This week Kristen interviews long time friend, client, and self-declared Enneagram 9, Kelsey Hansen, on her success and how she did things differently to build her business. Kelsey is a six figure earner with her company and is known as the “Sourdough Mentor” on Instagram. Yes, she provides value and creates content around sourdough bread AND has a successful business that is completely unrelated to that, on the same Instagram account. And she does it without hustling.   Kelsey wants people to know that you don’t have to be a super type-A, outgoing, extravert to build your business online. She’s showing up as her exact (introverted) self, developing relationships, and building trust. Relational equity and trust is a key foundation to a sustainable social selling business and Kelsey is the perfect example of that philosophy.   Here’s what you’ll learn during their conversation:   How Kristen and Kelsey started their own mastermind after meeting on Instagram Kelsey’s philosophy on investing in her business and how it impacted her growth Why Kelsey said she had to ‘get over herself’ and the image she had about network marketing How she built a 6-figure social selling business with 2300 Instagram followers in 10 months as an introvert What Kelsey did at the start of the pandemic that resulted in a growth explosion Why Kelsey is on a mission to show other women that they can have success with ease that is sustainable Why so many people think fear and discomfort is a ‘red light’ and how it should be used as a compass, instead   Follow Kelsey Hansen on Instagram for sourdough tips and watch how she runs her successful company with ease and sustainability. She’s the example of what’s possible as an enneagram 9 and/or a small following.   For show notes and more visit the episode webpage: https://www.kristenboss.com/finding-success-as-an-enneagram-9-ep-42 And if you’re ready to learn the simple process of running your social selling business online, you have to check out my live coaching program! The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com Download the 3-Day training SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS for SOCIAL SELLERS where Kristen will be going to be giving you the exact tools you need to have success in today’s social selling landscape. Without creating more confusion, complicated algorithms, frustrating funnels, or sales scripts. Check it out here.  

Kristen is sharing more about her experience with extreme burnout--along with the subtle burnout signs you may not notice and what you can do once you realize you’re burned out.    People in the social selling industry are taught to hustle their way to business success and they almost always have some form of burnout along the way. And so many don’t know any other way to run their business.    Kristen wants to share this important episode so that more people can hit their big business goals in a healthy way--physically, emotionally, and mentally.    Listen to this important episode to help you bounce back from burnout:    How to know if you’re in burnout and the different ways that burnout can present itself How Kristen went from chronic disappointment to chronic detachment The stories she had to heal about her business to get her out of burnout What to do if you suspect you are burned out The key questions you have to answer to move from burnout to a sustainable business Why doing the deep work of knowing why you’re here and who you serve will help you stay in alignment and out of chronic hustle Some of the key thoughts that keep us in burnout   If you’ve ever thought that working more in your business will produce better results, you’ll likely find yourself in burnout at some point. Today’s episode will help you prevent getting into deep burnout or how to move out of burnout.   For show notes and more visit the episode webpage:    https://www.kristenboss.com/bouncing-back-from-burnout-ep-41   And if you’re ready to learn the simple process of running your social selling business online, you have to check out my new program! The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com  

Double Book bonus is for The Confident Copy book and The Purposeful Organic Marketing book. Both are printed and mailed to you when you join the academy 3/26-3/29 Social Selling Academy: https://www.thesocialsellingacademy.com/the-social-selling-academy-ssa  

Have you had some success in your social selling business, but you’ve realized that you can’t sustain the hustle for yourself or your team? What about coming to the industry with entrepreneurial success, and you tried to do things the way your social selling company (or so-called ‘guru’s’ were teaching) and with no traction?    Kristen’s interviewing two members of The Social Selling Academy with those exact circumstances and asking them what they learned (spoiler alert: it’s not a secret strategy) that had them shifting into lightning fast (and sustainable) growth.    Hethir Rodriguez came to the social selling world with several successful businesses under her belt. Utilizing what she was taught to do left her confused at her lack of results and looking for a better way.   Lizzy Palios has been a business builder with her social selling company for the past four years by working her warm market, but was searching for a better quality of life and less hustle while tapping into a cold market.   Here’s what you’ll learn:    What Hethir saw in the social selling industry that she DID NOT want to do in her business Why finding joy in the process vs. the results is important to Hethir Why friends and family are not your ideal target market if you want to create long-term, residual income Why it’s so important to learn to attract and convert a cold audience The biggest nugget Hethir learned and what she’s utilized every day since joining The Social Selling Academy How Lizzi’s leadership shifted once she joined and studied the material Lizzy’s eye-popping Instagram growth after implementing a change in her social media strategy How slowing down and modeling ‘anti-hustle’ changed Lizzy and her team Why Kristen is so passionate about talking about and making money How learning to develop a team who works in their part-time hours is so important right now   Kristen knows the strategies that create results, but the difference between people who succeed and people who don’t is the mindset they’re in when they take that action. Listen to these two implementers and learn exactly how they had such rapid success.   For show notes and more visit the episode webpage:    https://www.kristenboss.com/selling-through-serving-ep-40   And if you’re ready to learn the simple process of running your social selling business online, you have to check out my new program! The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com Download the 3-Day training SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS for SOCIAL SELLERS where Kristen will be going to be giving you the exact tools you need to have success in today’s social selling landscape. Without creating more confusion, complicated algorithms, frustrating funnels, or sales scripts. Check it out here.

