LEAN INTO LEADERSHIP AND BE SMOKIN’ HOT THIS AUGUST
August is the final month of the summer season. What’s your mindset? How’s your focus? What’s your volume?
The following quote from author Kent Nerburn reflects the unconscious complacency that can affect your business during the summer season:
“We are all children of chance and none can say why some fields will blossom while others lay brown beneath the August sun.”
None can say, huh? After three decades in our profession, I know darn well why the fields of some Direct Sellers will blossom – while others lay brown beneath the August sun. And it all comes down to leadership.
With a fresh commitment to leadership, your belief and confidence will grow, you’ll sow more seeds with consistency, and in the August heat your business will blossom.
If you are ready and willing to play full out, August is the month to lean into a leadership mindset and create smokin’ hot results.
I’m your biggest fan. Enjoy!
August Action Guide
Your August Action Guide offers three key Action Steps to help you define your leadership style.
Audio of the Month
Listen to your August ZannPlan audio training to create clarity around best practices for the month. Learn how to create a fresh view of leadership and define your personal leadership style.
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.
“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”
— Ray Kroc
Social Media Strategy
Enter the Twittersphere
Twitter is a unique platform that allows you to talk in real time. Additionally, it’s a popular customer service tool. Twitter is great for Direct Sellers; it allows you to interact with your clients while building a buzz around your brand. Should you decide to incorporate Twitter as one of your platforms, begin directing new and existing customers – as well as potential prospects – to your Twitter page and get the conversation started!
Twitter is one of my favorite places for social listening. This simply means tracking mentions of your brand or products, competitors, and other topics relevant to your business. Twitter’s social listening tool is simple to incorporate and add to your posting routine. Just type your key word into the search bar on Twitter, and at the top left of your results page, click “Search Filters”, then “Advanced Search”. There you’ll find a list of filters to help you narrow down your search.
Twitter’s social listening tool will help you build content by revealing trending topics. Track who’s interested in posts that mention your industry; or include your keywords and connect with them to build your audience.
August Challenge: Go to your Twitter account and access the “social listening tool”. Start by creating content for next week. For more advanced Twitter users, check the analytics page and see if your posts are in alignment with your audience’s interests.
Social Media Strategy by Molly Rose – MollyRoseMedia.com
Time Management Tip
Don’t Stay Stuck!
Think about a day when you knew exactly what you wanted to accomplish – then you acted without hesitation and with complete confidence. Regardless of the outcome, the simple fact that you make a move creates a sense of pride and empowerment.
How often do you experience this self-propelled empowerment? Would you like to experience it more often? And if so, how can you do that?
In your Direct Selling business, are you following a clear, concise business plan? Or are you stuck and confused about what to do? Do you know which activities deserve the most of your time and attention? Do you know how to prioritize these activities?
If you are questioning how to move forward, the solution is simple. Work with your Sponsor or upline leader and develop your Plan of Action for August. Together, you will define your hours of operation, and agree on a few simple and fun activities that will result in new sales and sponsoring. Activities like expanding your list, talking to new people, making three-way calls, inviting people to events, and asking for referrals.
Once you know what to do, you can accomplish anything!
Get unstuck today by learning your next steps. Work with your upline Leader and take action.
Motivational Message
Take A Weekend To Receive
Personal Development is a solid anchor in my life. I’m a voracious reader (thanks to Mr. Severson in fourth grade) and I find joy and high value in my daily reading.
In this day of wondrous technologies, if you are not keen on reading, you can easily listen to books on tape via numerous applications. A daily commitment of at least 30 minutes dedicated to Personal Development reading (or listening) will result in more success and joy in all areas of your life.
Here’s an another idea. Why not invest in a live seminar?
Your budget may only allow for local events and seminars at this time. And that’s okay. Do whatever you can easily afford.
As you build your business and increase your income, you can follow the online events calendar of your favorite speakers and mentors, and set a goal to attend a live event at least once a year.
There’s something magical about being in a room of like-minded people all focused on improving their lives and turning their dreams into reality.
The time dedicated to working on yourself is inspiring and transforming. I consider my time at seminars a time to “receive”. To receive new information, support, ideas and advice. For most of us, we are highly invested in giving. We give our time, energy, love, support. Yet, do we invest enough time to adequately receive and recharge?
Every year I attend one or more live seminars. The value of these weekends is priceless. I still recall a memorable weekend in Charleston, SC when I attended a seminar lead by Mark Nepo, one of my favorite speakers, and author of The Book of Awakening. The business and life lessons I learned that weekend still resonate with me today.
And if you cannot work it into your schedule to attend a live event, there are a number of fantastic business mentors such as Suze Orman, or high performance coaches such as Brendon Burchard, who you can watch on YouTube.
Don’t limit your options. Set the intention, make the commitment and add attending a live event to your Personal Development practice.
Start today to develop the mindset and the skill set to create Outrageous Achievement by mastering every month.
With more clarity in every 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.
August is your month to commit to leadership, act more consistency, and create smokin’ hot success.
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