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Feeling overwhelmed? Procrastinating, then frantically pushing to get everything done? The good news is that healthy productivity is not about doing more. It's about doing more of what matters. Modern life has us feeling swamped, unsure how to move forward on goals and dreams while still managing the day-to-day. And then there are all those other things still on the list: the garage needs cleaning, those photos need organizing, and the emails, the emails, the emails . . .Sam Bennett presents a radically simple idea: small actions, the kind you can do in 15 minutes, are enough to move the needle on your levels of joy and satisfaction—and ultimately change your life. Sam guides you from overwhelm to accomplishment by showing you how to:let go of perfectionism, self-doubt, impostor syndrome, and other destructive patternsmanage when life feels out of control due to health or family concernsbreak intimidating projects into a series of manageable taskstactfully say no to extra work when people put you on the spottake a quarter of an hour a day for yourself to create new routines that support a balanced life.Sam is the founder of TheRealSamBennett.com, a company committed to helping overwhelmed creatives and frustrated over-achievers get unstuck, so you can prioritize, focus and move forward on the goals that matter to you.She is also a wildly popular course instructor on LinkedIn Learning with over a half-million participants and an average of 4.8 stars in a range of courses including, Time Management for Busy People, How to Stop Wasting Time in Meetings, Embracing Times of Uncertainty, and How to Write Emails People Will Actually Read.  She has a gift for authentic marketing, having spent 15 years as a Personal Branding Expert for Sam Christensen Studios. She was honored by some of the best marketers in the world as an Ultimate Marketer Finalist at Infusioncon 2010.As an actor, her work in the theatre includes a long affiliation with the legendary Second City Theatre in Chicago, and in Los Angeles, she's done extensive work with LA Theatreworks, The Open Fist Theatre Company, and ComedySportz. Her television appearances include The Drew Carey Show, Strong Medicine, Days of Our Lives, and Modern Family.Originally from Chicago, and now based in a tiny beach town outside of Los Angeles, Sam offers online courses, in-person workshops, and keynotes. She also makes a heck of a roast chicken.https://therealsambennett.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.

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Sam Bennett founded TheRealSamBennett.com to provide a secure, compassionate, structured, goal-oriented environment for creatives of all stripes, as well as for people who don't typically think of themselves as creative but who want to live more innovative, productive and fulfilled lives. Our watchwords are: kindness, authenticity, creativity, good humor and a commitment to being exceptionally literate. You know how they say our bodies are 65% water? Well, Sam believes that our souls are 65% creativity. Creativity is as natural and essential a part of your well being as breath. It's just a matter of how you choose to apply your creativity in your pursuit of more joyful and more meaningful life. Your area of creative genius is the area where you just seem to have a “knack.” The realm in which others might get confused, but you find it easiest to solve problems. So you may have a natural gift for art, music or movement, but you may also have creative gifts in engineering, cooking, child-rearing, human relationships, math, party-throwing, gardening. There's no limit to the ways in which your creativity can express itself. And when you lean in to your creative gifts, you can accomplish great things. But it can be tough to stop procrastinating and get what matters most to you done. That's when it's time to tap into Sam's wealth of experience as a creative and a business builder who's worked with thousands of creatives — just like you – as trusted guide, coach and mentor. With options for every creative goal and budget, you too can get personal access to Sam's experience and wisdom. IF YOU ARE: A highly creative seeker looking for inspiration, supportive community and just a pinch of structure… Request Access to Sam's Facebook Group for Highly Creative People JOIN An idea person with so many ideas