A breakthrough occurs when crucial factors are at play, which may not necessarily be directly related to business strategy or tasks.This week on the Direct Sales Done Right Podcast, Katy and Melanie discuss the four obstacles hindering a breakthrough in one's business.HIGHLIGHTS: 2:07 Mindset Block POV 2:58 1st breakthrough8:28 2nd breakthrough 14:58 3rd breakthrough 23:02 4th breakthrough Books mentioned: The Slight EdgeThe 10x Rule10x Is Easier Than 2xCheck Out The Collective Here: http://collective.chicinfluencer.com/Use the code: PODCASTSAVE100 off the annual and receive the entire DSDR Book bundle: Book, planner, and time blockerSign up for our newsletter and get weekly tips, latest trends, and the most up-to-date info each Friday! https://bit.ly/49JKyiG

Katy and Melanie have faced their fair share of critical remarks while establishing their business, but these experiences have forged them into the resilient entrepreneurs they are today.During their conversation on the Direct Sales Done Right Podcast, Katy and Melanie discuss 3 negative comments that helped the ladies learn the art of transforming negative feedback into valuable insights that can fuel the creation of exceptional content. 4:14 Melanies first negative comment story 5:43 Katys first negative comment story 8:26 How to be confident when questioned 10:56 Katys team member story 13:38 Growth conversation as a driving force 17:05 It is a choice to be offended 20:13 Melanies husband being unsupporitve when she first started out 24:40 Katys spouse advice 29:34 Sharing finances on social without offending the ladies spousesCheck Out The Collective Here: http://collective.chicinfluencer.com/Use the code: PODCASTSAVE100 off the annual and receive the entire DSDR Book bundle: Book, planner, and time blockerSign up for our newsletter and get weekly tips, latest trends, and the most up-to-date info each Friday! https://bit.ly/49JKyiG

We know that social media is forever changing, but no worries Katy has your back! Katy is talking about all things social media content, and changes and updates when it comes to growing your Instagram. She is sharing about how to become more personal on your social media to help you grow your platform, sales, and sign ups in 2024. HIGHLIGHTS:4:20 Toby Keith song meaning when Katy was writing section 3 of her book, Direct Sales Done Right 5:18 Katy's client Ah-ha! moment 7:20 Why Katy struggled with sales and sign ups prior in her business 10:16 Branding as a Direct Seller vs. Influencer14:22 Speaking to the problem below the surface 15:48 Pain points and desires16:54 How you guide your people on your social media platforms18:01 BES strategy Join The Collective Here: http://collective.chicinfluencer.com/Use the code PODCASTSAVE100 off the annual and receive the entire DSDR Book bundle: Book, planner, and time blocker.Sign up for our newsletter and get weekly tips, latest trends, and the most up-to-date info each Friday! https://bit.ly/49JKyiGSnag The Direct Sales Done Right Book here: https://amzn.to/3wwfvZk

Melanie is interviewing Lauren Bondy today on the Direct Sales Done Right Podcast! Lauren is sharing her story of her journey through her direct sales business! In the first few years of her business she was not fully committed since she works full time! On this episode with Lauren, she shares how she switched her mindset from one foot in to two feet and how that drove her business up! Connect with Lauren Bondy on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/laurenjbondy/Sign up for our newsletter and get weekly tips, latest trends, and the most up-to-date info each Friday! https://services.chicinfluencer.com/chic-influencer-email-sign-upJoin the Collective here: http://collective.chicinfluencer.com/Use the code PODCASTSAVE100 off the annual and receive the entire DSDR Book bundle: Book, planner, and time blocker

Social media doesn't show ALL the parts of building your own business. Everyone goes through tough times in their business, but you normally wont be seeing that on social media. On this week of the Direct Sales Done Right, Katy and Melanie are discussing how to accept the imperfection and knowing not everything will go the way you have it pictured in your mind of running a business. The ladies are unpacking the emotional side when it comes to scaling a 6 or 7 figure business. Check out The Collective here: http://collective.chicinfluencer.com/Use code PODCASTSAVE100 off the annual and receive the entire DSDR Book bundle: Book, planner, and time blockerGet Your Copy of the DSDR Book here: https://chicinfluencer.com/direct-sales-done-right/Sign up for our newsletter and get weekly tips, latest trends, and the most up-to-date info each Friday! https://services.chicinfluencer.com/chic-influencer-email-sign-up

What is a finisher? Katy describes it as someone who gets the work done, achieves the goal, set out what they set out to do and never look back. On this week of the Direct Sales Done Right Podcast, the ladies are chatting with you about how the project of the building The Collective was a no brainer a finisher project! They break down the gritty action steps they took, while giving you 7 practices to start adapting the finisher mindset and how to build your business with it. A direct sales training and membership experience to explode your business growththrough increased sales, sign-ups, and downline momentum. The Collective is where network marketers go for professional direct sales training and proven stress-free strategies to clarify their marketing message, sign customers and team members with confidence, and scale to six figures and beyond.Check Out The Collective Here: http://collective.chicinfluencer.com/Use PROMO CODES: PODCASTSAVE100 to save 100 dollars on your annual membership OR EBELEVATE to save over $200 off the annual and receive the entire DSDR Book bundle: Book, planner, and time blocker.

The ladies are talking MONEY! Katy and Melanie know that this isn't the most comfortable topic to talk about, but when it comes to your personal income and direct sales business, this is huge component!On this week of the Direct Sales Done Right podcast, Katy and Melanie are talking to the points of the skill sets, mindset, and organization of a six figure earner vs. a seven figure earner in the direct sales space. A direct sales training and membership experience to explode your business growththrough increased sales, sign-ups, and downline momentum. The Collective is where network marketers go for professional direct sales training and proven stress-free strategies to clarify their marketing message, sign customers and team members with confidence, and scale to six figures and beyond.Check Out The Collective Here: http://collective.chicinfluencer.com/Use PROMO CODES: PODCASTSAVE100 to save 100 dollars on your annual membership OR EBELEVATE to save over $200 off the annual and receive the entire DSDR Book bundle: Book, planner, and time blocker.

Katy and Melanie are being open and honest about the most common mistakes that they see while building a direct sales business. They even are sharing a few of their own mistakes that they made! This week of the Direct Sales Done Right Podcast, the ladies are covering 8 common mistakes in detail and how you can shift the mistakes you are making to benefit you rather than hurt you! A direct sales training and membership experience to explode your business growththrough increased sales, sign-ups, and downline momentum. The Collective is where network marketers go for professional direct sales training and proven stress-free strategies to clarify their marketing message, sign customers and team members with confidence, and scale to six figures and beyond.Join The Collective here: https://chicinfluencer.com/direct-sales-services/courses/direct-sales-training-collective/Use PODCASTSAVE100 for the annual membership!

Are you one of those people who get excited about a new year then you can become overwhelmed because you start to think about how you have a way to go between where you are now and the end of the year with your goals? This is the episode for you! Katy and Melanie are sharing personal stories on how they didn't hit a certain goal, but then not hitting the goal made the ladies take their business' to the next level through a different level of momentum and consistency. Discover the secrets network marketing professionals use to generate six figures and beyond!Check out the Six Figure Workshop here: https://chicinfluencer.com/six-figure-workshop/

Katy is hosting this week of the Direct Sales Done Right Podcast solo! This week Katy is diving right into the new year! As we spent time reflecting on the last year, we are going to discuss how and what we can learn from what we took away from our end of year reflection. Katy is taking this episode to give you 7 ways you can embrace change and approach the changes with confidence.