Marketing
Posted by CREATIVEGoddess in Marketing, Speaking, Tip | 0 comments
FREE teleseminar!
Thursday, Apr 4, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
3 Surefire Ways to Glue Your Audience to Their Seats Without Krazy Glue, Hot Glue or Mod Podge
Discover 3 secrets to crafting presentations that engage, move and persuade your audiences… and boost your confidence at the same time!
Get info and register here: http://www.coachlisab.com/3sfw.html
Coach Lisa will share some of her absolutely fool-proof techniques (and one of them is a big mental shift, so get ready…) for giving a presentation that grabs your audience’s attention and keeps it, while raising your professional profile more than a few notches!
Why Do I Recommend This Program?
You must consider attending this free teleseminar if you want to sell anything. Selling is about influence and influence is about keeping your customer’s attention. Coach Lisa has been my personal public speaking coach for a couple of years now and has a gentle approach to turn your white knuckle introvert into a dazzling conversationalist.
Is public speaking the same as selling my art?
Yes, in many ways it is. In your booth (or shop) you may be speaking to one person about your craft, on stage you may speak to dozens about your craft.
Here’s a quick tip: In this tough economy, artists are immediately pushed off Maslow’s hierarchy of physiological needs (eg. food, shelter, medicine) when customers feel threatened by the lack of money due to company downsizing, layoffs, and stupid things banks do, they stop buying luxury items. Yes, art is a luxury item. No more boats, expensive cars, jewelry, fine art, fine wine, or even handbags. It’s the vice that people love to have to bring meaning to their lives in addition to Maslow’s staples.
If I can do it, you sure can.
I’m not getting any kickbacks or anything from Lisa by recommending her seminars or programs. I’m just a huge enthusiast that wants to help other introverts feel better about selling the incredible work they make and invent.
Please invest one free hour of Lisa’s tips -you’ll thank me later!
Here’s to Cultivating Your Creative Independence
Experts
Posted by CREATIVEGoddess in Experts, Inspiration | 0 comments
Zig Zigler, a personal motivation coach, died recently.
Zig encouraged others to believe in themselves because he was simply provoked by his boss in his early days after a dreadful sales meeting. In his advice, he pushed Zig with, “…believe in yourself, work on learning more, doing better and helping other people.”
After turning his perspective around and discovering good books and good people unlocked potential, Zig encouraged others through countless training seminars. As a motivational speaker and trainer, Zig’s personal key was belief. I believe the keystone to Zig’s philosophy are found in his words,
“When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you’re making a commitment and difference in that person’s life. Encouragement really does make a difference.”
and
“Help other people do the right thing, tutor them if it’s possible and practical, but always encourage them. Encouragement is the fuel on which hope thrives.”
As a student of life, learning, and growing, here are words of wisdom from Zig that you might find inspirational and I’ve added a personal interpretation for each.
Top Ten Life Changing Quotes by Zig
1. “A goal properly set is halfway reached.”
Knowing what you want sets everything motion.
2. “If you can dream it, you can achieve it.”
You can have (or have not) anything you want. Dream big!
3. “People often say motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing—that’s why we recommend it daily.”
For me self-esteem builds motivation. What ever it takes, get into a routine that builds your self-esteem.
4. “You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want.”
Focus your assistance with the help that you give in an area that you know -this empowers both of you.
5. “Remember that failure is an event, not a person.”
Don’t take failure personally, it’s an opportunity to learn.
6. “There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic.”
Instead of undermining and tearing down others, go back to your shop and build.
7. “Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.”
You’ll have a better experience when you prepare for the worst. When your fears (and consequences) are permanently outlined on paper, you’ll know that those issues will be cared for later.
8. “If you go looking for a friend, you’re going to find they’re scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere.”
Additionally, don’t expect people to immediately reciprocate as a friend -they have their own fear of reaching out.
9. “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”
Book smarts vs street smarts can paralyze you unless you start now, regardless of either.
10. “People don’t buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons.”
This is my favorite and I use it as part of my secret formula: Function first (the logic) and then form (emotional reaction).
Erin Casey of Success.com wrote an article on Zig that reinforces the points above. So, if you want to gain a deeper level of Zig’s personal life, it’s a great starting point.
Even if you don’t believe you have anybody in your corner pushing you or encouraging you, remember, you have yourself. You are your own champion. As your own champion, you can coach yourself into a corner or coach yourself out in front emblazoned with your passion.
See you at the top!
Here’s to Cultivating Your Creative Independence
Business
Posted by Lisa Stewart in Business, Marketing, Selling | 0 comments
Do you think that you’re too late to participate in AMEX Small Business Saturday?
You can still participate this very minute!
Generate your marketing materials for both online and print promotions directly from AMEX web site. Yes, you read that right: Marketing materials with your biz name on them this very minute to send online and post to your shop window!!
Go! Hurry and get them now!!
This is just one of 3 examples you can choose to promote your business.
Get your poster here:
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/Shop-Small/#promote_small_business
Here’s to Cultivating Your Creative Independence
Business
Posted by CREATIVEGoddess in Business, Selling | 0 comments
Do you take credit cards? Do you have a merchant account that plunders your tiny treasure like a pirate?
Turn your credit cannons around and let the ransacking banks know that you’re no longer beholden to their scheming deceptions because you’ve just found a new champion: SquareUp.
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Behind the Scenes
Posted by CREATIVEGoddess in Behind the Scenes, Facebook, Marketing | 0 comments
Being a busy entrepreneur doesn’t leave much time to assess everything all the time, right? When you think you’ve finally got Facebook all figured out, Zuckerberg throws a wrench straight into your page and your self-esteem.
I know, it’s the bane of my existence, too. As soon as I think I have things figured out and I implement the new strategy into my plan, another monkey wrench gets thrown at me.
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