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Are your marketing efforts falling flat? Wondering how to build meaningful business relationships to help your business grow? To discover a step-by-step process for building genuine partnerships that benefit both parties and their shared audience, I interview Pam Slim.Guest: Pam Slim | Show Notes: socialmediaexaminer.com/641Review our show on Apple Podcasts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Today our guest is Pamela Slim, celebrated author and small business expert who has dedicated decades to shaping and enhancing the entrepreneurial ecosystem. She is a co-founder of the KEH community lab in Mesa, Arizona, alongside her husband, Darryl. This innovative hub serves as a grassroots, community-based think tank dedicated to accelerating small business growth. Pam's insights and expertise frequently grace the pages of esteemed publications, including The New York Times, Forbes, and BusinessWeek. She has written several books including "Escape from Cubicle Nation," which was recognized as the Best Small Business and Entrepreneur book in 2009 and her follow up, Body of Work. Her latest book, "The Widest Net," helps you grow your business by connecting with customers outside your usual field of view.
What does it take to transform your book marketing from a solo sprint to a community-powered marathon?In this episode, award-winning author, speaker, and small business guru Pam Slim joins us to talk about some of her experiences and tips for successful book writing, launching, and marketing. Pam introduces her groundbreaking concepts of "watering holes" and "tiny marketing actions" from her book The Widest Net, which guides authors in cultivating strategic and authentic connections within their own unique ecosystems. Pam's emphasis on reciprocity, community, and adding real value forms the cornerstone of any effective book marketing plan.Listen in as Pam shares her author journey from her blog writing days to her next big book idea. This episode is chock-full of actionable tips for authors who are looking for ways to connect with their communities.Resources: Check out Pam's book here: https://pamelaslim.com/books/ Connect with Pam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamelaslim/Apply for Fran & Bethany's 2024 BOOKBOUND Accelerator here.Produced by Share Your Genius
In business, many of us are looking to grow and scale. In this episode of Real Relationships Real Revenue, I sat down with Pam Slim to discuss her new book and how she works with entrepreneurs to really grow their businesses. We discuss creating the right culture in your business, finding and connecting with ideal clients, making offers that your clients can't refuse, tips for partnerships, and so much more. Topics We Cover in This Episode: Empire vs. ecosystem culture Why you need to understand your business's purpose Tips for making an offer that your client can't refuse Utilizing “watering holes” to access your ideal clients Why you should go into partnerships slowly Tips for strengthening your business entity The phases of scaling your business How Pam ensures that she is always learning Why growing doesn't mean you'll lose control of your life Remember, your life isn't going to be out of control if you grow your business. Embrace these tips that Pam shared today so that you can grow your book of business and reach your goals. I hope you enjoyed this conversation with Pam! She has helped so many people through the business journey. If you are building a business, I can't recommend her enough. If you want to connect with her, you can do that by visiting her website here. Resources Mentioned: Check out Pam's website Listen to my conversation with Mike Deimler
In business, many of us are looking to grow and scale. In this episode of Real Relationships Real Revenue, I sat down with Pam Slim to discuss her new book and how she works with entrepreneurs to really grow their businesses. We discuss creating the right culture in your business, finding and connecting with ideal clients, making offers that your clients can't refuse, tips for partnerships, and so much more. Topics We Cover in This Episode: Empire vs. ecosystem culture Why you need to understand your business's purpose Tips for making an offer that your client can't refuse Utilizing “watering holes” to access your ideal clients Why you should go into partnerships slowly Tips for strengthening your business entity The phases of scaling your business How Pam ensures that she is always learning Why growing doesn't mean you'll lose control of your life Remember, your life isn't going to be out of control if you grow your business. Embrace these tips that Pam shared today so that you can grow your book of business and reach your goals. I hope you enjoyed this conversation with Pam! She has helped so many people through the business journey. If you are building a business, I can't recommend her enough. If you want to connect with her, you can do that by visiting her website here. Resources Mentioned: Check out Pam's website Listen to my conversation with Mike Deimler
In business, many of us are looking to grow and scale. In this episode of Real Relationships Real Revenue, I sat down with Pam Slim to discuss her new book and how she works with entrepreneurs to really grow their businesses. We discuss creating the right culture in your business, finding and connecting with ideal clients, making offers that your clients can't refuse, tips for partnerships, and so much more. Topics We Cover in This Episode: Empire vs. ecosystem culture Why you need to understand your business's purpose Tips for making an offer that your client can't refuse Utilizing “watering holes” to access your ideal clients Why you should go into partnerships slowly Tips for strengthening your business entity The phases of scaling your business How Pam ensures that she is always learning Why growing doesn't mean you'll lose control of your life Remember, your life isn't going to be out of control if you grow your business. Embrace these tips that Pam shared today so that you can grow your book of business and reach your goals. I hope you enjoyed this conversation with Pam! She has helped so many people through the business journey. If you are building a business, I can't recommend her enough. If you want to connect with her, you can do that by visiting her website here. Resources Mentioned: Check out Pam's website Listen to my conversation with Mike Deimler
My guest today is Jillian Vorce. For more than two decades, Jillian has been helping professionals make connections and attain their business goals. With a focus on networking and relationship development, she works to open doors and create opportunities. Her trustworthiness and highly positive energy have inspired senior-level executives and business owners across the globe. In 2003 she founded The Jillian Group, Inc., where her team provides strategic relationship development and management consulting services. Jillian's previous work includes her first book "20/20 Mind Sight: Refocus, Reignite, & Reinvent Your Life From the Inside Out" and the TEDx Talk “The Lens of Connectivity.” In today's episode, Jillian and I address the following topics: The importance of relationships in business If networking works and whether it's enough How to build a community and why it matters How communities are different from networking groups Jillian's secret recipe for nurturing relationships And so much more Jillians's Resources Complimentary 30-Minute Brainstorm Session Jillians' Website The Widest Net Connect with Jillian on: LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Sarah's Resources Watch this episode on Youtube (FREE) Sarah's One Page Marketing Plan (FREE) Sarah Suggests Newsletter (FREE) The Humane Business Manifesto (FREE) Gentle Confidence Mini-Course Marketing Like We're Human - Sarah's book The Humane Marketing Circle Authentic & Fair Pricing Mini-Course Podcast Show Notes We use Descript to edit our episodes and it's fantastic! 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Um, in business, I guess, because that's the purpose of this podcast, but mm-hmm. overall relationships are important, right? So mm-hmm. , I gonna be focusing on, uh, a few types of business relationships, and you call them relationships. [00:00:41] I, uh, in the seven Ps of humane marketing, I also call them, uh, partnerships. So to. It's the same thing. I don't know, maybe you mm-hmm. can say if you see a difference, but, but kind of let's start with you and why, why I got you on the podcast for this topic. Right on, on your [00:01:00] LinkedIn profile, you say that you are the chief handshaker of the gym group. [00:01:04] Yeah. So what's a chief Handshaker do? Tell us about your role and kind of what you do in, in. Sure. So that I had to kind of, uh, reevaluate during covid times. Right. Chief Handshaker wasn't happening too often, right. Um, in the physical sense. So then we went the digital handshake route. But, um, in any case, so the Chief Handshaker title came to be a few years ago, several years ago, um, when, you know, getting, I think it was when I was getting my LinkedIn profile set up and thinking about what would my title be, and it felt like everybody was a c e o. [00:01:40] It felt. . Mm. That's not really the image that I had of myself. It wasn't really, it just felt not in alignment with who I was. And so I went through a whole host of different ideas and then thought about what do I actually do and what I actually do, what I have always done and what I love to do [00:02:00] is to shake hands and create opportunities. [00:02:03] I was. Chief Handshaker, let's go with it. And it was a little bit like, I'm not taking myself too seriously. It was kind of somewhat tongue in cheek, but also literal. So I went with it and then lo and behold, it's like, I don't know, a year or something later, a couple years later, LinkedIn featured me in one of their articles talking about how to optimize your profile and utilizing the title. [00:02:26] And I thought, well, look at that. You know, it's like kind of, kind of funny how it worked out that way. Certainly that was not. expectation or intent. Um, I like it. But anyhow, yeah, that's really what I do. Um, mm-hmm. . So I've been, that's the one thing, uh, when I look at the arc of my career, um, and even beginning as a late teenager, I started building relationships. [00:02:49] Um, and that has carried me throughout my career to the point that every single piece of business I've ever done is a direct result of a relationship or a. , [00:03:00] um, period. Mm-hmm. . So it's, um, not really theory for me, it's, um, it's what I believe in my core. It's all to, it's to me, everything is about relationship. [00:03:10] Um, And so, and I love how you, that's my high level. You're not really calling it networking, you know, like, it, it, yeah, you can get into that, how it's different, but yeah, I can feel that it's somehow different than, than just networking. It is, to me it is. Um, but it's tricky. It's like this idea of a brand or, you know, as a brand who we say we are or what other people say of. [00:03:36] Right. And so sometimes language is what, you know, the collective people use. And so the word that a lot of people utilize is networking. I get that. Um, and I understand strategic networking, I understand all that. But you know, just for a moment, you know, one of the, the, um, consistent offers or requests I've had through my career is, ah, Jillian, will you come [00:04:00] train my sales? [00:04:01] It's like, mm. I'm not really a sales trainer and, and, and everybody always tries to put me in sales. Uh, great at sales. I never tried to sell anything, ever. I never, I don't like that. And that's the thing about networking piece, it's, it always felt like doing something to get something. Yeah. Uh, whereas for me, my whole framework for the way I show up for relationships, and therefore the way I show up for business and life is about planting. [00:04:31] um, and thinking of relationships as assets, not personal assets per se, but indirect assets for, uh, opportunities to help other people. And so I continuously have been building relationships and planting these seeds and nurturing them for 10, 20, 25 years. Um, so it's, that's, I don't know if that makes sense. [00:04:54] Maybe it's semantics. It makes a lot of sense. And maybe it kind. . You know, it's similar to my [00:05:00] selling, like we're human book, right? Mm-hmm. where when, when I, I'm in marketing, but when people ask me, well, what about selling? You know, can you create a write a book about selling? I'm like, I'm not a salesperson. [00:05:12] I hate selling, right? Yeah. Right. But then I'm like, well, I do sell, uh, like I, you know, do make money and have clients, so, right. Um, I can share that. And I, right. And I think selling, like we're human is actually about these relationships. A lot of, a lot of it, right. That's what you're saying as well. For sure. [00:05:33] It's like the idea as you're talking about, well of course you are doing business, of course sales are happening. Right. But I think of it as in terms of relationships not being transactional. Right. And so that, I like that as the idea for it's partnerships. It's, it's, Kind of, um, reciprocal. It's not, it's not just a singular transaction. [00:05:53] And so, um, that's what networking feels like. It feels like, let me find you. And so I understand sometimes [00:06:00] there's a time and place for that, but by and large, you know, kind of day in and day out, I don't kind of operate in that way. So I think that much more in the, you know, the humane, the human realm. [00:06:11] Like we're actually doing people. Actual people. Yeah. So we should treat them like people . Exactly. Right. Yeah. I love that. Yeah. So good. All right, well we start, we decided to kind of pick some of the areas that you were saying that there's 10 vital, um, kind of types of relationships in the business. And we, we picked out a few that we are gonna focus on here in, in, uh, in this conversation. [00:06:38] So, , maybe before we go there again, just kind of like in general, maybe you can give an example of what relationships did for your business. Um, sure. I just wanted to show the importance and we just talked before we started recording, like all the people that we know in common and Right. How, you know, like maybe just to [00:07:00] give people an understanding of what that does in business. [00:07:03] Like how does that help? Sure. Something like tangible. Yeah. Sure. So, let's see. Um, relationships, well, I had alluded a few moments ago to every piece of business, everything I've ever done is a direct result of relationships that were built along the way. Um, . And that's, that's quite true. So, uh, an example, um, is my, the, the TEDx talk that I did years ago, um, was a relationship. [00:07:34] I just, I was, uh, chair of a board and, uh, we had a strategic consultant come in and was, you know, presenting and I was, um, doing this thing I call being professionally human. I was paying attention to him and, uh, paying like a lot of attention to him and taking notes and, um, was completely engaged with his presentation. [00:07:57] So afterwards, he said, you know, Jillian, he said, I've [00:08:00] been doing this for decades, and he said, you paid such close attention to me. It was almost distracting. He said, I'm. Curious to get to know you more. Can we meet for coffee and talk? And so that was, you know, the germination of a relationship such that a month or so later he emailed me and he's like, Jillian, I'm on vacation in Switzerland. [00:08:20] There we go, . Um, but I just found out that there's a TEDx coming up and I think that you should be, you know, included in it. So I, I have a relationship with the woman that's producing it, so I let her. Um, that I, you know, advocate for you and she would like to talk to you. Mm-hmm. . And so there I was doing a TEDx three weeks after that [00:08:39] Um, and this was back in the day when it was like very new. Mm-hmm. . Um, so that's an example. Um, there's so many. I have, you know, I met somebody else through a local public library. I pay attention. I. I'm a huge fan of local libraries, public libraries. So I saw on the bulletin board what's going on. I always check it out. [00:08:58] And there was a talk [00:09:00] coming up, so it was of interest and I was like, personal finance or something. So I went and I was like 50 years younger than everybody in the room. Um, which was so puzzling to me. But that's like my life. Uh, anyhow, and I met the, the, um, the author afterwards and we chatted a little bit. [00:09:17] Kind of exchanged cards. And one of us followed up a month or so, two months later, and we just connected and began to meet regularly. And he would write to me and say, I need a Jillian fix. Can we get together? And so doing that for the sake of building a relationship and just showing up and being present without an agenda. [00:09:38] Mm-hmm. , um, in, in really, Showing interest and just being, again, professionally human. Mm-hmm. , um, eventually, turns out he became a professor at Boston College. So then he invited me in to come and teach networking, so applied networking for young professionals as a course that I created. And so I lectured at at Boston College for six years.[00:10:00] [00:10:00] Um, and then he came and said he was working on his ninth book, uh, and he would like to collaborate with me on it, so I was able to get my first book up and out through collaboration with him. Wow, what a great example. I just love the sentence, you know, I wrote it down like, being professionally human. [00:10:19] That is such a good phrase. Um, it just, yeah, it shows what you, exactly how you described it, like you pay extra attention. Kind of like in a human and humane way. Yes. But you make the specific choice of saying, I'm gonna pay extra attention here because I like the human and L, and I guess I like what? The human is saying, right, professionally, like intellectually, right? [00:10:47] You're like, sure. We, we connect on an intellectual level, we connect on a value level. Yes. And I wanna be closer to this human right. Yes. And the other thing I think is about the [00:11:00] respect level, because this idea of like, people do business with those they know, like, and trust, right? That's true. But I also sometimes wonder if the word like could be traded for respect. [00:11:11] Mm-hmm. because, . Um, you know, the people that I work with and the people who choose to work with me, they may like me, but I hope they respect me in. Conversely, the people that I work with, they may not be my favorite person. I might not want to go hang out with them, but if I respect them, I know them. I respect them. [00:11:31] Chances are I will trust them. I will also work. So I don't, so I feel like those words are kind of maybe interchangeable. Mm-hmm. . Um, so this idea is like the, the people, but, um, the. Thing I'll just throw in for a moment. I think that anchors all relationships, um, is something that's can be hard at times. Um, but that's to have patience. [00:11:53] Um, you know, relationships are not magic seeds. You know, I, I often, it's like Jack and the Beanstock seeds, I often [00:12:00] say that, and I believe cuz it's been true for me, that one handshake can change a life or a business. We just don't know which handshake that's going to. . So we have to show up for each one as if this might be the one. [00:12:14] Um, uh, and so yeah, I think it's about building relationships, um, and being patient. Um, but really the one relationship can lead to a harvest that far exceeds your wildest dreams. Um, and that's certainly happened for me time and time again. Um, but in any case, to kind of tie that into the, the 10 relationships piece, that that came about after just years of just feeling frustrated or just like having this moment of like, not epiphany, but just realization that in all the years I've been doing business and I've been an entrepreneur for. [00:12:57] you know, I've been saying like 10 years or [00:13:00] 20 years for a lot of years. So it's like just about 25 years at this point. It's like, see, see all the white hair . Um, anyhow, and the thing, you know, so I've worked with startups, I've worked with, uh, established companies and healthcare, tech, finance, you know, in politics and entertainment, all kinds of things. [00:13:18] Um, but the one consistent thread. always, all they, all of them have been looking for is, you know, new business. They're always looking for new business, it's always looking for sales. And I feel like that's so cliche and it's so obvious. And so finally I just dialed it back and I'm like, it's not only about getting sales, they're all these other relationships that should be treated equally and should also, you know, have attention paid to them. [00:13:47] Um, and that's also why I don't love, I don't know what the. The new phrase would be, but this idea of customer service, um, to me, building relationships is service. That's, that's [00:14:00] how, that's what the relationship is for me. It's service of how I can help somebody else, help them or somebody else later. Um, but it, it's not. [00:14:09] It's not just the customers. There are all these other relationships that influence a business. And so I just drew those out and just, you know, have lots of examples and just realizing that these are all relationships that do, that are present in some capacity in, I would say every business. Um, you know, whether or not they're aware of them or pay any attention or deliberate or strategic or authentic in any of them remains to be seen. [00:14:35] And so that's kind of the. that I work now is really through this specific lens of relationships with business. Yeah. So let's, let's look at some of them. Um, sure. I was gonna start with the obvious one, which is current customers or clients, right. . Mm-hmm. . Um, which, yeah, I guess you're, you're right. That's what everybody is looking for and that's kind of mm-hmm. [00:14:58] the one that stands out. And [00:15:00] that's, to be honest also, I think the one that most people do networking for. Right. And that's right of course's. Personally, I'm kind of like, really? Uh, like mm-hmm. . Yeah. I don't like it . Mm-hmm. because it feels like I'm just on display to basically be sold to, um, yeah. And it's all trying to get, it's what we're trying to get. [00:15:21] Sorry, I'm like over talking, but I'm like, yes, yes, yes. Because when we're trying to, like, trying to get new, well, that's it. We're trying to. when it's about, you know, new business or it's new customers. We're trying to get new customers. Mm-hmm. and um, which I understand that. Um, but I just think there are so many other ways to influence the success of our business. [00:15:40] Um, that, you know, maybe we could go there. Um, so maybe the community piece. Yeah, let's start there. That might be an interesting one. That's my favorite actually. So let's start really cool. So community is an interesting one, um, because just, you know, your definition of community versus [00:16:00] mine. Um, so I think starting there, um, so in general we have, you know, first is looking at the, you know, what is your community? [00:16:10] So is it. , is it offline? Right? If it's offline, you're looking at your neighborhood of where your business is or where your home office is. You're looking at your town, your city, or your region. So you ha we all have that. Even if we have an online business. We also have a local community as well. Um, and then the online space, we have, um, you know, obviously the communities that we are building for, you know, ourselves, we're building and we're facilit. [00:16:39] as well as the commu, the larger communities that we're also a part of. Mm-hmm. . So it's just looking at, you know, all the communities. Um, and it reminds me, there's a, a great quote from the Harvard Business Review, and I might butcher it a little bit, um, but it's to the tune of, um, building a community is not about what the [00:17:00] organization can achieve, it's about what the organization plus an engaged in, enthusiastic group of people can achieve together. [00:17:07] So it's not. What one can get. It's like the hole is greater than the sum of the parts kind of idea. Mm-hmm. . Mm-hmm. . Um, and so, again, so with community, it's about being visible and being seen as a, you know, a respected or dependable, visible. Um, You know, good positive force in the community. So it's, you know, making sure you're who you are is represented in the community. [00:17:31] So, um, a couple ways to approach this, um, is just, first of all, um, I'm, aside from the relationship piece, I'm also really heavily, um, a strong proponent of sustainability and process. Um, so always looking for, because I think sidebar, approach relationships properly, and you can deliver