Get ready for some real-time inspiration! Today Kristen interviews two students in The Social Selling Academy as they share about the simple changes they made after they joined The Academy and how they quickly created BIG results in their businesses.   Melissa McGill has been in the social selling space for three years and was one of the founding members of The Social Selling Academy. She shares how the overwhelm she had while working a full-time job, managing her family, and building her social selling business was holding her back until she invested and ‘made the commitment to herself’ to make the time and apply what she was learning from Kristen.    Kelsey Arrowood is a photographer who after starting her social selling business ten months ago, invested in all of the ‘secret strategies’ for social sellers and found early success--but realized quickly that she was missing something, until she found Kristen’s podcast and joined The Social Selling Academy.   Listen to their inspiring stories today:   The key thought that shifted Melissa out of overwhelm The specific shifts Melissa and Kelsey had after joining The Social Selling Academy How Melissa was able to utilize The Social Selling Academy coaching call replays on her own time and apply what she learned to create rapid success The exact results Meslissa achieved after she utilized the ‘Ask the Coach’ feature in the private Facebook group What Kelsey learned after spending $10,000 on the ‘right strategies’ and why she was able to still trust herself to invest in The Social Selling Academy How one live coaching call with Kristen changed everything for Kelsey How both Melissa and Kelsey utilized the copywriting strategy that Kristen teaches to leverage social media effectively The advice that each of these students would give to someone ‘saving up’ for The Academy or who is waiting for the ‘right time’   Melissa and Kelsey had different pain points and made different shifts in their businesses after joining The Social Selling Academy that helped them hit their goals in a short amount of time.    For show notes and more visit the episode webpage:    https://www.kristenboss.com/hitting-big-goal…-marketing-ep-39/   And if you’re ready to learn the simple process of running your social selling business online, you have to check out my new program! The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com Download the 3-Day training SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS for SOCIAL SELLERS where Kristen will be going to be giving you the exact tools you need to have success in today’s social selling landscape. Without creating more confusion, complicated algorithms, frustrating funnels, or sales scripts. Check it out here. 

Many people are stuck in the hustle of growing their business and trying to reach their next goal to the point that they can’t take a break or rest without being plagued with an impulse to respond to messages, write another post, or message another person. They think that drive is what is motivating them to hit the next goal, but it’s likely high-functioning anxiety.   Kristen shares her experience of discovering that she had high-functioning anxiety and that her ambition was being fueled by restlessness and an inability to manage her thoughts about her business when she was resting.   Why most people don’t identify as being ‘anxious’ Different types of anxiety Why ambition and hustle are typically related to the inability to rest The ‘red flag’ phrases to spot that likely mean you’re in ambitious anxiety Why your brain dramatizes and catastrophizes what will happen to your business if you take a break The 2 things you’re not managing if you’re in anxious energy/restlessness The conditioning cycle we’ve bought into when we have big goals 3 tips on how to improve your ambitious anxiety There’s nothing wrong with being ambitious and wanting to create big success in your business, but when it’s at the detriment of your physical and mental well-being, it defeats the whole purpose. We need to stop validating the thought that your business only grows if you are giving it 100% of your time and energy. For show notes and more visit the episode webpage: https://www.kristenboss.com/ambitious-anxiety-ep-38 And if you’re ready to learn the simple process of running your social selling business online, you have to check out my new program! The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com The Attraction Formula Webinar: https://kristenboss.mykajabi.com/The-3-Attraction-Formula Make sure to be on the email list and grab the free training. To get on the email list- click here. https://www.thesocialsellingacademy.com/vip The Social Selling Academy: <a href=...

The first step to changing your current reality is to become aware of the thoughts creating it. Today, Kristen is sharing the way our brain likes to stay safe and comfortable by continuing to think negative ‘default’ thoughts.    Default thoughts are like a security blanket that we carry around to stay safe...and ultimately stuck. They are hard to find and change, but if you learn how to change them, they will create the biggest impact in your business--more than any strategy.   Don’t miss these highlights:   What are default thoughts and why you should learn your default thoughts Why default thoughts feel so true that they sound like facts Examples of common default thoughts in life and in business How negative default thoughts will stop you from any forward momentum in your business Why default thoughts are hard to notice What to do once you start to notice your negative default thoughts   Your brain will discredit what IS working in your business when your default thoughts keep you focused on what isn’t working. Your brain looks for evidence to prove your thoughts true.    Learn how to spot and change your negative default thoughts and see your entire life and business change.    For show notes and more visit the episode webpage:    https://www.kristenboss.com/leaving-the-9-to-5-ep-36   And if you’re ready to learn the simple process of running your social selling business online, you have to check out my new program!   The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com

