Last week I said to my husband “I have an idea of what we should do with our backyard.” I laid it all out to him (gazebo, conversation furniture, fire table, etc.) and he liked it. Then I told my friend Lydia about my idea. She laughed. I said, “why are you laughing? Was this
The 2015 Best Website Contest this year brought in dozens of nominated sites, hundreds of votes and loads of learning. Thank you, everybody, for participating! Not only do we appreciate you looking at the sites and voting, but those that threw their hat in the ring put themselves out there for “judgment”, and that is
Oh boy, we had an amazing number of websites to review for this year’s Best Website Contest. I encourage you to go through the submitted sites and my comments, as the idea behind this contest is learning and there are a lot of great tips and ideas. If your website was submitted and didn’t make
Have you ever tried to explain your offering to a client and you weren’t totally clear? Or you’ve attempted to write out the copy for your website, and it didn’t come easily? It might be that you were Firing, before getting Ready and taking Aim. Been there done that!! You are not alone. The
An idea that Wayne Dyer once wrote was around “detaching from the outcome”. I interpret it that you set your sights on what you want, you put things in motion, and then you detach from the outcome. Being too attached or “controlling” of how things go down can sometimes work against us. My husband and
Being famous will get you the booking the first time, but to get asked back, you’ve got to surprise them. Decision makers who are looking to put bums in seats by hiring someone famous, love it when you go out of your way to: Know who the group is and what they do Know how
Because our best website contest is on right now (feel free to enter if you think you have a website that ROCKS!), I wanted to share some key elements of strong websites with you and show you some examples. Note, because these websites are from my clients, I’ll have you do the final voting on the best
One of the things that I’m acutely aware of, as I prepare to launch my own website, is SQUIRRELS. Squirrels are distractions. They are the shiny, colorful and pretty things that grab your attention, distract you, and entice you away from your course of action. When you place a trail of “nuts” on your website,
Well, it is time again for our best website contest for speaking experts. Boy, we’ve come a long way and seen many changes to web design since our contest last ran! We’ve seen carousels (slide decks) come and go from homepages and I am glad for that as it often led to a lack of
Hiring someone to sell YOU can be one of the most unpredictable investments that you will make as a professional speaker. Unfortunately, over the years I’ve seen far more failures than successes. This is why in the Wealthy Speaker 2.0, we talk about learning how to sell yourself and why we created the 30 Day
My client Nicole Darling hates sales! So much so that she decided to put herself through a 30 day immersion course in sales in order to move past this hurdle in her business. Brilliant! When something in business scares you, the best way to move past it is to embrace it. For those of you who
When a project lands back on your shoulders (after you try to delegate it to someone else…) the monkey is on your back! Finding the right team to ensure your back remains “monkey free” is not the easiest thing, but it’s incredible when it works! The experts at Delivering Happiness (Zappos) say, “Hire slow, Fire
Last week I said to my husband “I have an idea of what we should do with our backyard.” I laid it all out to him (gazebo, conversation furniture, fire table, etc.) and he liked it. Then I told my friend Lydia about my idea. She laughed. I said, “why are you laughing? Was this
The 2015 Best Website Contest this year brought in dozens of nominated sites, hundreds of votes and loads of learning. Thank you, everybody, for participating! Not only do we appreciate you looking at the sites and voting, but those that threw their hat in the ring put themselves out there for “judgment”, and that is
Oh boy, we had an amazing number of websites to review for this year’s Best Website Contest. I encourage you to go through the submitted sites and my comments, as the idea behind this contest is learning and there are a lot of great tips and ideas. If your website was submitted and didn’t make
Have you ever tried to explain your offering to a client and you weren’t totally clear? Or you’ve attempted to write out the copy for your website, and it didn’t come easily? It might be that you were Firing, before getting Ready and taking Aim. Been there done that!! You are not alone. The
An idea that Wayne Dyer once wrote was around “detaching from the outcome”. I interpret it that you set your sights on what you want, you put things in motion, and then you detach from the outcome. Being too attached or “controlling” of how things go down can sometimes work against us. My husband and
Being famous will get you the booking the first time, but to get asked back, you’ve got to surprise them. Decision makers who are looking to put bums in seats by hiring someone famous, love it when you go out of your way to: Know who the group is and what they do Know how
Because our best website contest is on right now (feel free to enter if you think you have a website that ROCKS!), I wanted to share some key elements of strong websites with you and show you some examples. Note, because these websites are from my clients, I’ll have you do the final voting on the best
One of the things that I’m acutely aware of, as I prepare to launch my own website, is SQUIRRELS. Squirrels are distractions. They are the shiny, colorful and pretty things that grab your attention, distract you, and entice you away from your course of action. When you place a trail of “nuts” on your website,
Well, it is time again for our best website contest for speaking experts. Boy, we’ve come a long way and seen many changes to web design since our contest last ran! We’ve seen carousels (slide decks) come and go from homepages and I am glad for that as it often led to a lack of
Hiring someone to sell YOU can be one of the most unpredictable investments that you will make as a professional speaker. Unfortunately, over the years I’ve seen far more failures than successes. This is why in the Wealthy Speaker 2.0, we talk about learning how to sell yourself and why we created the 30 Day
My client Nicole Darling hates sales! So much so that she decided to put herself through a 30 day immersion course in sales in order to move past this hurdle in her business. Brilliant! When something in business scares you, the best way to move past it is to embrace it. For those of you who
When a project lands back on your shoulders (after you try to delegate it to someone else…) the monkey is on your back! Finding the right team to ensure your back remains “monkey free” is not the easiest thing, but it’s incredible when it works! The experts at Delivering Happiness (Zappos) say, “Hire slow, Fire
Relationships still run the speaking business (yes, even now). Jane has laid out three of the reasons to help you get more bookings!