Everything we think you (and your field) should be reading, listening to and utilizing in order to stay engaged, informed and one step ahead.
Author / Craig A. Fleming
Craig A. Fleming rose from a door-to-door sales representative to CEO of seven companies and founder of Direct Sales Experts, a leading executive search firm serving the industry. In 2026, Fleming released several timely books, including Leadership Development, a practical guide to building people, culture and enduring organizations; Direct Sales Advantages, exploring 150 distinct benefits of direct selling; and Unwritten Rules of Leadership, revealing behaviors that distinguish high-trust, high-impact executives.
AI Tool / Scribe
Consistency drives business growth. Scribe makes it easier to create consistency by scaling what works. This AI workflow platform automatically captures how work gets done and transforms those processes into step-by-step guides with on-screen walkthroughs. Simply record a workflow as you work, and Scribe creates the documentation for you, eliminating the need to manually build SOPs, training materials and how-to manuals. Scribe simplifies onboarding and technology rollouts while making institutional knowledge easier to capture, share and scale.
Team Gift / Dailygreatness
Dailygreatness combines positive psychology and peak-performance strategies into thoughtfully designed planners that turn ambition into action. Recommended by psychologists, business coaches and health experts, each planner guides users through goal setting, actionable planning, habit building, daily priorities and reflection—creating a practical framework for sustained growth and results. The Success at Work Planner is ideal for corporate teams, and the Vagami Business Planner gives C-Suite leaders a premium system for strategy, financial planning and execution.
Audio Book / The High 5 Habit: Take Control of Your Life with One Simple Habit
by Mel Robbins
In network marketing, confidence can shape everything from prospecting and follow-up to handling rejection and staying motivated through entrepreneurship’s inevitable ups and downs. In The High 5 Habit, Mel Robbins offers a simple, practical approach to building confidence by changing self-talk. Her message encourages listeners to challenge personal doubt, stop overthinking and take consistent action toward goals. As an audiobook, it’s an especially motivating companion for people on the go, reinforcing the mindset and self-belief required to succeed.
Website / JillKonrath.com
As a recognized thought leader, international speaker and bestselling author of four award-winning books, Jill Konrath has spent decades developing strategies that help sales professionals win more business and navigate today’s rapidly changing world of commerce. Her website offers a wealth of practical, immediately free resources covering everything from prospecting and value propositions to productivity and mindset, giving your field actionable ways to sharpen their approach and build stronger sales habits.
Newsletter / 1% Better
by Colby Kultgen
What if getting 1% better each day could transform the way you work, lead and grow? That idea is at the heart of entrepreneur, writer and life-long learner Colby Kultgen’s 1% Better—a free, weekly newsletter that delivers five handpicked ideas, insights, tools and resources worth knowing. Each issue of 1% Better gives readers a shortcut to valuable information that can spark new ideas, improve productivity, sharpen decision making and fuel continued growth.
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From the October/November/December 2026 issue of Direct Selling News magazine.
