The Pam Sowder Podcast

This is episode 12 of the Pam Sowder Podcast, with your host, Pam Sowder! Pam has over 2 decades of field and corporate experience and was voted one of the most influential women in direct selling. She helps match the daily needs of distributors to everyday life challenges.

In today's episode, Pam answers a fantastic #AskPam question from a listener on the topic of leadership. They ask, "I'm a strong, effective leader. However, the hardest time I have is learning who to work with and who not to work with. I want to give my time and energy to everyone, but I find that I'm getting burnt out." Pam takes us through her early lessons on how she learned who to work with and who not to work with, how she took the burden off of her back by coaching her team effectively, and how she was able to give her team the confidence and independence they needed to better duplicate for themselves!

If you want to send Pam your own question, reach out to her atPamSowder.com/Connect or tweet her @ItWorksPam using the hashtags: #askpam and #pamsowder!

Key Takeaways

[:31] Pam answers this great leadership question: "I'm a strong, effective leader. However, the hardest time I have is learning who to work with and who not to work with. I want to give my time and energy to everyone, but I find that I'm getting burnt out."

[1:43] How Pam got clear on who to work with and who not to work with through regular video conferences (where you assign tasks, reward and recognize, and inspire).

[9:11] A key takeaway from Pam: Take the burden off of your back that you have to do everything for everyone. Coach them, and turn them loose. The good ones will stay.

[9:53] Your time is valuable! Pam recommends creating your own schedule and never deviating from it.

[10:37] Pam says: Duplicate by taking the burden off of yourself and coaching your team to be independent.

[12:00] A valuable tip from Pam: give new people the confidence to get up on that stage with you.

Mentioned in this Episode

It Works

Zoom

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This is episode 11 of the Pam Sowder Podcast, with your host, Pam Sowder! Pam has over 2 decades of field and corporate experience and was voted one of the most influential women in direct selling. She helps match the daily needs of distributors to everyday life challenges.

This episode, Pam answers some more burning #AskPam questions from listeners like yourself! She answers questions on topics such as: how to become a better leader, how to move up fast in the business, how to become better at signing people, and more.

Remember, if you want to send Pam your own questions, reach out to her atPamSowder.com/Connect or tweet her @ItWorksPam using the hashtags: #askpam and #pamsowder!

Key Takeaways

[:32] Listener Lisa would like to know what the best way is to convert and let her friends and family know why she started in this business (with It Works).

[2:58] A question from a listener that just had their one year anniversary with It Works: "How do I become a better leader?"

[4:49] Vanessa, a Diamond at It Works, asks, "How do I move fast [in the business]?"

[8:39] Pam answers another great question from a listener: "If it took me a year to reach Executive, how am I supposed to reach Diamond in a couple of months?"

[11:24] New distributor, Kimberley, asks how to become better at signing people.

Mentioned in this Episode

It Works

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This is episode 10 of the Pam Sowder Podcast, with your host, Pam Sowder! Pam has over 2 decades of field and corporate experience and was voted one of the most influential women in direct selling. She helps match the daily needs of distributors to everyday life challenges.

Today Pam talks about how to make money in network marketing and true residual income. She shares the story of how she first got exposed to the industry, from receiving her first paycheck to growing her business far beyond her original goal.

Tune in if you want to learn how you can start bringing in residual income and what kind of figures you could be making as your business grows!

Key Takeaways

[:31] About today's topic: how to make money in network marketing.

[:45] About Pam's first time being exposed to the industry of network marketing and the concept of residual income.

[3:04] Receiving her first paycheck and It Works compensation plan.

[4:55] Figuring out your goal with residual income, and things Pam learned along the way about selling.

[7:29] An example of what could happen if you bring on board five distributors purchasing a minimum of $80 a month in product and how it can continue to grow.

[11:22] Another aspect to consider with network marketing to continue your momentum and growth.

Mentioned in this Episode

It Works

The Compound Effect, by Darren Hardy

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This is episode 9 of the Pam Sowder Podcast, with your host, Pam Sowder! Pam has over 2 decades of field and corporate experience and was voted one of the most influential women in direct selling. She helps match the daily needs of distributors to everyday life challenges.

This week, Pam answers some more #AskPam questions from listeners on Twitter. She explains how to sell without being a salesperson, why you don't need to worry about oversaturation in the marketplace, and how to attract more people through lifestyle posts (even if you're pinched financially)!

"Have fun, be friendly, be passionate, get your testimonies out there, be consistent — and you'll have people joining your team." — Pam Sowder

Key Takeaways

[:32] Pam gives guidance to a listener who says they are not a salesperson and doesn't want to bother their friends. She suggests sharing your personal testimonial and by letting them try what you have!

[5:09] Pam answers the question: "Do you feel we are too saturated? Are we going to slow down anytime soon?" She says no! Saturation is a myth.

[8:07] Pam explains how to post about It Works to attract more people, and what lifestyle posts should look like for those still feeling pinched, financially.

Mentioned in this Episode

It Works

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This is episode 8 of the Pam Sowder Podcast, with your host, Pam Sowder! Pam has over 2 decades of field and corporate experience and was voted one of the most influential women in direct selling. She helps match the daily needs of distributors to everyday life challenges.

Pam gets asked a lot, "Why do people fail this business?" So she's come up with a list of the four main reasons! From not being coachable to not being "hungry" enough — Pam gives her insights into these reasons and explains how she has helped others from falling into these traps.

"The ones that have truly achieved what you're wanting to achieve are constantly doing something different — whether it's themselves personally or within their business."

— Pam Sowder

Key Takeaways

[:32] Pam's list of the four main reasons why people fail in this industry.

[:44] The first reason why people people fail: they're not coachable.

[8:21] The second reason why people fail: they don't treat it like a business.

[11:52] The third reason: they're not willing to get uncomfortable.

[14:28] The fourth reason: they're not hungry enough!

Mentioned in this Episode

It Works

The Founder (2016)

Les Brown on Being Hungry

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