about so many things but also find it really difficult to see those ideas all the way through to completion… Checkout the Procrastination Domination Workshop REGISTER A creative entrepreneur or professional wanting to discover the success secrets of other highly creative people… Apply for Sam's Pro Club APPLY Sam Bennett is here to help you bring your creative dreams and your big ideas to life. Because your creativity matters. Every single day. Samantha Bennett is a writer, speaker, actor, teacher and creativity-productivity specialist and author of the bestselling, “Get It Done: From Procrastination to Creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day” (New World Library), which Seth Godin described as “An instant classic, essential reading for anyone who wants to make a ruckus.” Her latest bestseller is, “Start Right Where You Are: How Little Changes Can Make a Big Difference for Overwhelmed Procrastinators, Frustrated Overachievers and Recovering Perfectionists” (New World Library). Sam is the creator of the The Organized Artist Company.com, a company Sam founded specifically to help creative people get unstuck, so you can focus and move forward on your goals. She has a gift for authentic marketing, having spent 15 years as a Personal Branding Expert for Sam Christensen Studios. She was honored by some of the best marketers in the world as an Ultimate Marketer Finalist at Infusioncon 2010. As an actor, her work in the theatre includes a long affiliation with the legendary Second City Theatre in Chicago, and in Los Angeles she's done extensive work with LA Theatreworks, The Open Fist Theatre Company and ComedySportz. Her television appearances include The Drew Carey Show, Strong Medicine, Days of Our Lives and Modern Family. (REALLY!) You Can Do It. I'll Show You How. SHOW ME HOW CONTACT US Click Here to Submit Our Contact Form Email Us: support@therealsambennett.com Call Us: (805) 881-3699 Send Us a Post: The Organized Artist Company 1072 Casitas Pass Road, #198 Carpinteria, CA 93013

Originally from Chicago, Samantha Bennett is a writer, speaker, actor, teacher and creativity/productivity specialist and the author of the bestselling, "Get It Done: From Procrastination to Creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day" which Seth Godin called, “An instant classic, essential reading for anyone who wants to make a ruckus.” Her latest bestseller is, "Start Right Where You Are: How Little Changes Can Make a Big Difference for Overwhelmed Procrastinators, Frustrated Overachievers and Recovering Perfectionists" She is the creator of The Organized Artist Company, dedicated to helping tens of thousands of creative people get unstuck, helping them to focus and move forward on their goals. Sam has also written the script for the hit musical, “In a Booth at Chasen’s,” and is working on her latest book, “Secrets of Highly Creative People.” She is an award-winning marketing expert, having spent 15 years as a Personal Branding Specialist for Sam Christensen Studios and been honored as an Ultimate Marketer Finalist at Infusioncon. She is also a top Infusionsoft Certified Consultant and Reseller.   Instagram: http://Instagram.com/TheRealSamBennett Facebook: http://Facebook.com/TheRealSamBennett Twitter: http://Twitter.com/RealSamBennett LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/therealsambennett

Originally from Chicago, Samantha Bennett is a writer, speaker, actor, teacher and creativity/productivity specialist and the author of the bestselling, “Get It Done: From Procrastination to Creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day” (New World Library) which Seth Godin called, “An instant classic, essential reading for anyone who wants to make a ruckus.” Her latest bestseller is, “Start Right Where You Are: How Little Changes Can Make a Big Difference for Overwhelmed Procrastinators, Frustrated Overachievers and Recovering Perfectionists” (New World Library). She is the creator of The Organized Artist Company, dedicated to helping creative people get unstuck, helping them to focus and move forward on their goals. She is an award-winning marketing expert, having spent 15 years as a Personal Branding Specialist for Sam Christensen Studios and been honored as an Ultimate Marketer Finalist at Infusioncon. She is also an Infusionsoft Certified Consultant and Reseller. She now lives in a tiny beach town outside of Los Angeles.

