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	<itunes:summary>Education, inspiration, and motivation from the Direct Sales Marketing Queen- Nancy Sutherland. With 23 years in the same direct sales home business and a WAHM the entire time, Nancy shares with you the lessons that she has learned along the way! Leading by example, Nancy is still active in her business while also providing both private and group coaching!</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Everybody Shine On!</title>
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Everybody Shine On
Everybody can achieve big things
If you can dream it
You can do it, yeah
If you believe then you can
Live your dreams
So, don’t waste time,
Let’s get right to it
Stand up
Think Big
Everybody shine on
And I said
Get up
Work smart
Everybody shine on
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Think Big
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<p>Everybody Shine On<br />
Everybody can achieve big things<br />
If you can dream it<br />
You can do it, yeah<br />
If you believe then you can</p>
<p>Live your dreams<br />
So, don’t waste time,<br />
Let’s get right to it<br />
Stand up<br />
Think Big<br />
Everybody shine on</p>
<p>And I said<br />
Get up<br />
Work smart<br />
Everybody shine on<br />
Stand up<br />
Think Big<br />
Everybody shine on</p>
<p>And I said<br />
Get up<br />
Work smart<br />
Everybody shine on</p>
<p>You’re on a mission and you’re gonna win<br />
The sky’s the limit, your heart is in it, yeah<br />
You’ve got the strength coming from within<br />
So let it shine, you know it’s time to&#8230;</p>
<p>Stand up<br />
Think Big<br />
Everybody shine on<br />
And I said<br />
Get up<br />
Work smart<br />
Everybody shine on</p>
<p>Stand up<br />
Think Big<br />
Everybody shine on<br />
And I said<br />
Get up<br />
Work smart<br />
Everybody shine on</p>
<p>Say Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah<br />
I want it Yeah, Yeah I want it, Got it<br />
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah<br />
I want it Uh, huh I want it, Got it</p>
<p>Stand up<br />
Think Big<br />
Everybody shine on</p>
<p>And I said<br />
Get up<br />
Work smart<br />
Everybody shine on<br />
Stand up<br />
Think Big<br />
Everybody shine on</p>
<p>And I said<br />
Get up<br />
Work smart<br />
Everybody shine on<br /> 
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&lt;p&gt;Everybody Shine On&lt;br /&gt;
Everybody can achieve big things&lt;br /&gt;
If you can dream it&lt;br /&gt;
You can do it, yeah&lt;br /&gt;
If you believe then you can&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Live your dreams&lt;br /&gt;
So, don’t waste time,&lt;br /&gt;
Let’s get right to it&lt;br /&gt;
Stand up&lt;br /&gt;
Think Big&lt;br /&gt;
Everybody shine on&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And I said&lt;br /&gt;
Get up&lt;br /&gt;
Work smart&lt;br /&gt;
Everybody shine on&lt;br /&gt;
Stand up&lt;br /&gt;
Think Big&lt;br /&gt;
Everybody shine on&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And I said&lt;br /&gt;
Get up&lt;br /&gt;
Work smart&lt;br /&gt;
Everybody shine on&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You’re on a mission and you’re gonna win&lt;br /&gt;
The sky’s the limit, your heart is in it, yeah&lt;br /&gt;
You’ve got the strength coming from within&lt;br /&gt;
So let it shine, you know it’s time to…&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Stand up&lt;br /&gt;
Think Big&lt;br /&gt;
Everybody shine on&lt;br /&gt;
And I said&lt;br /&gt;
Get up&lt;br /&gt;
Work smart&lt;br /&gt;
Everybody shine on&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Stand up&lt;br /&gt;
Think Big&lt;br /&gt;
Everybody shine on&lt;br /&gt;
And I said&lt;br /&gt;
Get up&lt;br /&gt;
Work smart&lt;br /&gt;
Everybody shine on&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Say Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah&lt;br /&gt;
I want it Yeah, Yeah I want it, Got it&lt;br /&gt;
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah&lt;br /&gt;
I want it Uh, huh I want it, Got it&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Stand up&lt;br /&gt;
Think Big&lt;br /&gt;
Everybody shine on&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And I said&lt;br /&gt;
Get up&lt;br /&gt;
Work smart&lt;br /&gt;
Everybody shine on&lt;br /&gt;
Stand up&lt;br /&gt;
Think Big&lt;br /&gt;
Everybody shine on&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And I said&lt;br /&gt;
Get up&lt;br /&gt;
Work smart&lt;br /&gt;
Everybody shine on&lt;br /&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;&lt;i&gt;Syndicated by Nancy Sutherland-&lt;a href=&quot;http://directsalesmarketingqueen.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Direct Sales Marketing Queen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
