Empowered Beliefs

Nicki Keohoho

 Nicki Keohoho is a co-founder of the Direct Selling Women's Alliance. I first became aware of her via Usana Health Sciences that engaged Nicki as a featured speaker during Sweet Retreat an event geared specifically towards women entrepreneurs. 

She has a gift for coaching that has been honed over 30 years of working with women who have decided to pursue the path of direct sales from their homes popularly known as a home based business. I recently listened to her speak via a webinar that the Usana Field Office presented on a live national call.  Nicki had great things to say on how women can in general empower themselves through practicing thoughts, feelings that in turn manifest into actions and results. Here I sum up what I took away from this gentle and strong lady's presentation for entrepreneurs that might also be called Thinking, Feeling and Willing.


1. Empowering Beliefs Free Us  Coach yourself first and shift your beliefs. Like En Vogue said "Free your mind and the rest will follow". Managing one's mind is powerful and noticing what thoughts we are having that are sabotaging our ability to believe in self is a critical first good step. Nicki also taps into impulses that come naturally to women and using that feminine energy to help motivate us in the positive.
We can ask ourselves a series of empowering questions such as 
What am I most excited about today?
Who can I help today?
Whose life can I improve in some way today?
Make sure you get support in making a decision to change your perceptions.This can be through books or audio if you don't already have a support person or group.
2. Feeling 
A trip around the wheel brings us to how we are feeling. Do we feel confident about our business building actions? If not why not?  Do we need to learn something about our business to feel better about what we are doing? Do we need to understand our product line better? Are we feeling the improvements in our life based on our involvement in some way? When we feel good about something it then becomes easier to take action by speaking with others.
3.  Actions lead to successful results.
What I liked here is that Nicki pointed out that success needs to be defined by us individually. While many dream about that big overnight success the truth is that success is built upon a series of smaller actions. Looking for and acknowledging the small yet significant victories we have makes us more appreciative and makes working towards our goals less overwhelming. A series of small successes grow over time.
4. "No one ever died from a NO. " How true Nicki, how true. An undeniable part of sales is that you will hear the word "No.  According to Nicki this seemingly simple no can have many meanings. Try asking your prospect if No means "No, Not now?" or "No not ever". If it's the latter you can respect that person's wishes. If the response is the first one simply ask when would be a good time to follow up?  6 months down the line? A year? A week? Learning to listen to others more deeply helps us avoid the pitfall of believing that our business is all about us when really it's all about the customer.
To conclude I felt Nicki conveyed a seasoned long term view of direct sales and the fine tuning we need to do on our own minds, thoughts, feelings and actions. The core of doing anything consistently over time is a balanced and mature outlook. Growing out of our self limiting beliefs help move us forward and gives us courage . I felt that this message was a complimentary perspective held by Jordan Kempner who speaks often on the importance of increasing your skills as a person which can be translated as self mastery.

Women Building Wealth though Network Marketing

The Business of the 21st Century is Network Marketing
The traditional Prussian system created by the banks to create income for the average person means trading your hours for dollars. Let's establish right now that the most important asset you have is your time. The catch is whether you make $12, $50, $125, or minimum wage you will never make more than the hours you work following this Prussian system. If you happen to be working 40 to 50 hours per week, that translates into about 2500 hours per year or 100, 000 hours during a 40 year span. After 40 years in the workforce retirement is expected. Here's hoping that in spite of inflation, heavy taxes, monthly bills and a social security system that is intact you have enough to retire on comfortably to enjoy your golden years barring any unforseen illness. In the days of company stability you could count on a healthy retirement package. For many that seems like a fairytale of a time long ago and faraway. In today's world more and more people are participating in what is called 'network marketing" or "direct sales" looking to generate another stream of income because you can leverage your time by working smart and not hard.  In a world of downsizing, cut backs, outsourcing, inflated insurance plans, and skyrocketing health care costs, doing business from your home base makes sense. The majority of those people are women. 82% in fact of network marketers are women. The advantages are
1. Minimizing taxes
2. Getting paid more than once for your efforts (creating residual income)
3. Maintaining your health
4. Flexible hours
5. Being your own boss
6. Working with people you like
7. Pursuing your dreams and vision of life
8. Getting paid weekly
I want to address prejudices and fears that many women still hold concerning network marketing by  empowering you with a reality check and parties. Parties?

Word of Mouth is still the most powerful tool

Celebrating Life Generating Revenue

 Cold calls and hustling come to mind when one thinks of going into business.Who wants to wear out your shoe leather walking around town looking for prospects? Women are naturally good at network marketing because it's something we already do. Having fun while improving lives including your own is what is dear to our hearts. Women love to talk and share information with other women and we are good at it! Throwing a get together around around well being makes an otherwise uncomfortable situation into a party! Skin care, aging gracefully, a healthy home, the health of our children and managing weight are perennial favorites. Turn your business into a party and talk turkey as we get down to business together sharing a vetted product that we need on a monthly basis. And that ladies is how you build a down line and solid customer base that allows you to pay for your life in a sustainable way while paying it forward. The possibilities on how to do this are only limited by your imagination.

  Be in the Tree Pick the Fruits - One is a Lonely Number

 If you are thinking that sounds overwhelming, you can still benefit without doing any of the above simply by enrolling as an associate with a sponsor and staying commissionable by purchasing products from your own business center that you would buy elsewhere. This way you build your income. The products you consume are the rent you pay.This is called redirectional spending. When you go to the store you're money is not working for you. Why? It is being externalized. Buying from yourself and getting a commission on it makes much more dollars and sense. Let me explain Usana's binary compensation plan this way; It's like a tree. A tree absorbs nutrients through the roots that travel upwards to the uppermost branches. Every part of the tree from the roots to the top receives nourishment. So instead of being "one the lonely number"  join an organizational way of doing business where everyone reaps the benefits with a much smaller effort multiplying the results exponentially. By being in a the "tree" of Usana's compensation plan you receive checks. Wasn't that easy?

What a binary compensation plan looks like

Banking  CD's Retirement - Will You Have Enough Money and Health to Enjoy It?
Let's look at the trad ways we've looked to to shore up wealth. Let's say you have $50, 000 of disposable income to sock away in a CD with an annual interest rate of 2.5%  Your annual yield will be $1250.00 That is less than what the average person pays for their rent in New York City in a month. What you want to do is grow your assets with teamwork and hit a higher goal and keep growing. For example, $2000.00 a month would be more like it. $2000.00 is the equivalent of $1.2 million dollars growing at at 2% interest rate. A Diamond Director in USANA Health Sciences can make $34,280.00 per month based on the cumulative sales volume generated by a team working together consistently towards the goals using the business tools like Life Time Matching Bonus Program, Retail Sales and other incentives. Switching to a cooperative business model is smart.

Ekayani is a Builder & Platinum PaceSetter with Usana Health Sciences

That concludes my installment of Women Building Wealth Through Network Marketing & Usana. Please leave your comments and questions below. I'll do my best to answer them. - Ekayani