Want To Take A Creative Leap With Me?

 Lets play with our phone camera and street photography?  

Sound intriguing?

I'll share something I've learned personally about taking leaps in your business.  If you really want a big shift...you can't keep doing the same thing over and over again.  It's not about "do more" harder and faster.

The truth us you have to change it up. Do something different. Be willing to rock your refined schedule, ditch the urgent emergency only actions. Youve got to Take time for you...to grow personally.

Because when YOU leap....your business leaps.(and so does your personal life but I know you probably have to justify this personal creative growth I'm calling you to by making it all about your biz!)

When you open up your creativity within yourself it gets translated in all sorts of ways into your business...more confidence, practicing that muscle of being courageous, creating from the heart, opening up your vulnerability in new exciting ways which are scary and yet make you more accessible and relatable to your clients, readers and fans.

That's why I'm starting off this year with more emphasis on my own creative growth rather than just focusing on business how-tos. (Those are important, but we're talking about how to grow by leaps and bounds).

I want to share a cool creative program I'm going to be a part of. It's called the Photo Essay Project. It's led by Bindu Wiles who is helping me open up my deeper creative reserves in many ways. In this program we are going to take photos with our iPhones and droid mobiles of people around us. Reminescent of street photography we used to see in LIFE magazine.  It's part about the creative process but what I'm learning about Bindu it's really about finding mirrors of ourselves within others. 

I'll share that for me it sounds like fun and yet I'm scared. Its vulnerable to bring your creative mess, er, process to a group...and yet I know it's a valuable part of being able to break down my own barriers for a deeper sense of connection...with others, myself and the creative spirit.

What I know is that my growth will show up for you too. It'll help me access a deeper wisdom and creative wellspring to be more of service in my life and through my business.

Want to join me for a creative escapade in street photography? I'd love to share about our creative journey..you can check out Bindu's program and let's see where our courageous leaps take us!

En-Joy!

Laura

Author Julia Rogers Hamrick As Guest Expert - Bringing Easy World and Business Together

This week, I had the great pleasure and honor of having author Julia Roger Hamrick (author of Easy World, one of my favorite books) as the guest expert for my Business Goddess Attraction Marketing Program.

If you haven't read the book (which, again, I HIGHLY recommend), her mantra and affirmation is

"I choose to live in Easy World where everything is easy."

For our Business Goddess Attraction Marketing Program, she created ten more affirmations around Easy World and Business (yes, they really can go together).

Here are three of the ten she created:

Easy World is my place of business!

Because I choose to work in Easy World, all my work is joyful!

My actions are always fruitful because I take action only when I'm inspired and energized.

Thank you, Julia, for the lesson and the reminder that living and working our purpose in the world brings us energy and inspiration - and can be EASY!

Check out the other seven Easy-World-Meets-Business affirmations as well as the amazing work Julia does.

[Friday Joy Infusion] Success is… Creating an Info Product With Ease and Joy!

"Really?" you ask. "Today's Joy Infusion is about creating an INFO PRODUCT? What's so joyful about that?"

Well, it's joyful if you can create an info product that creates revenue (we like that!) and is easy (we really like that!).

My very good friend and colleague, Kim DeYoung, the "Get It Done Girl," is offering her Take Your Brain to the Bank: 5 Shortcuts to Creating Your Very Own Revenue-Generating Product - for free.

Joyful Hint: Your info product doesn't have to be created out of nothing. Using what you already know and have, you can EASILY (and joyfully) create an info product.

Take Your Brain to the Bank: 5 Shortcuts to Creating Your Very Own Revenue-Generating Product

En-JOY!

Laura

 

Friday Joy Infusion: Business Breakthrough!

This my Joy Infusion gift to you - a breakthrough that is just waiting for you to claim it....

For the first time ever, I'm offering an entire Open Coaching Call where I coaching Business Goddesses on their Bigger Game Breakthrough, and it’s even free.

Join me next week on this Open Coaching Call and stop being stuck, frozen or confused… and tap into the power to shift your success!

For all the juicy details and how to register, click here 

If you are ready to open up your flow and receive amazing results in your business... 

So.... breathe.... take a step.... and get ready for your breakthrough.

En-JOY!

Laura

P.S. I’ve never offered a Open Coaching Call – so this is a rare opportunity to get fre.e coaching from me… don’t miss out!

