by Lisa | Dec 11, 2012 | Productivity, Uncategorized
A few months ago, I had a great experience working with Pam Slim at her Power Boost Live event. Wow, that was some conference (see blog post here).
Valerie Steiger was one of the featured speakers. Valerie is a Master Coach and specializes in retreats, event planning and speaking.
Recently, I looked through my conference goodie bag and found pictures I made in my notebook during her session. Valerie used lots of imagery while speaking which made it so enjoyable for me to draw, draw, draw 🙂
Valerie walked us step by step on creating a live event. We all left the session wanting more. The information she shared was actionable and practical. Here are my favorite tips.
- An event can be with just 2 people. I never about it that way, but it’s true.
- Engaging the senses during an event makes it memorable. FEEL, SEE, HEAR, SMELL and TASTE
- Don’t squeeze too much into the agenda. People need breathing room. The MAGIC is in the white space.
I took my favorite quote from Valerie and made this sketchnote.
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Resources & Affiliates
Valerie shares her best tips for having a sensational event. Check out her resources and learn everything you ever wanted to know about Live Events, just click here. She takes event planning to a new level; I experienced it myself at the Power Boost Live conference.
When was the last time you were at a magical event? What made it magical? Please comment below.
by Lisa | Dec 4, 2012 | Business, Entrepreneur, Uncategorized
The Virginia Women’s Business Conference (#vwbc2012) had such a great line-up of speakers. This event was held on 11/16/12 and I can’t wait to attend next year. One of the most highly tweeted sessions was given by Darnyelle Jervey.
Darnyelle is an award winning author, speaker, and business strategist. She is a business builder and a motivator who empowers women by helping them define their purpose and leverage their Incredible Factor.
Key take-aways from Darnyelle Jervey:
- Release your incredible factor and change the lives of others.
- You should be marketing your business 10-12 hours a week.
- You lose an opportunity to market if you have a one sided business card.
- When a problem is top of mind, people are actively seeking solutions.
- Identify your audience of 1, who has the problem you can solve.
Awesome stuff. You can tell which ones were my favorites because I made them bold above 🙂
I really had fun creating these visual summaries. Especially drawing the wand and the incredible magic dust. Just makes me smile. Hope you enjoy.
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@seeincolors gives special thanks to acpollard, @Prepare2Speak, @Socially_Social, and many others who tweeted this session.
Resources & Affiliates
Check out the free resources and products that Darnyelle offers, just click here (affiliate link). If success is your goal, she has the systems and the tools to help you get there.
What was your favorite quote from Darnyelle? Comment below.
by Lisa | Nov 27, 2012 | Business, Entrepreneur, Uncategorized
Fabienne Fredrickson, is the founder of ClientAttraction.com. She specializes in small business marketing and teaches solo-entrepreneurs worldwide on how to attract more clients.
Her twitter profile, @fabienne, says it all. She is a millionaire mompreneur, speaker, and author. Fabienne is also a contributor to @Forbes, @OpenForum, and @NYTimes.
As the keynote speaker for the Virginia Women’s Business Conference (#vwbc2012), she was able to share her background and success. The conference was held on 11/16/12 and was filled with entrepreneurs and business owners with a vision.
Here are a few key points from her session:
The ones who think they can change the world are the ones who actually will.
If you are unemployable, you are meant to be an entrepreneur.
Play BIGGER in life, to get the most out of it.
These quotes were so motivating. Not just to me but by many others who tweeted during this session. I was really excited to draw these visual summaries, hope you enjoy.
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@seeincolors gives special thanks to @successnthecity, @Prepare2Speak, and many others who tweeted this session.
Resources & Affiliates
Fabienne has a generous offer (well, free offer) that I think you’ll really enjoy. It’s a FREE audio CD entitled “How to Attract All the Clients You Need.” To get your copy of the free CD, just click
here.
Are you ready to play BIG? I am feeling bigger already! Comment below.
by Lisa | Nov 19, 2012 | Business, Entrepreneur, Uncategorized
The Virginia Women’s Business Conference was filled with powerful leaders and business owners with a vision. The conference (#VWBC2012) was on 11/16/12 this year.
It was all about moving your business and your mindset forward.
One of the featured speakers, Vernice Armour, was unforgettable. Vernice is a former Captain in the United States Marine Corps who was the first African-American female naval aviator in the Marine Corps and America’s first African American female combat pilot in the United States military.
