Julie Steelman: Selling Mentor and Bankability Guru

“Selling is the ability to convert customer interest into an opportunity to serve, to help, or to enhance another’s life.”

You may recognize those bold words from the first chapter of The Effortless Yes book.  When I wrote them, my heart was full and I could feel the energy and passion flowing out of my fingertips.

Since then, I have become even more convinced that you can change everything about your business, remove the stress, trauma, struggle, and mind-numbing confusion brought about by fear, when you embrace this definition of selling. Continue reading →

As a business owner, you’re faced with countless decisions every day.  Some are small choices like deciding to attend a networking dinner or stay at home.  Other decisions are serious because they concern a sizeable cash investment or may point your business into a new direction.

It’s easy to become stressed and overwhelmed.  You may secretly hope for someone to tell you what to do so you can release the tension of making a decision.  You may worry that you’ll make a mistake, resulting in an embarrassing mistake or costly failure.  On some days you may feel so rushed that you lack the mental bandwidth to even consider deciding. Continue reading →

OPENING THE DOORS TO THE FUTURE
Author: Unknown

I dare to LOVE in each moment
even if I am afraid of being hurt.

I dare to live in TRUST that all is well
even if I feel fear with mounting prophecies to the contrary.

I dare to let go of GUILT for whatever reason even if it has provided
me with a safe haven in which to limit myself.

I dare to let go of SHAME for whatever reason
even if I feel others blame me.

I dare to feel WORTHY
Under all conditions and circumstances.

I dare to SPEAK TRUTH in each moment
even if it may cause temporary chaos.

I dare to be BRILLIANT
even if I am afraid that I might make others jealous.

I dare to be POWERFUL
Even if I am afraid I might misuse this power.

I dare to be OUTRAGEOUS, AUDACIOUS and OUTSPOKEN – even if I am afraid that it may intimidate.

I dare to be UNIQUELY ME
Even if I am afraid that I might not be accepted.

I dare to be WEALTHY
even if I am afraid that I might lose it all and/or others believe it
is not spiritual to be rich.

I dare to be a FAITHFUL SERVANT
even if I am afraid that no one will take care of me.

I dare to do SPIRIT’S CALLING
Even if others may threaten me to stop.

I dare to enter the NEXT WORLD joyously
even if I am afraid of the vast void in front of me.

Most of all ….. I dare to GIVE MYSELF back to GOD
Even if I am afraid I might lose myself.

Because losing myself to God makes all the other things
I think I need to DO or BE…obsolete.

One of the reasons I love to travel is to gain perspective and keep it real…as they say!  Right before I left for New Zealand, I realized something needed to change in the way I was running my company and marketing my business.  I love what I do!  I didn’t like the way I was spending my time.  And the re-occurence of a health issue forced me to take an even closer look at what wasn’t working.

I decided to re-evaluate everything!  I am suggesting you might want to reconsider your business options too. Especially before the start of a new year.  It is so easy to get caught up in running your business just like everyone else does.  And spending precious time in places where you feel like you belong but it isn’t really helping you or your business move forward. Continue reading →

Do you want to know the feminine formula for success?  It’s actually simple. It’s love, customers and money. Ta-Dah! No kidding, really.

I realized recently that although I teach women how to sell well, at the heart of it, what I am really selling is self-sourced empowerment, which ultimately leads to complete freedom.

It starts with loving ourselves enough to set prices that reflect the true value and worth we give our customers, designing our business to support us, having unwavering faith in our offers and truly believing we can help. Continue reading →

You may not know this; I am a die-hard rocker.  I love rock and roll and grew up on it.  I feel lucky that the music of my youth is still as filled with hope and adventure as it was when it was created.

My all time favorite band (okay I love the Rolling Stones just as much) is Bon Jovi.  There is something about Jon and authenticity he expresses when he sings.  They came out with a video last year entitled: We Weren’t Born To Follow” and it is incredible.  (I recommend buying it on iTunes and watching it daily.) Continue reading →