exceptional service consistently, then you don't have to do a lot of marketing [00:18:00] because it should be built into the way you treat all of those relationships. [00:18:03] Mm-hmm. . Um, but, um, if we don't have sustainable processes, You'll probably either burn out or go broke. So it's important that when we showing up for relation relationships, we also have things like baselines to pay attention and quantify what we're doing and that kind of thing. Um, so in any case, so starting off with your baseline, right? [00:18:23] So c communities like identifying, like probably writing down what community, what does your community consist of? Like who's in your community, what are these people, what do they represent, who are they, et cetera, et cetera. And then what communities are you a part. and just look for, you know, who do you belong to? [00:18:40] What groups are you in? Um, think about how do you want to contribute to those communities, right? So think about, um, you know, how do you, or how would you like to be able to contribute to those communities? Um, think about, um, identifying, um, you [00:19:00] know, the existing values, um, within the community that you're facilitating or the one that you're growing. [00:19:07] Um, The, you know, I would say the benefit of having an online offline, um, is I think under realized by a lot of people who think, oh, I just have an online business. Mm-hmm. , I just do my thing. Or I have a local brick and mortar business. I don't do the online thing. I think that there are a lot of opportunities to kind of leverage each other, to strengthen each other, right? [00:19:33] Mm-hmm. . Um, so there, for example, if you have an online. , there's, you know, opportunities to look at your local community and either do an in-kind workshop, or it could be, you know, a fee for service kind of thing. Um, but look for either your local public library or, um, the Chamber of Commerce or the Rotary Club or something, a way that you could provide the service that you're providing online to help a local. [00:19:59] [00:20:00] Group in your area. Um, and on the flip side, if you are doing something locally at teaching a cooking class or you know, whatever it could be, um, there's opportunities for you to share some of that online as well. Um, another example that I feel like might be obvious, um, but I think. Um, there's opportunity to expand on it and to be, I think it, it's, it, it justifies having a little bit of time and attention paid to it is things like, how does, um, how do the, the activities that we are engaged in locally, How do those enhance our skillset? [00:20:39] Um, our experience, the things that we can share, the stories, the people, we can introduce all of these things. So, um, you know, so being able to, to really not look at them as two separate parts of ourselves. , um, or like that they don't touch each other. Um, there's, there's a lot. It's like, um, they're both parts of who you [00:21:00] are and therefore have, uh, assets to offer to each other. [00:21:03] So your, your online community and your kind of offline community, so to speak, your local community? Yeah. Yeah. I think that there's a lot of opportunity to be compliment, I mean, All kinds of ideas and suggestions. Um, with, with that, I can break that down. We could do a whole day on that, but yeah. Even as an, I kinda have a follow up question regarding Yeah, sure. [00:21:24] Sure. And, and, and networking groups. Yep. Because that's, again, that's kind of what I s. See out there, especially on, in the online world, it's like, oh, uh, you know, I'm in this many networking groups. Sometimes they call themselves communities. They really are, is is networking groups. So I guess the question that I have, two, two questions. [00:21:45] The first one is, how is the community different from a networking group? What makes a community, I guess, and the second question is, is. A benefit of being in a lot of [00:22:00] communities versus being really engaged in one or two communities. Yeah. Great questions. I'm about to be really direct in my answer, so here we go. [00:22:10] Um, so the first one about, uh, what is a community? How does a community, um, like similar or different to a networking group? immediately. It reminds me of, um, in the US there's this, I'm not sure if it's international, I probably should know that, but business, well, I guess it is bni, business Networking International. [00:22:31] See how quick I am ? Yes. So I. In my, I don't know, early twenties. I was asked several times to to join one of those chapters and to be a part of it. But at the time, I already knew most of the people, cuz I had been invited by several of them. I'm like, well, why would I do that? I already know all of you guys. [00:22:50] I wanna build new relationships. So if I have referrals, I'm already gonna share them because it's. Not because I have to, it's because I, I want to, so I [00:23:00] don't ne, I used to tell them, I don't have to show up at eight o'clock on a Tuesday morning and give you guys referrals. I would rather have soup in the afternoon and chat and do the same thing. [00:23:09] So I, I never, for me personally, I wasn't into. , that type of a networking group per se. However, I recently participated in some online networking groups, which is how I met the woman who introduced US , and it was delivered in a way that I. at first was kind of frankly a little bit judgmental about, I thought, I don't know about this. [00:23:33] It feels very commoditized. I don't know. It feels like we're trying to just slam it through too many, too much. However, I really tried to be open for and be curious about what the experience would be, and it was overwhelming. But it was, you know, I was pleasantly surprised by the experience and actually met some really great people as a result of it. [00:23:54] Um, so I think. that, you know, that's two different answers to like, uh, two different exa ex uh, [00:24:00] experiences of a networking group. Um, but in general, I would kind of default back to what I said earlier. To me, the idea or like the definition, kind of the vibe of what networking is. Um, it implies that you're looking to get something. [00:24:16] It's like it's looking for a specific connection or looking to, to receive. Whereas the idea of a community is more of like, belong. . Um, there's more of a sense you don't necessarily show, you know, show up in a community to go get stuff, right. It's more about how we can give and receive. And so I, um, I jive with that a bit more. [00:24:37] Um, but there's nothing wrong with participating in a networking group for sure. Mm-hmm. , um, your second an answer your question about, you know, participating in a lot of networking groups. Um, you know, I think just speaking candidly, um, I think. can easily, um, become kind of, [00:25:00] um, something we can hide behind to tell ourselves that we're really, we're, we're so busy with our business, we're doing so many things. [00:25:08] Um, and it creates this like, kind of hollow vanity metric thing. It's like we, you know, there's a lot of potential so, , it's like, you know, harboring a lot of potential. Um, but what are we not getting done? Or how could we better utilize that time? Um, and then maybe it would be prudent to spend some time to think about, you know, what are the groups that we're participating in? [00:25:34] Why are we participating in each one and what are we kind of, um, you know, how well are we able to contribute to that group? And then honestly, what is the result? What do we get from that group? Um, and I. Necessarily mean how many new customers or whatever. I think of it in terms of you might participate in a networking group because it gives you a lot of energy. [00:25:56] You might feel, you get great ideas and you know, [00:26:00] great collaboration, it comes from it. So, um, you know, that can be the case too, but I think it makes sense to take inventory of, you know, all of our business activities, including the number of networking groups that we're in to see are we really able to. [00:26:16] you know, what are we able to part, how are we able to contribute to those groups? And it's probably difficult if we're in, you know, more than, you know, one or two. It's probably difficult to continue to be a, um, you know, a, a, a very active, um, you know, contributor. I would say that on an ongoing basis, you dry out. [00:26:38] I, I totally agree with you. What I would say is that I think, I guess you could be in several networking groups because they're, again, it has nothing, it doesn't have so much to do with belonging and contributing. It has more, again, to do with the, you know, I show up and I, I talk to people. I want to get something. [00:26:58] But I also agree with [00:27:00] you that oftentimes that just contributes to the hustle and busy mode. . Yeah. It's like, right. You should really sit with yourself and say, look, am I really right? You know, getting quality conversations and co and contacts from here. Right. And I feel like also that. There's a lot of community, uh, owners or hosts who I think kind of struggle with the quality of the community because people are, are spread so thin, they're in so many different things and they kind of expect community and belonging to happen on its own. [00:27:37] Mm-hmm. , which it doesn't because if. Want to be belonging to something, then you also have to contribute to something. Right. Right. And that's how the community is different. It it really requires personal responsibility of each of the member. It's not the same as a membership site or a, a networking [00:28:00] group, right? [00:28:00] So there, there's like, we kind of interchangeably use the same terms, but it is completely different in terms of different, they're, they are completely different. Yeah. I agree with you wholeheartedly and yeah. Um, and both are true the online and, um, You know, local, it's the same thing. You have to contribute, have to be a part of. [00:28:20] And the more I feel like if you're, if you're in a, you know, in a community or in a networking group, um, and there are other people that are contributing. It's going to also make you want to contribute more, and then it gets richer and richer and richer, and then it attracts more and more people as opposed to the opposite when everybody's trying to pick the last bit of meat off the bone kind of thing. [00:28:42] You can feel that too. And when, you know, I think, you know, it's, it's, there's this sense of, you know, you kind of mentioned about, you know, people who, um, are quite proud of the number of networking groups they're in. Um, you know, numbers can be spun lots of [00:29:00] different ways. Um, and it's like, is it better to go to a networking event in, you know, kind of old school but come home with 50 business cards or to have two follow up coffees booked the night you, you're at the event. [00:29:13] It's like to be able to have something that kind of crystallizes those relationships that are tangible, um, and be present with them and. Not try to just skim code everything, like a just fire hose. It's not the way anymore. It's really about, um, creating. Impressions with people. Um, and I said, like I said, being, being patient. [00:29:35] But in any case, yeah, I think there's opportunity with, uh, for companies, uh, for business owners to look at the communities, the community communities that they facilitate, that they're a part of, and then really take inventory of them, your baselines. What are you currently doing? Which ones are you in? . Um, and then how could you add more value? [00:29:53] Mm-hmm. . Um, so what else do they, what else is it that they're looking for? Um, and then the opportunity to leverage [00:30:00] the online and the offline communities to help each other. Um, so your, you know, your local community affiliations and, you know, volunteer things and whatnot that you do can be. , um, kind of repackaged to help your online community, et cetera, um, and vice versa. [00:30:18] So I think, you know, we could go on about that, but, um, I think that that's awesome. And, and like I said, it's my, my favorite kind of out of all 10. But the other one that I really picked out that I'd like to, uh, kind of have you talk about is the strategic partners. Sure. Cause I think that's a key one as well that probably is often overlooked and. [00:30:41] And I mentioned to you the, the book, the Widest net by uh Yes. Pam Slim. Yes. That just came out and Yes. And that I really also think she talks about these strategic partners. quite a bit. That that is how you are gonna, you know, [00:31:00] yeah. Expand your business if that's your goal. Mm-hmm. , but also just yeah, kind of reach different audiences that you'd never mm-hmm. [00:31:09] thought of, um mm-hmm. reaching otherwise. So Yeah, for sure. More about these strategic partners. Yeah, so I love, like I was saying, I love that you brought her book up cuz that was on my list of suggested resources actually. Mm-hmm. , um, specifically around the strategic partner section. So, um, and I love, um, the part how she talks about ecosystem. [00:31:30] Mm-hmm. , I think that fits in really nicely with the idea of building strategic partnerships. Um, so straight away I. This is an easy one for smaller businesses like micro or smaller solopreneurs, uh, smaller businesses to think That doesn't apply to me. Mm-hmm. . Um, but I think it absolutely does. As I said earlier, I think all 10 of these relationships really in some capacity, um, are true for all businesses regardless of the size. [00:31:57] Um, if you're a solopreneur, then [00:32:00] your relationship with the ceo. Is yourself. So that still matters, you know? Right. Um, so in any case, strategic partnerships. So, um, the idea here is, the action word to me is collaboration. Right? And it's creating influence, right? So again, same as previously. Starting off with taking a baseline, establishing your baseline. [00:32:22] um, you know, what do you currently do in the way of building strategic partnerships? Do you have any in place or not? Where did they originate? Um, what was the result? Um, you know, would you say it was a successful partnership or not? And how did you measure it? How, how did you, or how could you measure that partnership to see if it was, um, healthy? [00:32:45] Was it successful and was it mutually beneficial? . I think that's a really important piece, again, to not show up in a relationship as a transaction, not for what you're going to get, but also what you're going to give, um, what you can contribute to [00:33:00] this partnership. Um, so the first point is, is there, so to look at, you know, where, what you're starting point, where you starting from? [00:33:08] The second part of strategic building, strategic partnership, I think is about that collaboration. Um, so starting. , you know, making a wishlist. Are there people or companies or organizations that you'd love to be able to collaborate with, um, and just kind of make a, you know, good old fashioned if you could have anything or if you could work with anybody, who would it be and why? [00:33:32] Um, and so kind of thinking through that, I think, and again, I'm a huge advocate of documenting things because we often have a lot of things in our. , but getting it down on paper helps us to take action and be able to look at it a little bit more objectively, perhaps. . And then, so thinking about, you know, why would you want to, uh, collaborate with these people? [00:33:54] What is the experience you're looking to ascertain? Or what is the result you're looking for and [00:34:00] what are the reasons? Um, so, you know, you might wanna collaborate with somebody to create some new content, maybe to produce an event, um, maybe to do a po, you know, to create a podcast with them. Um, maybe it's to better serve your own customer. [00:34:15] right? Um, it might be that, it might be you, you've, you know, found out or you've done some research and found out that your, you know, your customer base has a specific interest, so you wanna bring that person or bring that expertise in. So it can be just a matter of, of adding value to your ex, your existing customer base. [00:34:34] Um, it can also be to tap into a potential new customer. Um, it can be for co-marketing purposes, it can be to share data on something. I mean, there are lots of different reasons to collaborate, um, you know, to co-create on things. There's, there's lots of reasons. So to actually spend the time thinking about who you'd like to collaborate with and, and why I think is a good place to start is a good exercise.[00:35:00] [00:35:00] And then from there, probably you want to collect some intel and start to research a little bit. Um, you know, I would recommend doing things like looking at some of these people, these people, organizations, et cetera. You know, check them out on social media, see what they're about, what are the things that they're looking for, what is it that they're offering? [00:35:19] Um, , you know, list, look them up on podcasts. That's a, I think, um, highly underutilized kind of search engine, if you will, is to certain people that you'd like to connect with or learn more about, see if they have, either have their own podcast or have been, uh, interviewed on others. You can learn more about them, et cetera. [00:35:38] Um, you know, so online communities, et cetera. So start to collect the information to see what kinds of things so you can educate yourself a little bit on the things. Of these people that you want to collaborate with the things that they're doing, so you can start to look for the overlaps, the things that you know, that you, you are doing, how you wanna serve your, your community, what things you're looking for in a [00:36:00] partnership, the people you'd like to contribute or work with. [00:36:03] and then how, you know, start to have some ideas about how you might collaborate together so that when you do reach out to these people, you have already put some idea, some thought into it. So you already can, you know, say you've spent a little bit of time, I mean, obviously you don't wanna go crazy. [00:36:19] You've got, you know, you wanna make sure time management is in check. Um, but it's, it, it really speaks well of us and I think demonstrates our brand. Um, that we are human and we. , um, being thoughtful and deliberate so that when you reach out to somebody and say, you know, I'd love to have a conversation with you. [00:36:39] I have some ideas. If you're open to collaborating, or at least you know, I'd like to, to share these ideas with you, to see what you think, um, then you can be thoughtful about it and you've already kind of come up with a rough draft, so to speak. Um, certainly you wanna give them room to be able to contribute their own ideas or feedback and contribute to that. [00:36:58] But I think. . [00:37:00] Um, again, it just speaks well, rather than showing up with a completely like, oh, I'd like to collaborate with you, which can be you. Code word for do you have any business? I can get , right? So it's kind of like, I've actually spent some time on this and I really like that you're doing this and I've been doing this, and I think we can potentially explore that overlap. [00:37:21] Um, so I think wouldn't you spend wouldn't say maybe that that's like almost a step too fast. Uh, like if I don't know this person from scratch Sure. And they're like approaching me, oh, I have this great plan and here's what we could do together. personally, I'd be like, whoa, you know, can we slow down and go back to dating a little bit first? [00:37:44] Sure, sure, sure. So, of course, I mean, you, you, great point. Obviously I went too fast down the kind of the sequence because that, that was like the end of the sequence, right? Yeah, pretty much. Because across the board always it's like goes back to the patient's thing and how no [00:38:00] matter who it is or what you're looking to do and how to. [00:38:04] How to build relationships, how to build trust, um, period. And it's not really build trust online cuz we live in an online world these days and we're going to be utilizing online tools in some capacity. But how to do that? Um, so, um, Yeah, so we do a lot of that in the media section too, but it's the same thing here. [00:38:22] Um, so, uh, for sure, depending if you know this person or the group, or if you don't know them, um, you know, there's certain, you know, kind of low hanging fruit things that we. Probably ought to be doing anyway on a regular basis, which is, you know, aside from, you know, publishing our own stuff always is to look at other people's stuff and to be able to contribute to theirs by liking things, commenting, sharing things, making introductions, you know, looking for ways to add value or contribute to those people. [00:38:53] So if there are, um, you know, on your wishlist, if you started off with, you know, 25 and you've whittled it down to maybe [00:39:00] five to. So those are the people, the organizations you begin to focus on and observe what it is that they're doing. And generally speaking, if, I mean, depending. the size of the organization and there are lots of factors, but generally speaking, if you, it doesn't take a long time to start to show up on somebody's radar. [00:39:21] Um, if you like things or comment, if you're, if you're engaging with their content, people are going to take notice. Mm-hmm. Um, and then, um, again, if we're using things, tools available, like linked. , it's then they're generally, so it's probably better if you do this ahead of time to know. Do you have any connections in common with them? [00:39:40] Like where are they in your kind of network? Um, it's nice to know that, um, I don't generally reach out immediately. I don't always go and find somebody that says, oh, can you, can you refer me to so-and-so? I, I handle it a little bit differently. Um, but in any case, so to, to reach out to them like that. [00:40:00] But after I feel. [00:40:02] after doing that for a little bit, if you ha you'll often get some feedback. Sometimes they'll be proactive and shoot you a message, you know, on LinkedIn or Instagram or something. Um, and just comment like, thanks. Or you'll start to see things like, I mean, this is like social media stuff, but after you comment for a while, at first you might get nothing, and then you might get like a, like, and then eventually they might thank you with your. [00:40:27] and then eventually they might add a little bit more. So you're kind of rising up the level of their, you know, top of mind awareness kind bit. Yeah, yeah, the awareness for sure. Um, so that, I feel like some of this there, it's an art and a science. Um, it really is an art and a science and, and that's why I, I, Gave myself permission to interrupt you because I, yeah. [00:40:47] I think for, for you and maybe myself, it's kind of like so obvious, those tiny steps. Yeah. But I know that people would hear that on the podcast and, and go, you know, [00:41:00] oh, I can just send them a message and, and say, here I am. because I'm, I'm saying that because I did that as well. Yeah. Like a couple of times. [00:41:09] Yeah. Because you get so excited and then you're like, like this just happened. Um, in the past few weeks I saw a summit and I'm like, oh, you know, great summit. I'd love to be speaking at this summit. And so I, I looked up who's hosting it and uh, and then I'm like, okay, I'm gonna reach out to her. . The summit actually just finished, but I looked up that she's been hosting this for several years. [00:41:35] I'm mm-hmm. Okay. I'm gonna connect with her, not mentioning it at all. Yeah. You know, I'd like to be a speaker on your summit at all. Just kind congrats on the Great summit. I hope it was a great success. Mm-hmm. success and so now we're connected on LinkedIn and that was gonna be gonna be my job to do those small things. [00:41:53] Mm-hmm. those small seeds that mm-hmm. so that hopefully in a year from now, or eight months from now, Will [00:42:00] have some kind of relationship, uh, right then go, Hey, how about, you know, being on your summit? Yeah, it's definitely true. It's a really valid point. I appreciate you interrupting me for that. Cause I think it matters a lot. [00:42:11] Um, and I think, you know, here's the deal, um, I think intention, um, is something that we can often feel, right? It's like we can tell when someone. . I mean, it's harder to do online or through email. Tone is optimist. I get that, but I think. , if our intention is, is true and we are showing up and we, we really do care, we are present, we do wanna contribute and we're not just simply looking to check a quick box and try to get something, um, I think that that can resonate. [00:42:45] People can pick up on that. So sometimes, um, it can be, Hey, listen, you don't know me at all. I know this is really strange. Like, and sometimes it's just. honest