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Guest Blog Post: Success is An Inside Job

Patti-keatingToday's post was written by my good friend and personal business coach Patti Keating. Patti is a compassionate, caring personal & business growth specialist. Over the past 10 years she has worked with thousands of clients, teaching them simple mindset shifts for creating business breakthroughs and more money. On a mission to support global transformation, Patti lives her teachings and shares from her heart. I am learning a whole new way of doing business from her and wanted to bring what I'm learning to as many people as I can. I'm interviewing her on a special webinar this coming Thursday, May 2nd at 9:00 am PT. It's exclusively for my online community and blog readers and YOU'RE INVITED! She'll be sharing her program, "Get Out of Your Own Way." Get signed up here.



Have you ever wondered why some people, seem to have the magic touch? They create success with ease and grace, yet they aren't really even that great at what they do, while others, talented and skilled, sometimes even better equipped, remain trapped in a state of mediocrity? What do these top 3% income earners know that the other 97% doesn't understand? It is an intriguing question, and one I invested 4 solid years exploring deeply. What did I discover?
A Money Mindset.

They have mastered their ability to grow into the person they must BE, in order to HAVE the business they want.

In order to have HAVE more… you must BE more.

Write that down.

Your business will grow in direct proportion to your own personal growth.

This is the three step process I use with my clients to help them master their money mindset.

  1. Become deeply aware of who you are and what makes you tick. Understand your core values, personality style, and life purpose. Create your own personal mission statement, outlining exactly what you stand for in the world. Learn to be the observer of your own patterns.
  2. Design your business and life in alignment with your personal mission. Take a stand for something and create your programs and services in alignment with the effect you want to have in the world. Identify those ideal clients (or team members) who will benefit most from what you and your direct sales company are offering, and then get out there an find them.
  3. Fill the gap between who you are and the money you want to make. Because lets face it, if you could make the money you want right now, you would. The only reason you're not is simply because YOU need to grow. Identify the gap and learn how to become that person now. This is where your mindset really kicks in. Who are you becoming? What would THAT person do in this current situation. In that instant, you will find yourself staring at the critical decision, the leap of faith, the defining moment.

The solution. You must BE that person, NOW!

Follow these three steps to grow yourself and your business will follow.

If you want to accelerate your results, click here and join Julie Anne and me for "Get out Of Your Own Way!" A FREE Webinar happening this coming Thursday, May 2nd at 9:00 am PT/Noon ET!

Video Product Review – The Party Plan Secret

Check out this very cool direct sales product I found…a planner that keeps you organized and inspired all at the same time!

Can't see the video? Click here.

Listen to my radio interview with Jill Lynch, the inventor of The Party Plan Secret.

Part 1

Part 2

 
Check out my daily radio show over on the Home Business Radio Network.
 
Click here to check out The Party Plan Secret website.

Helpful Product Review: myConsultant App

Screen Shot 2013-03-13 at 1.53.43 PMLast year I wrote a post about a brand new app for smart phones called myConsultant that had been developed by Kevin McKinley, the husband of a Thirty-One Gifts consultant. I got a ton of feedback about the post, and recently Kevin contacted me about the updated (and even cooler) app. I interviewed him for my radio show in March and a lot has changed for Kevin.

He quit the job he had when he started his myConsultant journey and has been hired as a full time app developer. He has also made some really great upgrades to the myConsultant app, so I thought I’d give you an update on what exactly it is and why you need it if you do parties for a living.

With its beautiful interface and sleek design, myConsultant is truly an app created with you (the direct seller) in mind. It’s available for Android and iPhone. myConsultant has so many features, you’ll wonder how you managed to live without it once you have them.

Here’s a rundown of what you get in this amazingly affordable app:

MyCalc – you’ll go here when it’s time for your customers to check-out. You can input the tax rate, shipping rate and even choose whether shipping is taxed or not in your state. When you’re ready to add up the products on your client’s order, you’ll find an itemized calculator that gives you the option to add a discount to either individual products or the entire order. The itemized calculator also allows you to apply the discount before or after tax & shipping. This means no more confusing notes and trying to calculate monthly specials and taxes on your own. It’s one of the best features of the app, in my opinion.

Sales tax look-up service – This is a subscription based service where you can select your location based on GPS or type it in manually to find out what the correct sales rate is where your party is being held. This is an invaluable resource when you are in the middle of a party and need the tax information on the spot, especially since, in some areas, sales tax rates can change from block to block.

Vehicle mileage – With tax time upon us, you’ll love this feature. It provides an easy way to keep track of all those miles you are driving for your business. You can even email a detailed list to yourself at the end of the year in an excel format and just hand it to your tax professional.

Background themes – To add a little fun and personalization, there are a number of different backgrounds to choose from. From pink tribal to winter owls, you can customize myConsultant to your preference.

Want to learn more? Check out the app here. The next time you do a party and it takes you half the time to check out your customers, you’ll be glad you did! You can also like their Facebook fan page here.