Word-of-mouth marketing is one of the most powerful tools in sales today, and yet, it remains deeply misunderstood and underused. In my extensive sales background, even when I’m working with highly experienced professionals, I find many can’t fully explain word-of-mouth, how to create it, or why it works. Even when they’ve previously benefited directly from it, they struggle to identify how it even happened in the first place. All they know is that word-of-mouth exists and th

Many times business owners want to look at outside circumstances as the blame for low sales. They say, “the economy is slow” or “people aren’t spending like they used to”. These statements are really just excuses. The truth is that there is no shortage of money in the world. People may be more selective on who they spend their money with, but they have NOT stopped spending. So why isn’t your business bringing in the big bucks? Let’s look closer to home…If you’re not profiting

CONFESSIONS OF A BOSS Welcome to Dream.Build.Success. where we share the insider success secrets of bold female bosses! One major life changing lesson I’ve learned on my Entrepreneurial journey is that the real power, the true leverage is in people. We learn from one another, we support one another and most importantly, we connect one another. My goal is to always learn at least one lesson from everyone I come in contact with because our connection was no accident. So, in thi

KEEP YOUR BRAND ON FIRE! Let’s be honest, who wants to chase a mediocre dream? Not me! Your dream should fill you with excitement and be driven by your passion, which means your approach needs to include all of those aspects. There is no such thing as a lazy, successful entrepreneur. Yikes, that sounds so ridiculous. Being outworked is a very easy way to lose current and potential clients. So ask yourself: “Am I doing just enough?” “Do you go the extra mile for your clients

Are You Giving Your Power Away? Yesterday morning, I woke up to this: 0800– A call from someone I hadn’t heard from in a while…asking to borrow money. 0830- A call to help someone write a 5,000 word book…for free. 0852– A call asking if I could volunteer at an organization. 0915– A call to visit a few people who are leaving town soon. 0950– An “urgent” email asking me to help someone with a project that they’re working on. 1005– 20 emails asking me for my HARDCORE advice. 102

I wanted it bad enough to break up with some friends (and even a few family members) who weighed me down with their disbelief and silent insecurities of being “left behind.” I wanted it bad enough that I believed in myself by shining my own light as bright as I could on even the darkest days. I wanted it bad enough to speak it before it ever existed. I wanted it so bad that failure was not an option. I wanted it bad enough that people conspired on my behalf to see that it was

This week I’m taking you behind the scenes and I’m going to show you inside of the success hub. But first, I want to be completely open and honest about something… I often feel like my business is a BIG MESS! There’s so much going on, so much to do, it leaves me feeling like a headless chicken. In the past this messiness has often got me down, because sometimes I feel like I should have it all figured out, it shouldn’t be as stressful and as chaotic as it is. But then I reali

I love everything about Spring. I love the tulips that begin to pop up, checking out all of the exciting new fashions, and finally being able to plan for family vacation. But above it all, I LOVE Spring cleaning! Each year I pick a weekend and completely clean out my home. I go through my closet, clean out the kitchen, and I thoroughly organize my office. It is an exhausting, but exhilarating experience. My Spring cleaning process is two-fold: •Part 1: Properly Purge – I fill

As we approach the end of the first quarter, it’s more important than ever that you be intentional and goal-oriented in your business. Springtime is exciting and fun, but I think one of the best things about the spring is that it’s a wonderful time to meet business goals and make big profits. Major retailers make sure to take advantage of the season with new items, big promotions and aggressive advertising. As entrepreneurs, it’s important we also make big moves so we start t

There’s nothing quite so devastating as realizing you’re not as unique as you thought you were. Maybe you started your business believing that you had a completely revolutionary idea/product/approach, and that there was no one else out there doing that thing… Until you found the website of that person who is almost exactly the same as you… Or maybe your business is just naturally similar to many others.  If you’re an accountant, you make candles, or you sell an MLM product, t

Based on the fact that you’re reading this is an indication that you have a dream and an inkling to pursue it. Know that your desire alone sets you apart from the masses who have yet to connect, or reconnect , with their dream. There is however a minority – those who actually pursue their dreams and goals. In the Strangest Secret, Earl Nigtingale explained that “A success is anyone who is realizing a worthy predetermined ideal, because that’s what he or she decided to do … de

Yes, that is correct! Power partners are the most successful entrepreneurs. When you are aligned with the correct people you gain strategic insight and intuition that others only dream of having! Power Partners in business, life, and faith play a huge in your ultimate success. The right people around you can either distract you or push you. Success has different meanings for different people – more time to spend with family, living a certain lifestyle, the ability to help peo

When you’re hard at work you need a space that will inspire you to tough it out. That’s why it’s important to make your office or work space creative. When I decided that I wanted to start my own business and blog I knew that I would have to create a beautiful work space for myself. While there are many parts of my office that are fun and creative, I wanted to share my favorite part as of lately which is my wall art gallery. I’ve never been one to hang pictures of any type. P

What an awesome year so far we are rocking and rolling! I hope your year is booming! So, with that being said, here are 3 tips to help you BRAND LIKE A BOSS IN 2016 Start Strong! – January is moving fast; that means you have twelve months to accomplish whatever your goals are for 2016. You can do this! You have more than enough time to remain intentional and consistent. Grab your planner, pen, accountability partner, and get to work! Remember real bosses and business leaders

High achievers have learned how to center their attention on the right things at the right time for optimum results. When you focus your time and energy doing the things that you are most skilled at, you eventually reap big rewards and results. In an ideal world, we’d all be doing this right? But in real life, we have all kinds of responsibilities, opportunities and distractions that are constantly vying for our attention, making it impossible to focus on our brilliance. Neve

In life and in business, if you truly want to play a bigger, stronger, wiser and bolder game in 2016 (or any year) there are three areas that you should focus on to ensure your success. If you’re going to make bold moves and GO BIG this year, each of these areas have a significant role in empowering you to succeed. Give them great care so that you can live your biggest and best year ever – in your business and in your personal life. Don’t shrink back! Decide to GO BIG now! Fo

One of the most effective, inspiring and truly transformational ways to boost results in your business and life is by attending a seminar and or workshop. As an entrepreneur or leader, it’s important to break out of your comfort zone, get away and recharge at good business conferences. It’s your opportunity to completely remove yourself from your business and the pressures of your everyday life to get inspired, invigorated and empowered to take your business and life up. When

We are in success overdrive this week at Dream. Build. Success. for our exciting event “Path2Purpose”. If you haven’t registered today would be a great day to do it! Remember fast action gives phenomenal traction. We have the best photographers, DJ’s, speakers, and of course the ultimate dream giveaways! I often say that the good life is planned, it doesn’t just happen. Maybe you’ve been in business for a long time, or maybe you’re just getting started. You might even work a

While traveling I love how God speaks to me. I want to encourage you to travel more as an entrepreneur and person of faith. I strongly believe there are somethings that God will only do and say in a foreign land. I think about all the fantastic ideas and incredible downloads God gave me while traveling recently. God is always speaking but do we have time to listen? When we are open to the possibilities of what he is saying, how he is saying it, and what’s next. We can tap int