We’ve all had a bad day, or a bad week. Heck, maybe even a bad month. Maybe you’ve contemplated jumping to another company, or quitting all together because it’s just not working. You may not know it, but there is real danger in how we talk to ourselves during those times of low belief and frustration. In this week’s episode, Kristen is fired up about the untruths we tell ourselves when things aren’t working out. She talks about how our brains are wired to seek out problems, and how you can chan...
Aug 02, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 62
When you first decided to jump into network marketing, no one told you how demanding it would be to lead your own team. The weekly calls, the check-ins, and not to mention onboarding new members and keeping up morale. You only have so much energy to go around, and it can be disheartening to put in so.much.effort, only to feel like you’re wasting your time. It can be easy to stop showing up when you feel like you’re unappreciated. Or to put off those weekly calls until enough people show up for i...
Jul 26, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Just like the argument over whether pineapple belongs on pizza (it does!), network marketing is a topic everyone has an opinion on. And surprise, not everyone thinks it's awesome. If you’ve been in this business for any length of time, you’ve probably attracted your fair share of haters. Well, Kristen isn’t having any of it. Today she talks about why network marketing has gotten a bad wrap in the past and how she’s made it her personal mission to change that perception. Listen in as Kristen talk...
Jul 21, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 60
There’s a laundry list of reasons to begin your journey into social selling. For many, it’s often the promise of freedom to spend more time with your loved ones or the enticement of a better work/life balance (and let’s not forget the unlimited earning potential!!). If you’ve been in the network marketing arena for any length of time, you know that success can quickly lead to feelings of overwhelm, frustration, and panic. In today’s powerful episode, Kristen is sharing the mic with three more me...
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 59
In network marketing, you set goals all the time. Monthly goals, recruitment goals, sales goals, the list goes on. But what happens as the weeks pass by and you start struggling to meet those goals? The enthusiasm you had has disappeared and you’re left feeling mentally exhausted and needing a break. You don’t see the harm in taking a day off from social media, or renegotiating to a simpler goal. This is a form of self-sabotage Kristen calls micro-quitting, and it can do more harm to your busine...
Jul 14, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Kristen is back again this week with three more amazing members of the Purpose and Profit 6 Figure Earner Mastermind. Welcome Stephanie, Lesley, and Sara, as they talk about their experiences with hustle culture, and how unplugging from that mentality led to the work/life balance they had struggled to find. Join Kristen as she discusses the fear of slowing down, and how learning to lead effectively can change your relationship with success. Here’s what you’ll uncover in today’s episode: Why it’s...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 57
This week on the podcast, join Kristen as she welcomes three students from the Purpose and Profit 6 Figure Earner Mastermind. Ali, Kaitlin, and Brittany all came to network marketing around the same time. And while they all traveled different paths to reach success, they had one thing in common. Not feeling confident in their roles as leaders. Listen in as they talk candidly with Kristen about the power of confidence in leadership and what lacking that confidence can look like. Here are a few th...
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 56
In today’s episode, Kristen sheds some light on an underrated sales technique that not only makes selling feel less slimy, but can also motivate your customers from the time they purchase until they meet their end goal. It’s not some big, crazy trade secret, but it is something top network marketers use everyday. It’s called selling intangibles . Join us today where Kristen talks about: How to determine what's tangible versus intangible Why selling only measurable results can be a disservice to ...
Jun 30, 2021•21 min
Kristen’s sharing a special episode today that will address all of the thoughts you may be having about joining the Social Selling Academy. As you may have heard, the price is going up on July 1st and she’s noticed more questions about what to expect once you join. She recently offered a live Q&A to people who were considering joining the Academy and she’s sharing that today so that you can learn more about the Academy: its features, benefits, and assets. She also invites you to listen to se...
