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Why I Love Dana Wilde

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

There's so much going on in my business right now, and the most exciting thing is the opportunity I'm getting to reach more direct sellers and work with some inspiring and amazing people. Last year, one of those people was Dana Wilde, who contacted me about a really unique event she started called The Mind Aware Teleseminar Series and invited me to be a part of it.

That was a year ago, and a lot has happened since. Dana and I have become great friends and started our own mastermind group with 3 other amazing direct sales speakers (we call ourselves Team Advantage). I participated in both Mind Aware series last year, and now we're getting ready to start the third season, called "Practice Makes Progress."

I have to say that Dana is one of the most amazing, giving, positive people I've ever met, and that authenticity shines through in everything she does (including this series). She has blessed my life and business and I can't imagine either without her.

In case you haven't been introduced to Dana or The Mind Aware Series, It's a twice-weekly teletraining event that offers the perfect opportunity for network marketing professionals and party plan entrepreneurs to grab some fantastic education at NO CHARGE!!

Each one of the 24 guest trainers (including yours truly and some of the absolute best trainers in the industry) will be bringing their newest and freshest ideas to the table, and Dana will be interviewing them all. She has a knack for getting the greatest amount of information possible into each one hour time slot. And here's the best part – even if you can't make the live calls, Dana sends out a replay so you can listen when you have time within the next few days after each interview. She's the only one I've ever found who does that with a free tele-series like this.

I'm speaking on a brand new topic for me, "From Overwhelm to Organized" and I can't wait to share some very cool new ways to get your life and business organized. My call is on Thursday, April 12th.

There are 23 speakers besides me including: Dana Wilde, Belinda Ellsworth, Karen Phelps, Mary Christensen, Shari Hudspeth, Andrea Waltz, Pat Pearson, Shachena Gibbs, Sue Rusch, Karen Clark, Linda Sturdivant, Casey Eberhart, Lynsey Jones, Tammy Stanley, Deb Bixler, Becky Spieth, Lyndsey Baigent, Teresa Garrison, Julie Henderson, Anne Howie, and more. Wow!

Go ahead and click here to see the complete bios of these rock star trainers and get enrolled. You'll get access to lots of free gifts from all of us as well as some awesome pre-recorded teleseminars you can access immediately as soon as you sign up.

The teleseminar runs Every Tuesday & Thursday at 12:00 PM Eastern (11:00 AM Central, 9:00 AM Pacific) starting Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 (That's next week!)
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Hope to "see" you on the calls!

Video Blog: Long Term Direct Sales Planning

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Have you ever considered your 5 year plan for your direct sales business? You'd be surprised what you'll learn from this simple exercise.

Can't see the video? Click here.

A “Best Of” Blog For 2011

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

One of my favorite business activities is writing this blog. I love that it's grown so popular this year (and thanks to all of you for sharing it with the world). I was looking over all of the blog posts I wrote this past year (over 100 of them) and I thought now would be an excellent time to share some of what I consider my best posts with you. (These will all open in new windows, so you don't have to worry about leaving this page).

Some of my best posts come out of "aha" moments either I or one of my clients has. Here are a few of my favorites from this year:

Direct Sales Leadership is Like Parenting
Sometimes You Have to Say "NO!"
Video Blog: Book Review, "The 4 Laws of Spiritual Prosperity"

It seems as though phone phobia was a big topic this year. Here are several posts I wrote on getting on the phone:

Video Blog: Just Pick Up the Phone!
Direct Sales Phone Phobia is Only a Matter of Mindset

Are You Phoning it In in Your Direct Sales Business?

Here are a few posts I loved that I'm guessing you might have missed:

You're Either Growing or Dying 
Committed But Not Attached

Please "Get Real" at Your Home Parties

I can't really write a "best of" post without including what I consider the best posts from this year on bookings, since that's the question I hear more often than anything else. Here are a few that will help you get (and keep) bookings in 2012:

Becoming a Direct Sales Booking Magnet 
Video Blog: Secure the Date No Matter What

Turning a Maybe Into a Yes

And finally…my most popular blog post of 2011?

5 Tips for Increasing Attendance At Your Direct Sales Parties This Fall (and many of these tips are totally relevant right now, too).

I'd love to have you share the title of your favorite post or the post you thought was the most memorable over this past year here. And on a personal note, I'd like to send a huge thanks out to all of you. I feel like I'm speaking right to you when I write, and your feedback and responses are a big part of that. Thanks so much, and let's keep communicating here in 2012!

If you haven't already, make sure you subscribe to receive my blog posts directly to your e-mail box (over on the right side of this post). You'll make sure to never miss a post if you take a few moments to do this, so the "best of" I write next year will just be a review for you.



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Julie Anne Jones is a direct sales corporate consultant, coach, and trainer, and the CEO of Julie Anne Jones, Inc. She is known for her authentic and easy-to-use scripting and specializes in specific language and tools for success in direct sales. To learn more about Julie Anne and her products and services, and to read her weekly blog posts, visit her at www.julieannejones.com.