3 Truths about Direct Selling
3 Truths about Direct Selling
I was in the FedEx Office store the other day, printing up
invitations for my Business Launch party when I noticed another lady coming
into the store. She was obviously working. She had on a name badge and looked
spunky in her denim skirt and ankle cowboy boots. I’ve been trained by Rodan + Fields to share
the R+ F products and business with EVERYONE I meet. So, being outgoing, and
feeling pretty good that day, I was
ready to strike up a conversation with this spunky chick when she said, “Your
hair is beautiful.” What a lovely
conversation starter! 
We started chatting and it turns out that we know people in
common. I told her about R+F. She told me that she also is a part of a direct
sales organization herself. We
exchanged cards and agreed to meet for coffee.
This got me to thinking about how direct selling can
literally change the world. If we all walked out the door looking to connect
with other people, how would that change our society as a whole?
Less cynicism
Some skepticism is natural but when that bleeds over to
cynicism, the belief that no one can be trusted. When that happens we are on a
bad path. Too much cynicism kills our sense of belonging, it creates division within
society, it leads us to indulge in moral relativism. All of these things lead to separation,
loneliness and depression.
Fostering a sense of
belonging
According the Psychology Today, having a sense of belongingis a human need that is just as essential as the need for food and
shelter.
While we are virtually ‘connected’ through social platforms
we are lonelier than
Our networks are vast but shallow. We don’t meet, we don’t
gather. It’s no wonder we are lonely.
More compassion and
empathy
When we believe that we are completely independent and self
reliant we are in danger of losing touch with our ability to empathize with the
people around us.
Another article in Psychology Today points to a looming problem with people developing an inability
to empathize with others. Simply stated,
when we are focused on acquiring things, positions, and power, then we equate
our self worth with what we have instead of who we are.
When we lose sight of
who we are, then it is very difficult to see others for who they are. On the other side of that coin, when we are
in tuned to what other people are feeling, practicing a genuine compassion,
then we are more connected to others.
You can see how when people go out in the world with a
product or service that they believe can actually help others, they really do
stand a chance of making a mark on the corner of the world that they
inhabit. So when your friend from
Thirty-One or doTERRA, or Rodan + Feilds asks you to coffee, do it.
You may not be interested in their product
but you may make a connection. That alone is worth the price of admission.
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