In this week's episode of Growth Interviews, we invite you to join our podcast conversation with Brian Massey, managing partner at Conversion Sciences, calling himself Conversion Scientist™. And he has the lab coat to prove it. Brian appears in his trademark lab coat when training corporate teams like IBM. He has been invited to speak at universities such as UT Austin, Texas A&M and Baylor. He is a highly rated speaker at conferences including Conversion Conference, Internet Retailer, Direct Marketing Association, Pubcon, Content Marketing Institute and InfusionCon. Brian Massey is the author of the Amazon Marketing best-seller Your Customer Creation Equation. He founded The Conversion Scientist blog and has written for ClickZ.com, Search Engine Land, Marketing Land and the Content Marketing Institute. The best takeaways: Being a conversion scientist is a journey in itself - 01:52The hidden gems in CRO experiments - 13:362020 - the year of conversion rate optimization? - 18:30Are there less data-driven experts out there? - 25:36More than best practices - 28:36Machine learning and the loss of jobs - 33:26 Podcast Notes: Brian Massey: CRO (conversion rate optimization) as a science All episode articles: Growth Interviews Follow Omniconvert on: FacebookTwitterLinkedinYouTube

In today’s episode, we have the extraordinary Sam Bennett joining me. She is an actor, speaker, teacher, poet, a creativity and productivity specialist and also the best selling author of Get It Done and Start Right Where You Are. This woman is going to blow your mind!  We talk a lot about her acting years, her very well known actor friends, how she has spent a lot of time doing incredible TV and at the same time experiencing fear and struggled to truly be in the spotlight. We talk a lot about being afraid of success and of truly being seen. We had a lot of fun in this conversation. We talk about life, death, creativity, procrastination, depression and everything in between. Sam is very open and honest about her personal experience of depression, how it shows up in her life and how she moves through life in spite of it. This conversation is for anyone who wants to create something new, who wants to find their way to a brand new part of their identity and to also remember their core self - the self that has been with them forever. If you are going through a transition of any kind and you are about to jump into a brand new chapter, if you want to create something for the world and yourself, then I hope you will take the time to listen. It might just be life-changing.   “Showing up more fully for yourself allows you to show up more fully for your family, for your friends, and for the world.”  ~Sam Bennett   Sam talks about that voice inside of us, that might just be a quiet whisper right now. The voice that says you can do this too. My request of you is to please make sure that voice is being heard and taken seriously. However quiet it is, it is Divine. It is God or the universe talking to you and it’s your destiny. Be sure to comment below or connect with me on Instagram and let me know what you think of this conversation. More About Sam Bennett Samantha Bennett is a writer, speaker, actor, teacher, and creativity-productivity specialist and author of the bestselling, “Get It Done: From Procrastination to Creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day” (New World Library), which Seth Godin described as “An instant classic, essential reading for anyone who wants to make a ruckus.” Her latest bestseller is, “Start Right Where You Are: How Little Changes Can Make a Big Difference for Overwhelmed Procrastinators, Frustrated Overachievers and Recovering Perfectionists” (New World Library). Sam is the creator of The Organized Artist Company.com, a company Sam founded specifically to help creative people get unstuck, so you can focus and move forward on your goals. She has a gift for authentic marketing, having spent 15 years as a Personal Branding Expert for Sam Christensen Studios. She was honored by some of the best marketers in the world as an Ultimate Marketer Finalist at Infusioncon 2010. As an actor, her work in the theatre includes a long affiliation with the legendary Second City Theatre in Chicago, and in Los Angeles, she’s done extensive work with LA Theatreworks, The Open Fist Theatre Company, and ComedySportz. Her television appearances include The Drew Carey Show, Strong Medicine, Days of Our Lives and Modern Family. Originally from Chicago, and now based in a tiny beach town outside of Los Angeles, Sam offers online courses, in-person workshops, and keynotes. She also makes a heck of a roast chicken. You can connect with Sam via her website and Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Things We Mention In This Episode Website: www.therealsambennett.com Book: Start Right Where You Are by Sam Bennett Book: Get It Done: From Procrastination to Genius in 15 Minutes A Day by Sam Bennett Podcast: The Secrets of Highly Creative People with Sam Bennett Book: Where Did You Go? by Christina Rasmussen Book: Second Firsts by Christina Rasmussen Newsletter - Message In a Bottle: Sign up for Christina’s weekly letter  Apple podcast reviews and ratings are really important to help get the podcast in front of more people to uplift and inspire them too, which is the ultimate goal. Thank you!

