Tom Gottlieb’s Countdown to October

October will mark a big month for STC Direct’s Assistant Manager, Tom Gottlieb. In that one month, he will be celebrating not only his half-century on this earth, but also his one-year with our team. Born and raised in Avondale, Pennsylvania (the mushroom capital of the world), Gottlieb may not yet be a husband, but…

Starting Your Journey Post-Graduation

Over the upcoming weeks, many of you will be slipping on your cap and gown, walking across a stage, and graduating from college. Our team at STC Direct knows firsthand how quickly the past four years have passed and how bewildered you feel right now. Your time in academia has come to a close, and…

How to Achieve Success – One Achievement at a Time

What do you see when you envision success? Are you sitting in a high-rise office building surrounded by nameless employees or are you sitting in a coffee shop learning about the goals of your newest team member? This vision matters, because it determines the kind of leader that you are developing in to. Success is…

Habits That Guarantee Entrepreneurial Growth

When you think of the word entrepreneur what comes to your mind? Do you think of someone that spends their time within their comfort zone, twiddling their thumbs waiting on success to smack them in the face? Or do you think of someone that keeps their goals at the forefront of their mind and is…

Mindset is EVERYTHING

We’re sure you’ve heard the quote “Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right.” by Henry Ford. Well, it’s true. Research shows over and over again that “the view you adopt for yourself will profoundly affect the way you lead your life.” (Mindset, Dweck, pg 6)   We’ve learned here…

Who’s Who to Follow on Social Media

Did you know that on average, Americans check their phones eighty times a day? Now, think through everything that you did today. You woke up and the first thing that you did was? We would bet one-hundred dollars that the first thing that you did was check your social media sites. We are not judging…

Leadership and Self-Deception: A Recap By STC Direct

At STC Direct, we are a people helping people business. We know that in order to succeed as a company, we have to build our team with confidence and provide them the tools to achieve their goals. In order to do just that, we read books, attend seminars, and watch TED Talks on repeat. This…

Dress For Success: Business Attire Advice From STC Direct Philly

The clothing you wear can have a direct impact on your confidence, attitude, and the image you project into the world. Make sure you are dressing yourself for success! The STC Direct Philly team is a firm believer in dressing for the position you want to be in, not necessarily the position you are currently…

Landing a New Career After Graduation

The big day is approaching. Your all-nighters (both studying and socializing) are soon coming to an end. You’re graduating from college! Now what? You have student loans and rent to pay, right? Looks like you need a full-time, long-term career! Years before I founded STC Direct, I attended The University of Central Oklahoma, where I…

How STC Direct Builds Better Entrepreneurs

Here at STC Direct, we believe that with hard work and dedication, anyone can become an entrepreneur. We pride ourselves on providing every single one of our team members with the tools they will need to do just that! The path might look different for each of us, but the end result is the same….

Why Sales?

Many things come to mind when someone thinks about a career in sales – some good, some bad, and some completely outside of what sales really are. STC Direct Philly specializes in direct sales, which simply means we meet with our customers face-to-face, rather than relying on indirect forms of contact such as email, billboards,…

Intent

Intent. A word we know the definition of, a word we likely know how to correctly use in a sentence. For many, the difficulty comes in harnessing this intent in their own life. It is not easy to take the idea of intent, the written words of intent, and create something physical from them. What…