Love the Plan

If you haven't already, it's time to plan for your success in 2011. I find most entrepreneurs fall into one of two categories when it comes to planning. See which one resonates with you.

You resist planning, thinking that it will restrict your freedom and creativity. This means that you just let your business flow in any direction. The result is that you probably are frustrated that you don't get any truly big success or momentum. 

Or you love planning so much that you never seem to get to the manifesting part of your plans. You stay in ideation. Falling in love with writing and talking about your plans, but you never seem to be able to get them off the ground. 

Either way leaves you disappointed and frustrated... and NOT achieving the success you are truly capable of! 
Let me share with you my three-step process which will make all the difference between your plan just staying a plan and never meeting with success. I call this my Living Business Plan.

 
In my corporate career I literally created or reviewed over 1000 business plans. I can tell you for a fact--the year never goes as planned; all sorts of unimaginable things happen to throw your plans off track. But when you have a plan, you have a focus. You have intentional energy. That gives you momentum to attract opportunities to you and then you can co-create with the universe. 

You'll want to break your creative planning process into three different stages. 

Step #1 in successful creative planning is Dreaming. Before you jump in with your plans and to-do lists, you need time to just dream and brainstorm the possibilities. What are your "what if's" for the new year? What if this is the year you finish that book, write that screenplay, record that song? What if this is the year that you create the mediation CD or launch your first information product? 

I know you have lots of creative projects, marketing ideas -it's an everlasting list of possibilities. I believe this: You can do anything. Truly anything is possible. But first, you need some time to just dream and put those possibilities out on the table. See where your ideas lead you. Allow them to get bigger. Let them evolve into an even bigger idea that could impact more people than you first imagined. 

Keep asking, and be curious. "What if...?" Let yourself dream first before anything else. 

Step #2 in successful creative planning is Organizing. Now it's time to take those ideas and projects and put them in some order, and, yes, this means editing down your ideas. You have lots of great ideas, but you can't do them all in the first quarter. For some of you, you can't do all your creative ideas in one year! So a big part of planning is prioritizing your ideas. Listen to your joy-o-meter, follow your energy, listen to your heart--let it tell you which projects are ripe and ready for now. 

Then, put those projects on your calendar. Chunk your projects down into manageable pieces and actually get out your calendar and plan them. WHEN do you want to launch your info product? Reverse engineer your way through the steps from launch back to creation - go backward from launch date to the first steps. You'll figure out what resources you need (time, money, support), and you're more likely to get it done. 

Step #3 in successful creative planning is Taking ACTION. First you dream the plans. Then, you organize and schedule the plans. And then you take action on your plans. This is where many plans fall apart. The secret is you need to schedule time to take the actions. Schedule time to write the book, record the audio, research, write the blog posts, hire a team member. Put your action time into your calendar. It won't get done if it just stays a plan. You have to schedule WHEN you going to write it, create it, research it, hire. And then follow through on that commitment. 

Once you start taking action, pay attention. Keep following your energy. This is what makes it a Living Business Plan. And then say YES to opportunities that are in alignment with your vision. Remember that the universe works with you by presenting you with opportunities. Most importantly, trust the process. 

I wish you a magical year full of prosperity in every area of your life and business! 

En-JOY!

Laura

Special Sale to Boost Your Marketing in 2011 - Only Available Through Thursday, December 16.

If you are like me, then you are probably mixing in holiday shopping, baking, and list-making with visions of your business growth for next year. I know I am busily working on some new programs and projects for 2011!

So what about you? I’m sure you are ready for 2011 to be YOUR year of launching something NEW!

And... I know you’ll want to make sure you have your new project or program up on the web – on a sales page so you can reach lots of the "right people."

Let me help you make the whole sales page thing easier.

I’m having a special two-day opportunity:

You can get $50 off my Business Goddess’s Guide To Creating Powerful Sales Pages with Authenticity, Ease and Heart. Use coupon code DECEMBERBGG.

This step-by-step system gives you the formula, checklists and specific how-to’s for every part of a sales page. You just use your creativity to build each piece of your page.

You will save so much time, effort and frustration when it’s time to launch a new product or program.

You’ll also receive visualizations, resources, interviews with sales page and copywriting experts as well as worksheets to get you going on your page right away! Plus, I’m always adding new examples of my favorite sales pages, and offering special teleclasses on the latest authentic marketing techniques for sales pages.

Just to let you know... this is your last chance to get this product at this amazing price – we’ll be raising the price in 2011 to at least $397.