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 54
If you’ve been in a social selling business for any length of time, you’ve probably felt like quitting at some point. You won’t hear any judgement from Kristen as having this thought is totally normal. She’s getting real about what it means when you or someone on your team wants to ‘take a step back’ or hit the ‘pause’ button in their business: What to do when you feel like quitting Why you shouldn’t feel guilty if you’ve been fantasizing about quitting What your downline really means when they ...
Jun 21, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Do you work your business when you’re not feeling motivated or positive/high vibes? Or do you run/shut down the minute you feel discomfort or frustration? You can learn the skill of harnessing the power of your emotions to create more success in your business--with positive AND negative emotion. Today Kristen’s covering: Why motivation is a fair weather emotion and why it typically leads to intense bursts of output and then burnout Why we’ve been conditioned to work only when you’re ‘feeling it’...
Jun 14, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 52
In today’s special bonus episode, Kristen talks with her business ‘bestie’ Samantha Siffring all about cultivating adult friendships and why it’s important to have business friendships as an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurship can feel lonely and having someone by your side who understands the ups and downs of growing a business is key. Why having people on your side who ‘get’ what you’re going through as an entrepreneur is so important The behind the scenes stories of how Kristen and Samantha became...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Are you living to your fullest potential or are you shrinking yourself to fit other people’s expectations of you? Many times we live in fear of what other people--typically the people closest to us--will think of us. We fear their judgment. But really, they’re misunderstanding our actions. Kristen’s sharing why people misunderstand us and what to do about it! Why we feel rejected when people misunderstand us What core/primal feeling is triggered when we’re misunderstood What it means if you’re u...
Jun 07, 2021•34 min
Numbers, metrics, data--whatever you call it, typically create some sort of drama in our lives because of what we make those numbers mean. Kristen hears it all the time: social sellers who never even look at their numbers because they cause so much anxiety, shame, fear, and doubt. But the numbers don’t create those feelings. Listen in as Kristen shares how we’re approaching the data in our lives in a way that isn’t serving us--regardless if the numbers are ‘good’ or ‘bad.’ Why humans hide from d...
May 31, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 50
How many times have you worked hard on a social media post and have been disappointed when you didn’t get new followers, comments, or DMs because you expected something in return? This is called ‘success entitlement.’ It’s not realistic to think every action should have an equal return--especially when you’re first starting out. Listen for more on how to shift out of this mindset: The difference between abundant marketing and transactional marketing Why success entitlement removes joy from the p...
May 24, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 49
We all have a money story. And usually there is some sort of shame, guilt, or worry about judgement that comes up when we have a ‘money trigger.’ Kristen is sharing how this showed up for her recently around a designer purse purchase and what it taught her about her business and how she worked through the surprising shame that came up around it. Why success doesn’t stop our negative thoughts and judgements Why it’s so important to talk about money openly What to do when the same thoughts come up...
May 17, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 48
How many of you have all of the perfect to-do lists and/or pretty planners and you still get “nothing” done? If you’re constantly asking yourself “where did all of my time go?” Kristen’s breaking down why this is so common and how to combat it so that you can start to harness your time instead of letting it slip through your fingers: Common harmful things people say about time Why you’re feeling anxiety and overwhelm around time Thoughts that destroy your productivity The questions to ask to mea...
May 10, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Kristen is interviewing her client and friend, Rachael Rogers, an enneagram 7 who hit a ‘business depression’ after hustling and making it to the top of her company in record time. Soon after, her business came to a halt, she felt no joy in her work, and she realized that her current approach was not sustainable. Listen for her lessons from a year of working with Kristen when she really dug deep to do the hard work to grow and change her entire approach to her business (and her life!). How hustl...
May 03, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 46
NEW 3 day LIVE EVENT RECRUIT REBOOT Register here: https://kristenboss.mykajabi.com/Recruit-Reboot Without question, the number one struggle I see in the social selling industry is RECRUITMENT. I see so many people who are frustrated, confused, stuck, and in despair because they feel clueless when it comes to recruitment. This isn’t about getting warm bodies to join your organization- this is about finding qualified people who have VISION for the business and a DESIRE to do the work. The most co...
