OPPORTUNITY

Has your business slowed down with the holidays? With 2014 just around the corner, it is a good time to evaluate 2013 and set goals for the New Year. Here are 5 ways recommended by the Direct Selling Association to jumpstart your business.

1. Make sure your goals are written down, and plan specific daily activities to achieve those goals. Decide what you want to achieve with your business, and make sure your goals are measurable. Write them down someplace where you can look at them often to remind yourself what you want to...

Elegantly dressed and aglow with pride, Wang Jen Mei stood before nearly 6,000 business partners at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center in July 2012 to be recognized for her most recent accomplishment—once again qualifying as a 4 Star Team Elite Platinum Executive. She had just returned from the Team Elite Trip to Paris, and her charisma and energy were evident to everyone in the room. For Wang Jen Mei, this newest achievement reinforced her belief that anyone who has a powerful “why” and works hard with integrity and passion can become a successful Nu Skin distributor. She knew this to...

Many great ideas happen spontaneously, occurring when and where you least expect it. But you can also train your mind to be more creative. Here are five ways recommended by Inc.com to help you generate great ideas.

1. Observe and analyze. A great idea may come from experiencing something new or different. Give yourself specific times where you can visit a new place or check out new scenery. Seeing things from a different angle may open up insights to things you may not normally or commonly have seen before.

2. Expand your circle of friends. Socializing with the same people...

Through hard work, perseverance, and a strong belief that they could be successful, Guo Pei Hua and Li Yang Ming built a thriving Nu Skin business that has rewarded them handsomely over the years. In addition to qualifying as Team Elite executives for three years, they also became Million Dollar Circle members[i]. They are proud of these accomplishments, and when their son asked if he could become a Team Elite executive when he joined Nu Skin, they explained he could only receive this title and its many accompanying rewards if he learned how to help others. That’s because Guo Pei...

Nu Skin Million Dollar Circle Members[i] Liang Hong Dong and Wu Mao Chao believe their happiness is a result of helping others pursue their dreams. They traveled different routes prior to building their highly successful Nu Skin business, and they faced obstacles that nearly made them give up at one point. However, motivated by deep love and respect for family members, they persisted.

The couple met at Guangzhou University. Wu Mao Chao was a gifted student who entered college at age 15 and earned his master’s degree at age 22. Liang Hong Dong was recruited to be one of Procter...

As communication methods evolve with technology connecting and communicating with your team can prove to be challenging. With the rise of social media, people are more open to sharing their feelings, and it is important to communicate to your team in a social, relational way.

Communicating relationally may not come easily. Here are a few tips* that can help you be more social and relational:

1. Tap into feelings. Use questions like: “How does that grab you?” “How are you feeling about this?” to evoke appropriate use of emotion. When communicating opinion, use statements like:...

The Success Formula Nu Skin has created has helped many distributors build highly successful businesses. Mikael Linder, President of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, knows that it often takes a combination of success drivers, along with hard work, for people to change their lives as they grow a strong organization.

Nu Skin itself has changed a great deal over the years, and new distributors today are blessed with a sound infrastructure, experienced management, proven training materials and a wide array of high quality products that are easy to order and receive—wherever in the world Nu Skin does business. In...

Without proper action, even the most determined and tenacious worker can suffer from burn out. Here are five actions recommended by the Direct Selling Education Foundation to help you stay motivated.

1. Encourage others. By motivating others, you will feel encouragement yourself. Seeing that your reassurance helps others achieve their goals will provide much needed positivity to help you succeed.

2. Be positive. Talk to yourself in a positive way and on a regular basis. Be your own cheerleader, so when problems arise you know you’ll be able...

Chen Xiu Cai grew up in a village near Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, as the son of poor farmers. He was always told he must be educated to acquire financial abundance, and that he would not be able to find a wife unless he had a house. At 11, he traveled to Shanghai with his grandfather to sell crabs. He was impressed by the “outside world,” and he made a decision to one day move from his village to the city.

To be successful as he made this change in his life, he knew he had to go to college....

Let’s be honest, we can all tell when someone lacks proper public speaking training. Sweaty palms, a dry mouth, and an anxious tapping of your right foot - all signs of nervousness many experience before speaking to large crowds. Some may even experience these signs when having interpersonal communications. The good news is that whether speaking to one person or a multitude, there are ways to improve your public speaking skills. Here are four ”Be”s that can improve your public speaking.

1. Be prepared. Prepare as much as you can before you even begin...