My clients say that they use this system for ALL of their EMAIL marketing! It teaches you how to elegantly demonstrate your success, connect authentically, build relationships and, bottom line, make more sales!

Don’t wait, the deadline is MIDNIGHT EASTERN this Thursday, December 16.

Grab your $50 off now. Don't forget to use coupon code DECEMBERBGG!

Can’t wait to hear your success stories!

En-JOY!

Laura

 

 

Joyful Business Recommends: FREE Virtual Gift Bag for Women Entrepreneurs Like YOU

I am really pleased to be a part of a special group of 30 successful women who are giving you a really amazing “Gift Bag” – virtual-style! It’s in honor of my friend, Gina Bell, and celebrates the birthday of her organization: International Association of Women in Business Online (IAWBO).

More than 30 successful women (including me!) have contributed their wisdom to this complimentary gift bag devoted to supporting – and accelerating – the success of women in business online - like you.

We each created a new unique resource not available for free anywhere else. Ipersonally created a new gift of 7 Business Goddess Audio Marketing Tips - to help you market like the Business Goddess you are!

Here's the part I love about how Gina's done this: you'll get immediate access to all 30 gifts with just ONE opt-in! (You don't have to subscribe to any other list - unless you want to).

The virtual gift bag is valued over $1000 and is only available for a short time. You can see ALL the fantastic gifts included on this special page. I’m going to check it out too – I love adding to my success library!

I'd love to hear what you think as you check out the valuable content. You can see ALL the fantastic gifts included inside here.

 

P.S. What a great way to launch into the fall season…with the wisdom, creativity and new tools! I hope you en-JOY!

 

What Will It Take For YOU to Become a Go-To-Goddess?

 I am tingling with excitement to share this with you!

It’s something NEW, POWERFUL and business-shifting!

I am opening up my brand new program:

How To Be a Go-To-Goddess So You Attract All the Clients, Joint Ventures and Media Opportunities You Can Imagine!

This 7-week program is designed for women at every level of business success: from the newbie – fresh with enthusiasm - to the seasoned business woman – who is looking for those mindset shifts to move to the next level of success.

We’ll focus on "Create a plan and then Co-Create with the Universe." I'll share with you the same tools I share with my private clients on spiritual centering, practical marketing strategies, and how to take the actions to support your success.

It’s like no other program out there… blending the inner wisdom and grounding with the outer practical, simplified actions.

Already we have up and coming Go-To-Goddesses joining this program – and you can too!

You’ll find all the juicy details at www.joyfulbusiness.com/gotogoddess/.

Oh, and to make this commitment to your business easy, I am offering an EASY YES Incentive. This $497 program is ONLY $99 for 3 months, saving you $200 and easy payment option. This affordable plan is only good through tomorrow, FRIDAY at midnight.

So join us now! www.joyfulbusiness.com/gotogoddess/.

Now is NOT the time to stick your head under the covers and wish for the world to slow down – it’s YOUR TIME to claim your inner and outer Go-To-Goddess!

I can’t wait to see your name in our community of Go-To-Goddesses!

 

P.S. You’ve been asking for an affordable program from me... here it is... and now is the time. Find out more and register here.

5 Essentials You Need to Know to be a Go-To-Goddess

As a women entrepreneur you probably have in your business vision to be well-known in your industry and to easily attract clients and opportunities to speak, write and contribute; I call this being a Go-To-Goddess.

Being the Go-To-Goddess means having enough confidence in what you offer and how you change people's lives so that you are at the top of the list for other people to recommend you for clients, to the media, and to their colleagues for joint ventures. Getting to the Go-To-Goddess level means it gets easier to attract clients and opportunities. But to get there, you have to commit to 5 things.

5 Essential ingredients to be a Go-To-Goddess:

1. Take a Fresh and Powerful Stand
You can't play small. This isn't a time to do what everyone else is doing. Quite frankly, the world/Internet/marketing has changed so much that doing what everyone else is doing will kill your business.

This isn't a time to hide. You have to tap into your confidence, your inner strength, and your knowing that what you offer will make people's lives better. And be willing to write and speak about it in a way that grabs their attention by your unique style and claim.

If you are not writing, speaking, or using video or audio, then how will people find you? If you are using these marketing strategies but you are doing what you were doing three years ago, then your business will certainly disappear. It's time for deep listening to your tribe and to take a stand for your service and how it will truly address their problems and change their world. (Yes, change their world - it needs to be that bold of a claim!)