Do you ever wish you could be more creative? Or solve problems outside of your normal “box”? There are some productivity secrets we can learn from highly creative people – they actually see things very differently than people who lead with logic or focus on results. My friend Samantha Bennett is highly creative – she’ll be working on writing a book and bang out a play script faster than I can write a blog post (well, almost.) So I asked this two-time best selling author to share how to use some of the creative tips that come so naturally to highly creative people on this on episode 144 of Amplify Your Success Podcast. Be sure to join the conversation in the Amplify Your Success Community and share your input there too.   Key Takeaways What unique traits and behaviors makes a person "highly creative." How logic-driven and results-oriented people can boost their creative process. The simple approach used by creatives to solve big problems and get unstuck. How to recognize and avoid the major pitfalls of being highly creative.     Resources Mentioned in This Episode: The Procrastination Domination Starter Kit: https://therealsambennett.com/amplify Hidden Profit Drains Quiz   About The Guest Originally from Chicago, Samantha Bennett is a writer, speaker, actor, teacher and creativity/productivity specialist and the author of the bestselling, "Get It Done: From Procrastination to Creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day" (New World Library) which Seth Godin called, “An instant classic, essential reading for anyone who wants to make a ruckus.” Her latest bestseller is, "Start Right Where You Are: How Little Changes Can Make a Big Difference for Overwhelmed Procrastinators, Frustrated Overachievers and Recovering Perfectionists" (New World Library). She is the creator of The Organized Artist Company, dedicated to helping creative people get unstuck, helping them to focus and move forward on their goals. Sam has also written the script for the hit musical, “In a Booth at Chasen’s: The Real Life Hollywood Love Story of Ron and Nancy Reagan” and is working on her latest book, “Secrets of Highly Creative People.” She is an award-winning marketing expert, having spent 15 years as a Personal Branding Specialist for Sam Christensen Studios and been honored as an Ultimate Marketer Finalist at Infusioncon. She is also an Infusionsoft Certified Consultant and Reseller. She now lives in a tiny beach town outside of Los Angeles.

Samantha Bennett Creator, The Organized Artist Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealsambennett/ Originally from Chicago, Samantha Bennett is a writer, speaker, actor, teacher and creativity/productivity specialist and the author of the bestselling, "Get It Done: From Procrastination to Creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day" (New World Library) which Seth Godin called, “An instant classic, essential reading for anyone who wants to make a ruckus.” Her latest bestseller is, "Start Right Where You Are: How Little Changes Can Make a Big Difference for Overwhelmed Procrastinators, Frustrated Overachievers and Recovering Perfectionists" (New World Library). She is the creator of The Organized Artist Company, dedicated to helping tens of thousands of creative people get unstuck, helping them to focus and move forward on their goals. Sam has also written the script for the hit musical, “In a Booth at Chasen’s,” and is working on her latest book, “Secrets of Highly Creative People.” She is an award-winning marketing expert, having spent 15 years as a Personal Branding Specialist for Sam Christensen Studios and been honored as an Ultimate Marketer Finalist at Infusioncon. She is also an Infusionsoft Certified Consultant and Reseller. email: Samantha_Bennett@TheOrganizedArtistCompany.com website: https://therealsambennett.com In this episode, we discuss: Looking at how creative people actually make decisions How improv is incredible preparation for life Finding and identifying your natural aptitude Building upon past experience in growing your business How the show must go on. You have to show up no matter what! Understanding your motivations and strengths The importance of investing in coaching and mentorship The value of using a scheduler and prioritizing your time Prioritizing what it is that really lights you up and devote at least 15 minutes a day Allowing yourself to have power over your life

Originally from Chicago, Samantha Bennett is a writer, speaker, actor, teacher and creativity/productivity specialist and the author of the bestselling, “Get It Done: From Procrastination to Creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day” (New World Library) which Seth Godin called, “An instant classic, essential reading for anyone who wants to make a ruckus.” Her latest bestseller is, “Start Right Where You Are: How Little Changes Can Make a Big Difference for Overwhelmed Procrastinators, Frustrated Overachievers and Recovering Perfectionists” (New World Library). She is the creator of The Organized Artist Company, dedicated to helping creative people get unstuck, helping them to focus and move forward on their goals. She is an award-winning marketing expert, having spent 15 years as a Personal Branding Specialist for Sam Christensen Studios and been honored as an Ultimate Marketer Finalist at Infusioncon. She is also an Infusionsoft Certified Consultant and Reseller. She now lives in a tiny beach town outside of Los Angeles.