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When you started your social selling business, you likely had a dream of leaving your “day job.” You probably dreamed about it so much that you ended up romanticising what your life would look like without your 9 to 5.   You may think this dream/goal is motivating you into growing a successful network marketing business, but today’s episode will challenge you on this idea.   Shifting from bitterness and resentment to gratitude and joy for your current work situation will change everything about how you’re showing up in your social selling business. And it will actually make your plan B, your reality sooner rather than later.   Don’t miss these highlights:   Why you don’t have ‘more time’ when you quit your 9 to 5 and how you’re more efficient when you’re doing both jobs The intentional thoughts you need to think in order to find joy in your current job How much money you actually need to be making before you quit your 9 to 5 Why setting a deadline to leave your 9 to 5 has a negative impact on your social selling business How to stop the feelings of bitterness and resentment from creeping into your 9 to 5 The multiple phases of a social selling business and how that informs when you should leave your 9 to 5 The key things that will ruin your experience while you stay with your 9 to 5 and work on building your ‘side hustle’ Having the ultimate goal of working for yourself by building your social selling business is great! But treating that goal as an escape hatch out of misery will have a negative impact on your new business. For show notes and more visit the episode webpage: https://www.kristenboss.com/leaving-the-9-to-5-ep-36 And if you’re ready to learn the simple process of running your social selling business online, you have to check out my new program! The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com The Attraction Formula Webinar: https://kristenboss.mykajabi.com/The-3-Attraction-Formula Make sure to be on the email list and grab the free training. To get on the email list- click here. https://www.thesocialsellingacademy.com/vip The Social Selling Academy: <a href=...

As an online entrepreneur, you’re starting from the ground up to build your business. For those of you coming from other career backgrounds, it can be a challenge to realize that there’s no handbook to tell you how to operate. Not knowing whether your decisions are right or wrong can leave you feeling overwhelmed, confused, and stuck.   That’s where building self trust comes in.   Here’s what Kristen wants you to understand about trusting yourself to make important decisions in your social selling business:   What it really means to trust yourself The problem with labeling your decisions as right or wrong Why it’s okay to experience negative emotion The reason why your brain actually PREFERS indecision The secret to making committed decisions How self trust leads to faster progress Making confident decisions is the foundation of any successful business. Stop staying stuck in fear, anxiety, and doubt. Learn to trust that you can make the important decisions and you’ll be able to handle whatever happens next - regardless of the outcome. For show notes and more visit the episode webpage: https://www.kristenboss.com/building-self-trust-ep-35  And if you’re ready to learn the simple process to running your social selling business online, you have to check out my new program! The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com The Attraction Formula Webinar: https://kristenboss.mykajabi.com/The-3-Attraction-Formula Make sure to be on the email list and grab the free training. To get on the email list- click here. https://www.thesocialsellingacademy.com/vip The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com

How many times have you said, “when I achieve this, then I’ll pursue that?” How many times have you put off your calling by waiting to take perfect action?   In this very special bonus episode from the Becoming Boss archives is a never-before-heard recording of the first ever Purposeful Social Selling podcast. From the guest bedroom closet. Surrounded by an old high chair, forgotten dumbbells, and facing all the fear of imperfect action.   Here’s what Kristen wants you to know know about navigating your mindset to ditch the comparison and just do the thing:   How to detect ‘when/then’ reasoning and stop it in its tracks What happens when we disqualify ourselves from our calling How we cheat ourselves when we procrastinate The mental narrative keeping you small and stuck Why showing up as yourself and nobody else is what your audience needs What taking massive action really looks like Holding yourself back from sharing your voice keeps you and your business stuck in scarcity. Stop sacrificing your inner joy to pursue outward validation. It’s time to bravely believe in yourself, take messy action, and serve your clients by doing the thing you’ve been wanting to do. For show notes and more visit the episode webpage: https://www.kristenboss.com/just-do-the-thing-ep-34 And if you’re ready to learn the simple process of running your social selling business online, you have to check out my new program! The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com To get on the email list- click here. https://www.thesocialsellingacademy.com/vip The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com

No matter how amazing a business is, how solid an offer or how fantastic a team is to work with, everyone will face objections. It comes with the territory of the cautious human brain, right? There will be reservations, concerns, and the need to minimize risk. But what often happens is that instead of seeing these objections as normal, we interpret them as rejection, which triggers defensiveness and sends us into a downward spiral. Kristen offers a way to overcome objections and neutralize mind drama. She wants you to actively expect objections to the product or service you’re selling. Handling objections is a necessary and illuminating part of the sales process.   Kristen’s talking all about how to leverage objections as a valuable selling tool:   The two forms of thought that tend to arise when facing objections Why only focusing on the sale can lose sales How to interpret opposition as a neutral and reasonable way to strengthen your business The shift of assuming positive intent on the part of the objector Exactly when to handle the critical step of resolving objections The importance addressing objections with curiosity and exploration How using self-awareness as a social seller will save you drama down the road The power of story to effectively address objections How to set standards in your content to help resolve objections early Kristen wants to empower you to embrace objections with a clear mind and service focus, and it starts with conquering your fears and defensiveness around objections. Below is the video that Kristen references in her podcast. Watch and take notes with how she handles objections in a clean and loving way!  https://vimeo.com/496134544/8231808018 Also, if you have questions or you're on the fence about joining--you can watch this video that answers ALL of your questions about the academy here: https://vimeo.com/496134544/8231808018 If you’re ready to learn the simple process of running your social selling business online, you have to check out my new program! Click here for show notes: https://www.kristenboss.com/overcoming-objections-ep-33 The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com To get on the email list- click here. https://www.thesocialsellingacademy.com/vip The Social Selling Academy: <a href=...

