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MONDAY MORNING MINDFULNESS

Mindfulness from The Coach’s Corner

1. On Special Offers and Invitations
2. On Beyond Fear and Hope
3. On a Memorable Speech
4. On Relationship Marketing
5. On Recommended Reading
6. On Useful Websites and Announcements
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   On Subscribing and Canceling (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.

Summer Sizzle - it is the time of year to take a plunge. I am offering a special discount to new clients. You will receive 25% off the normal rate for 3 months of coaching. To see if we will work well together, contact me for a no charge coaching call by email at: email at: Sandra@schrift.com

"It is said that to achieve success-do for yourself. To achieve significance - do for others. Thank you, Sandra, for modeling the latter." --Barbara Atzmiller

Would you like to be paid to speak? Learn how to connect with your audience? Persuade people to act on what you say? You can get answers to these questions and more through my new feature, Approach the Coach. Go to the web page Approach the Coach and ask me your number-one question about speaking skills or speaking professionally. Now you can read my answers on a special Q&A page at: www.schrift.com/questions1

Visit my Blog (an online journal) at www.schrift.com/blog 'On How to give a Talk to Market your Business,' 'On Speaking Jitters,'and "On Pacing." (for speakers) "On Consistency," "On the Point of the Story," "On Being Fresh," "On Speaking of Performance." Tell me what you think . . . and add your own comments.

Speaker/writer Margaret Wheatley, reminds us that hope never enters a room without fear at its side. Sometimes when I want to accomplish something, I also think about the possibility of failure. "You can't have one without the other." We see the old systems and ideas dissolve at an increasing rate and so we move into hope to propel us into action - to dream and vision what the creation of a better world would look like. Buddhism teaches me that nothing remains the same, that change is constant and that things don't last forever. So I need to accept that change just the way it is.

The Coach questions . . . how can we do our work if we have no hope that we can succeed?

We can turn to the world of politics to hear some masterful speakers who used the one sentence "punch line" to announce the "Big Idea" to their audience. Speaker/author, Chris Witt, shares a few examples in his new book, Real Leaders Don't do PowerPoint.

• "And so my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." (John F.Kennedy)
• "Let me again assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." (Franklin Roosevelt)
• "Believe one thing if nothing else, I did what I thought was right for our country." (Tony Blair)

The Coach asks . . . do you have a worthy idea that people need to hear?

Mass marketing has given way to relationship marketing and emotional branding in the 21st century. Here are some tips for pursuing one to one marketing:

• Focus on individual consumers and address their needs and wants. Use your email, phone, face to face, and direct marketing.
• Put relationships with your clients above transactions- this will inspire them to remain loyal and provide you with referrals.
• "Focus on customer share - not market share." grow your business with each customer. It's easier to keep existing customers than it is to find new ones.

The Coach suggests . . . that you create a buying experience that brings the results the customer wants/needs.

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5. THE FIVE THINGS WE CANNOT CHANGE
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And the happiness we find by embracing them. Author, David Richo writes a lucid and thought-provoking book which tells us:

1. Everything changes and ends.
2. Life is not always fair.
3. Things do not always go according to plan.
4. Pain is a part of life.
5. People are not loving and loyal all the time.

So if we recognize these realities and stop resisting them we can open our lives "to discover our greatest gifts." Includes practical exercises. To read more go to: http://www.schrift.com/recommended-reading.html

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$6.95 Teleseminar- July 30. "How to Write Compelling Twitter Updates to Get 25% more Web Visitors, Clients, and Product Sales" by Judy Cullins, book coach with 2500 followers at Twitter. Includes eBook. Details at: http://www.bookcoaching.com/twitter-learning.php

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Where in the World is Sandra?
June 23-30, 2009 - New York City
July 9-13, 2009 - Santa Barbara, CA

When you are visiting San Diego, contact me,
sandra@schrift.com Let's share conversation.

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!

As Jack Canfield writes in his book, The Success Principles,
'Of all the things successful people do to accelerate their trip down the path to success, participating in some kind of coaching program is at the top of the list.'

Let me help you clarify your vision and goals, work you through your fears, live in authenticity, keep you focused and earn more.

If you are interested in exploring a coaching package or just want to see if I am a good match for you as a coach, please email me at: Sandra@schrift.com for a complimentary thirty (30) minute coaching call.

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 )

"Thank you so much for your valuable time, Sandra. I found your free consultation extremely practical, focused, and, if I don't take the actions you suggest, I have only myself to blame. This is no sales gimmick. You are for real."
--Bob Lancer, professional speaker

Thank you for reading this issue of Monday Morning Mindfulness. Look for your next issue on July 6,  2009.

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