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<p>How would you like a behind the scenes look at my Direct Sales Business? I have started a new podcast series featuring an interview with  one of the independent beauty consultants in my unit each month. The &#8220;Sutherland Superstar of the Month for February is Karen Ann Antonucci.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d like to share a bit about Karen Ann with you.  She is a personal team member who has been a part of my unit since 1988. This is not unusual, since over half of my unit have been with me for a decade or more. In my business, the relationships that are developed are for life, either as a customer, or a consultant. Some become both at different stages of their life.</p>
<p>When Karen Ann started her business, she lived in New Jersey and I am in Pennsylvania. She was married, worked a full time job, and was ready to start a family. In those early years, we saw each other frequently at local events, and I would travel to work with her one on one.  A few years ago, she moved to North Carolina , taking her business with her. ( this has happened with many of my consultants, explaining one of the reasons why I have consultants all over the country)</p>
<p>I hope that you enjoy getting to know Karen Ann through this interview podcast.  She will give you some insight into why women choose a career in direct sales, and why they enjoy being part of my unit for so many years.  Learn how she built a business that has taken her from different life stages and even geographical locations.</p>
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&lt;p&gt;How would you like a behind the scenes look at my Direct Sales Business? I have started a new podcast series featuring an interview with  one of the independent beauty consultants in my unit each month. The “Sutherland Superstar of the Month for February is Karen Ann Antonucci.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’d like to share a bit about Karen Ann with you.  She is a personal team member who has been a part of my unit since 1988. This is not unusual, since over half of my unit have been with me for a decade or more. In my business, the relationships that are developed are for life, either as a customer, or a consultant. Some become both at different stages of their life.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When Karen Ann started her business, she lived in New Jersey and I am in Pennsylvania. She was married, worked a full time job, and was ready to start a family. In those early years, we saw each other frequently at local events, and I would travel to work with her one on one.  A few years ago, she moved to North Carolina , taking her business with her. ( this has happened with many of my consultants, explaining one of the reasons why I have consultants all over the country)&lt;/p&gt;
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Mary Kay Ash and I , Phoenix Arizona 1997
I just returned from my Company&#8217;s Leadership Conference that was held in Phoenix Arizona. This is an event that is held each year in different locations in January for leaders in my direct sales company. I am filled with emotion from the reflections of previous conferences and [...]]]></description>
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<address><strong>Mary Kay Ash and I , Phoenix Arizona 1997</strong></address>
<p>I just returned from my Company&#8217;s Leadership Conference that was held in Phoenix Arizona. This is an event that is held each year in different locations in January for leaders in my direct sales company. I am filled with emotion from the reflections of previous conferences and my 23 years in business.</p>
<p>You see, it was this same Leadership Conference in 1997 where I had the opportunity to speak to Mary Kay Ash for the last time. I had qualified for a special dinner with her that year in Phoenix. As always, she never ate at those functions. Instead, she went around and talked to each of us, making us feel as though we were the only ones in the room. ( even though there were several hundred of us)</p>
<p>Looking back, that was about halfway through my career. I can hardly believe that it was 12 years ago! Just a couple months after that conference, Mary Kay had a series of strokes that left her without speach for the rest of her life. So you can imagine how much more I treasure that conversation now!</p>
<p>At that time, I had worked my business through a messy divorce and was a single mom supporting my three sons on my business alone. Sure, there were challenges, and life was difficult for me, but I can&#8217;t imagine surviving at all without that business.  So as you can see in the photo above, I was thanking her for all that my business had meant to me and my family with tears in my eyes. She listened intently, wiped my tears, and simply told me to &#8220;Pass it On.&#8221;</p>
<p>How ironic that this same Conference would be the location where my National Sales Director retired last week. She has been my leader for my entire journey. Although it is sad that she is retiring, the Family Security Program that is provided for those at her level will pay her 60% of her average income for the next 15 years, including the Cadillac of her choice every two years! The position is definitely one to aspire to achieve!</p>
