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The Passports, Profits and Pixie Dust Podcast Episode 65- Must Have Organization & Systems for your Business

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🌟 Organization + Systems = Freedom + Growth

This is one of the core concepts I teach inside my Foundations of Social Selling four-week mentorship, and I’ll be honest…

Even though I’ve always been a naturally organized person, I didn’t realize how much tighter and more intentional my business systems needed to be until things started growing.

And once I tried to teach my team what I was doing?
I realized I had a method but not a duplicate-able system.

That’s when everything changed.

Let’s dig into the exact systems I use so YOU can steal them and make your life 100x easier.


📂 System #1: Your Google Drive Is Your Business Command Center

One of the first—and BEST—things I ever did was creating a Google Drive folder just for my business.

I named mine:
👉 Color Street Team Folder

This idea came from the larger teams in my upline who used Google Drive to store:

  • Scripts
  • Party templates
  • Application instructions
  • Behind-the-scenes group content
  • Training videos
  • Onboarding docs
  • Graphics
  • Systems walkthroughs

These documents were view-only, so anyone on the team could copy what they needed and personalize it.

So naturally, I copied that system—but made it my own.

Inside my Google Drive, I have:

✔️ Party templates
✔️ Scripts
✔️ Team onboarding checklists
✔️ My power-hour checklists
✔️ Graphics
✔️ Training PDFs
✔️ Anything my team might need

This way, when new teammates join, I don’t reinvent the wheel.
I send one link and BOOM—they have everything.


📝 System #2: Google Forms + Automated Sample System

Game. Changer.

I created a Google Form for sample requests where customers fill out:

  • Name
  • Address
  • Email
  • Instagram handle
  • Preference info

Then… magic. ✨

When someone submits the form:

  • Their info automatically enters a Google Sheet
  • I get an email notification
  • I ship samples once a week

I set the expectation early that sample shipping happens only once a week.
Never had a complaint.
My sanity? Protected.


🎉 System #3: Standard Party Night (and Mega Parties!)

When I started, I let hostesses choose ANY night.
Tuesday? Friday? Random Sunday at 8? Sure.

…until I realized my life felt chaotic and I couldn’t plan anything personal.

So I claimed:

👉 Monday = Party Night

And that changed everything.

Eventually, I shifted to mega parties:

  • One party
  • Multiple hostesses
  • Higher engagement
  • Way less burnout
  • Way easier to plan
  • No random scattered events

If you run a party-based business, this is the hack you didn’t know you needed.


⏰ System #4: Weekly Power Hour (Non-Negotiable)

This one is HUGE.

Every Thursday night from 8–9 PM EST, my team knows:

🔹 I’ll be on Zoom
🔹 Leading a guided power hour
🔹 Working my business alongside them

Most weeks, I stay an extra 10–15 min after for questions or troubleshooting.

This helps because:

  • It gives me a scheduled business hour
  • It models leadership and consistency
  • It anchors the week for my team
  • Everyone knows where to be Thursday nights
  • My calendar stays protected

Leaders on my team now run power hours, too—Monday through Friday.
We post a weekly schedule so everyone knows when they can plug in.

Even if you’re brand new, find ONE accountability partner and create your own weekly power hour. It’s transformational.


📌 System #5: My Secret Weapon — Trello

If Google Drive is my command center, Trello is my brain.

Trello is basically a giant wall of digital sticky notes, but BETTER.

You can add:

  • Photos
  • Links
  • Checklists
  • Notes
  • Due dates
  • Labels
  • Collaborators

Here’s how I use Trello:

✔️ CRM Board (Customer Relationship Manager)

My categories include:

  • New group members
  • People to connect with
  • Invite list
  • Follow-ups
  • Party hostesses
  • Active parties
  • Past parties
  • Potential stylists
  • New stylists

Each person has their OWN card with:

  • Their profile photo
  • Their FB/IG profile link
  • Notes
  • Where they are in my pipeline

GAME. CHANGER.

✔️ Content Board

Organized by:

  • Months
  • Weekly themes
  • Podcast ideas
  • Blog ideas
  • Reels/tikTok lists
  • Email ideas

✔️ Onboarding Board

Divided into:

  • Day 1
  • Day 2
  • Day 3
  • Day 4
  • Week 1 tasks
  • New stylist checklist

✔️ Party Template Board

This is the visual version of my party scripts.

Trello is incredibly powerful especially if:

  • You’re easily distracted
  • You forget people
  • You forget content ideas
  • You need visual organization
  • You work with others
  • You want a virtual assistant someday

And best of all?
You can have 10 free boards. Plenty.


🎥 Bonus System: Answer FAQ With Loom Videos

This is a PRO tip.

Any time a customer or teammate asks me a question more than once?

I record a quick Loom video:

  • Showing my screen
  • Clicking through where to go
  • Explaining the answer
  • Copying the link

Then I save that Loom inside my FAQ doc or Trello board.

Next time someone asks?

I send the video link instead of re-explaining everything for the 75th time.

Efficient. Personal. Duplicatable.


💡 Final Thoughts: Systems Give You Freedom

I know systems don’t feel sexy.
But here’s the truth:

✨ Systems are what keep you from burning out.
✨ Systems make your business scalable.
✨ Systems create consistency.
✨ Systems help your team duplicate.
✨ Systems save you HOURS.

Once you set them up—you don’t touch them again.

And THAT frees up time for:

  • rest
  • fun
  • travel
  • creativity
  • launching new things
  • building your team
  • real life

Your business should support your life — not consume it.


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You’ve got this, friend. 💖🚀

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