February 7, 2010

Creating Your Vision of Success

"What you want is irrelevant, what you have chosen is at hand." ~Lt Spock, Star Trek
December 4, 2012

Organizing Your Office – Hostess Folder Success

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September 20, 2009

A Coach’s Lesson

Even if you are the absolute best at what you do, if you do not EXECUTE your plan, you will not win.
September 25, 2009

And Then It Hit Me!

So here I sit. My first day officially as a full time CEO for Party Plan Divas, Inc, and full time Consultant for my Party Plan Company - with no excuses, no one "holding my hand", and nothing holding me back. Am I still scared? TERRIFIED doesnt even come close. But it was a Breakthrough for me to realize that it was only my Self Doubt that is standing in my way.
March 28, 2011

Secrets to UpSelling Success!

Upselling is one of the easiest - yet overlooked - ways to increase your income significantly in your Home Party Plan Business. The term "upselling" means simply to add on additional products or services to a sure sale. The best part of upselling is that it is practically effortless, since the customer is already committed to the initial sale. By presenting additional "add on" type products in a relax, assumptive manner, you will increase the sale - and your income - quickly and easily.
March 9, 2010

Top Ten Tuesday – Tools For Success

Business is easy when you have the right tools. Talk to any carpenter, plumber, electrician, etc and they will tell you how important having the correct “Tools for the Job" will make work run more smoothly. The Party Plan Business is no exception to this rule. My Top Ten favorite Tools For Success are:
August 8, 2017

Tips For A Great Customer eNewsletter

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October 28, 2009

And this is MY why…

I reflected back through the thousands of hours I have spent over the last 7 years Coaching and Inspiring women to achieve their goals. I thought of the single moms who just wanted more time with their kids, the college students with student loans leering above their heads, the empty-nesters looking for a new passion, the Corporate burnouts who wanted something more fulfilling, the newlyweds wanting to buy a new home... No matter the situation, the circumstance, or the individual, it all boiled down to one thing. They wanted FREEDOM.
March 14, 2010

Making Room For Success

If SUCCESS was to find you right now - right this very moment... would you have the room in your life to let it in? I didn't think so. So how do you Make Room For Success? Make no mistake - this is much easier said than done. It requires soul searching, being able to be brutally honest with yourself, and learning the ability to tell others NO when it comes to your life, and your business. Know that in order to bring success into your life, you must "make room" - both figuratively and literally - for it to come in, and have room to stay.
April 5, 2011

What Is A Party Plan Diva?

Last night I did the first call for our "What Is A Party Plan Diva" Conference Call Series. I then joked on Facebook about how the PROBLEM with me doing the calls at NIGHT was that we all got fired up and excited - and then had to go to bed! HA! So to get everyone all revved up again this morning I decided to post the call here for everyone to listen!!
February 23, 2010

Overcoming The Feeling Of Failure

Everyone hates to fail - or hates the idea of failing. Even as children we are taught that there is nothing much worse than failing at something. Failing a class. Failing to keep your room cleaning. Failing to get picked for the football team. We put such an enormously negative energy around failing, it is no wonder we grow up to fear that word more than any other. Most people do not realize that you MUST fail in order to succeed. How many times did Thomas Edison "fail" when inventing the light bulb? How many times did Alexander Graham Bell "fail" with the telephone? It is the education that you learn from each failure that brings you closer to your success. So how do you overcome failure?
September 25, 2016

Are you suffering from Analysis Paralysis?

