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  • Letting go of life as we know it ...

    I've been thinking about how I need to let go of my old job responsibilities and embrace my new role. It's not easy to walk away from a warm, familiar, accepting environment into unknown, unchartered territory. For the most part, I like the unknown--it's full of challenge and discovery. But it's bumpy! And I tend to trip once ...
    Posted to Sales Speak (Weblog) by Susan Julien-Willson on May 7, 2008
  • Coming soon! May day, Ribbon Gift Collections, Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, more

    May day is certainly a day to celebrate! It's not only the first day of May, it's the promise of spring, the joy of fresh flowers -- vividly colored tulips, pretty pastel hyacinths, blossoming trees and shrubs. In Europe, this day is filled with festivities complete with dancing around a garlanded pole called a maypole, from ...
    Posted to Sales Speak (Weblog) by Susan Julien-Willson on April 29, 2008
  • Accent on Personal, Part Two

    I sincerely hope you caught my post on my Personal Accents party in November. (You can find it on OZ if you click on Sales Speak and scroll down a few posts.) It focused on selling in a group setting ... and I asked to hear from IBOs who host events, gatherings, presentations to groups, and parties as a way of selling. I didn't hear ...
    Posted to Sales Speak (Weblog) by Susan Julien-Willson on December 5, 2007
  • Summer's end ... gift-giving season begins

    Labor Day weekend is always bittersweet ... summer is coming to an end, school begins, and the weather is about to change  ... but why be sad? After all, the season of fun and festivity, celebration, appreciation, and gift-giving abounds through October - November -- December. Boss's Day (or is it Boss' Day or Bosses' Day?) ...
    Posted to Sales Speak (Weblog) by Susan Julien-Willson on September 4, 2007