He's the founder of the popular email series "Let's Talk Business", and he's been featured in Crain's Magazine, The Daily News, The New York Enterprise Report and the American Express OPEN Forum. Renowned for his ability to provide clients with advanced business-boosting tactics and strategic marketing solutions for achieving success, Meny Hoffman is the CEO of Ptex Group, an Inc. 5000-ranked company, the founder of LTB Summit, as well as a co-author of "The Only Business Book You'll Ever Need", which he wrote alongside Brian Tracy and many others. He delivered a live keynote presentation at the InfusionCon marketing automation conference, and was honored with an Official Proclamation by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz for his work in encouraging entrepreneurism amongst New York businesses. He's a husband, a father, a best-selling author and speaker, angel investor, and a lifelong power entrepreneur. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Butterflies of Wisdom is a podcast where we want to share your story. We want to share your knowledge if you have a small business if you are an author or a Doctor, or whatever you are. With a disability or not, we want to share your story to inspire others. To learn more about Butterflies of Wisdom visit http://butterfliesofwisdom.weebly.com/ Be sure to FOLLOW this program https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wins-women-of-wisdom/id1060801905. To find out more about Challenge Aspen go to https://challengeaspen.org. To see how Win walk and about Ekso go to http://www.bridgingbionics.org/, or email Amanda Boxtel atamanda@bridgingbionics.org.   On Butterflies of Wisdom today, Best-Selling Author, Win C welcomes Samantha Bennett. Originally from Chicago, Samantha Bennett is a writer, speaker, actor, teacher and creativity/productivity specialist, former Personal Branding Expert for Sam Christensen Studios and an Ultimate Marketer Finalist at Infusioncon. She is the creator of The Organized Artist Company, helping creative people get unstuck, so they focus and move forward on their goals, and beloved author of both "Get It Done” and "Start Right Where You Are." To learn more about Samantha visit http://www.theorganizedartistcompany.com/. To learn more about Win Kelly Charles visit https://wincharles.wix.com/win-charles. To follow Win on Twitter go to @winkellycharles. To follow Win on Instagram go to winkcharles. To follow Win on Snapchat go to Wcharles422. To follow Win on Snapchat go to Wcharles422. To see Win's art go to https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/2-win-charles.html. "Books for Books," you buy Win's books so she can purchase books for school. "Getting through school is a 'win' for her fans and a 'win' for her." Please send feedback to Win by email her at winwwow@gmail.com, or go to http://survey.libsyn.com/winwisdom and http://survey.libsyn.com/thebutterfly. To be on the show please fill out the intake athttp://bit.ly/bow2017. Butterflies of Wisdom sponsored by Kittr a new social media tool that is bringing about new ways of posting on Twitter. It's fun, full of free content you can use, helps you schedule at the best times, is easy to use, and it will help you get more followers. Visit Kittr atgokittr.com. This is a 20% off code for www.gracedbygrit.com. The code will be XOBUTTERFLIES. If you would like to support Butterflies of Wisdom go to https://www.patreon.com/wcharles. If you want to check out what Win’s friend, Dannidoll, is doing (a.k.a. Dannielle) go tohttps://www.facebook.com/dannidolltheragdollclown/?notif_t=page_invite_accepted¬if_id=1492366163404241. To learn more about Danielle visit http://www.dancanshred.com. For iOS 11 update: https://www.youtube.com/embed/HNupFUYqcRY. To learn about the magic of Siri go to https://www.udemy.com/writing-a-book-using-siri/?utm_campaign=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email. If you want to donate Butterflies of Wisdom, please send a PayPal donation to aspenrosearts@gmail.com or aspenwin@gmail.com. Please donate to Challenge Aspen or the Bridging Bionics Foundation. Please send a check in the mail so 100% goes to Bridging Bionics Foundation.    In the Memo section have people write: In honor of Win Charles. Please donate to the charity of your choice thank you in advance, Win.   Send to:   Challenge Aspen PO Box 6639 Snowmass Village, CO 81615 Or donate online at https://challengeaspen.org.   Bridging Bionics Foundation  PO Box 3767 Basalt, CO 81621   Thank you Win  

It's probably about time that I confess to you all that this podcast gig is just as much for me as it is for you. It's the best excuse ever to connect with people I've been dying to connect with anyway - and we just happen to record our great conversations and everybody wins. That's what today's interview felt like with Rachel Rodgers, a woman I respect a ton and appreciate as a badass mom, wife, and business woman in the world. Plus, she is LOUD and hilarious. This interview is fun and rebellious. We talk about bucking traditions, making your own rules, innovating in life and business, and how to spot what your kids are passionate about and encourage them to nurture those things. A quick warning, Rachel might be louder than I am so enjoy listening, and you might want to turn the volume down to start ;) About Rachel Rodgers: Rachel is a business lawyer turned business coach, intellectual property