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MONDAY MORNING MINDFULNESS
Mindfulness from The Coach’s Corner
- On Special Offers and Invitations
- On a Simple Act
- On the Screen
- On Hallmark
- On A Recipe for Love
- On Useful Web Sites and Announcements
- On Subscribing and Unsubscribing (at the end of newsletter)
Welcome to Monday Morning Mindfulness . . . to my clients,
colleagues and friends. Join me every other Monday in getting motivated
and inspired to act/think/feel differently.
1. ON SPECIAL OFFERS
AND INVITATIONS
A special gift for MMM subscribers - to promote our
businesses we entrepreneurs have to "sell" ourselves, not just our
services, products, and expertise. One of the best and least expensive
ways of doing so is by giving a speech. Listen to my audio on "How
to Use Speaking to Market Your Business" you only pay for
the long distance call to hear this 50 minute program. Go to: http://www.passionforbusiness.com/sandra-schrift.htm
Thanks to Karyn Greenstreet, www.passionforbusiness.com
for making this possible.
Would you like some help from me on how to write and give a
compelling speech, promote yourself and your products, and find
your target market(s)?
Many of you have asked me to provide a 4 week teleclass series
to address these areas. So I created a program called: "How to Kraft
a Killer Keynote," and "How to Market Yourself."
We kick off on Wednesday, March 22 and are limited to 12 participants.
I owned a speakers bureau for 13 years and will now share the "secrets"
I learned from the Pros. For details, click
here. This teleclass series will fill quickly. So contact me
today and reserve your seat!
"I personally think you were terrific! So much great information
and practical advice. . I, too, was motivated to take action. So,
thanks for sharing your wisdom."
Phyllis Sisenwine, MCC/ Business Coach
Let me help you get to the next level. Contact me by email: Sandra@schrift.com
. Don't be left out! Only 12 people will be accepted for this program...
Let's begin.
Would you like to be a paid speaker? Learn how to connect with
your audience? Persuade people to act on what you say? You can get
answers to these questions and more at: Approach the Coach. Go to
http://www.schrift.com/approach
and ask me your number-one question about speaking skills or speaking
professionally. I will answer your questions by email within 48
hours.
2. ON A SIMPLE ACT
Think about someone you don't know, don't like, or whose manner
of living is a mystery to you. What would it take to begin a conversation?
I usually find that great healing is available when I listen to
the other and also feel heard. No matter what I have experienced
in life, when I tell my story to someone who listens, I find it
easier to deal with my circumstances. Listening creates our relationship.
Listening moves us closer. Even crabby, self-indulged Lucy, from
the 'Peanuts' comic strip knew the importance of listening. She
started the famous 'Psychiatry Booth' where any and all could come
and be heard. After all . . . listening is such a simple act.
The Coach asks . . . are you cultivating a willingness to listen?
3. ON THE SCREEN
Kevin Roberts, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi, reminds us that the Dominant
Interface of the future is the screen. The family of screens includes:
TV, mobile devices, computers, and big Times Square billboards -
all engaging us, the consumers. No one medium will replace the other.
When people are in front of a screen, they lean back or lean forward.
The key is to engage the consumers emotionally. So if you tell them
a story, they will lean in and get involved. ( professional speakers
know this is key) Steve Jobs understands that the MP3 player does
what the iPod does. Aren't his products irresistible? You're engaged,
so it doesn't matter that "the batteries still don't work."
The Coach thinks . . ."Nike should always be 'Just do it,' no matter
the medium."
4. ON HALLMARK
The Hallmark tag line, "When you care enough to send the very best,"
appeals to the human desire to be viewed as having good taste and
an appreciation for luxury. Karen Saunders says, "If greeting cards
are a commodity, then Hallmark has found a way to differentiate
itself as the choice for quality The Hallmark company was founded
by J. C. Hall, so the name Hallmark was a natural. Hallmarks have
been used for centuries as a stamp to denote quality, purity, and
genuineness. Could there be a better way to attach the image of
quality to a product? The tag line capitalizes on that image well
with words that stick in the mind and exemplify good taste."
The Coach asks . . . have you created a distinctive logo or tag
line that leaves customers thinking only of you?
5. ON A RECIPE
FOR LOVE
This is too special not to pass on. A poem written by the eight-year
old son of Coach Laura Forman Bertang.
Skyler's Recipe for Love
- 1/2 cup of kisses
- 1 cup of holding hands
- 2 1/2 cups of special talks
- 1 1/2 tsp. of snuggles
- 1 1/2 tsp. of happiness
- 2 1/2 tbsp. of smiles
- Wipe away fears and tears
- Mix ingredients with care
- Bake at 98.6 degrees for the time it takes to read a bedtime
story
- Serve and enjoy Skyler's love
The Coach sez . . . add this to your recipes and serve often.
6. ON USEFUL WEBSITES
AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Visit my new Blog (an online journal) at www.schrift.com/blog/
Learn about the benefits of having a niche, how to work with
"Generation Xers" and Feel the Fear and Speak up. Tell me what you
think . . . and add your own comments.
"Speak Like a Pro for Profit": Struggling
to get clients? Want to have a full speaking calendar? This e-book
contains proven tips and techniques to become a polished presenter
to speak effectively to anyone, anywhere, with confidence. I wrote
this for speakers, coaches, authors and business professionals who
want to deliver masterful presentations and/or grow a profitable
speaking business. Only $8.95. Go to http://www.speaklikeaproforprofit.net
for details.
Free reports on public speaking skills http://www.schrift.com/tips.htm
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Let's meet in Costa Rica, Feb. 28 - March 9; Denver, May 9-13;
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me, sandra@schrift.com Let's
share conversation.
About the Author
Coach Sandra Schrift shares a few easy-to-read insights in this
bi-weekly broadcast, and welcomes positive responses and input.
Her 13 years as the founder/owner of The Podium Speakers Bureau
in San Diego afforded her the privilege to work with many outstanding
professional speakers and meeting planners nationwide. She knows
what the Meeting Planners want . . . and knows what speakers need
to know!
If you are an executive, you will benefit by strengthening your
presentation skills, so that whatever audio-visual aid you use will
enhance, rather than distract from, your message.
As your coach, Sandra provides you with greater focus, increased
ways to prospect, more ideas for getting referrals, and just more
business.
E-mail Sandra for your Complimentary 30- minute Coaching Call:
Sandra@schrift.com (http://www.schrift.com)
"Knowledge of self is the source of our abilities."
--Lao Tzu
Thank you for reading this issue of Monday Morning
Mindfulness Look for your next issue on March 20, 2006
--Coach Sandra
If you have a comment you would like to share, please email me
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