June’s here - school’s out and it’s Friday!  That means its BEACH DUTY for Nana and Bops.  Here’s where you’ll find me every Friday afternoon with the grandsons this month.  It’s a tough life, but somebody has to do it!  I love it when we are finished at the beach and head to the pool for a nice calm swim because sometimes the waves are dumpers.   What’s your favorite place to swim – beach or pool?

I love JUNE!  If you step back and look at your whole year, June is the month full of opportunity that can have a distinct impact on the rest of the year!  In our L.E.A.P. Mastermind coaching group we are having our own booking blitz to have a strong June full of bookings. That’s because when you get June solidly booked, people who missed’ the window to book in June, move to July. Then, I’m teaching my group how to get ready for the new product season opening in August.  It’s one of those extremely successful strategies I worked with my own million-dollar team. That’s why JUNE is Opportunity Month! 

My quick tip this week for summer

What are you doing to stay on track this summer?  I’ve been hearing it across the board..  “summer business is hard,”  “I don’t know how I’m going to juggle all the balls over summer.” 

One of the first systems I teach my coaching clients is my Sunday Night Planning system.  Planning is like exercising, you have to do it consistently every week if you want to see any results.   Your business just doesn’t happen you have to plan it.  So, when you plan every week (every Sunday) it will not only keep you on track, but it will keep you from feeling overwhelmed with too much to do.  

One of the key questions I recommend you ask every week when you’re planning is a very simple one, but this one question will help you plan out your whole week.   

Here’s the question, “What worked this week?”

When you reflect and review your past week and ask yourself this question, it opens up a set of emotions that get you excited to look to the future and repeat the success you had.  What worked might be…

• Talked to my neighbor on the floor at Pilates and shared my catalog.  She loved everything.  We got together and she placed a $450.00 order.  Note to self: share my business everywhere I go.
• Made three booking calls and got 3 bookings!  Wow that was easy, why don’t I do this more often.
• Met with my hostess who wants to sign up in the fall.  (Gale always tells me to share my business opportunity with every hostess, and this works.)

Now, when you’re ready to plan your NEW WEEK ahead, you are in the right mindset to set a goal, schedule important activities, make to-do lists and create a weekly dinner menu.  Here’s my Sunday Night Planning freebie!

On the Blog this week 

Maybe you heard from someone on your team who thinks she needs to get a part-time job this summer?  Read my blog this week on how your DIRECT SALES BIZ can be a very profitable part-time job especially over the summer. 

Learn more here. 

Team Recognition Series on YouTube This Week

This week on “How to Recognize and Reward Team Members” series, I have tips for you on “WHAT” to recognize.  Be sure to write down my tips on this.  There's also a whole section on recognition in the CALENDAR CLUB Team Booking system workbook. 

Recognition is so important for team building.  Also don’t forget to subscribe to my channel so I can get to my first 100. (Thanks to those who subscribed last week, I’m now at 86 – eeking my way to 100)   Watch this week’s tip here.

Okay, that’s a wrap this week!!  How is your summer setting up?  I’d love to hear from you (you know how I cherish friendships). Just hit reply and catch me up.  

Love and Success,

Gale Bates,  Your “Make the Leap” Mentor