about it, and just like being professionally human, we've all had [00:43:00] those situations. And so sometimes, and that's why it's the art and science and the only way to get good at that, which is not really getting good at it, it's becoming more confident in trusting ourselves is by doing it a lot. [00:43:14] And so I will do that sometimes now, reach directly out to somebody that's a, you know, uh, a high level person because I, I trust my instinct. . Um, because I know how I'm showing up and because I'm not desperate, it's okay. And I've had the experience where I do that and it's crickets. I don't hear from them. [00:43:34] But the universe is funny. In three months, six months or two years later, I end up standing next to them in an elevator. It's like, oh my gosh, ah, whatever. And then they go on LinkedIn, they're like, oh, I'm so sorry I left you hanging. I'm like, yeah, lunch is on you next time, . So it's like that. Right? So there are situations like that, but your your point about the. [00:43:54] I think makes sense. And it is, that's why being kind of organized, um, and being consistent with it and [00:44:00] being patient all matters. Um, yeah. But yeah, so I think that is a good point. I, I appreciate you slowing me down. So, um, yeah, so you have kind of, um, the, the people that you would like to collaborate with, um, you know, what you can potentially offer to them, but then going a step further, and this is the, the part that I got that I liked that Pamela Slim talks about in her book, which is the E. [00:44:24] Um, and I think this is, there's huge opportunity again, for any company, any size, to spend a moment in more than a few moments, but spend some time kind of mapping out what your ecosystem is in terms of your consumer, your consumer, uh, your customer base, your clients, um, who else do they interact with, what other complimentary businesses, um, you know, who, who else is there, who are your competitors? [00:44:49] All of it kind of mapping it out to look at. Who are the, the people that influence your customers, and then even bigger is who has the potential to [00:45:00] influence? So it's like, you know, if it's um, you know, Google has the potential to influence them, it's like, great, good luck. Go wait in line. Everybody wants to get to Google, but who has the potential to influence? [00:45:12] Yeah. So you start to look at that next tier. Yeah, the next tier. Um, so I feel like there's far more opportunity in that next tier than the, the top level cuz that's played out and it's packed and it's, it's bloated and kind of. Right. Um, so in any case, I think, yeah, I love how she talks about the ecosystem and exploring op. [00:45:32] This is a great opportunity to explore potential opportunities to collaborate. And, um, and it's just, I think again, it, yeah, when, when you're looking to develop strategic partnerships, it's, um, believing and knowing that what you do, what you have to offer can help. , you know, other networks, other organizations, other groups, other companies, other people too. [00:45:56] And so if that's how you're showing up, that will be [00:46:00] understood. I mean, certainly we're not just, you know, handing out stuff for free everywhere, but if we are genuine, genuinely looking to serve people, you will probably resonate with other people who also have that value. And then that's when magic happens. [00:46:15] Really. Yeah, I, I'm looking at the time, I'm like, wow, we only just, you know, kind of went over two of the 10 vital relationships. So yeah, we are gonna have to have you back, but, but I'll definitely link to that block post. And like you said, the, um, the book, the widest net is a great resource. You, you have any other resources on, on your end that you want to bring up? [00:46:40] I do. Um, because, I realize, um, this can be really overwhelming, um, for. , you know, for any small business it can be overwhelming to think about, you know, how much time does this take? You know, where do I even start? How can I, where do I even begin? Like, what tools should I use? All of these things, it can be [00:47:00] very overwhelming. [00:47:01] Um, so for that reason, um, if any of your listeners want to spend, you know, 30 minutes with me, I would love to be available to kind of talk this through or to brainstorm. One of the 10 relationships, um, the media section we didn't really get to, but, you know, can be that one or any, any of the 10 to just talk about what it might look like for their business. [00:47:24] Um, and just brainstorm some of the ideas or, you know, anything that would be helpful. Sign me up. I, I'm, yeah, I think it's helpful. Much. It's a great offer, so it's just, um, I'll give you the link. Um, but people know you don't have to sign up for anything. Mm-hmm. just, it's just schedule, um, schedule time with me. [00:47:41] So it's just a, a 30. Complimentary chat that I would love to do for your listeners, so hopefully that will be helpful. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's amazing. I, I think you're right. It, it sounds so trivial. It's like, oh, yeah, obviously I love relationships, but if you start to think on the strategic level and on [00:48:00] that ecosystem level, It does take, like I tried to do it, um, with my husband and, and he is like, he doesn't know my world, right? [00:48:10] So, yeah. Not actually you have to be in the same kind of world, otherwise you, he's like, yeah, what about like, no, that doesn't make sense, . I'm like, get it? So, so yeah, it does take some kind of sitting down and going, okay, what's the strategy here? How are we gonna approach this? . Yeah. And I love that you, you keep kept saying the art and the science. [00:48:31] Yeah. And it's almost almo, what comes up is also the mind and the heart, right? Yeah. Sure. Strategy is the mind. It's like, yeah, there is kind of a mm-hmm. plan behind it, but then I'm gonna bring the heart once it goes into the relationship building. Yes. Yes. And that's really what I, yeah. What I like about you, how you approach it. [00:48:50] So thanks so much for coming on. This has been brilliant. I, I really love it. Um, I have always one last question that I ask, and that's what are you grateful [00:49:00] for today or this week, Jillian? Um, grateful for I, my life has far exceeded what I ever could have imagined for myself. I woke up this morning and I had two legs. [00:49:12] I got out of bed in my own bed with a roof and. . Um, and that was in the first 30 seconds. Um, so, you know, I have a healthy boy. I have lots of things, but straight away I, I woke up in kind of one piece in a home today. So I feel like that's the starting point and there's just layers of gratitude upon that. [00:49:33] So. Mm-hmm. , that's my answer. Sure. Thank you. Thanks so much. And I'm grateful for the opportunity to talk about relationships. I, it's, um, a challenge sometimes cuz there's so much I. I wanna, there's a lot to it. Um, so I, I really appreciate, you know, having the opportunity. Thanks for inviting me to talk about the thing that I'm most passionate about is, is building relationships. [00:49:57] So thank you. Yeah, thank you. Thanks for [00:50:00] coming on this show. We'll talk again soon. All right. Take it easy.
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Do you spend thousands on marketing, or hours researching trendy new marketing strategies… and it doesn't move the needle forward? Then this episode of Create Out Loud is for you. In this episode, Jen Louden talks about the importance of ecosystem marketing. It's all about finding out where your people are, and communicating with them there. Not to sell anything. Just to connect. Are you…. sweating just thinking about that? Are you thinking “that's not me! I don't do all that social media stuff?” Or do you just desperately wish your book could market itself (don't we all)? Reaching out and connecting with people can be terrifying, but when we do it IT WORKS. In this solo episode, Jen talks through why ecosystems are so important and how they can be nourishing instead of scary. Listen to the episode to learn more about: What ecosystem marketing is Why relying solely on traditional marketing is giving up control Why YOU are the only one who can build and connect your ecosystems How being in relationship and connection with your audience can make you a stronger writer How connecting with others doesn't have to mean relying on technology or social media Episode Resources: Check out the Create Out Loud episode with Pam Slim about her book The Widest Net. Buy The Widest Net by Pamela Slim Here's a great newsletter about making money from creative pursuits. It's a bit bro-y, so take the good parts and leave the rest. Need an extra push to get started on your non-fiction book? Check out this free resource.
Pam Slim seeks to connect people as communities. She believes that through our work together, we can build the kind of world we want to inhabit. Her latest book, The Widest Net, shows business owners how to connect within communities instead of speaking from afar to audiences. In this episode, Pam shares what's at the core of her work and how even though this book felt so right, it was a challenge to write.
You have created a thing. You need to find the people who want your thing: Your product. Your service. Your piece of creative output. In this very special episode, episode 300, celebrating 7 years of the Inspirational Creatives podcast, we invite founding guest, author and entrepreneur, from episode 3, Pam Slim. We discuss her new book, The Widest Net, and the possibilities of opening up your opportunities by finding a new audience who want your thing. Your audience has evolved…and you may have done so recently, too; but has what you have to offer?
Do you think you know your ideal customer? Think again. Many businesses create an ideal consumer profile―aiming all their sales and marketing efforts towards this single type of person―and end up missing out on endless opportunities to sell their services or products. Join me for a conversation with Pam Slim, the author of The Widest Net, where we discuss how you can grow your business by focusing on the customers right in front of you.
Putting yourself in the center of a community is a powerful tool for any agency owner, but that just scratches the surface of what is possible — if you make one small tweak. Imagine putting your client at the center of a community instead of yourself. An ecosystem of businesses, experts, and tools, all designed to help your clients become even more successful. This shift allows us to completely redesign how many of us think about biz dev and how best to serve our audience. And this is also how we can keep leveling up without having to know it all ourselves. As many of you know, community is a topic that is near and dear to my heart, which is why I was excited to talk with my guest, Pam Slim. Pam is a 30-year plus business veteran, coach, and author with decades of experience building communities. Her latest book, “Widest Net” is all about helping companies reach their audience. If you have ever caught yourself thinking, “I know my thing. I know my point of view. I know who I want to reach, but how in the world do I reach them?” then you should probably be reading Pam's book. Pam was also our guest back on episode 142 for anyone who wants to soak up even more of her brilliance. In this episode of Build a Better Agency — Pam and I address the myth of the sole owner needing to hack their way through the wilderness, and instead, how to provide agency owners with a way to see themselves as part of a coalition striving to help their clients. A big thank you to our podcast's presenting sponsor, White Label IQ. They're an amazing resource for agencies who want to outsource their design, dev, or PPC work at wholesale prices. Check out their special offer (10 free hours!) for podcast listeners here. What You Will Learn in This Episode: How you can show up as a strong member of the community. How to embrace the ecosystem model because you are in it either way. The benefit of using the community around your clients to define your niche. How to get intentional about building your community. The benefit of being the “weirdo” in the room. How to select the right community, so it isn't a competition. Why this sort of strategic work helps you win long-term. Why PB&J relationships are the gold standard. How you can feel like you are everywhere to your clients and prospects.
Your podcast is unique. Just like every other podcast. Or just like every other podcast tries to be. The truth is figuring out your show's unique point of view is hard. Asking these four questions can help. My friend and community-building powerhouse Pam Slim uses these questions when workshopping with her business consulting customers. I find them to be excellent questions that podcasters can also use to help nail down what it is that makes their show special. So here they are, with an example for each: 1. What is missing from the conversation? Bryan Barletta realized no podcast about podcasting was covering podcast ad tech, so he started Sounds Profitable to do just that! And the niche is better for it. 2. Whose important perspective is not being shared? Greg Jorgensen realized that shows about Thailand and Bangkok were all focused on travel and of limited value to the hundreds of thousands of expats who call Bangkok home. So he created The Bangkok Podcast to serve that audience. 3. What obvious truths are being ignored? Someone needs to make a movie/TV podcast that exposes the crappy, B-grade moves and shows that Netflix foists upon us, often with incredible hype and possible algorithm manipulation to try to convince us the shows are worth watching. Shows that aren't necessarily bad, but certainly are not good. I'll follow that show. 4. What critical steps are not being covered? The podcasts about podcasting space is dominated by how-to shows aimed at beginning podcasters. We need shows for the mid-level podcaster on the verge of turning pro and making their full-time living as a podcaster. Digging deep into any of these questions will be a big help as you nail down your show's unique point of view. Ideally, you'll dig into all of them and come up with some interesting answers for each and every one. ----- Boostagram Corner Thanks to the anonymous person for the Paypal contribution. No links because… well, anonymous! ----- Links: • Getting more than 10K downloads per episode? Talk to https://gumball.fm/?utm_source=sponsorship&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=podpont (Gumball.fm)! • Pam Slim is super smart - https://pamelaslim.com/ • Bryan Barletta - http://twitter.com/bryanbarletta • Sounds Profitable - https://soundsprofitable.com/ • Greg Jorgensen - http://twitter.com/bkkgreg • The Bangkok Podcast - https://www.bangkokpodcast.com/ • Give value for value for the show! - https://podcastpontifications.com/value-4-value • Now booking sponsorships for 2022! - https://podcastpontifications.com/sponsor ----- A written-to-be-read article and a full transcript of the audio of this episode can be found at https://podcastpontifications.com/episode/4-questions-to-uncover-your-podcasts-unique-point-of-view. Visit https://twitter.com/evoterra for more podcasting insights from Evo Terra as they come. Return the value-for-value of the podcasting wisdom of this episode and more at https://PodcastPontifications.com/support And if you need a professional in your podcasting corner, please visit https://Simpler.Media to see how Simpler Media Productions can help you reach your business objectives with podcasting. Allie Press assists with the production and transcription of the show. Learn more about Allie at http://alliepress.net. Podcast Pontifications four times a week to provide ideas and ask questions every working podcaster should be thinking about. Subscribe/follow today at https://PodcastPontifications.com. Photo by https://unsplash.com/@nadineshaabana?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText (Nadine Shaabana) on https://unsplash.com/s/photos/perspective?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText (Unsplash) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podsights... Support this podcast
Pam Slim, business coach, speaker, and author of the new book The Widest Net, joins Charlie on the show to discuss how building your business from an ecosystem paradigm instead of an empire paradigm changes everything — from how you do marketing to your approach to partnerships. They discuss the importance of having a focused beacon in your work, getting into the flow of building partnerships, and how to successfully start and grow your business in collaboration with others.Key Takeaways:[2:07] An arc connects all three of Pam's books — Escape from Cubicle Nation, Body of Work, and Widest Net. She explains the trajectory of the reader going through all three books.[4:51] Pam has experienced several different configurations of working since her first book. She shares more about her journey with work, and how she has built up her network of relationships.[8:18] In her book, The Widest Net, Pam talks about some of the other elements of marketing that are more relatable and inclusive. At its foundation, The Widest Net is focused on shifting the paradigm from “building an empire” to “building an ecosystem.”[13:51] A lot of marketing already happens within an ecosystem model.[16:33] Whether you're going deep in cultivating relationships or broad in reaching out to a large audience, you still have to do marketing, and you still have to do the work.[18:22] There is a distinction between relational connections and transactional connections.[21:21] As an expert within your field, you need to have a beacon. It is your responsibility to be really clear about what you do, your perspective, and your unique approach.[23:32] Many of us want to showcase all of our talents and interests, and illustrate that we have range. However, this can be problematic from a business perspective. Pam and Charlie discuss how to build a better beacon for our work.[28:33] You don't have to let go of all your passions, interests, and different revenue streams in your business. It's all about what you're shining the light on.[30:26] When our beacons are too diffuse, it makes it hard for people to refer us to others.[31:00] Partnerships are an essential part of building success in the ecosystem model. Pam explains how having “peanut butter and jelly” partners and brand partnerships can be useful.[36:31] How can we start positioning ourselves to get into the flow of building partnerships? It can be difficult, especially for underestimated or overlooked founders.[41:51] Pam shares some of the things she has learned about her own business and journey in writing The Widest Net.[49:34] Pam invites listeners to identify partners to help them market their business. The first place to start is with your favorite clients, customers, and people you work with.Mentioned in This Episode:Productive FlourishingStart Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done, by Charlie GilkeyPam SlimThe Widest Net: Unlock Untapped Markets and Discover New Customers Right in Front of You, by Pamela SlimBooks by Pam SlimMain Street Learning LabBackstage CapitalRareBreed VenturesOverlooked VenturesThe Plug Newsletter
Why do you podcast? Yes, plenty of selfish reasons are important if only to keep you podcasting. But does it go deeper than that? I asked the community and was blown away by the responses I received. Garret Godfrey says his show, Good Patron, explores “...how we can better support the bands & musicians we love.” Dr. Carrie Gillon says her show, Vocal Fries, exists ”...to highlight the fact that judging language is judging humans in racist, sexist, classist ways, and more.” Susan Ni Chriodain says: “Over 80% of people are disengaged in the workplace. In Life Beyond the Numbers, conversations are about how to have a more fulfilling work-life.” Travel podcaster Amanda Kendle says that her podcast, The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, “...connects to my whole kind of life/career purpose, which is sharing the value of travel as a tool both for personal growth and to make the world a better place.” Martha Lawton of Squanderlust says her show's purpose is: “To help people overcome fear and shame around how they have managed their money, so they can face where they are now and change it for the better.” Neil Hedley of The Snooze Button says his show is “... an effort to save people from the hucksters who would capitalize on ignorance by pushing ridiculous solutions that don't actually help people.” Gary Arndt sums up the purpose behind Everything Everywhere Daily with: “I'm trying to combat ignorance. Too many people just don't know much about the world around them. How it works and how it came to be.” And Andrew Clews says the Motoring Podcast wasn't started for a goal, but that: “As we've gone on, we have found ourselves fighting misinformation/lack of understanding…” Again, there's no requirement to do that. Podcasting just for fun can certainly be quite fun. But if building something bigger with a true community around it, it's probably worth your time to figure out the bigger mission your podcast plugs into. ----- Boostagram Corner Thanks to James Cridland for the Satoshis! Links in the next section. ----- Links: • Getting more than 10K downloads per episode? Talk to https://gumball.fm/?utm_source=sponsorship&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=podpont (Gumball.fm)! • Pam Slim - https://pamelaslim.com • She Podcasts LIVE - https://www.shepodcasts.com/live/ • The Tweet that started it all: https://twitter.com/evoterra/status/1452845830721785858 • Garrett Godfrey - https://twitter.com/musciguy • Good Patron - https://utrmedia.org/podcasts/good-patron-podcast • Dr. Carrie Gillon - https://twitter.com/carrie_gee • Vocal Fries - https://vocalfriespod.com • Susan Ni Chriodain - https://twitter.com/S_Ni_C • Life Beyond the Numbers - https://www.beyond-thenumbers.com • Amanda Kendle - https://twitter.com/amandakendle • The Thoughtful Travel Podcast - http://www.notaballerina.com/podcast • Martha Lawton - https://twitter.com/marthalawton • Squanderlust - https://www.squanderlustpod.com/ • Neil Hedley - https://twitter.com/GetYourSnoozeOn • The Snooze Button - https://thesnoozebutton.com/ • Gary Arndt - https://twitter.com/EverywhereTrip • Everything Everywhere Daily - https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast • Andrew Clews -https://twitter.com/Clew_less • Motoring Podcast - https://www.motoringpodcast.com • James Cridland - https://twitter.com/JamesCridland • Podland - https://www.podland.news/ • Podnews - https://podnews.net/ • Join the Advancing Podcasting community - http://advancingpodcasting.xyz • New Podcast Apps - http://newpodcastapps.com • Give value for value for the show! - https://podcastpontifications.com/value-4-value • Now booking sponsorships for 2022! - https://podcastpontifications.com/sponsor ----- A written-to-be-read article and a full transcript of the audio of this episode can be found at... Support this podcast
In Episode 65 of The MINDset Game® Podcast, Vered Kogan speaks with Pamela Slim, award-winning author, speaker and business coach. You will learn valuable strategies for building strong and diverse relationships, identifying and connecting with new partners, and finding new customers in untapped places. Pamela Slim works with small business owners ready to scale their businesses and IP. She is the author of Escape from Cubicle Nation (Penguin Portfolio, 2009) and Body of Work (Penguin Portfolio, 2014) and the upcoming The Widest Net (McGraw Hill, November 2021). Pam and her husband Darryl co-founded the K'é Main Street Learning Lab in Mesa, Arizona, where they host scores of diverse community leaders and regular small business programming. To learn more about Pam Slim, visit https://pamelaslim.com You can pre-order The Widest Net by visiting: https://pamelaslim.com/thewidestnet To SUBSCRIBE to The MINDset Game® podcast, visit www.TheMINDsetGame.com You are also welcome to join our private Facebook group to learn even more evidence-based tools to transform your life by visiting www.TheMINDsetGameGroup.com Key Takeaways From this Episode to Tune in For: [01:04] - Vered introduces Pam Slim. [06:30] - Pam shares what she believes is most important for people to know about building their business. [14:10] - Adice for individuals that are looking to create an ecosystem in service of their client. [25:00] - How to overcome resistance to expanding your business ecosystem. [28:42] - How to build strong and diverse relationships. [36:40] - Exploring different ideas and getting started with entrepreneurship. [44:30] - Engage with Pam at PamelaSlim.com. Pam's books are sold in all major online and retail booksellers. You can find extra resources such as exercises and worksheets at PamelaSlim.com/TheWidestNet.