If you have a social selling business, you’ve likely used a script, strategy, or “secret” formula that your leader (or a marketing guru) handed to you. And I’d bet that you didn’t see much return or success when you implemented any of them.   That’s because the script isn’t the answer to a successful business: You are.   Here’s what Kristen wants you to know about formulas, scripts, and secret strategies in the social selling industry:   Why we are drawn to ‘magic strategies’ and formulas How using a sales script cripples your growth Why scripts are a turn off to your potentials The #1 reason you don’t have growth in your business Why finding your own voice feels so scary How scripts and diet pills get you similar results There is no silver bullet when it comes to increasing your sales success in your network marketing business. Stop relying on the secret strategy that the marketing gurus are telling you to use. Learn how to show up as a real human and fail your way to finding your voice--attracting your best clients along the way. For show notes and more visit the episode webpage: https://www.kristenboss.com/formulas-scripts-and-strategies-ep-32 And if you’re ready to learn the simple process to running your social selling business online, you have to check out my new program! The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com To get on the email list- click here. https://www.thesocialsellingacademy.com/vip The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com

When you set out to grow your team in the social selling space you knew that sometimes your people quit. It comes with the territory. But it isn’t always easy to see it that way when it actually happens to you. And the way you show up as a leader when someone quits your team can be the difference between growth and stagnation in your business.    Today Kristen is setting out to normalize when people quit in the social selling space and how leaders can move through it so that they’re showing up with integrity and setting an example.   Here’s what she’s covering:   The top two reasons people quit their team Why you need to ask yourself, ‘what’s the story I’m telling when someone quits the team?’ You can’t control if someone stays or goes, but you can control how you react to their decision How some of our biggest setbacks in business come to us on the way to becoming a strong leader What you need to do before you make a change if you’re the one who wants to leave Why leaders are doing a disservice to the entire industry when they sell a ‘side hustle’ that’s really meant to be a job How to be the example of a leader who isn’t shaken when someone quits the team   Kristen’s on a mission to uplevel the image of the direct sales industry and that starts with leaders and how they manage their team when people decide to quit.   For show notes and more visit the episode webpage:    https://www.kristenboss.com/when-people-quit-your-team-ep-31   And if you’re ready to learn the simple process to running your social selling business online, you have to check out my new program!   The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com To get on the email list- click here. https://www.thesocialsellingacademy.com/vip   The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com

Have you noticed that when you want to change something about yourself, your health, or your business, that it’s usually something you hate or are frustrated about? We want to change and ‘fix’ things about ourselves from a place of frustration by using negative self-talk. Spoiler alert: that doesn’t work. We have to love ourselves exactly how we are right now, and create goals and take action from that love. Kristen’s going deeper into “loving what is” and how this shift is the key to hitting all of your life and business goals:   What does it mean to ‘love what is’ How you can love yourself now by loving ‘what is’ and still have a desire to change The difference between acceptance and complacency How setting a goal from a place of judgement and not loving your present reality will push you into hustle The 3 questions to ask yourself to get into a state of loving Why you must be willing to feel the spectrum of emotions to move towards your big goals How to have deep love for yourself, your present clients, your future clients, and your business As you’ll learn from this episode, there are a lot of parallels between health goals and business goals. And just like you can’t shame yourself into losing 30lbs, you can’t shame yourself into hitting  your next revenue goal. You have to start accepting and loving where you are--by loving what is. For show notes and more visit the episode webpage: https://www.kristenboss.com/loving-what-is-ep-30 And if you’re ready to learn the simple process to running your social selling business online, you have to check out my new program! The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com To get on the email list- click here. https://www.thesocialsellingacademy.com/vip The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com

It’s the new year and with every new year comes the NEW YEAR ENERGY. We want to purge, start fresh, set new and amazing goals! This is going to be YOUR YEAR!  Here’s what Kristen wants to say: you need to calm down. Really.  She’s all about setting big goals, but when you set them from an emotionally high, ‘pants on fire’ place, they are not sustainable. And when you fail to reach those goals, the big negative emotions that you will inevitably have (shame, judgement, and more) are hard to shake and will impact your business negatively.  Here’s what she covers:   The difference between an emotionally led goal vs. a behavior led goal Why extreme goals are not sustainable What she defines as ‘sabotage goals’  Why we need to start small even when we have a desire for big change How it’s actually possible to achieve big goals from a low emotional state How to build a business from low emotions and bad days The top 5 things you must detox in your business right now   Starting out strong at the beginning of the year sounds amazing, but it’s not sustainable. Listen in to hear what to do instead!   For show notes and more visit the episode webpage:    https://www.kristenboss.com/the-business-detox-ep-29   And if you’re ready to learn the simple process to running your social selling business online, you have to check out my new program!   The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com   To get on the email list- click here. https://www.thesocialsellingacademy.com/vip   The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com  

Do you celebrate even when you miss your goal? If not, you’re missing out on an important piece of your success strategy. The art of celebration is more than simply celebrating when you achieve our big business goals. You can’t beat yourself up about missing a goal and expect to reach it the next time--no more than you can shame yourself into hitting your health and weight goals.  We all need a lesson in how to celebrate in our business. Celebrating before we hit our goals, after we hit our goals, and even when we don’t hit our goals.  Today’s takeaways:   Why goal setting and planning for celebrating milestones creates a posture in you that helps you achieve your goals If you don’t celebrate your planned milestones, your brain believes no more money is coming If you hustle, it’s unlikely you’ve celebrated yourself in the past Why we need to celebrate before we accomplish our goal The #1 thought that keeps you from celebrating When we don’t celebrate and evaluate our big achievements, we’re less likely to repeat the results Why beating yourself up for missing your goal will never shift you into success How celebrating--even when we miss the goal--is a confidence booster Why we are scared to celebrate Kristen’s vision for the network marketing/direct sales industry in 2021   For show notes and more visit the episode webpage:    https://www.kristenboss.com/the-art-of-celebration-ep-28   Join me in my 3 Day Mini Pop-Up Training, “Sustainable Success for Social Sellers” by clicking here: 3-Day Pop Up Training Event 