<p>Like all retirement dinners, there were flashbacks and stories of &#8220;through the years&#8221;. How exciting that I was part of  half of the history of my Company! Sometimes you can see things more clearly when you look backwards.  I would like to say that I was an overnight success, or that it is a &#8220;get rich quick&#8221; business, but that is not the case.  Setbacks and disappointments were there for all of us, but persistence is the reason I am where I am today.</p>
<p>We were told at the Conference last week that with the uncertain economy that exists today, an average of <strong>175,000 women will decide to start an at home direct sales business EACH DAY.</strong> All companiesare not the same.  Here are just a few reasons why my business is different-</p>
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<p>Are you looking for a &#8220;Plan B&#8221;? This business may or may not be for you. I would love to help you explore the possiblitiy! (<em>After all, I am just doing my part in &#8220;Passing it On</em>&#8220;!)  Fill out the contact form below if you would like a no obligation opportunity to chat with me about it.  I am in this business for life! How many other people&#8217;s lives can I impact along the way, creating my own legacy? You could be one of them! You never know!</p>

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	<itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.directsalesmarketingqueen.com/images/Mary%20Kay%20and%20I%201997.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mary Kay Ash and I 1997&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;582&quot; title=&quot;Passing it On&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;address&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mary Kay Ash and I , Phoenix Arizona 1997&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/address&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I just returned from my Company’s Leadership Conference that was held in Phoenix Arizona. This is an event that is held each year in different locations in January for leaders in my direct sales company. I am filled with emotion from the reflections of previous conferences and my 23 years in business.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You see, it was this same Leadership Conference in 1997 where I had the opportunity to speak to Mary Kay Ash for the last time. I had qualified for a special dinner with her that year in Phoenix. As always, she never ate at those functions. Instead, she went around and talked to each of us, making us feel as though we were the only ones in the room. ( even though there were several hundred of us)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Looking back, that was about halfway through my career. I can hardly believe that it was 12 years ago! Just a couple months after that conference, Mary Kay had a series of strokes that left her without speach for the rest of her life. So you can imagine how much more I treasure that conversation now!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At that time, I had worked my business through a messy divorce and was a single mom supporting my three sons on my business alone. Sure, there were challenges, and life was difficult for me, but I can’t imagine surviving at all without that business.  So as you can see in the photo above, I was thanking her for all that my business had meant to me and my family with tears in my eyes. She listened intently, wiped my tears, and simply told me to “Pass it On.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How ironic that this same Conference would be the location where my National Sales Director retired last week. She has been my leader for my entire journey. Although it is sad that she is retiring, the Family Security Program that is provided for those at her level will pay her 60% of her average income for the next 15 years, including the Cadillac of her choice every two years! The position is definitely one to aspire to achieve!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Like all retirement dinners, there were flashbacks and stories of “through the years”. How exciting that I was part of  half of the history of my Company! Sometimes you can see things more clearly when you look backwards.  I would like to say that I was an overnight success, or that it is a “get rich quick” business, but that is not the case.  Setbacks and disappointments were there for all of us, but persistence is the reason I am where I am today.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We were told at the Conference last week that with the uncertain economy that exists today, an average of &lt;strong&gt;175,000 women will decide to start an at home direct sales business EACH DAY.&lt;/strong&gt; All companiesare not the same.  Here are just a few reasons why my business is different-&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;We have Customer Brand Loyalty, recently rated number three behind Google and Avis in an independent study!&lt;/li&gt;
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Mary Kay Ash and I , Phoenix Arizona 1997
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