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		<title>Hire an Entrepreneur To Do the Job Right!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 02:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caterina Rando</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Juggling the responsibilities of your direct selling business and your life can create stress and feelings of overwhelm. Many direct sellers are reluctant to hire employees because of the hassle and expense of having staff. This is a big part of why I do not have employees. Instead, I have awesome entrepreneurs who support me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are They Up For A Challenge?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 23:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caterina Rando</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you challenged the people on your team lately? Have you scheduled a booking or recruiting blitz? Have you offered a little something extra for anyone that hits a certain goals this month? Have you asked team members to commit to something in the next 7, 14, or 21 days? If not it is time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Spouse on Your Team?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caterina Rando</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every woman deserves a spouse that is supportive of their business. Today on our Direct Sales Business Breakthrough call, a woman shared how her spouse was not supportive of her business. Truthfully, I have heard this way too may times. Unfortunately, I have also seen too many times that a successful direct seller does not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Small, Fast, Free, Easy Things You Can do to Grow Your Direct Sales Business in Challenging Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caterina Rando</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to share last week&#8217;s teleclass on how to grow your Direct Selling Business in Challenging Times. You can download it below. Expect Success!]]></description>
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		<title>Make Your Direct Sales Business Resolutions Stick</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caterina Rando</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Caterina Rando, MA, MCC I love the new year! I love resolutions and I love the optimism and possibility thinking that goes along with them. I have seen many times that they can work, and believe in making them. Just like in your personal life you probably have some ideas for what you want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job Fairs – Your New Recruiting Frontier</title>
		<link>http://directsalescoaching.com/blog/job-fairs-your-new-recruiting-frontier/</link>
		<comments>http://directsalescoaching.com/blog/job-fairs-your-new-recruiting-frontier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caterina Rando</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you know, the economy is down and people are losing their jobs. Guess what? That could be the good news for you. The direct selling industry thrives when the economy is down according to one Direct Selling Association study. People are out there looking for the answer to the question of how they are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast: Tailgate to Find New Direct Selling Prospects</title>
		<link>http://directsalescoaching.com/blog/tailgate-to-find-new-prospects/</link>
		<comments>http://directsalescoaching.com/blog/tailgate-to-find-new-prospects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caterina Rando</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click here to listen to Caterina talk about how to tailgate to find new prospects for your direct sales business (11:13 minutes)]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast: Up Your Acknowledgement for more Direct Selling Success</title>
		<link>http://directsalescoaching.com/blog/podcast-up-your-acknowledgement-for-more-direct-selling-success/</link>
		<comments>http://directsalescoaching.com/blog/podcast-up-your-acknowledgement-for-more-direct-selling-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caterina Rando</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click here to listen to Caterina Rando talk about how upping your acknowledgement can up your direct sales business. (10:22 minutes)]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast: How to Have a Successful Booking Blitz</title>
		<link>http://directsalescoaching.com/blog/podcast-how-to-have-a-successful-booking-blitz/</link>
		<comments>http://directsalescoaching.com/blog/podcast-how-to-have-a-successful-booking-blitz/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caterina Rando</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click here to listen to: Have a Successful Booking Blitz 11:26 minutes]]></description>
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		<title>How to Grow Your Team Now – Right Now</title>
		<link>http://directsalescoaching.com/blog/recruit-now-right-now/</link>
		<comments>http://directsalescoaching.com/blog/recruit-now-right-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caterina Rando</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Caterina Rando, MA, MCC The other day I was in the middle of a recruiting sandwich. I was on a three way call with my upline and a super star in my downline-or as us more savvy direct sellers call it: my success line. You know how the next part of this story goes. [...]]]></description>
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