Directly Different

We all have the same 24 hours in a day, and it seems like some people really squeeze as much as they can into them! In this episode, you’ll hear from Noel Borchardt, leader with Lemongrass Spa, about how she intentionally uses each and every moment of her day to balance motherhood, a full-time career, and a successful social selling business. Noel shares how she gives each day a purpose, and how simple daily routines have created the blueprint for her success. Noel also shared some of the challenges of balancing it all, because even when you’re doing what you’ve been called to do, you’re still going to have hard days! If you’re feeling weary while looking at your to-do list, Noel’s inspiring success story will reenergize you to keep pouring into others and moving forward.

Today we are diving into a topic you may or may not have some opinions about, and that is using email marketing in your social selling business! We all know WHAT it is, but WHY is it important and HOW do you get started? Those are the big questions we are going to answer today!

I connected with my guest, Erin DeCuir, founder of Sustainability Social, through Instagram! I love her humor and her sustainable, anti-hustle approach to social selling. We also share an obsession for the best tv show of all time, The Office, which makes her even more awesome!

Erin teaches social sellers the importance of automation in their businesses, including the area of email marketing. I promise you, email marketing isn’t as intimidating as you might think! You most likely have some of the foundation in place, you just need to take action!

Your social selling company's annual conference is one of the biggest events of the year! I just returned from my magical weekend in Orlando, and I wanted to share some of my takeaways with you. In this episode, I'm sharing 5 benefits of attending your company conference, as well as a few nuggets of encouragement I had written down in my notes. I'm already counting down the days until next year!

Hey, how’s your health? How’s your family’s health? Did you know your health affects not just you, but your loved ones too? It’s so easy to put personal health at the bottom of our to-do lists, and we think we are doing the right thing by putting everything and everyone else ahead of our own needs, but in fact, prioritizing our health can be the best thing we can do to serve our families.

Catherine Pompeo is a certified health and fitness coach, as well as a consultant with the wellness company Juice+. Catherine shares her story of how she pivoted from the corporate world to health and wellness after experiencing a health crisis in her family.

You are the only YOU you've got, so it's so important to take care of yourself!

Patty Mauro, SuperStar Director with Scentsy, is here to share her story of how she left her corporate life behind once she found social selling! She discovered her passion for helping others while being her own boss, and that was all it took for her to make the leap. Patty strives to serve her customers both on and off social media, and she also has a passion for teaching other social sellers how to effectively market themselves and their businesses on Instagram!

"Parties are dead" is something I'm sure you've heard or even said in the last few years. And sure, it has become a little uncool to have traditional direct sales parties these days! But no matter how you slice it, the party remains THE #1 way to grow your social selling business quickly and effectively. Amanda Todd, founder of You Dot This, shares her thoughts on the power of a party and how connecting with your customers needs to be the focus of your social selling business!

Whether you have a road trip, a beach day, or a deep cleaning of your house planned, we all need a good podcast to binge! Here are my top 5 picks for podcasts you need to listen to this summer... true crime not included ;) These podcasts will inspire and encourage you in life and in business!

We all have dreams and goals and plans that we work super hard to achieve... and then sometimes, when we reach them, we almost feel let down or disappointed... "this is great, but, is this it?" I think we often see this happen in motherhood. It's easy to lose your way in the little years and to wonder what is next in your journey. Ashley Carbonatto, wife, mom, author, and wine consultant with Scout & Cellar, is here to spill the tea (or the wine ;) ) about her life and how she had to do some serious soul-searching to discover she was so much more than "just" a mom.

My friend, Stefanie Van Ness, was a guest on the show back in April, and we chatted about how she uses humor in her life and in her business as a connection point to help develop relationships with others. Go back and listen to episode #73 if you haven’t yet, it was such a great conversation! Many of you have told me it has been one of your favorites! To be honest, it is one of mine, too!

After our original interview, I had to cut out two fun stories from the final episode for time's sake. I have been wanting to somehow share those with listeners, and this seemed like the perfect week to do it, since I am on vacation with my whole family! I included a little section that was in the episode, just to give a little background on Stefanie in case you missed her episode, and also to lead into her shenanigans and why they are just so "on brand" for her. I hope you enjoy hearing a little bit about the true joy that Stefanie brings to those around her!

We hear it everywhere — mindset is important. Exactly how important is it? It’s been studied that the human brain has between 6,000 to 10,000 thoughts on a given day. Chances are, with that many thoughts flowing in and out of our billions of brain cells, we are bound to experience negative ones. But, our incredibly powerful and complex brains also have the ability to change course when needed. I am not saying that chemical imbalances don’t exist — because they do. Generally speaking, we have the extraordinary ability to fill our hearts and minds with positive thinking.

Today, we have the distinct privilege of hearing from Dr. Taylor Day, also known as Dr. Tay, a child psychologist and social seller. I know it may not seem like those two things go together, but they actually go together very well! Dr. Tay shares how her experiences working with moms of autistic children have given her a passion to help them succeed in life and in business. She gives practical tips on how to change your mindset, and in turn, change your life. I know you’ll come away from this episode with tools to help you when those negative thoughts creep in. This is an episode you’ll definitely want to come back to over and over again when you need it!