Your self concept is probably the most important indicator of your long-term success. Self concept is how you see yourself and how you perceive how you think others see you. It informs how you think, act, and feel in the world right now.  Today, Kristen shares how your self concept impacts the success of your business and how you can use it as a tool to create different results in 2021 and beyond!  Today’s takeaways:   Why most people attach their present circumstances to their current identity How to determine your current self concept Why it’s a backwards approach to use your current self concept to make decisions for your future  What happens when you make decisions right now from the future version of yourself (vs. the current version of yourself) Specific examples of what a low self concept and a high self concept looks like and the results they each create Why operating in your future self concept is about your long-term mindset vs your short-term mindset How making hard decisions now impact your path to success   For show notes and more visit the episode webpage:    https://www.kristenboss.com/self-concept-ep-27   Join me in my 3 Day Mini Pop-Up Training, “Sustainable Success for Social Sellers” by clicking here: 3-Day Pop Up Training Event 

One of the biggest pitfalls to achieving success in the social selling/network marketing industry is that people don’t think they have unique value to share as they market their business. It’s the biggest killer to creating consistent and valuable content.  Kristen’s sharing how you need to have self-validated value first as you’re growing your business and how fear and struggle are signs that you’re on the right track. Today’s takeaways:   How to determine what is valuable to your audience and how to create that value easily and consistently Why you never run out of content if you know your unique value for your specific audience What is ‘vanilla content’ and why it’s so common What happens to your content when you try to show up like someone else Creating content from your head and not your heart is not valuable Why the most successful direct sellers know they must expect struggle in their business How you will know that you are on the right track Seeing yourself as valuable first is the first step to creating valuable content Why you need to take a specific stance on something in order to attract the right people   For show notes and more visit the episode webpage:    https://www.kristenboss.com/the-truth-about-value-ep-26   And if you’re ready to learn the simple process of running your social selling business online, you have to check out my new program!   The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com   The Attraction Formula Webinar:  https://kristenboss.mykajabi.com/The-3-Attraction-Formula   To get on the email list- click here. https://www.thesocialsellingacademy.com/vip   The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com  

Your brain has a default mode that it uses to help keep you safe--none of us is immune to its sneaky strategy. The difference between success and failure is how you handle this default mode when it inevitably comes up. An example of this is when your brain offers you confusion in the face of fear. But real business growth and developing a rich and meaningful life means you learn to operate from a place of fear. It may sound backwards, but it’s truly the difference between growth and success.  Today Kristen dives deep into why you need to welcome the feeling of fear in order to thrive in life and in your network marketing business.  Listen in for more:   Why we retreat when fear/stress/sadness inevitably show up in our lives The default emotion we go to when fear comes up How to welcome the feeling of fear especially when it comes to setting big business goals The sneaky indulgent emotion that keeps you from taking action Why we’re afraid of making decisions The thoughts you can decide to think to ensure that your time and effort on something is never wasted If you aren’t being decisive and setting big goals in your business, it’s likely because you don’t have your own back The bully vs. the doting parent in our business   For show notes and more visit the episode webpage:    https://www.kristenboss.com/curiosity-vs-confusion-ep-25   And if you’re ready to learn the simple process to running your social selling business online, you have to check out my new program!   The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com To get on the email list- click here. https://www.thesocialsellingacademy.com/vip The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com  

If you’re talking about ‘time freedom’ and then hustling in your network marketing business, you’re out of alignment and your followers and your team can feel it. Your success can be joyful and come to you easily!    Today I’m sharing more about my past story and the story I see in so many who are hustling right now and how you can change that for you and your team.    Today’s takeaways:   The lie that network marketers believe that pushes them to their limit How to know when you’re tying your worth to your business success Why the network marketing community must stop sacrificing joy in the name of success The 2 beliefs that you think when you’re burned out from working so hard Why when you’re not building a business with boundaries, you’ll miss some of life’s most important moments How to work your business in a sustainable AND successful way   Stop missing life moments because you have a belief that you can’t live your life and have business success. I’m sharing exactly how in today’s episode.   For show notes and more visit the episode webpage:    https://www.kristenboss.com/suffering-for-success-ep-24   And if you’re ready to learn the simple process to running your social selling business online, you have to check out my new program!   The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com To get on the email list- click here.  https://www.thesocialsellingacademy.com/vip  

You may think you are moving towards your business goals because you are taking action every day. But there are two types of action: passive and income producing. Which category do your actions fall into?    If you’re working on your gratitudes, meditating, or even listening to this podcast, you are in passive action. Those things are still important, but in order to get traction and build a long-term successful business, you need to be doing income producing activities!    Listen in for these nuggets:   Why passive action feels so important in your business What actually yields results in your business The 4 income producing activities to prioritize  The $1,000 activity that you should be developing every day The residual value of happy customers  How to get better at talking about your offer so that it easily draws in your ideal customers The 3 simple things that good copywriting always includes How to solve problems and provide value ahead of time   Not knowing how to talk about your offer in a way that differentiates you from the crowd is a detriment to the success of your business. I’m sharing with you the exact things you can start doing TODAY that will improve this skill and skyrocket your success.   For show notes and more visit the episode webpage:    https://www.kristenboss.com/the-highest-inco…g-activity-ep-23/   And if you’re ready to learn the simple process to running your social selling business online, you have to check out my new program!   The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com To get on the email list- click here.