Pam Slim is author, community builder, consultant and former corporate director of training and development at Barclays Global Investors. She has been an entrepreneur for 25 years and she shares her up and down journey that she has been through. I love how open and honest she is about her journey and how she has been able to help so many people through the lens of her values. Highlights from the Interview: How her father influenced her entrepreneurial career.How to find the balance of giving to others and taking care of ourselves.Managing energy with daily systems that work well for her.The influences of growing up in the 70's.How her husband has had influence over her stress levels.Finding routines to help her with her mental health.How to let go of stressful situations.Why her book took six years to write.Breaking down why her past publisher rejected her latest book proposal and what she did next to get the book published.How to get through the messy creative journey that you are in.Understanding the importance of connecting with your business idea.Helping people achieve goals to build relationships.How do you create emotional space to allow for failure?Understanding what triggers your anger and how to deal with them.Creating audience definition.How you see what you offer and how it fits into a larger system to help create referrals.We talk through how I can get the Dig to Fly System to help a targeted audience.Creating an offer that is easy to say yes to.Partnering with other people to boost each other's business.Favorite book - Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life By Anne Lamott (Amazon Link)Favorite podcast - 7 Figure Small with Brian ClarkFavorite speaker - Wise Guy--Lessons from a Life | Guy Kawasaki | TEDxPaloAltoSalonReleasing your attachment to the desired outcome. You can learn about Pam over at her website Pamela Slim to learn more about her and her book, The Widest Net: Unlock Untapped Markets and Discover New Customers Right in Front of You. You can also check out her articles around starting and building a business. And as always if you have any questions or want to submit a guest for the podcast that you think would be amazing just reach out on Dig to Fly and I'll do my best to get them on. If you love the interview please take 30 seconds to rate the Dig to Fly podcast on your favorite platform. Thanks!
Pam Slim (pamelaslim.com) joins Andrew Nauenburg in a unique conversation about coaching, sports, community, and how we can improve our approach and attitudes toward obstacles. Pam is an author, community builder, consultant, and former corporate director of training and development at Barclays Global Investors. She focused her first decade in business on creating and delivering training programs for large companies such as HP, Charles Schwab, 3Com, Chevron, and Cisco SystemsPam is best known for her book Escape from Cubicle Nation (named Best Small Business and Entrepreneur book of 2009 from 800 CEO Read) along with her follow-up book Body of Work. Both were published by Penguin/Portfolio. Her next book, The Widest Net, will be published by McGraw Hill in October, 2021.Full show notes on heycoachpodcast.com/pamFollow UsFacebook.com/pamela.slimFacebook.com/AndrewNauenburgFacebook/com/GetKeppaInstagram.com/PamSlimInstagram.com/AndrewNauenburgInstagram.com/ZacDominguezInstagram.com/GetKeppaTwitter.com/PamSlimTwitter.com/AndrewNauenburgTwitter.com/ZacDominguezTwitter.com/GetKeppa
Pamela Slim is an author, community builder, consultant and former corporate director of training and development at Barclays Global Investors. She focused her first decade in business on creating and delivering training programs for large companies such as HP, Charles Schwab, 3Com, Chevron and Cisco Systems. Since 2005, Pam has advised thousands of entrepreneurs as well as companies serving the small business market such as Infusionsoft, Progressive Insurance, Constant Contact and Prezi. Pam partnered with author Susan Cain to build and launch the Quiet Revolution and the Quiet Leadership Institute. Pam is best known for her book Escape from Cubicle Nation (named Best Small Business and Entrepreneur book of 2009 from 800 CEO Read) along with her follow up book Body of Work. Both were published by Penguin/Portfolio. Her upcoming book The Widest Net will be published by McGraw Hill in October, 2021. In 2016, Pam launched the Main Street Learning Lab in Mesa, Arizona, a grassroots, community-based think tank for small business economic acceleration. http://pamelaslim.com/ke She is frequently quoted as a business expert in press such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Information Week, Money Magazine and Psychology Today. In today's episode you will learn: - Community and relationship focused life and business - Resisting or leaning in to our roots - Focus on the basics - Be willing to learn and have a growth mindset - Stand up for your beliefs in your business - Support one another in business - Believe good things will come Learn more about Pam at: https://pamelaslim.com/
Pam Slim, owner of Main Street Learning Lab, once again joins Small Biz Buzz to discuss how little marketing actions make it easier to take action in your small business. Slim recommends that small business owners leverage ecosystem development and partner development to look at ways in which they can understand their bigger systems. “I call [it] tiny marketing actions, which can definitely be marketing actions where you're planting the seed to get the word out, where you get more visibility, where you connect with customers, but it's also really tiny relationship actions,” said Slim. “There are ways that you're just slowly in little tiny ways connecting with people and connecting people with each other, and it's when you do that, at first it can take a little bit of time to learn the different players, but over time as you start to do that weaving, it begins to generate a certain kind of momentum.” Pam suggests that small business owners ask, "What are tiny little ways that I can start to plant the seed, connect with somebody, reach out, ask a question, make a connection?" and then make it a habit. That's the real key–make that the way you operate on a daily basis, and that's where you’ll find a lot of momentum in your marketing. Click play for more.
Our guest today on the pod is Elzie Flenard, III. Elzie is an audio guy who loves to help people tell their stories. He is the founder and Mayor of Podcast Town and the host of the Enterprise Now! Podcast. Podcast Town site Enterprise Now! Podcast Thirst book Pam Slim interview The Awarepreneurs Community Paul's business coaching site Awarepreneurs is a popular conscious business and social entrepreneur podcast. You can find out more at www.awarepreneurs.com
Our guest today on the pod is Brenden Kumarasamy. Brenden is the founder of MasterTalk, a YouTube Channel he started to help the world master the art of public speaking and presentation. He coaches purpose driven entrepreneurs on how to master their message and share their ideas with the world. His ultimate goal is to help every changemaker in the world who can't afford him gain access to free communication tools to master public speaking. MasterTalk YouTube Channel Brenden's site Thirst book Pam Slim interview The Awarepreneurs Community Paul's business coaching site Awarepreneurs is a popular conscious business and social entrepreneur podcast. You can find out more at www.awarepreneurs.com
Our guest today on the pod is Pam Slim. Pam is an award winning author, speaker and business coach who works with small business owners ready to scale their businesses and IP. She is the author of Escape from Cubicle Nation (2009) and Body of Work (2014). Pam and her husband Daryl co-founded the K’e Main Street Learning Lab in Mesa, Arizona where they host scores of diverse community leaders and regular small business programming. Pam's site K'e Main Street Learning Lab The Inclusive Life Accelerator (Pam & Paul are both speakers) Escape from Cubicle Nation book Body of Work book The Awarepreneurs Community Paul's business coaching site Awarepreneurs is a popular conscious business and social entrepreneur podcast. You can find out more at www.awarepreneurs.com.
Small Biz Buzz hosts Crystal Heuft and Jack Smithson are joined by Pamela Slim, co-founder of the Main Street Learning Lab in Mesa, Arizona to discuss Tiny Marketing Actions (TMA). A TMA is a small, outbound marketing action you take each day to streamline your tasks, helping you establish direct connections, build your brand and provide value for your ideal clients and customers. Tune in to find out how taking baby steps can build a solid foundation when starting your own business.
Pamela Slim is an award-winning author, speaker and small business coach. She spent the first 10 years of her business as a consultant to large corporations such as Hewlett-Packard, Charles Schwab and Cisco Systems. In 2005, she started the Escape from Cubicle Nation blog, which led to coaching thousands of entrepreneurs, from martial art studios to software start ups. Pam opened a national small business learning laboratory in Mesa, Arizona last year. You won’t be able to know what the world of entrepreneurship can look like until you walk through that door and make that decision. What if you could have guides who helped you through that door? Don't miss Sam's interview with Pamela Slim as she shares how entrepreneurship changes you.
On this episode we chat with Pam Slim (Best Selling Author, Career Coach and Keynote Speaker) about creating your own body of work, planning your career and how to handle the many ups and downs of your career. We Now Join The Program Already In Progress is an interview podcast with a catch. Just because the mic’s are hot doesn’t mean it will make it on the air. Our show starts cold when the host Saul Colt and the guest get into a nice groove. Sometimes that is immediately and sometimes that can be 30 mins in. The result is you get an interesting conversation between Saul Colt and people he loves and admires without the awkward time at the beginning waiting for people to get comfortable. Reach out and say hi at www.joininprogress.com or @saulcolt on Twitter #joininprogress Our show is now supported by Audible. Grab your free download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/saulcolt
If you've had trouble picking a niche, this episode is for you. I spoke with Pamela Slim, business coach and author of the best-seller, Escape from Cubicle Nation and her latest book, Body of Work. We talked about how to develop the language to attract the right people and repel the wrong people to your business. If you like what you hear, write a review, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and, one more thing, be sure to sign up for my Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor.
Coaching can change your life in an instant. It can also make you a better coach. In Episode 66 I told you all about my so-called Pam Slim Smackdown nearly a decade ago when I was in training to become “the best coach in the world!” Even back then I was living by my “be […] The post Ep #75: How Pam Slim Made Me A Better Coach appeared first on LIN ELEOFF.
Why, Pam, whyyyy? If you’re a parent, you know how it can make you oh-so-crazy when a child asks you WHY over and over and over again. But when it’s an adult who’s doing the asking, and “I don’t know” is absolutely the wrong answer, well, let’s just say it can make an otherwise sane […] The post Ep #66: My Pam Slim Smackdown (It hurt so good!) appeared first on LIN ELEOFF.
In today's episode, we're talking to Pam Slim, the popular blogger, career coach, and author of two highly regarded business books, Escape from Cubicle Nation and Body of Work.
Three things to get started: Grab the official Sex Gets Real recommended reading list now! Not only will you have access to my most recommended books, but it will add you to the show's newsletter which is going to be crucial as social media networks purge sex education from their pages. Enter to win "Girl Sex 101" and "Bad Dyke" by Allison Moon to celebrate the New Year! One lucky winner will be selected at random on January 15th, so enter now. U.S. and Canada folks only. See me speak FOR FREE about leaving my day job and starting life as an entrepreneur at the True Freedom Symposium starting January 14th. It's for folks who want to quit their day job. Note, some of the talks are super problematic, so watch with a grain of salt. Faves are Pam Slim, Leonore Tjia, Ed O'Neill, and SARK. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! This episode drops New Year's Eve Eve 2018, so just 2 days until 2019 begins to unfold. This week's Patreon bonus is one of my favorites from this year. We are doing a little New Year's ritual with some really beautiful self-reflective questions, I read two VERY erotic poems (shivers), and we're writing invitations for 2019. If you want to hear my invitations for the new year, my word of the year, and do some yummy little reflective rituals with me, head to patreon.com/sgrpodcast and support the show at $3 or more for exclusive access to this and every week's bonus content. I went through all of my emails, social media comments, and shares, and found the five most commented on episodes of 2018. They were: 5. Cavanaugh Quick on Episode 197 4. Ev'Yan Whitney on Episode 231 3. Dr. Lori Brotto on mindfulness, libido and sex in Episode 227 2. Staci Haines on trauma, healing, and consent in Episode 235 ...and the most shared, commented on, and emailed about episode was... 1. Andy Izenson on transformative justice and masculinity in Episode 221 Now, on to your amazing questions. Curious Vanilla wants to know of any feminist sex toy shops in Canada, so I share my three favorites. Womyns Ware in Vancouver, The Traveling Tickle Trunk in Edmonton, and Come As You Are Co-Op out of Toronto. Happy shopping, Canada! Awkward is dating her friend's sister. The problem? She never told him and now they've been dating for over a year. Plus, her girlfriend recently found out that Awkward had a previous sexual relationship with this guy (the girlfriend's brother) and feels uncomfortable with their continued friendship. What can Awkward do? Anonymous recently learned her neighbor is secretly into crossdressing and being dominated while doing housework. Now he wants Anonymous to be his Domme. He's so eager to come over and clean her house. The problem? She's not a Domme and not really into the whole thing. What the heck should she do? Lookin' 4 Love is desperate to know when will men stop sucking!? She's been hurt by so many men, including the men who seem less toxic and more self aware. Is she doomed? Are there ANY good men out there who aren't steeped in toxic masculinity? She's awesome and wants to find someone awesome to be with. And you know what? Lookin' 4 Love isn't wrong. Privilege is invisible to those who possess it, and it takes a lot of CONSTANT work and checking to begin to unpack it. There are men out there who are doing this work and doing it well, like Imran Siddiquee and his colleague Jonathan MacIntosh of "Pop Culture Detective". Also, Mike Domitrz of "Can I Kiss You?" Finding rad dudes who are unpacking masculinity and speaking to other men about what they're finding is super important, and the good news there are more and more men doing this work. But hurt is inevitable in love and life, so it's not only about finding really rad men, but also building our own resilience in our own lives for being able to hold that hurt. Finally, I end the show with deep deep gratitude for you, dear listener. It means so much to me that you listen and continue tuning in, so hear my end of the year thoughts. Then pop over to Patreon and join me in looking ahead to 2019. Follow Sex Gets Real on Twitter and Facebook and Dawn is on Instagram. About Host Dawn Serra: What if everything you’ve been taught about relationships, about your body, about sex is wrong? My name is Dawn Serra and I dare to ask scary questions that might lead us all towards a deeper, more connected experience of our lives. In addition to being the host of the weekly podcast, Sex Gets Real, the creator of the online conference Explore More, I also work one-on-one with clients who are feeling stuck, confused, or disappointed with the ways they experience desire, love, and confidence. It’s not all work, though. In my spare time, you can find me adventuring with my husband, cuddling my cats as I read a YA novel, or obsessing over MasterChef Australia. 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Shownotes: http://fizzleshow.com/298 How can a new partnership help grow your business? When is the right time to enter into something you believe will be mutually beneficial? What are the questions you need to ask yourself before making a decision on this front? It is hard to imagine the online business world of today without partnerships, endorsements collaborations and picking the right ones can take your business further than you might have imagined. But that does not mean that every connection is a good one or that you should jump through endless hoops just to get a cosign! In this episode, we look at a bunch of angles relating to this question and try and help you figure out the best process for picking the right way through potential business negotiations. We get into the idea of dream partnerships, when to draw a line in the sand and the most important factor, understanding value. We also talk about bags, cars and phones, drawing on many examples and metaphors of how you can understand the exchange that takes place in any good partnership. For all this and more, come and join us! Key Points From This Episode: • New cars, new phones and the excitement around purchasing. [0:04:59.3] • The example from the forum that sparked this conversation. [0:11:57.6] • Considering a new partnership from both perspectives. [0:15:35.1] • The concerns of a contractor when approached by a business owner. [0:19:10.4] • Figuring out a route to tackle a client's concerns. [0:23:01.6] • Corbett and Chase's own experience of entering into a partnership for Fizzle. [0:25:50.9] • Podcast sponsorships and the uncertainty of value. [0:30:59.4] • Do not undervalue yourself! [0:37:20.3] • Recapping the exercises relevant to these decisions. [0:42:22.6] • Keeping track of ways in which you are growing for sustainability. [0:46:01.2] • Maintaining a baseline and adventuring out from there. [0:50:30.3] • The self reliance quotient and building a solid foundation using a spreadsheet. [0:55:12.5] • Finding a middle ground in a negotiation with a potential partner. [0:58:57.8] • And much more! Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: • Chase's Special LA Event - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-revenant-process-jan-31st-feb-3rd-2019-tickets-52378590775 • Fizzle — https://fizzle.co/ • Gusto — https://gusto.com/fizzle • Rover — https://www.rover.com/fizzle • Bench — https://bench.co/partner/fizzle • The Third Tier Theory — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/third-tier-theory-networking • Gary Vaynerchuk — https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/ • Seth Godin — https://www.sethgodin.com/ • Pam Slim — https://pamelaslim.com/ • Marie Forleo — https://www.marieforleo.com/ • Pat Flynn — https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/ • Big Mouth — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6524350/ • Aiden Fishbein — https://www.linkedin.com/in/aiden-fishbein-05156830 • Corbett Barr on Twitter — https://twitter.com/CorbettBarr • Chase Reeves on Twitter — https://twitter.com/chase_reeves • Fizzle Sparkline — https://fizzle.co/sparkline • Fizzle Goals Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/goals • Fizzle Journaling Course — https://fizzle.co/courses/journal • Fizzle Try 5 — http://fizzle.co/try5 • Fizzle Essentials of Web Design Course — https://fizzle.co/library/essentials-of-website-design-for-business-builders • Fizzle Website Tune Up Curse — https://fizzle.co/courses/tuneup • Fizzle Roadmap — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/small-business-roadmap-1-clarity • Start A Blog That Matters Course — https://fizzle.co/start-a-blog-that-matters • Fizzle 80/20 Copywriting Guide — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/writing-copy-for-web • Fizzle Toolkit — https://fizzle.co/toolkit • Fizzle Craft + Commerce — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/craft-commerce • Fizzle Project Management for Entrepreneurs — https://fizzle.co/sparkline/project-management-for-entrepreneurs • Fizzle Hosting — https://fizzle.co/hosting
I'm excited to share a chapter of my book, Responsive: What It Takes to Create a Thriving Organization. The full audiobook version of Responsive comes out in late September 2018, but in the meantime, I am excited to share it in podcast form. -- Here's an excerpt: Each person must determine how they will lead, but that leadership always stems from character and values. The leadership demonstrated by Stanley McChrystal, Pam Slim, and Adam Pisoni is rooted in what they personally value. The particulars of how that leadership materializes will vary depending on the situation, but an organization can't surpass the quality of its leadership. As Chris Fussell has said of the team of teams approach, leader behavior is the essential element that allows a plan to succeed. Investing in leadership—your own and that of your teams—can only pay dividends in the long run. -- If you've enjoyed this chapter of Responsive, you can purchase a Kindle or print version of the book on Amazon. And be sure to check out the Responsive Conference, coming up September 24-25th in Queens, NY.
