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. MONDAY MORNING MINDFULNESS
Mindfulness from The Coach’s Corner
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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 ______________________________________________________ “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 My BLOG has a new look. Visit it at www.schrift.com/blog POWER PRESENTATIONS FOR PROFESSIONALS - Two speaker/coaches, Chris Witt and Sandra Schrift,will guide you through the skill of speaking confidently and persuasively. This new Audio CD will help you master a few simple, yet sophisticated strategies . Do you want to learn how to give a compelling speech? Would you like to know what sets leaders apart? Are you ready to prepare a speech that hits your audience's hot buttons?. High content and useful application for business professionals, emerging speakers and coaches. click here for full description and to order. (available as an MP3) Would you like to know HOW TO SPEAK AND WRITE TO GET ALL THE CLIENTS YOU WANT? Judy Cullins, book and internet marketing coach and Sandra Schrift, speaker business coach, created an MP3 for business professionals on how to do this. Details and to order this content driven 85 minute program at: www.thespeakersuniversity.com or www.schrift.com/success_resources.htm Special price to MMM subscribers: Only $20 ______________________________________________________ 2. ON THE PRACTICE OF GENEROSITY ______________________________________________________ As an intentional practice, spiritual teacher, Gil Fronsdal, reminds us that there are innumerable exercises in generosity than can be helpful. Have you ever carried around a $20 bill for a week before you gave it to someone you did not know? No? Then try it and watch what happens during that week Or give a dollar to every homeless person you see during a certain period of time. Other generous acts not related to wealth can be giving of a smile or listen well to a friend or family member. The Coach believes . . . the practice of giving helps us develop generosity, kindness, compassion and warmth. ______________________________________________________ 3. ON COACHING Here is a wonderful paraphrase by Marilyn Franklin of a presentation given by Rachel Naomi Remen "Our work as coaches is to be of service. If we try to help or fix then we are implying that the person is broken and we are making a judgment. Helping and fixing go one way; they are draining, and they keep us from serving the dream in other people. They imply that we don't trust the person's potential and that we have expertise. The message should be "your life matters." Who we are is as important as what we do." I enjoy working with clients in an open, confidential, supportive and nonjudgmental environment. And what I like best is my flexibility to be with a client at any time since I work mostly by telephone and email. The Coach sez . . . contact me if you want to strengthen your presentation skills to be more motivational and persuasive. sandra@schrift.com ______________________________________________________ 4. ON BLOGGING Here’s Six Tips to Write Fast, Excellent Blog Copy 1. Write in article sets of one topic. This focuses your energy and puts you in the writing mode. No writer’s block! 2. Divide and conquer! Divide a long amount of copy (can be from your book or a discussion forum) into two or more blog postings. Just give each its own title and slant. Each to be about 500-700 words. 3. Make a list of topics or questions in categories. Your target audience wants these answered. Then, when you answer each question with more detail, you now have a post! You audience doesn’t want lists. It wants specific examples and case studies. 4. Write a similar post to a different audience. I write for authors and business people like coaches, speakers, and program leaders. Put the audience in the title. 5. Spend time creating new titles and hook introductions and place them in your WordPress folder to edit later. I skim these as my muse directs. 6. Discover as I have “old” useful copy in defunct groups or ezine directories, and “repurpose” it. Think older newsletters or videos. My latest gold mine came from my past book group at Facebook. Lots of new titles and content there. The Coach asks . . . are you posting your blog on LinkedIn? ______________________________________________________ 5. ON THE MANIAC PLEDGE ______________________________________________________ Recently, Gary Ridge , CEO for WD 40, shared his company pledge with the San Diego Professional Coaches Alliance. "I am responsible for taking action, asking questions, getting answers, and making decisions. I won't wait for someone to tell me. If I need to know, I am responsible for asking. I have no right to be offended that I didn't 'get this sooner.' If I'm doing something others should know about, I'm responsible for telling them. " The Coach thinks . . . this pledge should be universal! ______________________________________________________ Need an excellent spam service? Go to: http://www.cloudmark.com/desktop/ and enter referral code, cej46. I have been with Cloudmark for 3 years. Watch this video to see the explosive growth and power of social media. It’s a promo for a book , but it has great info you need to know Need some help with Time Management? e.ggtimer.com turns your browser screen into a giant countdown timer. rescuetime.com tracks your time and how you spend it on and offline without data entry. Looking for public speaking and writing tips? http://www.schrift.com/articles.html ______________________________________________________ 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.” Thank you for reading this issue of Monday Morning Mindfulness. Look for your next issue on September 6, 2010 “Live in your imagination, not your memory.” --Steven Covey Invite a friend, speaker, coach, client who would enjoy reading MMM to subscribe. Copyright 2010, Monday Morning Mindfulness. This content is copyright please copy it right when you pass it on! ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Speak Like a Pro for Profit _____________________________________________________ |
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