How often do you check in with your belief in your business? If you’re not working on maintaining or growing your beliefs every day--your belief in yourself, your business, your offer, your clients, everything--you are missing an invaluable piece of your success plan!    This episode is dedicated to showing you WHY you must start with your belief before you take any action in your business.   Key takeaways:   How to evaluate your business and identify where your beliefs are lacking The triad of a successful belief plan Why you don’t need to have personal success to have a successful business/team and how your belief helps  Why looking at your current results to determine your belief in what’s possible is the wrong approach How your belief becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy If you’re not selling the value of your offer, you’re simply selling a transaction Why you have to sell yourself FIRST on the value of your offer  The simple way you will know that you are in belief Why taking responsibility for YOUR beliefs about your audience will change the trajectory of your business   Kristen isn’t a believer in the ‘fake it ‘till you make it’ idea when it comes to social selling. Your self-concept will determine your success and that self-concept starts with unravelling and changing your beliefs about yourself and your business.    For show notes and more visit the episode webpage:    https://www.kristenboss.com/the-belief-plan-ep-22/ And if you’re ready to learn the simple process to running your social selling business online, you have to check out my new program! The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com To get on the email list- click here.  

Growing a direct sales business, or any business, isn’t going to feel amazing every day. There will be hard days, uncomfortable moments, and painful lessons. But in order to show up consistently and grow, we must learn to work while we feel discomfort. As humans, our default mode is comfort. It’s our survival mechanism--our brains are simply trying to keep us safe.    If you want to achieve the big goals you’ve set in your business, you have to learn how to feel uncomfortable in the process. Despite how much your brain tries to keep you from feeling it!    Key takeaways:   Why failure feels terrifying The sneaky way your brain keeps you from feeling discomfort 3 typical responses to discomfort that hold you back What does it mean to ‘allow’ discomfort What would happen if you were willing to feel all the negative emotions and show up in your business anyway? The 2 words you are choosing to think that stop all of your growth How hiding behind ‘noble’ choices is ruining your forward momentum   For show notes and more visit the episode webpage:    https://www.kristenboss.com/disciplined-discomfort-ep-21/   And if you’re ready to learn the simple process to running your social selling business online, you have to check out Kristen's new program! The Social Selling Academy:  www.thesocialsellingacademy.com

In today’s episode, Kristen is sharing exactly why she thinks you hate selling and how you can make it fun, instead. Selling is a completely normal part of life and we are selling and being sold to in our personal lives every day.   Selling is really serving other people, and she gets straight to the heart of the matter to get you selling from a place of service and growing your sales skills by making a few changes in your thoughts and beliefs.    She covers:   Your thoughts about selling are the reason you don’t want to sell The questions to ask after you’ve had a negative experience with a salesperson Why thinking “I’m not a salesperson.” is not serving you Why being consumed with what other people think of you and your business is hurting your sales The 3 things you need to sell confidently How selling can be fun How selling comes from a place of conviction and confidence Kristen pinpoints exactly why you’ve lost your belief in yourself, your business, and your sales and the right steps to take to get back on track. Check it out now!   For complete show notes and more visit the episode webpage:    https://www.kristenboss.com/why-you-dont-like-selling-ep-20/ Your business growth isn’t linear-nothing has gone wrong in attrition and Kristen is sharing all of the mindset shifts you need to make in order to prepare for the inevitable season of attrition you and your team will face. And if you’re ready to learn the simple process to running your social selling business online, you have to check out my new program! The Social Selling Academy:  www.thesocialsellingacademy.com

Attrition anxiety: If you’re a social seller, you’ve experienced this before and it probably didn’t go very well. Kristen is breaking it all down discussing the thoughts that are helping to create anxiety around attrition and what you can think and do instead!   She covers:   How all leaders need to address attrition WHEN, not if, it happens Why attrition is part of business growth and it’s a time when your leadership is needed most What you think about attrition will determine your experience with it: how long you stay in it, and how ‘bad’ it gets The useless thoughts that keep you in attrition Why leaders should be planning for attrition The exact action steps to create an attrition plan How to influence your team into caring Your business growth isn’t linear-nothing has gone wrong in attrition and Kristen is sharing all of the mindset shifts you need to make in order to prepare for the inevitable season of attrition you and your team will face. For show notes and more visit the episode webpage: https://www.kristenboss.com/attrition-anxiety-ep-19 To Join Kristen’s Exclusive Social Selling Academy:  https://www.thesocialsellingacademy.com

Today’s episode may make you uncomfortable, but it’s an important one for anyone in the social selling industry. Kristen lays out some truth bombs about how taking ownership in your business is the key to showing up as a leader and creating massive success.    Why we need to normalize attrition Why you must take ownership of your business outcomes--positive and negative Why it’s okay that not everyone has the same finish line in as you The natural laws of business growth in the social selling industry How to determine what you can control vs. what you can influence How your lack of resourcefulness creates dependent team members Why systems are the key to creating your leadership team How letting go of resentment will allow you to enjoy your residual income   Listen in to learn how you can take ownership and create a team environment built for longevity and self reliance. You don’t want to miss it!   For show notes and more visit the episode webpage:    https://www.kristenboss.com/ownership-the-trait-of-leadership-ep-18 If you would like to explore working with Kristen you can go checkout her Online Social Selling Academy, here. 

