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!

If you've been a home party plan representative for any length of time at all, you've probably felt frustrated with a party host (possibly on a regular basis). As a direct seller, I learned very quickly that success or failure in my business had a lot to do with my relationship with my host. I want you to think about where that relationship with her begins. It generally starts the night she books her party, at the party she's attending as a guest.

1. Set a show date within 30 days from that night  if at all possible.
2. Assign the task of completing the guest list and offer an incentive to get it done.
3. Schedule a date within one week (either over the phone or in person) to pick up the list & postage & plan the party.

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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 systems, 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.

In October of 2010 I was given a book called "The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity" by Edwene Gaines. I did a video blog post about the book last year that many of you saw. I wanted to take a quick moment and update you on the impact this book has had on my life and business. It's been pretty profound. The book outlines four practices that lead to unlimited abundance. They are:

• Tithing
• Goal Setting
• Forgiveness
• Divine Purpose

The author shares these simple laws through her own humorous and relatable anecdotes about how she has applied them in her own life. All four laws are life changing, but the one that's impacted me the most is tithing. This was something I'd never done before and she challenged me to take on the practice of giving away no less than 10% of every penny I received to whatever or whomever inspired me for six months. I'm sure she picked that length of time because she knew that it would take that long to truly experience all I was supposed to learn based on this concept. I'd heard the platitude "You can't out give God" before and never really took it seriously (or believed it). What I learned was that tithing is the ultimate act of faith. It was difficult at first, especially since I was struggling financially and personally. I wasn't sure where to go with my business. It seemed to be stalled and the second month of my tithing agreement with myself was the single worst month I ever had in my business. I didn't even make enough to cover my business expenses, let alone my personal ones. I actually took more than I made that month out of savings to make ends meet. Worst of all, it was December, so the stress of Christmas spending was an added burden. If I'm totally honest, I was actually angry when I wrote my tithing check that month. But I did it anyhow. A deal was a deal. As the months went on and I continued to tithe, I noticed something amazing. I looked for inspiration all around me so I'd know where to actually give. In Edwene's version of tithing, you're constantly looking for what's inspiring you spiritually and you become a magnet for inspiration. I was getting inspiration from so many different places it started to feel like a game. I began thinking about where I would give next and how much fun it would be to make that gift, not how much it was going to take out of my bank account. And as the year went on, my giving increased significantly because the flood gates opened and I started to experience the type of abundance I'd really only dreamed of up to that point. As it turned out, 2011 was by far the best year I've ever had in my life, and certainly since I started Julie Anne Jones, Inc. Needless to say, my 6 month commitment has turned into a lifelong one, and everyone with whom I've shared the book shares the same sentiment. If you only read one book this entire year, this is the one (in my never to be humble opinion). I'm re-reading the book now and plan to read it at the beginning of every single year. It's not a cheap book, but it's a priceless gift you can give yourself or someone else.

  WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN PRINT OR ONLINE? You may, as long as you do not alter it and include the following information (with active links as appropriate)   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 systems, 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.