strategist, creator of Small Business Bodyguard and all around badass. Before Rachel was showing service business owners how to build powerful products, she was running a very non-traditional law firm that disrupted the legal industry by making it surprisingly easy (and damn fun) for innovative companies to work with experienced attorneys and get the legal help they need to do the crazy stuff they want to do. In 2013, she created the Small Business Bodyguard: Cover Your Bases, Cover Your Assets, Cover Your Ass. This game-changing legal resource has been called “fun and engaging” by New York Times bestselling author Chris Brogan and a “graduate-level course on how to build a strong foundation for your business” by CEO of OurDeal, Kyle Durand. Rachel is known for being an innovator and master of productizing services and creating high-quality, high profit products. SBB and the other legal kits she’s created have been transformative, generating over half a million dollars in revenue in just two years and serving 1,700 small businesses around the country. Rachel has spoken on the subject of creating products, building solid service businesses and intellectual property in numerous venues including a class on CreativeLive, to MBA students at MIT and at various conferences including, InfusionCon. Rachel received her J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York and her “MBA” the hard way, by building various successful ventures over the last 5+ years and learning from the best business minds out there. Before becoming an entrepreneur Rachel worked for various state and federal judges, a high-impact non-profit and Hillary Rodham Clinton. When Rachel isn’t taking care of clients or creating new products, she enjoys baking in the kitchen (barefoot, with rosé in hand), lifting weights, juicing (the green kind, not the steroid kind), reading to her toddlers, being a “dance mom” and going on new adventures with her family (her favorite destination being France, of course!). In this episode, Rachel shares: 1. How to actually do it all (and not hate your life) 2. Evolving your relationship to money 3. Being who you are no matter what

This episode is all about STEPPING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE One of the people that I really pay attention to and follow pretty religiously is Gary Vaynerchuck or Gary Vee. He is this amazing entrepreneur who has really perfected his hustle. This man is a machine when it comes to his business and his life. He built an extremely successful business (actually multiple businesses) by learning as much as he could and simply out working his competitors. If you ask him he will tell you that he “day trades in attention and builds businesses”. Recently Gary posted something on his Instagram account – ‘One life. One time. Way too many people aren't acting this way.' And I have to say this simple little meme really spoke to me. After going to Infusioncon this year and listening to the speakers talk (and Gary Vee was one of those speakers) I came home and started thinking about all of the things that I simply put off in my life. I started asking myself – ‘WHAT DO I WANT OUT OF MY LIFE?' ‘WHAT AM I DOING TO MOVE MY DREAMS AND GOALS FORWARD?' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I debated on whether or not I should do a 'Year in Review' post this year. For like, a minute. Of COURSE I wanted to do a year in review post! It's been an amazing year and I have a lot to be grateful for as well as share the things that didn't go as planned and what I'll be doing differently in 2015. I've also decided there are two words that I will be my 'words of the year'. I thought about picking just one word but then realized that I wanted to focus on two words and they really go hand in hand.  This will all make more sense when I get to what's coming in 2015 in a bit. Let's start with looking back on 2014 One of my intentions for 2014 was to travel for business. And travel I did! I started the year off with my first live mastermind event in San Diego with my EMPIRE mastermind at the end of January (I'm a member). This event shifted SO many things for me - as well as some things that didn't shift the way I had hoped they would. I wrote a post & recorded a previous podcast episode about this trip because I went to my mastermind event and then piggy backed that with tickets to Traffic & Conversion Summit - which was just too much for me after a few intense days and I ended up heading home early. Shifts for me: Paid traffic is essential Making offers has to be done consistently Spending time with people who are where you want to be is crucial to your success Stepping outside of your comfort zone won't kill you (atv racing with the boys?) Things that didn't change the way I had hoped: It took me until this past summer to really get clear on what I was doing and where I wanted to take it I had a few personal "a-ha" moments on that trip that I thought would have stuck but didn't... and I'm still working on that (I talk about this in more depth in the episode) My comfort level with promoting myself (again, more details in the episode) The next few months had some ups and downs as well as another business trip to Arizona for Infusioncon with @DeannaFenton. I had decided to make the switch to Infusionsoft after my trip to San Diego (again, my second time with Infusionsoft and have since moved on to my MOST FAVORITE email