Lead with Love: Creativity, Business & Life with Jadah Sellner
Are you ready to step into your next level of leadership? If you want an honest conversation about how to trust yourself as a leader, learn how to handle rejection, and serve your community authentically, this episode is for you. In episode 121 of Lead with Love, I get cozy with Pamela Slim, the author of two best-selling books: Escape from Cubicle Nation and Body of Work Finding the Thread That Ties Your Story Together. Pam is a small business coach who advises very large companies on how to understand and connect with small business owners today. She is frequently quoted as a business expert in press such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes. What you'll hear (and don't want to miss!) :: The perspective on leadership Pam gained from her time in the corporate world –– including why leadership is a choice :: What motivated Pam to journey from her corporate job to entrepreneurship and tips she has for others looking to make that leap :: What Pam has learned over the years of building communities and how she is now practicing this in her local community :: The biggest challenges Pam has faced in opening a brick and mortar business :: Why we shouldn’t play small or hesitate to share our opinions You can find full show notes over at https://jadahsellner.com/expressing-your-voice-as-leader-pam-slim-121
Obstacles are a given. We don’t get to waltz through life without facing some tough days, barriers and people who are pretty convinced we’re crazy. As a result – we all have “those days.” Those days of doubt, of worry and of asking ourselves, “what am I doing?” I don’t know about you, but there are days when I wonder how I got on this crazy roller coaster. But then I realize that I stood in line just for a shot at the ride and most days, I love it. Every day we make choices and those choices have consequences. The choices we make lead define the life we live. I work hard to come at life from a growth mindset. I know there will be uphill days, but I am going to tackle that hill and figure out how to avoid having to climb it again. My only other option is a limiting mindset. My guest for this podcast is a person I’ve followed and admired for years and I couldn’t wait to speak with her – in fact we planned a return visit to the podcast not even halfway through this one! Pam Slim digs deep to get to the bottom of those tough questions that keep business owners stuck in place or afraid to step out into the light. Her goal is to find answers that allow us to face and overcome those inevitable challenges, so we can enjoy the ride. Pam had just embarked on some pretty incredible research on this very subject of overcoming or not overcoming challenges right before we got together. I wanted to get a sneak peek at the findings and Pam delivered! We talked about the power of building a community around you and the power that unleashes as you both get support and support others. Pam Slim is an award-winning author, speaker, and small business coach. Most of you probably know her from her book, Escape From Cubicle Nation, but there is a lot more to tell. Pam spent the first 10 years of her solo practice as a consultant to large corporations like HP and Cisco and to worked with thousands of employees, managers, and executives. Then came then Cubicle Nation, the blog which led to the book. Her latest book, Body of Work was released with Penguin Portfolio in 2015. In her hometown of Mesa, AZ, Pam has opened up what she calls a business learning library called K’é, which is a Navajo word meaning “a system of kinship connection.” What you’ll learn about in this episode: What kinship has to do with building a business The impact of your attitude toward obstacles Why people gather in ecosystems of shared values and experiences What it means to have a “growth” vs. a “fixed” mindset How to course-correct your business whether you’ve been in it for a year or 30 years Why a great business ecosystem is like the ultimate dinner party What the High Council of Jedi Knights can teach us about sharpening our business outcomes The toll that a lack of shared values will take on you in a business (or any) relationship The results of a major research study on overcoming obstacles The power of a group of people who both have your back and hold you accountable Ways to contact Pamela Slim: Website: pamelaslim.com We’re proud to announce that Hubspot is now the presenting sponsor of the Build A Better Agency podcast! Many thanks to them for their support!
I made a pretty big decision this weekend to end my podcasting journey, without any fanfare or second guessing.It dawned on me that I have been podcasting for 7 years. Seven freaking years of putting out episodes!What started out as monthly back on May 16, 2011, turned into twice a month around 2012 and at at the end of 2013 became weekly.By 2015 I'd decided to up my game and go twice weekly, with one interview one 'Fresh in Fifteen' 15 minute show with my own tips.In august 2016 I hit 1 Million Downloads which was a pretty awesome achievement for me and a show of wonderful support from listeners and the Suitcase Entrepreneur community.As I wrote in that article:I started my podcast in 2011 on May 16th. I actually had to look that date up as I couldn’t remember!My first guest was the lovely Colleen Wainwright from Communicatrix and the interview (from my side at least) was pretty mediocre. You can check it out here.Episode 4, I convinced Laura Roeder to talk about The Art of Not Doing Everything Yourself.From there, I was off and running.At it's peak 40,000 ‘Freedomists’ tuned in from all over the world, every month. To date it has over 1.8 million downloads which blows my mind.I know many of my peers have podcasts that do that in a few months, but I'm proud of that result plus 200+ five-star reviews.In late 2013 the podcast was nominated and made a Top 10 Finalist in the Business Category at the Podcast Awards and it consistently ranked in the Top 100 category for Business in iTunes.Weekly interviews with successful entrepreneurs and digital nomads included Michael Hyatt, Amy Portereld, Pam Slim, Chris Guillebeau, Pat Flynn, Jaime Masters, Chris Ducker, Jill and Josh Stanton, Josh Turner, Nisha Moodley, Mark Manson, Nick Loper and Denise Duffield-Thomas to name but a few.Podcasting BenefitsA few other valid points I made in that article:I love podcasting – I enjoy it and it works for my natural talents – I like to talk a lot and I like to interview all types of people, treat it like a casual conversation, and bring out the best in them so they can share their stories far and wideIt’s a fantastic community building tool – I love my Freedomists who listen in every week and then meet me in person to tell me how much they enjoy the show – and that I sound exactly like I do on my podcast. Their engagement and feedback makes my day.It’s a fantastic business marketing tool – I’ve indirectly traced more revenue thanks to listeners telling me that they signed up to a program or a retreat or a mastermind because of hearing me talk about it on my podcast. I’ve also increased my list thanks to people who opted in to get my podcast bonus guides.It’s an excellent way to engage with and partner with sponsors – I’ve been fortunate to have a host of amazing sponsors over the years like 99Designs, Hostgator, Upwork, Skross and more. Some I approached, others approached me and it’s been a brilliant source of revenue to not only fund the costs of running a podcast but as a revenue stream all in itself.Podcasting RealitiesYou have to go all in, or not at all.Sure you can start out like I did, with my laptop, Skype and no fancy microphone and do just fine, but if you want to be top of class you need to up your game as you grow.I'm talking great equipment - I use the Zoom H6 Handy Recorder and an external Schuh Microphone.I outsourced editing within the first month knowing this wasn't where I wanted to spend my time. And it was a brilliant investment.Over time as I've learned more and done more with my podcast, it's meant hiring more people to help with show notes, content upgrades, formatting, images and hosting.Our SOP (standard operating procedure) for editing and producing a podcast - which is also a full Asana template for our team now, is impressive and something I'm so proud we've built.But it sure does take time, effort and money.I asked Rolly, who's been my amazing podcast editor since January 2014, to total his hours worked on my podcast and it's approximately 1,200 hours to date!Batching recording my podcasts in advance has helped a great deal too, meaning you can take time off, go on holiday or simply not worry about scrambling last minute to get an episode out...which has happened a lot to be fair!Sponsors were a big part of helping out with covering the considerable costs of running a podcast, which I think a lot of people starting out underestimate.To date I've earned over US$100,000 in sponsorships.That is amazing in itself, as are the relationships you forge with the sponsors.Podcast Guests Really Make a Great ShowI've been privileged to interview some amazing guests when it was the Suitcase Entrepreneur and these have made a huge difference to the quality of my shows, my reach and also credibility.While I never assumed those I interviewed would share my show (although many did), just being able to put their name as a guest on your show gave you instant kudos.I also loved interviewing those folks who were up and coming or just doing really cool stuff but were not 'big names' or influencers, because frankly they were in the thick of it all and told it as it really was.Their stories resonated even more with my listeners, because they could relate.Here are the TOP ranked Suitcase Entrepreneur Podcasts:[TSE 55] Master the Art of Being a Professional Speaker and Author with Hugh Culver[TSE 92] How to Balance Multiple Projects and Build Your Email List with Nathalie Lussier[TSE 91] How to Profit from Your Passion and Publish Multiple Books with Farnoosh Brock[TSE 98] Sell Yourself without Selling Out; How to Get More Clients with Matthew Kimberley[TSE 40] Own Less and Live More by Becoming a Minimalist with Joshua Becker[TSE 44] How Pat Flynn Makes $50K a Month from Blogging, Niche Sites and Being Nice[TSE 39] Brand Building Using Your Sassy Personality And F-Bombs With Ashley Ambirge[TSE 96] How to Be Social Media Savvy with Scott Stratten[TSE 99] How to Raise Your Family, Live Your Dream and See the World with Greg DenningI finished my Suitcase Entrepreneur interview series on Episode 300 and that felt awesome.Switching to a New Podcast FormatIn January 2017 I switched over to a narrative style format and rebranded to Quest for Freedom when I also switched over to posting more on this new website and moving away from The Suitcase Entrepreneur.I'd fallen in love with this format after listening to Startup by Gimlet Media and loving the storytelling and seasonal aspect of their podcasts.Of course they had built an entire company to produce quality podcasts and had a whole team of editors, journalists and writers behind them but I figured I could do my own version and I was a bit 'over' the interview format that so many people do.In April 2016 I went on my sabbatical and took a three month break from all content creation and my business. This didn't affect things too much but I did quite like the break from having to come up with themes for the season and all the research.Turns out narrative podcasts by yourself are much more work than interviewing fab people!I navigated away from seasonal podcasts to more topical themes so mindset, meditation, productivity etc.This helped me get my head around what to focus on, otherwise I could talk on all sorts of topics!Eps 36 How to master your timeEps 37 Starting an Ecommerce Site From ScratchEps 38 A powerful morning routineEps 39 Why money alone won't bring you happinessEps 42 The Art of Decluttering Your MindLosing My Podcast MojoPost my sabbatical was, incidentally, also around the time I realized my enthusiasm and desire to produce high quality content for free (but at my investment) week in and week out was waning.And so it leads me to this moment in time, when I can quite happily walk away from seven years of committing to this amazing medium that has brought me so much joy, happiness and personal growth.It's also brought me new friends, connections and insights with incredible entrepreneurs and taught me a level of work ethic and discipline like batching and organizing well ahead of time, that's permeated every aspect of my business.It's been profitable and pleasurable.For now though, I'm looking forward to listening to other people's podcasts and appreciating just what goes into theirs.At some point in the future I have ideas for new and more targeted shows, but for now I'm hanging up my podcast boots with gratitude to all my listeners and supporters who made me want to turn up for 7 years and hit publish.The great news is you can forever listen to the 48 Episodes of Quest for Freedom right here, the first 300 Episodes on the Suitcase Entrepreneur here. 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Dreaming of quitting your day job to start your own business? Join the free virtual training, True Freedom Symposium: The When, What, Why, and How to Quit Your Day Job and What's Really On The Other Side, starting May 14th. It's free, online, and I'm a speaker alongside Modern Family's Ed O'Neill, Dinner and a Movie's Paul Gilmartin and the amazing Pam Slim of "Escape From Cubicle Nation." Sign up here. Your questions. Answered. Ana just started graduate school. She's working on becoming a sex educator, and needs a side hustle to make more money. She was thinking about a sex toy party business, but wants to find a company that is ethical and offers body safe products. Any recommendations? Anonymous wants his wife to have more sexual pleasure, but she doesn't masturbate, she doesn't like oral, and he bought her a vibrator that he wants her to use. How can he introduce it to her? To which I say, WHHOOOOAAA. You're putting the cart before the horse on this one. Here's where he should really start. Sam wrote in scared that his closeted gay relationship is about to end. In the beginning, he and his boyfriend had the most incredible NRE (new relationship energy). But things have been fizzling and his boyfriend is about to move 4 hours away. Is the relationship over? Sometimes people email me and I sit on their email until I feel resourced enough to reply. Joseph wrote in a few months ago with an email that made my blood boil, so I've waited until now to field it. His question? How can we possibly be sex positive when the differences between the genders are just SO HUGE? Anyone who listens to this show knows I've got some big feelings about gender, so here we go. Soapbox time. WiltingTulip has a heartbreaking email and needs support. Her partner spends hours a day downloading, categorizing, and watching porn. For seven years, there have been tears, fights, guilt, and shame. She feels like it's destroying their relationship and she doesn't know how to be more pro-porn when it feels so awful. Especially because the women he watches look nothing like her. Is there any hope? I'm actually quite proud of my answer for this one and I hope you'll give it a listen. I think the answer may surprise you and give you something yummy to think about. Patreon supporters - This week I'm reminiscing about masturbation in TV and movies. What was the first masturbation-related scene you remember? And did you know there's an entire college textbook just on masturbation in pop culture? Of course, I had to buy it. Let's talk solo sex, shall we? Supporters get access if they support at the $3 level and above. Tune in and support the show here: patreon.com/sgrpodcast THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY LOLA. My LOLA, the subscription service for organic tampons and pads has just launched Sex by LOLA. You can subscribe to receive body safe non-toxic condoms, water-based aloe vera lube, and personal wipes (gynecologist approved!) sent directly to your door. I LOVE IT. Listeners get 40% off their first order at mylola.com with Promo Code SGR40 at checkout. Follow Sex Gets Real on Twitter and Facebook and Dawn is on Instagram. Listen and subscribe to Sex Gets Real Listen and subscribe on iTunes Check us out on Stitcher Don't forget about I Heart Radio's Spreaker Pop over to Google Play Use the player at the top of this page. Now available on Spotify. Search for "sex gets real". Find the Sex Gets Real channel on IHeartRadio. Hearing from you is the best Contact form: Click here (and it's anonymous)
Jeffrey’s Premise: “The people who lead lives of meaning and mastery let a force of character - a young genius - guide them as they pursue their most meaningful work and ideas.” ‘You are seven years old.’ What if we approached each day with a childlike mindset? Would it cultivate original thinking? Recapture a spirit of play and exploration? Bring us back to our young genius—the unique force of character we were born with? We have reached the halfway point of Season 1, and Jeffrey is stopping to reflect on the idea of ‘retrieving childhood at will’ and aligning our current work with the young genius of our seven-year-old selves: Is there a correlation between paying attention to this unique force of character and our own capacity to lead a life of meaning, if not mastery? Today, Jeffrey introduces us to the concept of a ‘genius force,’ explaining why the most influential and fulfilled people allow their young genius to lead them. He looks back at Charlie Gilkey and Pam Slim’s stories of their own young genius and how their childhood memories of channeling MacGyver and burying marbles inform their current work. We consider the idea of ‘primal uniqueness’ as a seed seeking nourishment and explore how our genius force might still thrive—even in a hostile environment. Jeffrey reminds us of Caroline Adams Miller and Ishita Gupta’s challenging childhood experiences as well as Srini Pillay’s curiosity for the forbidden and Alex Soojung-Kim Pang’s detour from cultural expectations. Listen in for insight around remembering your own young genius and finding work that allows that genius to flourish. Key Takeaways [1:26] The concept of a genius force Leads to creative fulfillment Most influential use as guide [4:33] The invitation to remember being a seven-year-old Produced more original responses in NDSU study Recaptures spirit of play, exploration [8:57] Charlie Gilkey’s ‘MacGyver’ young genius Creative with limited resources as child Became profoundly resourceful consultant [10:17] Pam Slim’s genius as a brilliant connector Elaborate fantasies in childhood (planting marbles, reading …Narnia) Feeling of magic, adventure and story in current work [12:08] Robert Greene’s idea of primal uniqueness All born with seed that wants to be nourished Express uniqueness through work to heighten chance of mastery [13:05] Caroline Adams Miller’s challenging childhood Lack of love from biological family Found happy, safe place at school [15:12] Ishita Gupta’s precocious childhood Middle class family, told what to do Curiosity, questions got into trouble [18:07] Srini Pillay’s experience growing up in apartheid Curiosity for forbidden Genius rose above environment [20:33] Alex Soojung-Kim Pang’s rebellion from expectation Expected to attend Ivy League school, become doctor/lawyer Found intellectual satisfaction in consulting, think tanks Talent for making technical knowledge useful [25:31] The challenge of remembering your young genius Georgia O’Keeffe encouraged to pursue talent at UVA Others reflect genius back to us, including children [31:13] The young genius’ role in questioning the status quo ‘Is this a dream or real life? Do I actually exist?’ Expanded perception of what is possible Unpredictable path to mastery, fulfillment (e.g.: Constantin Guys) [36:00] Charles Baudelaire’s definition of genius ‘Retrieve childhood at will’ Apply order to sensations received with delight, curiosity Connect with Jeffrey Tracking Wonder Tracking Wonder on Facebook Jeffrey on Twitter Jeffrey on Instagram Jeffrey on LinkedIn Resources ‘Child’s Play: Facilitating the Originality of Creative Output by a Priming Manipulation’ by Darya Zabelina and Michael Robinson Productive Flourishing Pamela Slim Mastery by Robert Greene Caroline Adams Miller Getting Grit: The Evidence-Based Approach to Cultivating Passion, Perseverance, and Purpose by Caroline Adams Miller Ishita Gupta Srini Pillay Tinker Dabble Doodle Try: Unlock the Power of the Unfocused Mind by Srini Pillay MD Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang The Distraction Addiction by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang The Restful Company The Republic by Plato Baudelaire: The Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays edited by Jonathan Mayne