Wow, what a huge accomplishment!
Now, she is a motivational speaker, author and coach. She shared her message on breakthrough mentality at the #VWBM2012.
Key take-aways from Vernice Armour:
- Go for Plan “A”
- 95% of businesses fail within the first 3-5 years. Not true, “they give up”
- Create a conversation in social media, not just SHOUT OUTS
- “Opportunities don’t go away. Other people just take advantage of them”
I drew these visual summaries to capture the conversation and the motivation.
Click on any of the pictures below to enlarge or watch the slideshow.
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Stay tuned for more visual summaries of the conference.
@seeincolors gives special thanks to @vawomenbizcon, @Prepare2Speak, @ TinaPruitt, @amandamogul and many others who were busy tweeting. It was so helpful!
Are you going for your Plan A? I am! Comment below.
by Lisa | Oct 20, 2012 | Business, Entrepreneur, Uncategorized
October 12-13, 2012 was Power Boost Live (#PBL12) weekend!
I flew to Phoenix, AZ to be a part of this wonderful community and work with Pamela Slim’s marketing conference. Pam Slim is a writer, speaker, and business coach who had the vision for this one of a kind conference.
Weeks before the conference started, the Power Boost facebook group was jumping with activity.
It felt like everyone was ready to see their business Take-Off.
That energy, combined with my long flight, gave me the inspiration for this picture. “Prepare For Take-Off“.
The 2 day marketing conference was packed with innovative entrepreneurs and business owners. Attendees ranged from life coaches, speakers, and authors to artists and a drummer! I created visual summaries for 6 sessions which included 4 keynotes. 
We learned that you can have the BEST business in the world, but if nobody knows about it, you’re not in business.
Marketing is CRITICAL to being a successful entrepreneur.
See the visual summaries below for key-points, tips and insight.
Your Marketing Root by Pamela Slim
Marketing Fundamentals by Pamela Slim
Your Customer Life Cycle by Dan Ralphs, Infusionsoft
Your Marketing Presence by Cheryl Dolan
Prepare a Killer Launch by Tim Grahl
Reflections and Take-Aways
Click on any of the pictures below to enlarge or watch the slideshow.
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Resources & Affiliates
Power Boost Marketing Program
I have personally worked with Pamela Slim and I am a part of the great community she has built. I can’t say enough about the take action mindset and support you will get when joining this community. Check out the video and testimonials, you have nothing to lose. To learn more, just click here.
Escape From Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur
“Escape From Cubicle Nation” by Pam Slim is one of my favorite books on entrepreneurship. I love Pam’s advice because she encourages little tests and experiments. Her approach helps you get “unstuck” and gives you the jumpstart to build and grow your business. Love it! See all options available, click here.
What marketing tip have you learned or used recently? Comment below.
by Lisa | Aug 12, 2012 | Business, Leadership, Uncategorized
All I can say is “Wow”. I had to share my visual notes from the 2012 Global Leadership Summit (WCGLS). Let me say it again, “Wow”.
This was my first summit with WCGLS and I can’t wait till the next one. I attended the summit at my local church (First Baptist Church of Glenarden), which was a host site for the event. The theme of the summit was “Lead Where You Are” and it applies to so many areas of life. It doesn’t matter if you are a church leader, business owner, student, or volunteer. We can all lead where we are.
I was so impressed with Bill Hybels. Not only for delivering a powerful message but also for DOODLING. That’s right. In front of over 160,000 people, he illustrated “sowing more seeds” and made us laugh while doing it. He drew a stick man, dots for seeds, and a scribbly tree on his flip chart. Bill Hybels understands the power of visual thinking…Yay! Gotta love that.
Look below and you will find my visual notes from Day 1 of Bill Hybels, Jim Collins, and Craig Groeschel.
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Don’t miss my post Visual Quotes from the Global Leadership Summit – Day 2.
Resources & Affiliates
Too Busy Not to Pray
“Too Busy Not to Pray” by Bill Hybels was a part of my mother’s book collection and it’s one of my favorites on prayer.
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t
“Good to Great..” by Jim Collins gives sound business advice based on his research of great companies. This was a good read and I recommend it for any business owner.
What’s your biggest takeaway? What are you going to put into action? Leave a comment below.
A few months ago, I had a great experience working with Pam Slim at her Power Boost Live event. Wow, that was some conference (see blog post here).