marketing & sales company EVER... hatchbuck, but more on that later too). The trip with Deanna was great and we both left excited about what Infusionsoft could do for our businesses. Unfortunately all it did was cost me more money and aggravation and we've both moved on to #hatchbuckhappiness (yes, I'm totally going to coin that term and make it a legitamate hashtag). Maui in May This was one of those trips that I debated on whether or not I should go, but then decided to just bite the bullet and go (I don't know if you do this or not, but I have a tendency - or use to - to waffle back and forth  and then am always grateful I went). The waffling was for a bunch of different reasons - but if this trip taught me ANYTHING it was that when in doubt- suck it up and make it happen. Period. This was my second #EMPIRE mastermind event of the year (we do 3 each year) and it was another game changer. I had a ball zip-lining (it wasn't the heights that did me in, it was one of my landings), an amazing evening at a Luau with everyone and two intense days of brain work and big picture thinking. Oh. And I got upgraded to first class on the way over!  BOOM! (that was validation enough for me that I was supposed to be on that trip). I recorded one of my first 'in front of the camera' videos with my friend Trey Lewellen - and had a BALL! I wanted to do more of those but just never quite got around to it (more on that later too). That will definitely be changing in 2015... in a big way. Summer Summer seems like a bit of a blur- not sure why (maybe because my kids are out of school? ) I participated in the 'ice bucket challenge' (brrr..) and hosted a wonderful 70th bday celebration for my Dad.  As I'm thinking about last summer and the fact that it ...

Am I right? Are you tired of this discussion too? I know, kind of ironic that I say it's "time to retire this discussion" through writing a post about it (kind of like needing to get the last word in, huh? This is pretty funny as I write this. Guess we know what direction this post is going in). To be quite frank, I really don't know why this continues to be a discussion. There are so many factors that go into someone's choice to use (or not use) a plugin that I really think it's best to try to stick with a 'best practices' for plugins and do what you feel is right for you, your site and your business (if in fact your WordPress site is for your business also). Before we get into the 'For' or 'Against' plugins discussion (note I didn't say argument, because really... why argue, right?), here's a few things I cover in the first part of this episode:  My trip to Infusioncon (what I learned, what I thought of the conference and why I'm going back next year)  What I'm going to be focusing on in my business moving forward  Why I'm not going to do website development work anymore Using Plugins First, because this is how I roll, I want to give a little disclaimer.  I FIRMLY believe that the decision to use or not use plugins is a personal choice. One that's based on someone's individual skills, knowledge and desire (because let's be honest... no matter how much we love WordPress we don't all want to get into the code, right?). That being said, there are some best practices. Most people install plugins because they're looking to add additional functionality to their site. Something they need done and don't know how to do without coding it (ie, learning to code it themselves or hiring someone to do it). Of course there are also those people who just love plugins and install and try anything they come across. :-) And guess what? That's O.K. too, just know there may be consequences for doing that. My rule of thumb for using plugins is to always stop and ask yourself if the plugin you're installing and the functionality it adds is an added value to your reader / visitor (and I'm not referring to plugins that are good for your site like WordPress SEO or a database backup plugin). If it's not something that adds value or makes it easier on your visitor (like a social sharing plugin - which makes it easier for your reader to share your content), then is it really something you need to install? The podcast goes into more detail on this so we'll move onto the argument for NOT using plugins. Not using Plugins This argument is going to be less wordy because it really comes down to just a couple things: Site load time Having a clean & efficient running site Both of which are extremely important and of course help in your SEO, stats, visitor engagement and bounce rate (how long someone stays on your site before they 'bounce'). But the idea that everyone who uses WordPress is capable of coding in the functionality that is created by plugins is pretty ridiculous. I'm going to bet that it's safe to say that the majority of my audience isn't interested in coding. Even those of you who have a WP Web dev business. Many of you are great at customizing WP and giving the client a great product but you also want some leverage in your business and the time for money thing gets old sometimes. Links From this Episode RODE Recorder App for iOS Infusionsoft Seth Godin Simon Sinek Peter Shankman Plugins I mentioned Gravity Forms TinyMCE Advanced Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress SEO And.. like I mentioned at the end of the episode, here's the link to support the WordPress SEO plugin by Yoast! Rate the plugin or make a donation.    

