Wow, when I look back at 2015, I marvel at how much has happened. This was a terrific year in the speaking world with clients and colleagues booking 6 figure contracts and multi-gig deals. I’ve been so lucky to bring on a group of really talented “mover and shaker” private coaching clients. It has also
I am reading Shonda Rhimes’ new book, The Year of Yes, right now. She is the creator of ABC’s famed series Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal. The basic premise of the book is that Shonda moved from being an unhappy reclusive person playing it safe to saying “YES” to everything that scared her (including public speaking). I
This week I’m sharing a special guest post from author and speaking coach, Judy Carter, that offers 7 Tips on How to Write Your TED Talk in 20 Minutes. I hope you enjoy!! 7 Tips on How to Write Your TED Talk in 20 Minutes CARTER’S SEVEN STEPS TO WRITING A KILLER SPEECH When preparing
A few years ago, my very wise friend Brian Palmer of the National Speakers Bureau in Chicago said, “Clients seem to be steering away from hiring someone who describes themselves as a speaker… preferring, instead, to engage a smart person who happens to speak.” Every day more and more people are getting into the speaking
We always hear about picking the low hanging fruit. That is the business that is right in front of us. It might be a stack of business cards that you have not followed up on or leveraging your inner circle. Some of us can do a better job of picking that fruit and nurturing our
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
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
Last week I launched my 8 Week Acceleration Course. Really, one of the best things I’ve ever put together. I had taken a course to learn how to launch a course (go figure) but I found that many of the techniques were not in line with my own values. So I made some adjustments and
Peter Drucker once said “Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.” As entrepreneurs, we have risk built right into our DNA. However, that doesn’t mean that we don’t want to analyze our decisions carefully. Recently, I took a risk that cost $10,000. I took a course to learn how to
Recently I was working with a speaker who had a background in law enforcement. More specifically, his job had been to talk to the press when something police related was going down in his county. So naturally, communication was his area of expertise. When discussing “fire” strategies (rolling out your new offerings to your target
Wow, when I look back at 2015, I marvel at how much has happened. This was a terrific year in the speaking world with clients and colleagues booking 6 figure contracts and multi-gig deals. I’ve been so lucky to bring on a group of really talented “mover and shaker” private coaching clients. It has also
I am reading Shonda Rhimes’ new book, The Year of Yes, right now. She is the creator of ABC’s famed series Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal. The basic premise of the book is that Shonda moved from being an unhappy reclusive person playing it safe to saying “YES” to everything that scared her (including public speaking). I
This week I’m sharing a special guest post from author and speaking coach, Judy Carter, that offers 7 Tips on How to Write Your TED Talk in 20 Minutes. I hope you enjoy!! 7 Tips on How to Write Your TED Talk in 20 Minutes CARTER’S SEVEN STEPS TO WRITING A KILLER SPEECH When preparing
A few years ago, my very wise friend Brian Palmer of the National Speakers Bureau in Chicago said, “Clients seem to be steering away from hiring someone who describes themselves as a speaker… preferring, instead, to engage a smart person who happens to speak.” Every day more and more people are getting into the speaking
We always hear about picking the low hanging fruit. That is the business that is right in front of us. It might be a stack of business cards that you have not followed up on or leveraging your inner circle. Some of us can do a better job of picking that fruit and nurturing our
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
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
Last week I launched my 8 Week Acceleration Course. Really, one of the best things I’ve ever put together. I had taken a course to learn how to launch a course (go figure) but I found that many of the techniques were not in line with my own values. So I made some adjustments and
Peter Drucker once said “Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.” As entrepreneurs, we have risk built right into our DNA. However, that doesn’t mean that we don’t want to analyze our decisions carefully. Recently, I took a risk that cost $10,000. I took a course to learn how to
Recently I was working with a speaker who had a background in law enforcement. More specifically, his job had been to talk to the press when something police related was going down in his county. So naturally, communication was his area of expertise. When discussing “fire” strategies (rolling out your new offerings to your target
I had breakfast with a couple of my speaker pals this week, and connecting with other business owners always brings me joy. And that was the topic of our conversation…. what does (and does not) bring us energy, hence joy?
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