The episode you’ve been waiting for is here: the truth about cold messaging! Listen in as Kristen spills her philosophy on cold messaging (you might be surprised!) and some detailed tips and strategy to growing your social selling business organically.   Why you’re getting ghosted How to know the time and place to talk to someone about your product Why messaging with an agenda will kill your sales How to be authentic AND create results in your business The 2 questions to ask before you start a conversation with someone Why you have to trust that enough of the right actions will produce the right results Why organic marketing is better than playing the numbers game How showing up from desperation moves you into hustle How to message the RIGHT way   If you want to learn how to be a real human--and not a weirdo, this episode is for you!   For show notes and more visit the episode webpage:  https://www.kristenboss.com/the-truth-about-…-messaging-ep-17/ To find out more about Kristen's Social Selling Academy, click here. 

Today’s episode is all about how you are creating a story in your mind about how and when to expect success in your business. I'm breaking it all down with why that's hurting you and what to do instead! Learning how to sell yourself on the process over the timing of the results is just one of the key points she covers.   Other nuggets:   What happens when you have the thought, ‘This shouldn’t be happening.’ What it means when your business hits a plateau How to get out of shame and into action when you don’t meet a goal Things you should know if your organic marketing isn’t working as fast as you thought it would Why tracking your progress outside of your goal is so beneficial Learn to work your business even when you feel like crap and unmotivated Ask yourself how committed are you to the process of being successful   Don’t miss this episode!    For show notes and more visit the episode webpage: https://www.kristenboss.com/great-expectations-ep-16/ To join Kristen's Social Selling Academy, click here. 

If you’ve ever felt like you were ‘not enough’ in your business, life, and relationships, this episode is for you. Kristen breaks down exactly how this sneaky thought is sabotaging your every move and holding you back from showing up as your most authentic self in your business, and beyond:   Why so many of us move the bar or standard of being ‘enough’ How to experience freedom from the pursuit of ‘enoughness’ Why ‘enough’ is not a feeling, it’s a decision The most powerful thought and emotion you can feel instead of ‘not enough’ How you can be at peace with yourself without looking to others to validate you   Show notes: https://www.kristenboss.com/enoughness-ep-15/ If you would like to explore working with Kristen you can go checkout her Online Social Selling Academy, here. 

Kristen’s back this week with more fiery inspiration! She’s spilling what she says ACTUALLY creates your results in your social selling business. It’s not what you may think! She’s covering:   The faulty thoughts that create self-sabotage Why motivation does NOT create results Why the secret to your success is not in the next freebie or opt-in you’ve grabbed How your feelings are not your thoughts  Why you need to stop going on a ‘How Hunt’ and what to do instead How the thought, “getting it right” keeps you stuck   And so much more!    Links mentioned: The Social Selling Academy:  www.thesocialsellingacademy.com For complete show notes, https://www.kristenboss.com/what-actually-creates-your-results/

On today’s episode of the podcast, Kristen is interviewing anti-racism coach Alyssa Hall. Alyssa works with coaches and other service providers to help them become anti-racist in their life while interweaving diversity, equity and inclusion practices into their business. To learn more about Alyssa, click here (need a link to her landing page as mentioned on the episode). or find her on Instagram here.   Join them as they discuss:   Alyssa’s inspirational journey from making $1.5k in 5 months to multiple $10k+ months.  The money beliefs she held as a Black woman and single mother - both with and without money! Finding (and shifting!) your niche. Operating your business from a place of contribution and passion. The importance of diversity and inclusion and the impact each one of us can make as anti-racist allies. For more information and show notes click here: https://www.kristenboss.com/money-thoughts-2…coach-single-mom/ If you would like to join Kristen's Social Selling Academy, click here. 

From the “Anti-Hustle Social Selling Coach,” Kristen Boss, this week is all about the difference between hustle and hard work in your business. They can look very similar, but Kristen breaks down the difference and exactly how to work hard in your social selling business so that you have sustainable success, including:   The main difference between hard work and hustle Why ‘no hustling’ doesn’t translate to ‘no working’ How to know when you’re working from hustle energy Why scarcity is fuel for hustling The results you’ll get from hard work vs hustling The lie women have been told to ‘get it all done’ The radical piece of advice that could shift and transform your business For full episode show notes: https://www.kristenboss.com/hustle-vs-hard-work-ep-12 If you would like to join Kristen's Social Selling Academy, click here. 