Apr 30, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Are you all over the place in your business with lots of starts and stops based on your feelings from day to day? Do you want to learn how to become more consistent? Kristen believes that becoming consistent comes from one specific emotion--she’s talking about how to cultivate and access it on a regular basis so that you keep you showing up in your social selling business. The main reasons you aren’t enjoying your business right now The #1 feeling that will keep you showing up consistently in yo...
Apr 26, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 45
On the show today is author, entrepreneur, activist, and all around powerhouse Liz Forkin Bohannon. A few years after founding her company, Sseko, an ethical fashion brand which creates education and employment opportunities for East African women, she recognized that Sseko could have an equal impact on women in the US by transitioning it from a wholesale structure to a network marketing, community-driven direct sales business. She and Kristen cover that story along with so many other powerful r...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Does your partner support you and your social selling business? Today I’m sharing with you the reasons many spouses and/or partners don’t appear to be supportive of your social selling business and my best tips to getting your them on board. How to know if your spouse doesn’t support your business (or if that’s your interpretation of his behavior) Why your partner might not be a fan of your business--the main reasons he’s likely not giving you his full support How to take responsibility for your...
Apr 12, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 43
This week Kristen interviews long time friend, client, and self-declared Enneagram 9, Kelsey Hansen, on her success and how she did things differently to build her business. Kelsey is a six figure earner with her company and is known as the “Sourdough Mentor” on Instagram. Yes, she provides value and creates content around sourdough bread AND has a successful business that is completely unrelated to that, on the same Instagram account. And she does it without hustling. Kelsey wants people to kno...
Apr 05, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Kristen is sharing more about her experience with extreme burnout--along with the subtle burnout signs you may not notice and what you can do once you realize you’re burned out. People in the social selling industry are taught to hustle their way to business success and they almost always have some form of burnout along the way. And so many don’t know any other way to run their business. Kristen wants to share this important episode so that more people can hit their big business goals in a healt...
Mar 29, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Double Book bonus is for The Confident Copy book and The Purposeful Organic Marketing book. Both are printed and mailed to you when you join the academy 3/26-3/29 Social Selling Academy: https://www.thesocialsellingacademy.com/the-social-selling-academy-ssa
Mar 25, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Have you had some success in your social selling business, but you’ve realized that you can’t sustain the hustle for yourself or your team? What about coming to the industry with entrepreneurial success, and you tried to do things the way your social selling company (or so-called ‘guru’s’ were teaching) and with no traction? Kristen’s interviewing two members of The Social Selling Academy with those exact circumstances and asking them what they learned (spoiler alert: it’s not a secret strategy)...
Mar 22, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Get ready for some real-time inspiration! Today Kristen interviews two students in The Social Selling Academy as they share about the simple changes they made after they joined The Academy and how they quickly created BIG results in their businesses. Melissa McGill has been in the social selling space for three years and was one of the founding members of The Social Selling Academy. She shares how the overwhelm she had while working a full-time job, managing her family, and building her social s...
Mar 15, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Many people are stuck in the hustle of growing their business and trying to reach their next goal to the point that they can’t take a break or rest without being plagued with an impulse to respond to messages, write another post, or message another person. They think that drive is what is motivating them to hit the next goal, but it’s likely high-functioning anxiety. Kristen shares her experience of discovering that she had high-functioning anxiety and that her ambition was being fueled by restl...
Mar 08, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 38
The first step to changing your current reality is to become aware of the thoughts creating it. Today, Kristen is sharing the way our brain likes to stay safe and comfortable by continuing to think negative ‘default’ thoughts. Default thoughts are like a security blanket that we carry around to stay safe...and ultimately stuck. They are hard to find and change, but if you learn how to change them, they will create the biggest impact in your business--more than any strategy. Don’t miss these high...
Mar 01, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 37
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Changes are coming to the podcast!
Feb 24, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 37