Jeffrey's questions: "When you're wanting to make a radical change in your work life or advance your best ideas, how much collaboration do you need, and how much time alone is best for you to generate and then advance your best ideas?” In her book, The Creative Habit, celebrated choreographer Twyla Tharp suggests that “a clearly stated and consciously shared purpose is the foundation of great collaboration.” What else do you need to facilitate a successful collaboration? What role does solitude play in allowing you to process ideas and make meaningful contributions to the group? And how do we practice solitude in a world where technology conveniently supplies a distraction any time we feel a little uncertainty or discomfort? Jeffrey is at the roundtable with mindfulness teacher and author Leo Babauta and award-winning author, speaker and business consultant Pam Slim to explore the characteristics of a successful collaboration and the necessity of solitude as a critical part of the process. Pam and Leo both share the radical transformations that led them to become entrepreneurs and their experiences with the collaborative nature of sharing your writing with an online community. They speak to challenge of embracing uncertainty rather than retreating into your cell phone—and the liberation that comes with opening your heart to discomfort. Key Takeaways [3:57] Pam & Leo’s young genius moments ‘Alive in the magic,’ creating worlds Burying marbles, climbing banyan tree [9:23] Leo’s time of radical change Overweight smoker, deeply in debt Felt badly about self as person, father Picked one thing to change (smoking) Began to change other habits as well Started blog in 2007, year of discovery Achieved with support of others [18:08] Pam’s journey of radical change Working 90 hours/week in 1996 Mentors moved on after merger, lost mojo Also stuck in unhealthy relationship Quit job without plan (huge tolerance for risk) Reached out to old boss for freelance work Realized suited to entrepreneurship [27:18] Pam’s take on successful collaborative efforts As much as you prepare, much is random (human side of business) Open to collaborate with client, mentors or peer network [33:11] The characteristics of optimal collaboration Strong opinions, weakly held Deep listening Mirrored communication Shared purpose, but individual motivation Joint mission, desire to be part of something bigger Acceptance, mutual love and respect Community spirit, shared workload Different perspectives, life experiences Willingness to be changed (beginner’s mind) Leader offering invitation to collaborate, keep it going Create brave spaces [47:46] The significance of solitude Solitude is ‘lost art’ Necessary first step in collaboration Schedule time for solitude Step away from technology to process Can be around people, yet alone with thoughts [56:37] How we use our phones to avoid uncertainty, discomfort Solitude, isolation allows for awareness of patterns Set intention and create boundaries Play with discomfort (critical part of development) Proactively schedule time without distractions [1:03:10] Pam’s advice for executives around allowing for solitude Signals, signs ‘No meeting’ days Design space for needs of team Enforce your own boundaries Connect with Pam & Leo Pam’s Website Escape from Cubicle Nation Leo’s Website Zen Habits Resources The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp “Just Think: The Challenges of the Disengaged Mind” by Timothy D. Wilson, et al. Lead Yourself First: Inspiring Leadership Through Solitude by Raymond M. Kethledge and Michael S. Erwin Solitude: A Singular Life in a Crowded World by Michael Harris The Quiet Revolution
Each day for the next 7 days, procrastination coach, Dr. Christine Li, and I will be sharing with you ideas, inspiration and wisdom that we believe will help you to take your life and creativity to the next level. For the next 7 days, we’ll be exploring one the 7 most common fears that stop highly creative people in their tracks. In today’s short episode we explore the fear of embarrassment. This is a fear we’ve all experienced at some stage in our lives. Hear how to begin handling this fear towards unleashing your creative genius. Items mentioned in this episode (quick access): [00:41] Introducing this short episode on overcoming 7 Fears in 7 Days. [02:10] The inspiration behind this short series: Pam Slim and Steve Palfreyman. [03:20] 30 days of daily inspiration. [04:15] Dr. Christine Li describes the relationship between procrastination and fear. [06:42] Overcoming the fear of embarrassment. [10:12] Summarising this short episode. http://www.inspirationalcreatives.com/podcast http://www.procrastinationcoach.com/
One of my favorite things to do leading up to the 2018 You Are Stronger Than You Think Women's event is to host the Meet the Mentor series. This series of podcast episodes will give you a taste of the teaching you can expect the day of the event. Meet the Mentor is your confirmation you have signed up for an amazing experience and if you’ve held out to the last minute, it’s your tap on the shoulder to get you, your girlfriends and the teen girls in your life registered. For the Meet the Mentor series I have recorded my conversations with our 7 dynamic speaker-mentors. Pamela Slim is an award-winning author, speaker and small business coach. She spent the first 10 years of her solo practice as a consultant to large corporations such as Hewlett-Packard, Charles Schwab and Cisco Systems, where she worked with thousands of employees, managers and executives. In 2005, she started the Escape from Cubicle Nation blog, which led to coaching thousands of budding entrepreneurs, in businesses ranging from martial art studios to software start ups. Pam opened a national small business learning laboratory in Mesa, Arizona in September, 2016. Pam's first book, Escape from Cubicle Nation, won Best Small Business/Entrepreneur Book of 2009. Her latest book, Body of Work, was released with Penguin Portfolio in January 2014. In this episode, Pam and I discuss her body of work, what purpose looks like in this season of her life, and the significance of your point of view in serving others. Show Notes: Escape from Cubicle Nation by Pam Slim Body of Work by Pam Slim Ke' Small Business Learning Laboratory You Are Stronger Than You Think Subscribe to the StrongHer Podcast and published episodes will come right to the podcast app on your phone and/or join our email list for a daily email reminder when a new episode is ready. Episode Quotes: "Your body of work is everything you create, you contribute, you affect and you impact throughout your life." - Pam Slim If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe, rate it on iTunes with a short review. Connect with Kendra personally @kendratillman OR @strongherme on Instagram. Ask a question on the podcast episode at strongher.me/blog or by emailing strongerevent@gmail.com.
My guest on this episode is a true master of collaboration and a dynamic woman I’m honored to have as my guest on the podcast. Pam Slim is an award-winning author, speaker, and business consultant and she’s been actively working as an entrepreneur for twenty years. She’s helped hundreds of people start and grow successful businesses over the years, and what I particularly love is that she’s got a history of successful collaborations in a variety of areas. That's why I wanted to chat with her during this first season about what it takes to become a true master of collaboration. I hope you’ll take the time to hear what she shares about teamwork and collaboration on this episode. Great collaboration happens when people are fully present and interested in the humans around them When I asked Pam about a collaboration she was part of that didn’t go according to plan, she referenced an experience she had where many high-level creators were involved. They were all experts in their fields and found it difficult to engage in the kind of interaction necessary to make the collaboration a pleasure for everyone involved. Though it was a successful collaboration in terms of outcomes, Pam said it is a situation she feels she could have facilitated better through ensuring everyone understood the need to be fully present and genuinely interested in the people involved and what they could bring to the table. Find out how Pam recommends facilitating great collaborations within your team, on this episode of Masters of Leadership. The rise of the digital age makes collaborations both exciting and challenging Pam Slim is a staunch advocate of all things digital and the opportunity technology provides for people to learn new skills, develop their existing expertise, and branch out into new opportunities. But she also acknowledges that the digital ages brings its share of challenges as well. In this conversation, Pam and I spend a good deal of time discussing the ins and outs of collaboration and social connection in the digital age - and we did so with the reality of introverts and extroverts in mind. We determined that people need to use the tools available in ways that are aligned with their personal bent. This is a very practical portion of our conversation I think many people could be helped by, so be sure you listen and share. A great collaboration requires strong opinions, weakly held One of the people Pam Slim respects and quotes often is Bob Sutton, Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford University. Bob is known for quoting another Bob, Bob Johansen of Palo Alto’s Institute for the Future, who said, “People should have strong opinions, which are weakly held.” In this conversation, Pam points out that this advice is particularly helpful when it comes to taking part in any collaboration. You need to bring your best to the table, which means strongly advocating for your point of view. But you also need to hold those opinions weakly in deference to the wisdom of the group as a whole - because you know the synergy that comes from your collaborative efforts will bring about a greater result than you could on your own. You can glean more great wisdom like this from Pam on this episode, so be sure you take the time to listen. Get clear about your area of expertise: you’ll be better able to identify collaborative partners When I spoke with Pam Slim for this interview, one of the things I wanted to know was what advice she’d give to those who want to find partners with whom they can successfully collaborate. Pam said one of the most important things is that you need to be clear about your particular area of expertise first of all. When you are, you’ll be able to see the areas where you need the most help, have blind spots, or could use a different perspective, which will show you the types of people you need to reach out to when you want to form collaborations. I loved this conversation because Pam gave such relevant advice like this, so I encourage you to listen and learn how you can foster teamwork and collaboration as a key to your own mastery. Outline of This Episode [1:10] What you should know about Pam, her books, and her business milestones [4:06] What’s similar or different about making successful collaboration happen in small and large businesses? [7:51] An example of making collaboration happen in a large organization [10:18] The most successful collaborations Pam has experienced and the common elements in them [13:30] Characteristics of ineffective collaborations [17:03] How the rise of the digital age impacts the ability to collaborate [22:24] Tips for becoming a better master of collaboration Resources & People Mentioned Pamela Slim - Pam’s website BOOK: Body of Work BOOK: Escape from Cubicle Nation SXSW Conference (South by Southwest) Charlie Gilkey Michelle Woodward Betsy Rapoport Bob Sutton of Stanford University BOOK: Quiet Quiet Revolution website Connect With Erica info@cotentialgroup.com facebook.com/edhawan
As entrepreneurs and small business owners, we can help create solutions that create positive social change - promoting diversity and inclusion, distributing wealth, creating opportunities, and promote flourishing. In today’s episode, Pam Slim joins Charlie to talk about how small business owners can lead the way for this change. Tune in today to hear their discussion and ideas! Key Takeaways: [3:51] - They share a love of supporting the small business market, specifically those that are the lifeblood of communities - founded on passion and dreams. As social dynamics change, how can we continue to support this small business sector? [7:10] - Pam shares her work with her new business - a physical place to foster growth. Through her previous travels, she gained great insight into communities coming together to connect, and this spurred her to work to create a positive experience in her own community - specifically focusing on the Native American community as well as other marginalized communities in Mesa, AZ. [11:43] - In what ways can one be involved in these kinds of conversations? One of the biggest things for Charlie and Pam is being more intentionally inclusive and working to expand diversity in speaker panels and leadership boards. In addition, this creates spaces where more people feel that they belong and have something to contribute. [16:10] - From a small business perspective, there has been a tremendous amount of opportunity and growth in the small business sector, as well as within certain markets and demographics. [20:33] - Pro-big versus pro-small camps: While there is the argument that the big companies generate wealth, the small companies distribute wealth. We need both, especially considering the opportunities small businesses can offer to vulnerable youth, recent graduates, and even older seniors wanting to get back into the workforce. These opportunities could be life-changing for some groups of people who are feeling rejected or unwanted in the workforce. [25:47] - Bouncing off the creation of new businesses and spaces, how can existing businesses be intentional about providing an atmosphere in which people with various backgrounds can work? [29:12] - There’s constant learning, and also such great change and innovation that can happen by beginning to ask questions and make some of these intentional shifts. Pam talks about expanding the definition of success to include not just personal financial gain, but also the health and well-being of the surrounding community. [31:40] - It is a limiting belief that focusing on some of these changes is going to cost a lot to execute. When you do the work, it doesn’t, and the gain is huge! People from diverse communities actually seek businesses and organizations that support their communities. [36:25] - We all have work to do in our communities, but there’s never a bad time to start the work that needs to be done. [37:00] - Charlie talks about his experiences when he first moved to Portland to connect with some of these communities (not just online). He got connected with the investment community and learned about how decisions are made within companies, and was able to apply this knowledge to more of the native communities in Portland. [39:12] - Since starting this venture, it has really encouraged Charlie to focus on simple, but universal messages that apply across communities. Thinking about this can change the approach of discussing some topics with different communities of people. [45:55] - Perhaps our goals in terms of charitable giving should be looking into how we can be doing the work with other people as equals. [48:04] - Charlie and Pam talk about hiring locally versus looking outside of our communities or even the nation for hiring. There is great discussion of different considerations from both sides! [51:26] - The point is to start asking questions about how you are intentionally making choices in your business that benefit your local, national, and global communities. Our benefits come from thinking outside the box of a self-gain model. [54:03] - Pam’s invitation for listeners: look at your community, notice and celebrate which people are participating in your community, ask yourself who is not here, then ask yourself why they are not there. Then, ask yourself how you can begin to build bridges to people you want to be there. What small step can you make in the next week? Mentioned in This Episode: Creative Giant Campfire Facebook Group Escape from Cubicle Nation K’é Body of Work: Finding the Thread That Ties Your Story Together Escape for Cubicle Nation (Book) one n ten Malcom Gladwell: The Tipping Point The Creative Giant Show: Episode 1 Leave a review
Today's guest is Pam Slim - an award-winning author, speaker and business consultant who has a passion for career and organizational development. She spent the first 10 years in business as a consultant to large companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Charles Schwab and Cisco Systems, where she worked with thousands of executives, managers, and employees. In the last 11 years, she helped hundreds of people to start and grow successful businesses. Through her online presence at Escape from Cubicle Nation, Pam developed and taught business building courses for thousands of entrepreneurs. In August, 2016, Pam opened K'é, a place to grow small business in downtown Mesa, Arizona. Pam has written two books, Escape from Cubicle Nation and Body of Work: Finding the Thread That Ties Your Story Together. When you pick up Body of Work, you immediately notice the endorsements from some of the leading thinkers in business today: Brené Brown, Daniel Pink, Nancy Duarte and Seth Godin. In our conversation, Pam covers a wide range of topics, including the value of being uncomfortable, the power of fear, the importance of thinking about your legacy, and how developing connectional intelligence can benefit both you and your business.
Pam Slim discusses the eco-system that surrounds you, not just your clients but other people you may not realize. She urges us to take a look at the influencers in our life and really evaluate the value they offer us.
