as well as that of your audience. For example, in January “New Year’s resolutions” can offer a host of possibilities, such as making – then breaking or keeping them. In February, your theme might be “things that touch your heart.” Begin today to create your social media plan and put it into practice on a consistent basis.
Social Media Strategy by Molly Rose – MollyRoseMedia.com
Time Management Tip
Be Proactive With Your Time
If you’ve made the commitment to take a sprint, then beginning in January, block off time on your calendar and set your hours of operation.
It’s not uncommon for people new to Direct Selling to resist setting specific hours of operation. Other Direct Sellers’ results have proven, time and again, that setting business hours will make you more productive, consistent, and successful.
Now is the time to look ahead and take a fun and practical approach to addressing your calendar, so you can fit in the expected seasonal adjustments like holiday weekends, ski vacations, and days when the kids are home from school.
It’s easy to be REactive to your business and work only when it’s fun, easy and comfortable. Champions are PROactive and schedule their time.
Motivational Message
Focus On Yourself
Personal Development is one of the most important gifts you can give to yourself, and to the people on your team. My clients know that I don’t just focus on HOW to build the business, but give equal importance to the mental work, and recommend they commit to daily Personal Development. I encourage you to regularly focus on self-improvement, and not just your job or your business. Commit some time each day – a minimum of 30 minutes – to feeding your mind with positive material that will inspire you to reach your full potential. This daily exercise will have an uplifting effect on your life, and the way you respond to any challenges that happen during the day. January is the perfect month to begin or recommit to a Personal Development practice. This entails reading or listening to personal growth material; then writing down at least one takeaway that you got out of it. Keeping a daily journal of your takeaways is a powerful and easy-to-do support tool. Legendary thought leader Jim Rohn said: “For things to change, you’ve have to change.” If you aren’t happy with the way things are – in any area of your life; from your health, to your income; from your relationships, to your business – by making a commitment to daily Personal Development, you can create a shift in all areas of your life. 
You owe it to yourself to put positive thoughts into your head each and every day, and remind yourself how amazing you are, and how your possibilities are endless! One of my favorite authors, James Allen, said: “You are today where your thoughts have brought you; and you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” You can’t control what happens in your life, but you can control how you respond, and you can take charge of your thoughts. This is just one of the many gifts of a Personal Development practice.
Start today to develop the mindset and the skill set to create Outrageous Achievement by mastering every month.
As you gain more clarity in each season, you’ll set money-making priorities, take more consistent action, and meet and exceed your goals, not only this year, but for years to come.
This can be the year your dreams come true! You can sprint into the New Year, transform yourself from dabbler to Champion, and master a 90-day business plan. It’s time to sprint from aspiration to action!
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