I presented in-person recently, and quickly realized that I’d forgotten some of my best practices.
Don’t get me wrong, the talk was well-received, but I was aware the entire time that I wasn’t feeling as grounded and present as I have in the past.
This video gives three best practices for speaking in-person… ones I’d forgotten about after so many years of speaking virtually.
If you don’t already know I am a nut about time blocking and time management!
Here is a quick video of my one “no-matter-what” habit, and one change I made recently that is making a difference in my clarity and focus on a daily basis.
Recently I shared that I am committing to the niche of Coaches, but for 12 years, I didn’t have a niche and brought my business to multiple 6-figures anyway!
So if you’re stressing out because marketing gurus are insisting you niche or perish, take a breath. Let me share when NOT to pick a niche, why this is so important to the growth of your business, and what to do instead in order to get clients faster.
For years I’ve been hired primarily by coaches and I love it. But I’ve resisted choosing them as a niche because I LOATHE most of the marketing that targets coaches.
I didn’t want to be lumped into that icky bucket of hype-sters.
On January 5th I realized two things:
1. Worrying about what people will think of me is about ego/fear/me and…
2. By NOT raising my voice and claiming my space, I give the marketers I object to more power and more influence over the coaching industry that I love.
So… I’m claiming it.
I specialize in working with coaches and I love it.
Special thanks to Lisa @coachingwithlp for the kind ass-kicking.
Over the holidays, I made my 2023 plans and they were instantly put to the test after two nights of insomnia. Here’s what I’m doing to fix it.
I have a jar where I keep notes of appreciation from clients, colleagues, and organizations. At the end of 2022, it was so full that I couldn’t fit one more in.
I was clinging to them. Hoarding appreciation. With no room to let more in.
And while I logically understand that gratitude is infinite and a crammed jar of notes will not prevent more from flowing in, I felt the need to (both literally and symbolically) create space for more.
So I let them all go. I burned them to ashes, keeping only one note.
Now I’m looking around for other things I can let go of, to make space for more ease, flow and gratitude.
What else am I clinging to and hoarding, embodying the belief that more may not be on the way?