Symptom: You want to start a blog for your business. You have chosen a layout and colors and images. But it's not q-u-i-t-e ready to go live yet. You just need to finish that one last... Symptom: You want to start Gardening your business. You have all of the tools you need, you even have them all assembled and ready to go. But you aren't q-u-i-t-e ready to get started yet. You just need to wait until... Symptom: You want to begin recruiting women into your business. You have people who are interested, and you understand the process and compensation plan. But you aren't q-u-i-t-e ready yet. You just need to learn a little more about... Diagnosis: You have Analysis Paralysis!
June 27, 2011

The Booster – Party Plan Tools

I have been a big fan of Jenny B since I first began my Party Plan Career in the late 90s. Her website - www.TheBooster.com is one of the best resources for any Home Party Plan Consultant!
March 26, 2010

10 Ways To Simplify Your Life And Make Room For Success

10 WAYS TO SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE AND MAKE ROOM FOR SUCCESS Excerpted from I Love My Life: A Mom's Guide to Working from Home. As a work at home mom, you are really a one-person shop. By yourself, you carry the responsibility of doing sales, order fulfillment, accounting, and move onto scrubbing the floor and the evening dishes. It’s no wonder that many work-at-home moms feel overwhelmed. Here are 10 tips to lighten your workload:
March 7, 2010

Party Plan Consultant – Success

Most of you know that in addition to running Party Plan Divas that I am also still an active Party Plan Consultant. I stay active in my Party Plan Company because of my love for the business, the enjoyment of doing parties, and, most importantly so that I can keep all of the information that I bring to you as The Party Plan Coach relevant, up to date, and EFFECTIVE! With all of the outdated Party Plan and Direct Sales Training out there, I like to be able to say "Divas, I know this works, I did it on Thursday." So tonight I am blogging from my heart but also from my own personal experience over the last few days.
June 20, 2010

Success can be Cheap, Quick, or Easy – Never all three!

Success can be cheap, quick, or easy. It can be 2 of the 3, but never all three.
April 6, 2010

Top Ten Tuesday – Direct Sales Leadership Basics

You do not have to wait until you “know everything" before you begin Sponsoring a team - in fact, you SHOULDN'T! If you have a potential Consultant at your very first party, do not hesitate to start building your team! You can learn TOGETHER! Here is a “Top 10" list for the first 11 things to do with your New Recruit.
June 4, 2011

Vision Board

One of my favorite tools for success is a Vision Board. A Vision Board is simply a visual representation of your wants and dreams - all mashed together in one place. There is no "right" or "wrong" to a Vision Board. The idea behind this is that when you surround yourself with images of who you want to become, what you want to have, where you want to live, what you want to drive, how you want to impact the world, or where you want to vacation, and by doing so, your life changes to match those images and those desires.
December 7, 2009

Go ‘All In’ in In Your Direct Sales Business

I am so excited to finally announce our theme for the New Year. Each year Party Plan Divas chooses a "theme" for the year to help keep us focused and motivated. This year I took a tip from Mike, my loving beau, who is an avid poker player. His meaning behind going "All In" on the poker table made me think so much of our industry. You may not always have the "perfect hand" or "pocket Aces" - but you believe you have a winning hand, and with persistence and confidence, you may just get lucky "on the River."
June 29, 2011

Hostess Folders Success

Since yesterday I talked about organization I thought today would be a good day to talk about Hostess Folders - one of THE most important parts of your business than need to be ORGANIZED!! The truth is, Hostess Folders are worth their weight in GOLD! This is where you are going to keep all of your Party information from start to finish.
June 25, 2011

Lapboard Success

A few weeks ago I did a video on Lapboards - one of my favorite Home Party Business Tools. Just in case you missed it, you can check it out here:
June 23, 2010

Lessons From a Bike Ride

You may remember my post a few weeks months ago when I bought a new bicycle to use to help get me in shape for the Party Plan Divas Seminar at Sea. Well, I must admit, ever since I bought it I have been so busy, I have not had the discipline to ride it - until today! Who knew that what was supposed to be a "simple bike ride" could teach me so much!
January 27, 2017

A Lesson From Around The World

Tonight I went to our "Wednesday Night Supper" at church. I normally do not go on Wednesday nights, but tonight something just told me that tonight I needed to go. I am glad I did - I learned an incredible lesson.