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Pam Slim has a passion and talent for building intentional communities and helping small businesses grow. She is an award-winning author, speaker, business strategist and coach. Her best selling books Escape From Cubicle Nation and Body of Work have helped entrepreneurs and thought leaders around the world are favorites of mine! Her belief that we can enjoy our lives and ensure economic well-being for all, were instrumental in creating K’é, a small business, community space in downtown Mesa, Arizona, where she conducts classes, hosts networking events, and creates virtual programs. Pam lives with her husband Darryl, their two children, and three dogs. Darryl's Navajo heritage has fueled Pam's appreciation and love of Native American culture. In fact, K’é, means "kinship" in the Diné culture. Listen to the podcast to hear Pam talk about: Her years of travel and adventure before getting married and having children, including being an exchange student in Switzerland A life full of doing the work she loves, chasing kids and dogs, time at the soccer field, traveling, having a connected family, and "living a pretty chill life"' Growing up in Sana Soma, California across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco Meeting her husband, Darryl, at a traditional Navajo prayer ceremony while on a trip to Arizona with her friend Peter Bratt (Benjamin Bratt's brother) Learning and teaching Capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art The contrast between Pam's childhood in California while Darryl grew up on the Diné (Navajo) reservation herding sheep Speaking and hanging out at Camp Good Life Project (GLP) and asking, "We are at Camp Iroquois, but where are the Iroquois people?" Being married to a Native American has caused Pam to be much more aware of places and events that lack a native presence. In our day- to-day lives, when we are looking at our neighborhoods, walking down Main Street, or thinking about our business and customers we should be asking "Who is here?" and really celebrate that, and then ask ‘Who is not here?’, and "Why are they not here? Pam's delivered a powerful message of connectedness and community-building at Camp GLP that set off a chain events honoring a Navajo prayer. During the Saturday night talent show, Pam's children recited a Navajo prayer on video, while campers played Native American flutes. The next morning, Emiliya Zhivotoskaya lead a group in an IntenSati workout while reciting the prayer. You can watch the video here and a picture is below. (I'm in the middle of the group - well hidden!) And the chain continues! I recite the prayer at the end of this podcast. Escape From Cubicle Nation, Pam's first book. Body of Work, Pam's second book that helps people to see the thread that runs through their life and work. Pam's "unbook tour" across 25 cities to talk to her community of people, her faithful readers, about trying and testing ideas and seeing what really worked. That tour took her to Fargo, ND where she was inspiried by people working together in such unified, passionate way. To learn more about what's happening in Fargo, listen to Podcast 031, featuring Greg Tehven. "Driving kindness" throughout Fargo and creating an open, welcoming environment. Pam's daughter interviewed the mayor of Fargo for a school project. She asked, "What do you want people to know about Fargo?" He responded, "I want Fargo to be welcoming for others that come here, If people come here from other countries, they are refugees, they can come here, they can feel safe. They can sit down and have hot chocolate together." Opening a small business idea and community incubator in downtown Mesa (126 W. Main Street, Mesa, AZ) Beware of advice like "Just do it." or "Jump and the net will appear." Be realistic about your financial situation and responsibilities and be thoughtful about each step you take. Crowdfunding the development of K’é through an Indie Go Go campaign that raised $40,000 in 3 days with the help of Infusionsoft, Go Daddy, and Tuft & Needle. Getting help from Clay Herbert to structure the campaign. The building's rich history running back to the days of prohibition when alcohol was smuggled through the basement. Pam and crew transformed it from a photography space with windows painted black, to a bright, colorful space decorated with murals, some painted by Darryl's son, Jeffrey. Quotes from Pam: “A passion area for me is building community and being very intentional about community. Thinking about who are we including? And who are we not including in our communities? Who feels welcome?” “We can see work in an amazingly transformative way. We can enjoy our lives and also really ensure economic well-being for all. You really have to know that just driving good business is something that can also drive what every family needs in order to sustain themselves.” “I love to write snappy things and I always want my books to read well but I really need to make sure that what I say works and I have evidence.” “The feeling that I want to have in this space is one where everyone is welcome, where we have inter-dependence and inter-connectedness. As humans we ARE all related.” Contact Pam: pamelaslim.comFacebook: KeInMesa Twitter: @PamSlim Contact Lisa: Lisa@EverBetterU.com Twitter: @EverBetterU
Episode 033 - Matthew Turner The Successful Mistake Can you imagine what your life would be like if you could transform each mistake you make into a giant success? Consider what this would do for your bank account, family life, and business? This isn’t fantasy. This is what the world’s most successful people do each day, but they don’t have a superpower that you’ll never have. What they do is quite simple, although it may go against what you’ve been taught your entire life. Well, my friend Matthew Turner knows all about this because he’s spent the last four years interviewing 163 of the world’s most successful people about how they transform failure into success. He’s uncovered a seven stage process everyone goes through after they make a mistake, although more importantly… what the best do differently to the rest. He shares all these secrets and more in his latest book (The Successful Mistake), and I have a free copy to offer you. But before we get to that, I’d like to introduce you to Matthew and why he decided to write The Successful Mistake in the first place. Four years ago, he left his job to fulfil his dream of working for himself, and like most new entrepreneurs he made a lot of mistakes. He failed. He took one step forward followed by two steps back. Fed up, he set out on a journey to interview every successful business owner he could find to learn how they overcome mistakes, failure, and adversity. After interviewing 163 of the world’s finest minds -- including the likes of Chris Brogan, Pam Slim, Neil Patel & Dan Miller -- he wrote The Successful Mistake because it was a book he needed to read. It’s a book most people need to read, and I wish I could have read it when I first started my business! This is why I’m excited to introduce you to him today, because he’s giving you the chance to grab a Free Paperback Copy of The Book, and I think you would be crazy to not take him up on this offer. He’s poured four years of interviews and research into this book, so if you want to: Discover What The Seven Stages Are... Transform Even Your Biggest Failures Into HUGE Success Stories... Learn From 163 of The World’s Most Inspiring Minds… Then I encourage you to grab your free paperback copy of The Successful Mistake: Show Sponsors:- Impack Personalised Apparel Here at Impack Personalised Apparel we are building an impressive client portfolio by being able to offer a huge range of printed and embroidered uniforms for your club, school, corporate & work wear requirements such as T-Shirts, Polo Shirts, Formal Shirts, Sweatshirts, Hoodies and Jackets, the list goes on.... At our North East based production facility we are able to provide a fast and efficient service with attention to detail and quality at all times, and although competitive in pricing we will not compromise on our quality.
This week we’ll be speaking with Pam Slim, from PamelaSlim.com! Pamela Slim is an award-winning author, speaker and business consultant who has been an entrepreneur for eighteen years. Her passion for career and organizational development spans many different work modes and client engagements. What you’ll learn in this episode: 1. What to do when you have more than one passion and knowing which path to follow. 2. The importance of storytelling in your business. 3. How to stay focused on your goals and define your own version success. The post MTE #008: Pam Slim on Creating a Significant Body of Work appeared first on Jess Catorc.
Pam Slim on Creating a Body of Work“The purpose of our lives is to create a body of work that we're proud of, and the definition of a body of work is everything you create, contribute, affect and impact throughout the course of your life.” ~ Pam SlimAlthough I just met Pam Slim for the first time when she was in Raleigh, N.C., recently for a stop on her "Indispensible Community Tour," I've been following her writing for several years, including reading her book, “Body of Work,” when it came out in 2014.Pam's blog and her first book, “Escape from Cubicle Nation,” came out of her work as a consultant to large corporations such as Hewlett-Packard, Charles Schwab and Cisco Systems, where she worked with thousands of employees, managers and executives.Through the years, she has coached thousands of budding entrepreneurs, in businesses ranging from martial art studios to software start-ups, and is here today to encourage creative leaders to focus on processes that will build a more cohesive and impactful body of work.Pam advises listeners to get clear about what they want to create, what form it needs to take, and what work mode is required. Then, she says, just do the work and get it out into the world!She also reminds us that we're in community, whether we like it or not. Be strategic about who you're connected with.
Michael O'Neal is the founder and host of the award-winning and much acclaimed business and entertainment podcast, "The Solopreneur Hour with Michael O'Neal." The show, which in a scant 13 months, has already garnered more than 2 million downloads and monetized to over 200k, features lively and highly engaging conversations between Michael and his various (and often much sought-after) guests, who share remarkable stories, advice and practical tips for an audience that badges itself as "proudly unemployable" and highly motivated to finally take charge of their own lucrative business pursuits. With an extensive professional background and formal education in social media, branding, web and print design, network marketing, and internet marketing, Michael's own personal journey that led to the launch of this particular podcast started with the untimely and back-to-back loss of his parents, a transformational trip throughout Europe as part of his grieving process, and the creation and production of another high-profile podcast focused on personal transformation called "The KickAss Life." Professional drummer, car racer, competitive racquetball player, and former expert mountain bike racer with a penchant for stand up comedy, Michael likes to get out with his dog Dexter and live the life of time freedom, location freedom, and financial freedom. Michael O'Neal Vroom Veer Stories Michael tells the story about how he got his 1969 Porsche 911 and why he was driving it in Mexico with Police escorts. Jeff's mid-life non crisis including quitting his six-figure job and going to school full time for three years and trying (failing) to make an online business Story aboutMichael's first web client and how they had a hard time finding a good domain name in 1994(!) Few people want to live outside their comfort zone Jeff talks about Pam Slim's new book "Body of Work" and how not everyone will make it as an entrepreneur Michael agreed that most people are not cool with living outside their comfort zone as much as being an entrepreneur requires. Michael points out that many people could start a side-business and earn a couple extra thousand dollars per month without TOO MUCH effort...if done right. Making a few extra bucks on your own terms is completely doable...don't think you have to reach for 6 figures in three months We talk about how podcasts need to be entertaining first and foremost And they also need to deliver that on the promise that they are making to their specific audience Michael told a story about a break up with a girl...and being really bummed. Good news, the new girlfriend was better Michael O'Neal Interview Links Solopreneur Hour Podcast
Pam Slim is one of those people.You know, the ones who see the best in everyone. In everything. In every seeming barrier, she sees the lesson. The good. The opportunity to learn. To grow. To create. To collaborate.The one whose lens I aspire to embrace, but still find myself failing more often succeeding (someday, lol).She's also just an amazing human, dear friend and award-winning author who is in the midst of very cool 21-city Indispensable Community Tour.And, it just happened that one of the stops on that tour was NYC a/k/a my little town. So before she swept out to the next city, I asked her to jump in and share a special GLP "Guest" Riff about the power of community, especially as it relates to makers and entrepreneurs.In her short and sweet Guest Riff, she asks a big question:What if we thought more about serving a community as a community?Now, of course, the realist in me always kicks in when I hear things like that. Sounds good in theory, I snicker, but can it really happen in the real world?According to Pam, yes. Sure, we still all need to build our own things. We still need to put food on the table, honor our paths and build what we're here to build. But in the end, she argues, all ships rise when we start thinking about community not just as a target market, but as a collective solution.
“I'm inspired by people taking action towards their dreams; my job is to help them.” Award Winning author and business Coach Pam Slim says she's building stronger communities, one contact at a time. Wow, can you imagine? A life where you don't wake up and go to some job that you hate, day after day. A life filled with watercolor painting and classical music. Where your robe takes the place of a computer and the ocean is your view. In reality she's not handing you the golden ticket; but what she does is help people with the work they love. Her website, Escape from Cubicle Nation, helps build connections between business people and business owners. Connection is a basic human need, Slim says. And the foundation of success in business is good quality relationships. But, wait a minute. That sounds so easy. Exactly how would that play out with so many different types of people? How would an introverted artist build quality relationships? “Not everyone's a people person,” after all. Slim encourages businesses and business people to build on their strengths. Like cultivating a plant but instead it's a career; authentically and with what matters. Also important is to develop a robust, diverse community, and she says, make sure people know your passion. Whether you're a big business or small entrepreneur, your success is determined by the contacts you make. People need to understand what you are doing and why. So, paintbrush in hand, should you quit your day job? Slow down Picasso! A pragmatist at heart, Slim warns against rash decisions. She advises people to have a “side hustle” building on what you love. Make sure you have a valuable idea and some business and financial skills. Oh and a little thing called follow through goes a long way, says Slim, who admits to being a networking addict. The post Build Community Gain Success with Pam Slim, Author, Business Coach and Speaker appeared first on Inspired Media 360 TV - Inform | Inspire | Engage.
Bestselling author Pamela Slim asks this question as it relates to the changing work environment in our current day in her latest book, “Body of Work.” In this interview, Pam talks about the many elements that make up a body of work and what it takes to find meaning and purpose in the work we do. In finding work that matters you have to look at yourself and find what makes up who you are. Pam talks about roots and ingredients as key factors.
Show Summary In this episode of the Make Creativity Pay Podcast, I talk to Pam Slim, author of Body of Work and Escape from Cubicle Nation, about how creatives with varied (even scattered) interests can pull them all together into a cohesive whole and finally feel good about who they are and what they do. Subscribe to the podcast on Stitcher or iTunes, rate, and leave a review to let me know what you think! iTunes helps me share this podcast with more people based on your feedback. When you rate and leave a review, it helps your fellow creatives to find the show. Thanks for spreading the word! :) Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on iTunes Follow on Soundcloud And as always, please share if you know someone who needs to hear these interviews. Show Notes In this episode you’ll learn: How to find the thread that ties all your scattered creative interests together. How to describe your work intelligently, even when you're in a period of exploration and uncertainty. What to do if you feel bad about yourself, or directionless, simply because you've had many interests over your lifetime. Do you ever wonder if your work matters? Here's why it does. How and why to become your own "venture capitalist". [1:09] What if you have so many different interests that you tend to feel scattered? [2:34] How to start defining your body of work. [3:48] Feel like you’ve been wasting your time? Try this… [4:33] Why you need to create context and understand what ‘connects’ in your work. [7:45] What if you’re at a stage where you aren’t completely clear about what’s next for you? [10:22Which “ingredients” should you use for your “work recipe?” [12:56] Is this tired rhetoric about entrepreneurship stopping you cold? [15:08] Want good things to come to you? You need to do this one thing well… [17:38] What happens if you are doing something that is not totally aligned with the creative work you want to be doing? [25:16] The Tao of LL Cool J… [29:17] The secret to transforming your hobby, your creative work, so you can start making money Transcript: MCP Podcast Episode Pamela Slim Links and Resources PamelaSlim.com Body of Work: Finding the Thread that Ties Your Story Together Escape from Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur Music Featured on the Podcast "Dreaming of One Day" (c) 2011, written and performed by Leanne Regalla Leave me a Voicemail Like the podcast? Have a question you’d like me to answer live on an upcoming episode? Click here to leave me a voice message. Thanks for listening and sharing! The post 10 – What To Do When You Have Scattered Creative Interests with Pam Slim [Podcast] appeared first on Make Creativity Pay.
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In this episode, you will listen to an interview with Pamela Slim, author of Escape from Cubicle Nation and the Body of Work. Pamela Slim is an award-winning author, speaker and business consultant who has been an entrepreneur for eighteen years. Pam is a passionate, engaging speaker with proven advice for building careers in the […] The post Your Body of Work (with Pam Slim) appeared first on Ana Melikian, Ph.D..
In this episode, you will listen to an interview with Pamela Slim, author of Escape from Cubicle Nation and the Body of Work. Pamela Slim is an award-winning author, speaker and business consultant who has been an entrepreneur for eighteen years. Pam is a passionate, engaging speaker with proven advice for building careers in the […] The post 033: Your Body of Work (with Pam Slim) appeared first on Ana Melikian, PhD.
Pamela Slim is a seasoned coach and writer who helps frustrated employees in corporate jobs break out and start their own business. Her blog, Escape from Cubicle Nation, is one of the top career and marketing blogs on the web. A quote I pulled from her site that is a Pam Slim original that I had to repeat here is, Entrepreneurship at its heart is aligning your purpose for being on earth with a business idea so compelling that you simply must do it, despite the fears that hold you back.
Today's special guest is business consultant and author, Pam Slim. Go to http://pamelaslim.com to find out more. In this episode Pam will be sharing what we need to know about quitting our full time job and moving into self employment, going from employee from entrepreneur if you like. This is can be a really tricky phase of life if you aren't prepared for it and that's why Pam has written a book on this exact topic and will giving us some tips today.
Please support the show with a quick tweet. Click this link http://ctt.ec/H0oL4. Thank you. Clay Hebert is an entrepreneur, marketer and speaker. He is a crowdfunding expert with a speciality in Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns. Talking about crowdfunding tips, Seth Godin and networking by helping others NBN51 Show Notes brought to you by Bluehost. Hosting beginning at $3.95 per month. Listen to episode 51 in iTunes or Stitcher. Join other listeners of NBN Radio to network and learn from one another in the NBN Club. FEATURED LISTENER & AUDIO COMMENT: Clark Buckner, TechnologyAdvice Podcast. Since 2012, Clay Hebert has helped over one hundred entrepreneurs, makers, inventors, authors and filmmakers raise over $25 million on crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Record your networking tip or audio comment at speakpipe.nbnradio.com. Clay's first Kickstarter client was Gold Star Children by Mitty Griffis Mirrer. Clay has worked on over 100 crowdfunding projects. Tons of media exposure for your crowdfunding project won't necessarily help you as much as your network will. The average crowdfunding campaign creator needs 500 - 1,000 backers. Make a list of the 100 people you need to reach out to first. Mike Delponte and the Soma Kickstarter campaign. Hacking Kickstarter from Tim Ferris' blog. Segment your personal address book into different groups and compose emails for each group. If you want to know who your most important people are review your text messages. Build a share page to make it easy as possible to your core 100 people. Create personal emails, it's not about blasting people (or blasting their eyeballs). Clay has shared the stage speaking with people like Seth Godin, Tim Ferris, Pam Slim and James Altucher. Jayson Gaignard amazing Mastermind Talks Conference. Clay's Mom's kitchen sign “Many have eaten here, few have died.” A life changed. Clay's summary of spending six months with Seth Godin in his SAMBA program. Stew Leonard's grocery store. Constantly try to help people. Julia Roy is Clay's awesome girlfriend. Follow her too. @juliaroy Wake up and figure out how to help other people each morning. Helping other people has been the most useful and powerful connection tool I have ever used. Most freelancers need to be better at positioning and selling what they do. Tell the story of who you are and include testimonials. Networking is one of the most important things to help your business. Start hosting dinners. Who do you want to invite to your private dinner? Skip the parties and host your own dinner. Go from attending to hosting. Thornton May runs Cambridge Technology Partners. Facebook is like holding a board meeting at a Chucky Cheese's. Download the free NBN Radio daily goals. “The single best productivity system is the one that works for you.” @juliaroy App Recommendation: Slack. Book Recommendation: Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Someone Who's Been There by Cheryl Strayed. Thanks to Clay for our special Go Fund Your Dream offer to NBN Radio listeners. Submit your questions and comments by using #nbnradio. You can also record an audio comment at speakpipe.nbnradio.com. Click HERE to subscribe in iTunes Click HERE to subscribe in Stitcher You can subscribe to the show by RSS, email or in iTunes and Stitcher Radio. You will never miss an episode! Affiliate links used, read the disclosure. Theme music, Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix) by spinningmerkaba. Thanks for listening. You rock!
I’ve admired Pam Slim since the very first time I heard her speak at the World Domination Summit in 2011. She’s an award-winning author (of Escape from Cubicle Nation and Body of Work), speaker and business consultant who’s worked with companies like Charles Schwab, Office Depot and Infusionsoft. She has so much to teach and […]
Todd Kashdan is a public speaker, psychologist, professor, and author. He has published over 150 peer reviewed journal articles about the meaning of life, strength and development, stress, and more. He is the author of Curious? and, his most recent book, The Upside of Your Dark Side; which he talks a little bit about on Productive Flourishing. Todd shares his wide range of insights with Charlie in this episode as well as talks about some of the challenges he faces, creating stronger bonds, and more. Key Takeaways: 2:45 – Todd explains how he has two core values and how challenging it is to manage both of them. 7:24 – If you're doing things that aren't pleasurable, but are meaningful, then it's important to have discipline. 11:00 – Everybody has their own set of tools, but it takes time for people to figure out what those tools are and how to use them. 16:20 – Don't always be nice. It sometimes pays to call people out and be a little more narcissistic. 21:50 – Experiencing challenges or discomfort with others creates strong bonds. If you are always nice with certain people, then those bonds aren't tested and you may seek comfort else where. 27:15 – Remember, experiencing anxiety, guilt, and embarrassment, although uncomfortable, these emotions have a purpose. They serve to remind you to be considerate of others. 35:30 – If you are impulsive and say what's on your mind without being a jerk about it, people tend to view you as more open, more kind, and will want to be in relationship with you. 43:50 – We become what we're doing, so what are you doing? 47:30 – Charlie loves Todd's latest book, The Upside of Your Dark Side. 48:20 – Todd talks about what's next for him in this segment. Mentioned In This Episode: http://toddkashdan.com/ Body of Work by Pam Slim
Pamela is an award-winning author, a motivational speaker, and the creator of the blog Escape from Cubicle Nation. She has recently released a new book called Body of Work and talks a little bit about her book, her journey in creating it, and answers some great questions from your host Charlie Gilkey on Productive Flourishing. Mentioned In This Episode: Body of Work by Pamela Slim Escape from Cubicle Nation by Pamela Slim http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/ https://twitter.com/pamslim http://pamelaslim.com/
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An award winning author, TED speaker, business coach, and MMA black belt, Pam Slim is a woman of many talents. In today’s interview we discuss everything from her new book, Body of Work, to dopamine rushes. Pam offers incredible advice about how the listeners can create a career (and life!) that they love.
