The Pam Sowder Podcast

This is episode 7 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 #AskPam questions from listeners like you! She explains how to answer tough questions you may get from potential clients such as, "is this a pyramid scheme?", how she overcame thoughts of quitting, and how to push through a funk and come back stronger than ever.

Want to have one of your questions featured on an upcoming Pam Sowder episode? Reach out to her at PamSowder.com/Connect or send her a tweet using #AskPam!

Key Takeaways

[:32] How Pam answers the question, "Is this a pyramid scheme?" And she stopped getting asked.

[5:04] Pam's thoughts on why some people quit, and how she overcame questioning herself when someone near her quit.

[17:02] Pam answers "How do you push out of the worst funk you've ever hit and come back stronger than ever … and rebuild almost your entire business?"

Mentioned in this Episode

It Works

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This is episode 6 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 explains how she made her perfect day — that allowed her to spend time with her family as well as grow her business — a reality. She talks about how to create that perfect day by staying persistent and consistent, and duplicating your efforts by keeping it simple and honest. She also talks about getting through the "lustful" stage of building your business, how to "blend" work and family rather than "balance", good self-care practices, using technology to your advantage, and how to leverage your time.

Key Takeaways

[:32] What does it mean to "blend" work and family rather than "balance?"

[2:16] The "lustful" stage of building your business and how Pam mapped out her perfect day to find the blend between work and family.

[8:13] The worthwhile time investment Pam made to achieve her dream.

[9:15] A good self-care practice: Listening or reading inspirational material.

[9:57] Create your perfect day and don't argue for your limitations.

[11:20] Use technology to your advantage and stay consistent to build a strong, residual income.

[11:58] How to leverage your time through simplicity, duplicating, and residual income.

[14:55] Create the day you want through "blending" work and family.

Mentioned in this Episode

It Works

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This is episode 5 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 continues her story from 1995, right after getting into direct sales network marketing. She talks about her first in-house opportunity meeting, her first distributer and everything leading up to her first paycheck. Pam talks about growing her business and some of the most valuable tips she learned along the way — from learning to become ok with "no" to understanding the importance of understanding the "why" and keeping your pitch simple to duplicate.

Key Takeaways

[:32] Pam's first opportunity meeting she held at her house after breaking into direct sales network marketing with It Works and her first distributor.

[3:53] A regular day for Pam leading up to her first paycheck.

[6:30] Learning to become ok with "no", and striving to simply share a great service and opportunity.

[7:59] Growing her business, meeting everyone around the city, and learning valuable tips.

[11:26] One of the most important things Pam learned: just because it works, doesn't duplicate.

[15:30] A valuable tip Pam learned early on about duplicating.

Mentioned in this Episode

It Works

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This is episode 4 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 virtually brings you along to a leadership retreat in Sarasota, Florida — hosted by her daughter, Kaye, alongside Sarah Rankin. Collectively, they had over 60 leaders attend from all over the world. At the conference, Pam spoke about leadership, motherhood, overcoming obstacles, and taking your business to the next level.

Pam also touches on the subjects of resilience, overcoming fear, learning from the people that you meet, and maintaining your confidence. She also talks about her experiences with getting started, not quitting, and staying focused on your goal. She answers questions from leaders such as, "What has been your lowest low and how did you bounce back from it?", "How do you continue to propel forward and grow your business with pushback from friends and family members?", and she explains what she means when she says, "How you do anything is how you do everything."

Tune in to hear more nuggets of wisdom from Pam Sowder!

Key Takeaways

[1:22] Pam's analogy about stubborn cows and stubborn customers.

[5:02] Pam's story, how she got into selling, and how she came to join It Works! and learning of the world of network marketing and residual income.

[21:55] Resilience, overcoming fear, and asking ourselves "What do I want?"

[26:53] A lesson in not quitting and becoming the 1%.

[34:09] Growing and learning from the people that you meet. Building and maintaining your confidence.

[38:32] A vision Pam (had?) that helped her regain her confidence as a leader.

[41:38] How do you start? Keep stepping forward, stay in your lane, keep focused on your goal, and radiate confidence.

[49:25] Taking business building questions with the help of Kaye, Pam's daughter.

[50:46] Pam explains what she means when she says: "How you do anything is how you do everything."

[57:13] Kaye's next question: "What has been your lowest low in the last 17 years and how did you bounce back from it?"

[1:04:42] Laura's question on personal development (paraphrased): "How do you continue to propel forward and grow your business while some friends and family become more distant?"

Mentioned in this Episode

It Works

I AM: The Power of Discovering Who You Really Are, by Howard Falco

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This is episode 3 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 several #AskPam questions on business building. She explains how to follow-up with potential distributors and customers, obtaining DTs and LCs, the best ways to inspire new DTs, and how to not get discouraged from the lack of responses and 'no's you may receive on your business-building journey.

Want to have one of your questions featured on an upcoming Pam Sowder episode? Reach out to her at PamSowder.com/Connect or send her a tweet using #AskPam!

Key Takeaways

[:32] Pam's first question on business building: "What is your opening conversation to start talking about the products when talking to someone online (after talking to them about their page, or giving them a compliment)?"

[3:39] Question two: "I'm having issues getting DTs and LCs. I live in a touristy area in Maine so in the winter many are unemployed and don't have the funds to do either. What advice would you give on this subject?"

[6:59] Question three: "What is the best way to inspire new DTs who don't live anywhere near me?"

[9:23] Pam loves this question! "How do you not get discouraged from all the, 'no's and no responses?"

[12:26] Reflecting on the questions asked today.

Mentioned in this Episode

It Works

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