People are busy. Life moves fast. Rarely do we take the time to slow down and put thought into a gift to make that special someone know we went the extra mile.  How quickly we run to purchase a gift certificate or give cash in a card!

Enter Jillian Chase. We offer personalized crystal to help you bring thoughtfulness and uniqueness back!  The products are made from the finest crystal and glass from around the world and an etched monogram adds that personal touch.  A beautiful set of wine glasses or a frame to capture a photo of their special day, etched with their initials or special date is a gift they will treasure forever.

Not looking for a gift, but love to entertain?  Serve your guests with a monogrammed candy dish or serving tray and they won’t be able to stop talking about your style.

As a ground floor business in the direct sales industry, we stand alone!  There are no other companies that can compare to the individuality of our products.  This will set you apart from the crowd and provide a fabulous opportunity for you!  Join the Jillian Chase team where you can Live in Style, Give in Style, and Earn an Income in Style!

Featured Leader Interview with Tracy McDonald

Q:  Tell us a little bit about your background and why you decided to get started in Direct Sales.
Tracy:  I started in the Direct Sales industry 4 years ago because of my love of the product. I thought, “What a great way to earn some free products and get out of the house at the same time”. My day job was very stressful and direct sales gave me a great outlet to get out and enjoy myself. I continued on when I saw the potential income earnings and developed a number of new friendships that I would not have otherwise. I’m a huge supporter of direct sales in general. I try to purchase as many of my every day items from other consultants in the field to support the industry overall.

Q:  What made you decide to choose Jillian Chase as the company you would represent?
Tracy:  I am so excited to be a brand new consultant with Jillian Chase. The products are beautiful and there is nothing else like it in the direct sales industry. I love to entertain myself and I’m always searching for the perfect gift for people and Jillian Chase combines this all in one company for me.

Q:  What have you found to be your biggest challenge in owning your own home business?
Tracy:   My biggest challenge is time management. I tend to be a little extra “chatty” at times and because I have such a love of social media, I will get caught up in the fun of Facebook! I’m always seeking out new ideas and strategies to keep myself focused for “work time”.

Q:  What has been your biggest achievement?
Tracy:   My biggest achievement is my commitment to my business and the direct sales industry. This industry is filled with ups and downs and many will run away. I, on the other hand, will seek out training from my mentors or other experts in the field to rejuvenate and push through. I love this industry and what it provides to its consultants and customers!

Q:  What advice would you give to those people who are considering a move into the direct sales industry?
Tracy:   Make sure to research the company you plan to represent and make sure that you go for a product that you are passionate about. Don’t be afraid to ask questions and to ask for help! The wonderful thing about the direct sales industry is the support from other consultants to help each other succeed.

Q:  What is a typical day for you when you are working your business?
Tracy:   I am a big proponent of social media, so I balance my work time between making calls to customers, hostesses, and team members with getting online to promote my business in a variety of ways.

Q:  Tell us a little bit about your goals for 2012.
Tracy:   Since I am starting with a brand new, start up company, my goal is to build a team and help them achieve all of their goals. I would like to become the first of our consultants to become a member of the Founder’s Club!

Q:  Tell us about the your Business Opportunity
Tracy:   Jillian Chase offers competitive commissions and bonuses with unlimited earnings potential. Anyone interested in becoming an independent consultant can purchase their start-up kit for $149 (plus shipping). This includes 10 Simplicity Stemless Wine Glasses, a Savory Snack Bowl, and the Eatcetera Serving Tray with your personal monogram. You will also receive catalogs, order forms, and many other items needed to get your business started.

Tracy McDonald
tracy@etchedwithstyle.com
www.etchedwithstyle.com
484-432-0547

As a Direct Sales Team Leader, I often hear consultants say that they have a Phone Phobia. These consultants will avoid making or receiving telephone calls in regards to their home business.

When it comes to making business calls, consultants often fear the following:

1. Fear of not conveying their message correctly.
2. Fear of not getting the results they hope to achieve.
3. Fear of rejection or getting no’s.
4. Fear of not being liked by the person to whom they are calling.

When a person has a genuine case of phone phobia, they will avoid the telephone like it was their worst enemy. In fact, in Direct Sales, the telephone can be a valuable business asset.

Here are a few tips on how you can overcome this problem.

1. Write 3 business related scripts. You will need one for: party hosts, customers and for pitching your home business opportunity. If you are not comfortable with drafting up a telephone script, ask your team leader or sponsor for assistance.

2. Role Play with a fellow consultant or with your team leader. The more you practice, the more comfortable you will get when the time comes to make your business calls.

3. Tag Team with a fellow consultant or with your team leader. When you need to make business calls, see if your team leader will do a three-way call with you and the person you need to call.

Making and receiving business phone calls is an important part of having a Direct Sales home business. Sit down and make a list of why you are avoiding the telephone. Once you have your reasons, try solving the problem with one of the above tips.

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You can inspire your members to greater heights and achievements with good MLM training resources. These resources are vital components in making our members successful. When we encourage, inspire or develop our members’ full potential, we are creating a viable and vibrant future for them. Their lives will be improved on so many lives; their minds will be focused and ready to work. We must support them at every level, no matter if the question has been repeated 10 or 20 times. There may be concepts that they are having trouble understanding.

The MLM training resources should provide our members a unique learning experience, fun and engaging on the personal level. These courses could be expensive to create but are worth the time, money and energy to create. People will learn in a variety of ways and we need to see which environment works the best. Can we group them together under one roof? Yes but our main resources for the classroom may need to be increased to help answer questions; most trainers will use a conference or seminar to train new members. This type of environment works great for most members.