Today Kristen is breaking down how our money beliefs and money story is affecting our business growth and why it’s so important to have a healthy money mindset. She's not just talking about when you're in lack of money--but also the beliefs that hold us back when we HAVE money!   She’s covering it ALL:   Why your money story is so important to heal Thoughts around LACK of money Thoughts around HAVING money “Goblin” energy The similarities between money and sex She answers the question: “Does money turn you into a materialistic, greedy person?” How to discover the ‘money rules’ we may not even know we have New, healing thoughts to try on, right now! For full episode notes, go here: https://www.kristenboss.com/money-thoughts-ep-11/ If you would like to join Kristen's Social Selling Academy, click here. 

Kristen’s back with part two of her series on setting goals. Last week you may have felt like you were in therapy and like you had some mindset work to do. This week’s episode on goal setting is going to feel light and fun!    Here’s what you’ll learn:   The MOST important question to ask yourself when setting a goal The WORST philosophy I see in network marketing goal setting Why you should focus on consistency over speed Why it’s not a numbers game Forcing vs. planning your outcome Signs of a healthy goal  A checklist to make sure you are setting goals the RIGHT way   And so much more!!  For full episode notes visit: https://www.kristenboss.com/goals-part-2-when-to-go-for-it-ep-10/ If you would like to explore working with Kristen you can go checkout her Online Social Selling Academy, here.     

It’s time to get serious about your business goals! Kristen is starting a 2-part series on goals and in today’s episode she’s covering the reasons why you’re not setting big goals in your business. She wants to challenge and change your perception and your thoughts about these reasons so that you can set healthy goals that you can achieve!   She’ll cover:   Goal shame Goal avoidance How dating and setting goals in our business feel the same Safe goals The main emotions that hold us back and why Goal hangovers Why we need to be more like NASA when setting our big business goals And so much more! For full episode notes visit: https://www.kristenboss.com/goals-part-1-goa…and-failure-ep-9/ If you would like to join Kristen's Social Selling Academy, click here. 

Today’s episode on the difference between marketing and manipulation is probably going to rock the boat and it may trigger some of you. But let it. This is a powerful conversation about how each of us is showing up in the online space to sell our product and/or service.    Kristen will be covering:   The difference between powerful marketing and manipulation The 3 ways social sellers are failing their audience Your story vs your audience’s story--how to find the right balance The ruse of authenticity and vulnerability The 2 misuses of vulnerability How to make sure you’re NOT manipulating your audience   And so much more! Kristen is bringing ALL THE FIRE today because she's on a mission to bring awareness and help social sellers show up with more power in their marketing--the right way!   For full episode notes visit: https://www.kristenboss.com/marketing-vs-manipulation-ep-8   If you would like to join Kristen's Social Selling Academy, click here. 

A topic that comes up a lot with my coaching clients is around the ‘thoughts we think.’ And while I typically give you a lot of strategy and action items on the podcast, the thoughts you think are so important because they are the precursor to all of your actions. Our thoughts cause our emotions. And every action we take in life comes from an emotion. Our actions and our inactions (or inability to act) can always be traced back to our thoughts. So today I wanted to give you 10 success thoughts. These are thoughts I have used regularly from the very beginning of my journey. I hold them close to me at all times. I'm always going back to them. If you harness these thoughts--if you really adopt these thoughts from a place of conviction, and believe them as truth in your mind, it will change everything for you. For read more show notes, head here.  To join The Social Selling Academy, join here.    .

In this bonus episode, Kristen shares her personal story of finding resilience in her own season of massive resistance when she decided to start her business.   If you haven’t already listened to the episodes on Resistance and Resilience, be sure to listen to those along with this bonus episode. Join Kristen in The Social Selling Academy.

Last week Kristen talked about resistance and how we should expect resistance in our business. The year 2020 feels like a year of resistance. And to Kristen, resistance is when it feels like nothing is in your favor, and everything is frustrating. It feels like you're moving through quicksand to get to your goals. Everything feels heavy in your forward progress. You can't seem to find the inner energy to take those necessary steps forward. Kristen walks us through:  What is Resilience? Why is Resilience so Important?  Why Entrepreneurs Need to Be Resilient Characteristics of Being Resilient 6 C’s of Building Your Resiliency Grab Kristen’s FREE workbook, “The Purposeful Platform” where she breaks down the 5 Platform Essentials that turn your business into a sales and lead generation magnet! To learn more about Kristen, head to www.kristenboss.com

If you are trying to build a business or even reaching for a goal, you will experience resistance.  On today’s Purposeful Social Selling episode, Kristen talks about the inevitable ways resistance is experienced.   She will cover: *different types of resistance *what to do with resistance *why our response to resistance is so important *what is the most important characteristic to face resistance Thanks again for listening! To join The Social Selling Academy, join here.   

On today’s show, Kristen will discuss what exactly is a personal brand and why it is important in today’s market and online culture.  You may ask yourself, “Do I really need a personal brand?” Yes you do!    More and more business models are moving in the direction of online social selling because people will buy from people they trust and know.  Kristen describes how you can develop your personal brand to help your client or potential client feel connected with you.    For more information about Kristen, go here. To join Kristen’s Social Selling Academy, join here.   

If you have been an entrepreneur for any length of time or even thought about becoming an entrepreneur, you are most likely familiar with the idea of self sabotage.  Our personal awareness is vitally important, especially in the area of self sabotage.  In this episode, you will learn: The three most common types of sabotage How to identify self sabotage Understand the triggers of self sabotage  What are the lies behind self sabotage  For more information about Kristen, go here. To join Kristen’s Social Selling Academy, join here.