Step One of Five Easy Steps to Create a Theme Party

by Mary McLoughlin on May 23, 2013

Beautiful girl jumping into the blue night skyIf you can dream it, you can theme it!

Quick, what was your favorite birthday party? I bet you can remember; was it Strawberry Shortcake, My Pretty Ponies, a Luau or a Baseball party? I can see the balloons, plates, cups and feel the excitement and fun, can’t you? Themes make everything more fun, whether it’s a party, convention, incentive or your personal team. We use themes to engage our customers and hostesses, now let’s use them to engage our teams! Team themes are a simple, fun, exciting and creative way to keep your team engaged and producing. The perfect length of time for a team theme is 90 days. Long enough to see some real movement toward a goal, short enough to keep the excitement high. The best benefits from a team theme are:

  • Your team will know what to expect
  • Your team will know what is expected
  • You will experience a stress free season, the planning is complete and its only about execution

Over the next few blogs we will explore the 5 Easy Steps to Create at Team Theme. If you complete each step as we go along, your summer will be set!

STEP ONE

Pick a theme that energizes ­you

As the leader it’s your job to keep the theme alive and exciting. What excites you? What gets your imagination cooking? Is there a ‘hot trend’, TV show or Movie you can build around? Here are some ideas to get you started!

  • The Amazing Race
  • Take Me Out to the Ballgame
  • Earn Your Stripes (Tiger or Zebra theme)
  • Off to the Races (cars or horses)

Looking for inspiration? Head down the kids’ birthday party aisle or scout around at OrientalTrader.com Be sure to consider how easy it will be to find things to support the theme. (More about this later)

That’s it for today – go ahead, pick your theme, step two is on the way!

Need some help picking the theme? Go to First Friday and sign up. Last month’s recording is the complete package – a summer team theme ready to just implement!

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Last Chance to Join the Free First Friday Call

by Neil Phillips on May 21, 2013

Let me ask you a few questions…

Do you wish your direct sales business was growing faster?

Do you feel like you know what you need to do for your business but your team is not following your lead?

Or . . . do you feel like you’re working your business, but not getting the results you want?

The four coaches from First Friday have all led top sales teams in large companies. We know what is takes to grow a big prosperous team and we want to share some timely ideas that you can apply right away.

Well, on Tuesday, May 21 , 12:30 pacific, 1:30 mountain, 2:30 central, 3:30 eastern, we are giving a FREE, 30-MINUTE CALL to tell you some amazing tips for summer . . . and how you can have a great summer, too. If you can’t make it live, there WILL BE A REPLAY.

But you must register to get the replay info.

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Click the button above or copy and paste into your browser: http://teamconnections.org/may-21st-free-preview-call/

This CALL is for you if . . .

• You have run out of ideas to keep your business fun.

• If you feel like you know all the things you “should” be doing to be successful, but there are so many ideas you don’t know which ones to pick.

• You had a rough summer last year.

• You would like more team recruiting in your business.

• You just want to get to the top of your company quickly!

 

Register now ButtonHere’s that link to register again:

http://teamconnections.org/may-21st-free-preview-call/

On this CALL, you will learn:

• Five Tips for better leadership

• Great ideas you can apply IMMEDIATELY to grow you next few months that you will reach your goals!

• The SPECIFIC formula for taking action that WORKS!

You will only be able to listen if you register here:

http://teamconnections.org/may-21st-free-preview-call/

If you’ve ever been frustrated when someone has told you to “think positive” and you’ve wondered just how to do that . . .

If you have hit a plateau in your business and you want to break through . . .

If you want to results come to you easier and more quickly . . .

. . . then this CALL is for you.

We really would like you there.

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Two more very important details:

• We have taught these techniques to thousands of people. These are methods that you CAN learn and APPLY.

We want you to have practical, workable ideas that work for a team of 3 or 3,000!

Look forward to “seeing” you on the call.

The First Friday Team

 

Team Connections

1325 River Oaks Drive

Flower Mound, TX 75028

Office: 972-874-8070

 

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The Value of Time

by Dana Phillips on May 21, 2013

Time and moneyI love Google!!  I love this little piece by Alice Morse Earle.  I never knew who wrote it until I found it on Google.

Enjoy with your coffee or tea.

The clock is ticking, so make the most of today.

To realize the value of one year,

           Ask a student who failed a grade.

To realize the value of a month,

           As a mother who birthed a premature baby.

To realize the value of a week,

           Ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize the value of a day,

           Ask a day laborer who has kids to feed.

To realize the value of one hour,

           Ask two lovers who are waiting to meet.

To realize the value of one minute,

           As a person who has missed a train.

To realize the value of one second,

           Ask a person who has avoided an accident.

To realize the value of one millisecond,

           Ask the person who won a silver Olympic medal.

Treasure every moment that you have! And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special… special enough to spend your time. And remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present!

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Seven Tips to Organize Your Direct Sales Business

by Dana Phillips on May 16, 2013

theory into practiceLack of organization can be a substantial obstacle in your efforts to reach your goals.  Improper planning and disorder can make your work seem unnecessarily hectic and stressful.  By taking steps to organize your life and your business, you’ll become more productive.  I bet you will enjoy your business a little more, too.

Here are some valuable suggestions that can help!

  1. Set definite goals.  Whether by the day, the week, the month, or the year, clearly defining your objectives will help you maintain focus on the purpose of your efforts.
  2. Plan ahead.  Plot out the small jobs you need to accomplish in order to reach your goals.  Keep track of your progress.
  3. Fight paper clutter.  Put away or file materials you haven’t used in the last week. Set a timer for five minutes to do this each day.
  4. Keep a daily list.  Prioritize the list according to their importance.  Concentrate on completing high-priority tasks and update your list regularly.
  5. Keep your planner current and readable.  Too many leaders try to keep everything in their head. Record it.
  6. Break your biggest projects into small, manageable steps.  Approach each step one at a time.  Focus on the task at hand; don’t allow the size of the overall project discourage you.
  7. Make time to organize.  Schedule a regular time to straighten, file, update, throw away and prioritize.

You don’t have to be neat to be organized.  Being organized is as good as your productivity!

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