Sales people are required to have certain skills in order to be successful. While opinions are certainly going to differ, here are five skills that any person needs to have in order to experience success in direct sales.

1. Motivation is one of the biggest attributes that any sales person must have in order to achieve the level of success they desire. If you are not motivated, you can bet your life that your potential customer can see this. There is nothing worse than being interested in a product and having a sales person who shows no motivation whatsoever. Lack of proper motivation is a definite deal buster.

You also need to have leadership abilities when you are involved in a direct sales opportunity. This is very important because you are going to be building a team of sales people who will be turning to you when they need help, advice and information.

2. Organization skills are absolutely essential when it comes to being a sales person. You are soon going to find that you are a bookkeeper, inventory manager, order taker, problem solver and more. In order to do all of these things you need to establish and maintain some type of organization.

3. Time management is another skill that is extremely important. And this is a skill that doesn’t necessarily come naturally for everyone. If you aren’t a natural at time management, then work on developing this necessary skill. It’s easier to manage your time when you know exactly what your day will consist of. If you are list maker, it never hurts to make a “to do