1. A Note From the Coach
2. Feature Article
3. Food 4 Thought
4. Free Coaching
5. Practical Tools for Your Business

1. A Note From the Coach

I live in San Diego. Fortunately, my family and I were not affected by the Wildfires that have raged through most of the County.

As I write this newsletter, a large percentage of the Wildfires are contained. However, the fires have scorched more than 400,000 acres and resulted, at one point or another, in the evacuation of over a half a million San Diegans.

I'm bringing up the Wildfires in my newsletter because watching how people responded to the fires was incredible. Thousands of people pulled together to handle a very devastating event in this community.

Shelters were opened immediately. Volunteers came forth to help almost instantaneously. People quickly donated needed food and supplies. The Media kept all of us informed 24 hours a day for days on end.

Perhaps this event and how things unfolded is worth looking at with respects to our businesses. Meaning, might we better plan and execute with respects to our own businesses?

This may seem like a strange question, but let's step back and consider the following: A diverse group of people, spread over hundreds of miles, were able to pull together with little notice and execute an emergency plan that saved many lives. This speaks to the greatness of human beings. You are just as great. So, dig down and rise to the occasion with regards to your own life and what you want to achieve with it.

Below, in this month's feature article, Gary Ryan Blair makes a case for focusing on execution. My hope is that you get as much value from what he has to say as I did.

Your Coach,

Kimberly Anne

2. Feature Article:

Focus on Execution!

Bringing Your Dreams to Life:

When your most cherished goal seems to be slipping away, strengthen your execution. Having worked with thousands of direct sellers throughout my career, I've observed that success is 10 percent vision and 90 percent execution.

I realize this statement runs counter to the premise that a goal is the most important ingredient of success, and that you succeed or fail based on the merits or worthiness of your goal. Let's examine the relationship between goals and execution.

Your goals will never fail you.
Rather, you fail them, largely due to lack of implementation!

Unless you properly plan, execute, and remain focused until completion, the goal-and that means any goal-is irrelevant.

By analogy, when they were both very young, both Tiger Woods and Serena Williams had grand visions of being champions in their sports. Was it the vision of the goal that made them great performers, or was it their willingness to execute? How many other aspiring athletes had great visions, but did not succeed because they either did not have a plan or failed to execute a plan?

To succeed at the highest level in direct selling, you must value and enforce (with yourself!) the principles of execution, and follow that course until successful. The good news is that you don't have to be blessed with lots of native talent like Tiger or Serena. The skills required to succeed in direct selling are within the reach of everyone who is willing to remain focused on execution.

Developing Your Execution Skills:

Consider the following questions as they relate to you.

Have you ever missed a golden opportunity because you failed to develop an idea?
Have you ever been frustrated by your inability to follow through and execute plans, even after committing to do so?
Would it be worth a focused effort to permanently fix the underlying causes of inaction?

If you answered "Yes" to any of these, you'll want to know why execution is the key to greatness, what good execution is, and how anyone can master the art of execution.

Why is execution the key? Because the execution of your plan is what transforms your dream into your reality.

What is good execution? It is making good decisions and making things happen. It is reacting well to unpleasant and unexpected events. It is developing characteristics that are critical to your success, such as efficiency and effectiveness.

How does one master the art of execution?