2. A Very Specific Tribe
I'm talking about a group of people who are flourishing, engaged and are actively interested in what you stand for. Who are these people? What do you know about them? What do you need to find out? The more specific you can be about who your services are for, then the more of an impact you can have with your marketing efforts. (Big fish-small pond still works.)

To take this further, you want to develop a sense of what your tribe wants, their problems, dreams, aches, and pains. What are their buzz words? What do they hate? What do they love? How do you fit in?

3. Multi-media Approach to Creating Your Go-To-Goddess Brand Mystique
You can't just send a few emails and expect people to flood into your business. The world is so fragmented and, quite frankly, tired so that you have to use 10 ways to reach one person.

Example: You offer a teleclass and market with an email, a blog post, a Facebook event, a YouTube video tip, Tweet, preview teleclass, and an affiliate program. It's not that people will see you everywhere – they just need to see you. You don't know which is their favorite way of getting information. You need to use more than one or two or three ways to reach your tribe.

4. Offer Compelling and Clear Packages, Products and Programs for Your Tribe
People want choice. They want a DIY Starter Kit, some want a little guidance, many want a lot of information, and some want you to help them put the information into place. You want to be creative with the types of packages you create to address your tribe's needs and wants at the level they are.

For example, in my business for women entrepreneurs I have beginner entrepreneurs who are just starting or dreaming of their businesses. They need lots of inspiration and ideas on possibilities. My seasoned clients have been in the trenches a bit and need information, knowledge, and wisdom for how to keep going, how to run their businesses better and more how to's. My mature business owners need inspiration for the next evolution of their business and bigger business knowledge about leverage, scalability and managing business systems and money management.

You can't offer a one-size-fits-all program. In this economy, people are buying, but they are buying cautiously. They want to know that what you are offering will truly help them.

5. Relationship Building is Queen
To be the top of mind Go-To-Goddess, you need all these in place -- and then always remember that it's about the quality of the relationship. Are you reaching out to your clients and your colleagues and letting them know what you are up to? Are you inviting them into your business to collaborate, to be a client, to help them in some way?

You have to give what you most want to receive, and it starts with you valuing the relationship. You can't hide in the ivory tower and watch your computer ka-ching all alone. You need to reach out and talk, connect, speak, and most of all listen to what your clients, the media, and what your colleagues want and then take the inspired action to deliver.

Being a Go-To-Goddess doesn't just happen. You need to be conscious, take inspired action, and build relationships. And with this powerful energy, you can change the world.

The Phone Calls A Go-To-Goddess Gets - & YOU Can Too!

So it's the hot, lazy days of summer, and you're lounging by the pool or staying inside where it's nice and cool. The phone rings, and it's a call for you. You're wanted as THE guest expert on a radio show that covers topics in your area. 

Or it's someone putting on a workshop in Los Angeles, and she wants YOU to be the celebrity expert speaker.  

Or it's an agent who has heard about your work and the book you're writing and would love to talk to you about helping you get it published. 

Can this really happen? 

Absolutely. But it doesn't happen overnight. 

AND there are strategies you can put in place, actions you can take, and, more importantly, mindsets you can adopt so that you can truly become the Go-To-Goddess in your specialty niche. 

Join me Wednesday, July 14, when I unveil my free teleclass, Be the Go-To-Goddess In Your Specialty Niche. I'll cover 

• What exactly is a Go-To-Goddess and why do you want to you want to become one?
• Where women get stuck and stay small (and frustrated) in their business
• 5 things you MUST have in your business to step into being highly visible
• 5 surprising things you MUST have to step in and stay visible in your business
• Create your Go-To-Goddess Proclamation Statement
• Learn from others in the JoySeat Coaching Seat or sign up for a chance to be coached yourself!

Join me and see what it takes to be a Go-To-Goddess. 

Be the Go-To-Goddess in Your Specialty Niche 

Wednesday, July 14, 1:00pm eastern

90 minutes 

I hope you'll join me Wednesday... find out more and register here. 

 We've already started getting applications for the JoySeat coaching spots. Get yours in by tomorrow, Monday, July 12 at 5:00pm eastern, and get the opportunity to be coached live!

P.S. We'll be recording the call, but you'll want to join us live so that you can be part of the energy of this Go-To-Goddess movement! Don't miss it! Register here!.