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In this episode of FusionTV Sally and Ely talk about the new Fusion mixer location, our experience at InfusionCon and our featured topic about how to important it is to promote your self all the time in order to get your message you there and become the only logical choice for your prospects. (Click Image […] The post FusionTV 08 | If You Don’t Promote You, Who Will? appeared first on What Is The Fusion.

*About Today's Guest* jim-cavale-The Sales Podcast 69 ( https://www.flickr.com/photos/thesaleswhisperer/14142200119 ) Jim Cavale was a baseball player from New York. Little did he know that his love of baseball would lead to becoming an entrepreneur. It all started when he began to broadcast games for his college. Not wanting to pay his dues earning $20,000 a year until he "broke through," he leveraged his network to launch a sports business for high school athletes. He was working out at Iron Tribe Fitness where he met the founder, Forrest Walden, and it has been a natural fit for them two to work together ever since. Their efforts paid off when they were named the Ultimate Marketer of the Year in 2012 at Infusionsoft's annual conference, Infusioncon ( http://thesaleswhisperer.com/infusioncon/ ) or the " Infusionsoft ICON Event ( http://thesaleswhisperer.com/infusioncon/ )." Hear the rest of his story on The Sales Podcast Session 69 ( http://www.thesaleswhisperer.com/session69 ). Rubber-Meets-The-Road Tip * Find a good mentor. Jim was always a leader in his other partnerships but Forrest is a little older and was a good fit for Jim's weaknesses and vice versa so Iron Tribe Fitness has worked. Forrest had experience in being a franchisee and their third partner is a franchise owner. * All of their franchise locations do the same thing from warmup to cool down including offering the same products. * Marketing is key. “Let's educate the prospect via sales in print so the stigma of the intense workout is gone and they are already sold.” * The Perfect Athlete Lifecycle (even the 73 year old). * Step 1 to Step 2 to Consult to Athlete to non-athlete. * Multi-media, multi-touch * Mostly automated but triggers the personal touch. * Can't automate conversations and hand-written letters * “The bay door” is the staff-user interface and it is their custom software for billing and POS and collaboration * Attention to detail is key. * They get down to the nitty-gritty on how their staff answers the phone, how to greet a prospect, etc. and his staff is asking for more of that. * It has never been hard for them to think high level but then get down into the weeds to create the systems. But that can be a disadvantage if they don't learn to let go. Now they have a staff they have to trust and delegate so they can stay high level and big picture. * Having a great staff is key so they have an “intense” on-boarding program. * IronTribeFitness.com/jobs ( http://IronTribeFitness.com/jobs ) * Introspective and challenging and lengthy. * Personality and purpose. * Granular with their development process. * Myers Briggs and Kolby and a values vetting test. * Hire slow and fire fast. * Video interviews. * Always seeking to improve their marketing is key. * Direct mail and print worked well the first few years but they have to innovate and update it. They are growing with their social and digital. * If he gets 3 people out of 20,000 to sign up the ROI is still there. (Direct mail.) * Social, AdWords, Retargeting, leveraging client testimonials on video. * Jab, Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook. Give, give, give, then ask for the sale. * People buy fitness but stay for community. * What one thing would you do different? Been a bigger stickler on hiring and training and development. More time, energy and investment in his people. * Final words: Failure is only a means to success. The component that is left out is the people you are around are just as important on your journey. Find older mentors that have failed and that can encourage you with healthy, sober perspective. Links Mentioned * The Iron Tribe Fitness home on the web ( http://www.irontribefitness.com/ ) * Connect with Iron Tribe Fitness on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/IronTribe ) * Connect with Iron Tribe Fitness on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/IronTribeFitness ) * Become an Iron Tribe Fitness Franchisee ( http://irontribefranchise.com/ ) Get all of the show notes for every episode of The Sales Podcast ( https://www.thesaleswhisperer.com/podcasts/ ) with Wes Schaeffer, The Sales Whisperer® ( https://www.thesaleswhisperer.com/ ). 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