“It took me a while to get used to it, but now I use it all the time,” she says. “I find it to be a very good tool for helping me save time and stay connected to my team in a meaningful way. As a busy mom, it’s helpful to be able to leave messages for team members on the app versus texting because you can hear the emotion. It makes it more personal. I use it all the time with family too, and I love it for appointment setting.” In this modern, digital age, it’s important to remember that there are new and exciting ways to push yourself, your team, and your Melaleuca business to the next level. You have nothing to lose by trying—and so much to gain. “We’re in such a digital age,” Devyn says. “How many times do you look at your phone in a day? If you’re already looking at Facebook all the time, you can easily find the time to use a productivity app to stay organised.”
“As a leader, it puts positive peer pressure on me if I see that someone on my team has made their calls and I haven’t,” Devyn says. “It pushes me to do better tomorrow.” HabitShare offers other features, such as voice and text messaging to the rest of the team, which can come in handy when you want to congratulate someone on getting an enrolment. Also, sharing goals with others is optional, so you can have personal goals on the app as well as business goals. Devyn says she also uses it to make sure she remembers to take her Peak Performance Pack every day. Apps are all well and good if you’re technologically inclined, but many people don’t have time to hunt through them all or think it might hurt their productivity rather than help it. When a team member first recommended Voxer to National Director 3 Jen Coffel, she was resistant to the idea. “I’m not a techie person,” Jen says. “I saw it as just one more thing to use in addition to email.” Voxer is an app for fast and easy communication with groups. Some of its features include push-to-talk “walkie-talkie” communication, voice and text messages, and even the ability to choose whether to listen to someone live while they are talking or save the message for later. Jen agreed to give Voxer a try, and she soon changed her mind about it taking up her time. On the contrary, she found the features to be very helpful for saving time.
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APPS TO CONSIDER HabitShare Android and iPhone | FREE Accountability app with social link to help groups stay on task Voxer Android and iPhone | Pro version $4.49 per month or $46.99 per year Group messaging app with sound, picture, text, and more Evernote Productivity app with note-taking and brainstorming ideas available across different platforms or in groups Melaleuca Android and iPhone | $14.99 Contains an updated Overview and an archive of Melaleuca publications with access to hundreds of helpful articles and resources. Elevate Android and iPhone | FREE in-app purchases available Brain training app to improve memory, focus, and more through games and puzzles. Improves motivation and confidence. Android and iPhone | FREE in-app purchases available
Do you have a go-to app that’s improved your personal or team performance? Tell us about it! ANZ@MELALEUCA.COM
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