Pam Slim, author of Escape From Cubicle Nation and Body of Work, talks about defining your success metrics, the myth of following your passion, the reality around finding your mission and leaving a legacy vs building a lifesyle business. Also, she shares what she dislikes in other entrepreneurs, talks about setting priorities in your work and career goals, dealing with anxiety around working on new projects and the role of voulnerability in business. For pictures and more, go to: http://borntoinfluence.com//PamSlim
Pam Slim, author of Escape From Cubicle Nation and Body of Work, talks about defining your success metrics, the myth of following your passion, the reality around finding your mission and leaving a legacy vs building a lifesyle business. Also, she shares what she dislikes in other entrepreneurs, talks about setting priorities in your work and career goals, dealing with anxiety around working on new projects and the role of voulnerability in business. For pictures and more, go to: http://borntoinfluence.com//PamSlim
Bestselling author, speaker, and coach Pam Slim stops by to share her story of going from nonprofit consultant to successful thought leader. We cover a range of topics including parenthood, authenticity, and figuring out your purpose in life.
Pam Slim is a former corporate consultant and employee, Pam has built a reputation over the past 10 years as a coach and consultant to “corporate refugees,” based off her blog Escape from Cubicle Nation and the book by the same name.
Pam Slim is someone I’ve looked up to for quite some time, and it was a pleasure to have her on my podcast. A former corporate consultant and employee, Pam has built a reputation over the past 10 years as a coach and consultant to “corporate refugees,” based off her blog Escape from Cubicle Nation […] The post 045: Pamela Slim of Escape from Cubicle Nation | How to Create (and Explain) Your “Body of Work” appeared first on Smart Business Revolution.
I‘m thrilled to bring another podcast out of the Indie Business archives today! Why not? I've kept these timeless recordings to myself for long enough, and I'm excited to share them with you. In this episode, Pam Slim shares her tips and insights to help you transition from a traditional job to start your business, […] The post IBP#013: How to Leave Your Job to Start Your Business, with Pam Slim [Podcast] appeared first on Indie Business Network.
Freelancing is booming. And the competition has never been fiercer. But while tens of thousands of independent professionals fight over $5 gigs, many others are thriving. The reasons for their success vary. But most of these solos have one thing in common... They're positioning themselves differently. You see, what's really being commoditized in today's gig economy is the words, the design, the software code, the photography. In other words, the work itself. If all you do is talk about your writing — how great it is, how clear and compelling — you'll do what everyone else is doing: focusing on the features of your product. But what if you talked about your unique perspective? Your experience writing in a certain field. Or your background in the accounting industry. Or maybe it's your 12 years of bedside nursing. Your 15 years' experience as a high school teacher. The2 years you spent backpacking and working odd jobs in Spain and the South of France. That's hard to duplicate. Because you've just added your DNA to the discussion. You've added your unique story. My guest for this week's show is Pam Slim, author of the new book, and . And in this discussion, Pam expands on this important idea. She explains the importance of searching deep within your background to find the golden nuggets that will help you attract better clients. And she'll give you some ideas on how you can look beyond just the work stuff and find and communicate your gifts, passions and purpose more effectively. The notes that follow are a very basic, unedited summary of this podcast. There's a lot more detail in the audio version. You can listen to the show using the audio player below. Or you can subscribe to this podcast series in iTunes.
The world of work is no longer predictable. As it becomes increasingly rare to have a stable career in any field, we're left with patchwork resumes and piecemeal lists of accomplishments. More and more of us are blending big company jobs, startup gigs, freelance work, and volunteer side projects. We take chances to expand our knowledge, capabilities, and experience. But how do we make sense of our diverse experiences - and how do we explain it?Pam Slim, author of BODY OF WORK: Finding the Thread That Ties Your Story Together and Escape from Cubicle Nation, shares with us how to put the pieces together. Pam asks: "What is the body of work that I want to create throughout the course of my life that solves the problems I care about, gives me great personal satisfaction, contributes meaning, utility and beauty to the world and delivers the life I want to live on a day to day basis?"Pam shares with us personal stories that help us examine how we define our careers - and ultimately how we define our lives - and also helps us discover and harness our own body of work, by challenging us to:* Define Your Roots: Make sure your work aligns with your values* Name Your Ingredients: Find hidden talent and leverage from all your life experiences that will make you uniquely positioned in the market* Choose Your Work Mode: Mitigate the risk of losing your job or business by ensuring your work is valued across multiple channels and environments* Surf the Fear: Learn how to navigate the fear and uncertainty that is inherent in the new world of work.Join Julie Ann and Pam to learn how to find the connections among your diverse accomplishments, sell your story, and continually reinvent and relaunch your own body of work.
Kathryn interviews neuropsychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel MD, author of “Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain”. Parenting expert Daniel J. Siegel uses his groundbreaking research in interpersonal neurobiology to help parents crack the code of how brain development affects teenage behavior and relationships. Siegel is the bestselling author of the books “Parenting from the Inside Out” and “The Whole-Brain Child”. Kathryn also interviews blogger Pamela Slim on her book “Body of Work: Finding the Thread That Ties Your Story Together”. Now that the job market is inherently unstable most people have a patchwork of experiences, including big-company jobs, start-up gigs, freelance work and volunteer side projects. Career expert Pamela Slim explains how to find connections among your diverse accomplishments, sell your story, and reinvent and re-launch your brand. Pam Slim's blog, Escape from Cubicle Nation, is one of the top career and marketing sites on the web.
Kathryn interviews neuropsychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel MD, author of “Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain”. Parenting expert Daniel J. Siegel uses his groundbreaking research in interpersonal neurobiology to help parents crack the code of how brain development affects teenage behavior and relationships. Siegel is the bestselling author of the books “Parenting from the Inside Out” and “The Whole-Brain Child”. Kathryn also interviews blogger Pamela Slim on her book “Body of Work: Finding the Thread That Ties Your Story Together”. Now that the job market is inherently unstable most people have a patchwork of experiences, including big-company jobs, start-up gigs, freelance work and volunteer side projects. Career expert Pamela Slim explains how to find connections among your diverse accomplishments, sell your story, and reinvent and re-launch your brand. Pam Slim's blog, Escape from Cubicle Nation, is one of the top career and marketing sites on the web.
Join Scott Cluthe's NEWSLETTER HERE Join Scott Cluthe on FACEBOOK HERE Scott Cluthe interviews 2 of the Leading Experts on Business Startups & Goals as we enter 2014. Pamala Slim, auhtor of Body of Work & Rachel Hofstetter, author of Cooking Up a Business. Pamela Slim is an award-winning author, speaker and leader in the new world of work. She spent the first 10 years ..as a consultant to large corporations such as Hewlett-Packard, Charles Schwab and Cisco Systems... In 2005, she started the Escape from Cubicle Nation blog, which is now one of the top career and business sites on the web. .Slim is frequently quoted as a business expert in press such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Entrepreneur & more. About Rachel Hofstetter-You might call me a food entrepreneur groupie. ...my job as a food editor at places like O, the Oprah Magazine and Reader’s Digest took me to food trade shows, launch parties..with food entrepreneurs..whose stories inspired this book !" A former food editor at O, the Oprah Magazine and Reader’s Digest, Rachel Hofstetter is now the founder-in-chief at quarterly. www.rachelhofstetter.com
Scheduled Guests: Pam Slim, Scott Berger, Chuck Blakeman, and Joseph Lacko. Sponsored by Sage One and Nextiva.
Pam Slim's remarkable career as a writer, author, speaker, and business coach emerged from a successful enterprise career. What she soon discovered—and shares in her new book, Body of Work—is that single projects or books aren't enough to build a thriving, sustainable career. The modern author, replete with many creative influences and entrepreneurial aspirations—needs to concentrate on building a complete, holistic body of work. Pam joins the show to share how she did that with her author career, and how you can do it too.
Pam Slim has found success as a consultant, author, speaker, and blogger - but did you know she was a black belt too? In this episode, learn how she related her martial arts experience into her business as well as her writing process, her home, work and daycare set up and her amazing new book on how to weave your work experience into a story that works for you.
The new world of work is unpredictable. How do you put together your eclectic background with your values and do work you enjoy? Pamela Slim helps people find success and happiness in the new world of work. She too has had a diverse work history as a marital arts director + teacher, a former corporate manager, entrepreneur, and acclaimed author of Escape from Cubicle Nation. Her blog, by the same name, is one of the top career and marketing blogs in the world. She is an expert in career guidance and brand reinvention. Her latest book is Body of Work: Finding the Thread That Ties Your Story Together. Pam is here to talk about her story and how she has created her own incredible body of work. “All work is honorable.” ~ Pam Slim, on How She Really Does It LISTEN HERE In this interview we discuss: Pamela Slim’s own body of work – and how you put it together for your work. The need for creation. Life as a classroom. Work + Family connecting…what are the steps to build relationships + communities for this new world of work what skills Pam learned in this new world of work? Two takeaways – for listeners putting together their story for this new work world. “The quality of your life is directly related to the quality of your stories. Especially those you tell yourself.” ~ Pam Slim, Body of Work Mentioned in this Podcast Pam’s Book Body of Work Pam’s website Forbes article Pam mentioned about brokering in your networks. Connect with Pam Slim facebook twitter More Podcasts with Pam Escape from Cubicle Nation Get Out of Your Own Way smiling, The post Pamela Slim: Her Body of Work appeared first on howshereallydoesit.com.
Today we’re sharing the fears, insecurities, and self-doubt we have when putting our words and ideas out into the world. We’re guessing you may have these as well as you work to create new projects, write that book, or start a company. You may hear those voices telling you – “It’s not good enough.” “No one is going to by this.” “Why are you wasting your time?” In this episode we’re here to let you know You Are Not Alone. These anxieties are more common than you think and exist in authors, entrepreneurs, and anyone looking to share new concepts with the world. The big surprise, it does not matter how often you do it, the voices just don’t shut up. Our guest, Tim Grahl, is the founder of Out:think, a firm that works with authors to build their platform and sell more books, and is the author of Your First 1000 Copies: The Step-by-Step Guide to Marketing Your Book. He works with many of the top authors in the world, including Daniel Pink, Barbara Corcoran, and recent podcast guest Pam Slim, and has helped to launch multiple New York Times and Wall Street Journal best selling books. Find out more about Tim at OutthinkGroup.com Tim shares his recent experience as he shifted from talking about other people’s work and going out and writing his own. Tim documents his insecurities and worries in this fascinating journal he kept the last month before launch. It is a rare look behind the scenes at the thoughts many of us have but don’t share.
[Legacy post: Small Business Talent] Thousands of entrepreneurs have discovered Pamela Slim through her excellent blog, and her award winning book, Escape from Cubicle Nation. Today I’m pleased to have her join me on the podcast! Pam is an author, speaker, and a highly experienced coach. She’s often quoted on the topic of entrepreneurship in publications such […] The post Pam Slim on Entrepreneurship, Community, and Her New Book: ‘Body of Work’ appeared first on Smart Solo Business.
Podcast highlights: • You have to read her Letter to CEO's, COO's, CIO's • You have to do work that lights you up • If you meet her at an event why you should start talking about yourself quickly? • What is a Less Experienced Equal? • How Pam could kick your xxxx if your ran into her in a dark alley? • How Pam started developing her voice picturing an imaginary thought bubble? Keep going...
Podcast highlights: • You have to read her Letter to CEO's, COO's, CIO's • You have to do work that lights you up • If you meet her at an event why you should start talking about yourself quickly? • What is a Less Experienced Equal? • How Pam could kick your xxxx if your ran into her in a dark alley? • How Pam started developing her voice picturing an imaginary thought bubble? Keep going...
Scheduled Guest: Pam Slim Sponsored by Nextiva and Sage North America
Pamela Slim is a seasoned coach and writer who helps frustrated employees in corporate jobs break out and start their own businesses. Her blog, Escape from Cubicle Nation, is one of the top career and marketing blogs on the web. A quote I pulled from her site that is a Pam Slim original I have to repeat here is, Entrepreneurship at its heart is aligning your purpose for being on earth with a business idea so compelling that you simply must do it, despite the fears that hold you back.
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Contance Arnold - The Ten Most Influential Women in Coaching Pam Slim has a media credits list on her website that is so long it deserves a website of its own. Why? Plain and simply because she is the expert on designing a life with your dreams as the blue print. Pam Slim is the way pathfinder for countless people. She has the map. She is a consummate blend of inspiration and know how. For people sitting behind a desk, making a living on someone elses dime, Pam Slim represents hope. Escape from Cubical Nation is the rallying cry of a generation of entrepreneurs. Pam Slim is the voice behind that movement. That's why she is one of the Ten Most Influential Women in Coaching.
Guest interviewee is Pam Slim, coach and author of "Escape from Cubicle Nation". Discussing how to leave corporate trap to start your own business leveraging your passion. Join hosts Jason Crouch & Ken Cook every week as we explore social media for newbies and grizzled veterans alike. We have a special guest interview each week with a luminary in the new media realm. @thekencook @jasoncrouch @mikemueller @TS_Elliott and @jb140 share tips, tricks and tools for using social media. Learn more about local and hyperlocal marketing and how to maximize your online networking.
Have you been thinking about leaving a role in a corporation and setting up your own business? It's a journey many of us had made but if only we had had access to the guidance from the new book 'Escape From Cubicle Nation' we just might have found that transition much smoother. I this weeks episode Krishna De is in conversation with Pam Slim the author of 'Escape From Cubicle Nation' and they discuss practical tips for make the transition from a corporate career. You can find the book at Escape from cubicle nation book - http://snipurl.com/efcnbook and you can connect to Pam on Twitter @pamslim.The show blog is at http://www.bizgrowthnews.com and you can listen to other shows in the series at http://www.bizgrowthliveshow.com. And remember you will find and can connect to Krishna online at http://www.facebook.com/marketingmentor, htpp://www.facebook.com/bizgrowthmedia, http://www.krishnaonflickr.com, http://www.krishnaonlinkedin.com, http://www.krishnaontwitter.com, http://www.krishnaonyoutube.com. If you enjoy the show, perhaps you'd also like to leave your feedback as a testimonial on iTunes - our guests would appreciate
Have you been thinking about leaving a role in a corporation and setting up your own business? It's a journey many of us had made but if only we had had access to the guidance from the new book 'Escape From Cubicle Nation' we just might have found that transition much smoother. I this weeks episode Krishna De is in conversation with Pam Slim the author of 'Escape From Cubicle Nation' and they discuss practical tips for make the transition from a corporate career. You can find the book at Escape from cubicle nation book - http://snipurl.com/efcnbook and you can connect to Pam on Twitter @pamslim.The show blog is at http://www.bizgrowthnews.com and you can listen to other shows in the series at http://www.bizgrowthliveshow.com. And remember you will find and can connect to Krishna online at http://www.facebook.com/marketingmentor, htpp://www.facebook.com/bizgrowthmedia, http://www.krishnaonflickr.com, http://www.krishnaonlinkedin.com, http://www.krishnaontwitter.com, http://www.krishnaonyoutube.com. If you enjoy the show, perhaps you'd also like to leave your feedback as a testimonial on iTunes - our guests would appreciate
In this podcast, Escape from Cubicle Nation founder Pam Slim talks about helping people escape the corporate world and find their joy.
In this podcast, Escape from Cubicle Nation founder Pam Slim talks about helping people escape the corporate world and find their joy.
In this podcast, Escape from Cubicle Nation founder Pam Slim talks about helping people escape the corporate world and find their joy.
Pamela Slim is the author of two books: * *" Escape From Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur ( http://amzn.to/1RFGqnk ) "* * *" Body of Work: Finding the Thread That Ties Your Story Together ( http://amzn.to/1RFGGm0 ) "* Writing a book is a great way to create a cohesive narrative to get your message out there. Since there are so many people putting out content, being "vetted" by an established publisher helps you with social proof. Pamela Slim has been in business for 17 years. The first 10 she was consulting with larger corporations on the human aspect side of things. While there she noticed that there were many people that wanted to leave but were afraid to do so. She started her blog 8 years ago to help her as a business-development tool. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Guy Kawasaki* gave her a shot on his blog. She sent Guy an email about one of her blog posts. She was a fan of his and had never met him and within 10 minutes he replied and asked her to turn her 4 points into 10 points and she finished it at 2 am and he posted it the next morning. She went from 100 followers to 20,000 overnight. Too many people feel that are not worthy but we are all equal. Approach people as a "less-experienced equal." It's all about who knows you and they know you because of the great work you are doing, according to Guy Kawasaki. "I live for the emails" where people tell me they read my stuff and my tips helped them. "We all suck when we start." We all move through the Consciously Competent model. Get your content in front of those people it's for. Build the app, write the blog, start the podcast, make the YouTube video, choose the tool that is most frequently used by your audiences. Your website is your hub. "Body of Work" - work is inherently *unstable* now. *This is our new normal*. Career paths are unstable. The one thing we can control is the body of work we create: podcasts, code, products. Things are not all black and white. Corporate America is not all bad. Being an entrepreneur is not all good. The goal is to be flexible. EscapeFromCubicleNation.com ( http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/ ) is Pamela Slim's site for her first book and PamelaSlim.com ( http://pamelaslim.com/ ) is where she is rebranding herself and expanding her offerings since "escaping" is not the best message for corporate clients to bring her in. We need to develop our story-telling skills: what we tell ourself and what we tell our audience. Start your brand small. The first 6-12 months in business *"everything is a hypothesis."* You must experiment and figure out what you do well and what is unique. You must be able to answer: what do you do and who do you do it for! *The One Page Business Plan* ( http://amzn.to/1UAgjCd ) - fun book. Graphical display. It can help you boil down what it is you do. Tim Berry - Palo Alto Software - LivePlan ( http://www.liveplan.com/?pasc=pas-home-button ) - in the cloud tool for financials, education, your mission statement, etc. Not planning "almost never has a good outcome." Create your life plan first and your business plan will come from that. Without that you'll end up chasing the wrong plan. Don't look over your shoulder and think you want what others have if it's not you. The High Council of Jedi Knights: must be good producers and good people. - Seth Godin - Guy Kawasaki - Daniel Pink Under-charging? It's more prevalent with women than men but most entrepreneurs do under-charge. You need to get clear on the value you provide. Skip Miller helped her with her approach on pricing. He charged clients $30,000 for an hour of help because if just two salespeople with $300,000 quotas got 10% better they had a 100% ROI. Take some time out and step back and evaluate your priorities and efficiencies. Show some love for this episode. 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