Our MLM training resources should be fun and engaging to our members. We could use videos, audio and articles to help our members learn the information. The delivery of the training materials is important, while some members are better at learning at home, they can benefit from the social interaction with other members. Interactive videos are becoming popular but may be a bit expensive to use, they allow the members to interact in a scenario. The scenarios offered are numerous and have become some standards across the industries for trainers to use. The video places the member into a certain predetermined scenario and allows them to interact with it to see the results. The video will offer tips and suggestions on how to improve a particular skill. These videos have great life span and are worth the investment.

Seminars are the next best tools in the MLM training resources kit to teach our members the information they need to be successful.  The seminars can incorporate PowerPoint presentations, videos, text and live speakers and tons of successful MLM business owners have received their training through this tool. This tool is very effective and is an affordable alternative to interactive videos. The members can meet new members, establish connections, learn and develop the right skills for the work environment. The live scenarios that the instructors use to train are awesome  MLM training resources, for the fact they are fun and engage your members on the proper levels. They help them get over being nervous about presenting their information to new prospects across the globe. This particular experience that is gained is worth more than buckets of gold in the long run.

The mistakes that are made around fellow members provide great insight to what can be improved upon. This helps the shy members overcome the fear of asking questions, we as trainers can help break the ice by sharing our experiences to these members. We as trainers need to stay fresh and up to date to the current trends in the MLM industry and redesign our training methods to be more effective on the human level and business owner level.

When we provide accurate and fresh information to our newest members, we are encouraging them to learn and to keep up their education. The experiences of a live seminar should not be passed by, the engagement and friendships built there often last a life time.  We can take the learning experiences home with us and refresh ourselves for another beautiful day in the MLM industry.

Looking for something new and different?

Velata, a Scentsy Brand is a brand new direct sales company which offers a fun, family friendly way to experience chocolate fondue.

Velata warmers are made specifically to warm the finest quality Belgian chocolate. There are several warmers and flavors of chocolate to choose from.

Velata has a great party and compensation plan. You can become a consultant with this ground floor company for $99.

Have fun and get paid while sampling delicious chocolate and warmers !!

Mia Redd
Independent Velata Consultant
661-233-2632
www.chocolateandwarmers.com
mia4scents@gmail.com

For years I was a head-down, “git-er-done” sort of chick. If I’m totally honest, I still have a lot of that girl in me and I honestly fight against her fairly often. Let me explain. While it’s great to have that type of drive and determination, what I learned a few years ago was that never getting off the tread mill to look at the bigger picture and create a long (and short) term plan for my business would hinder my growth in the long run. Once I finally lifted my head long enough to realize that I was working much harder than I would be if I actually had a clear plan, setting aside and honoring time for planning in my business got easier.

Consequently, I’ve done quarterly and annual planning for my life and business for the past 3 years and it’s absolutely made a difference! The thing is, next year is almost here, and now is the time to really start thinking about making a plan for 2012.

Let me lay out a few tips and tricks that may make it easier (dare I say even fun) for you. This is what’s worked for me (and I have to give a shout out to my sweet, amazing, rock-star friend Krista Clive-Smith – formerly Krista Green – for teaching me most of what I know about planning. She’s still one of my planning partners).

Plan Time to Plan (and stick to it!) – First and foremost, you have to actually make time to sit down and go through a planning process. That means putting at least a half day on your scheduled dedicated to annual planning sometime before the end of the year, and then scheduling in at least a half day at the end of each quarter to solidify your plans for the next quarter. I’ve actually spent the last three years at a weekend retreat with my mastermind group dedicating an entire two days to this. For the first time this year, I won’t have that luxury so will rely on planning sessions over the phone with a few strategic partners as well as a full day I’m planning to hole up somewhere quiet in December where I’ll unplug and plan. Bottom line – put it on your calendar and honor that time, no matter what.

Choose a Theme For Your Year – This might seem sort of “woo woo” but it’s probably had the greatest impact on me. I get quiet, check in with my higher power, and “ask” for my theme. It always comes through loud and clear. This year, it was “Relax and Receive the Blessings.” That’s fairly counter intuitive to my “go, go, go!” energy, and has transformed my life and business as I’ve stopped trying to push and control and instead moved where I’ve been lead.

Choose Your Major Areas of Focus – I outline at least three to five major areas of focus for the coming year, making sure not to neglect anything in my life or business. This supports the harmony in your life and keeps your “eye on the prize” in all areas. My areas for this year were:

• Direct Sales Training
• Spirituality
• Home and Family
• The Undivided Divorce (a new project I’m starting with my ex-husband that’s just about ready to roll out)
• Self Care

Notice that there’s a balance between business and personal. Strive for that.

Identify The Projects In Each of Your Focus Areas – For those of you who, like me, are all about the action, this will be your favorite step. Decide on three to five projects in each of your areas of focus that will move you toward fulfillment in each area. These will truly become the vehicle for getting your goals. Be as specific as you can and take some time to really let this flow.

Make an Action Plan – Now break down your major projects into smaller chunks. Which project will you work on each quarter (maybe all of them, maybe not), and then decide what you’ll do in each area. That way, you’re working intentionally throughout the quarters of each year, the months of each quarter, and the weeks of each month. You’ll be surprised at what you’ll actually come up with when you take the time to sit down and plan your action areas and steps. Then make sure you’re doing short monthly planning at the beginning of each month and weekly planning every Sunday. The more specific you can be with where you plan to spend your time, the better. I use a brilliant free tool called Workflowy for this. Can’t beat it.

Make a Plan and Be Willing To Be Inspired – One last thing…make sure you stay open to inspiration. Even the best laid plans sometimes need to be ignored if you have an inspired idea or a circumstance presents itself that you just can’t let go by. So make a plan and then be flexible and open to take inspired action as well. I hope this excites you and makes you eager to actually plan and implement for 2012?

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