Jul
26
2010
in my “15 days of celebration” birthday contest.
WIN ONE of 15 coveted private VIP strategy sessions with me and learn the
“3 crucial secrets you must know and apply so that prospective clients will practically beat down your door to work with you … regardless of what you charge.”
Enter at http://www.SueCrutcher.com
Bonus: if your birthday is in July, fill in the day and you could win a separate prize. Details are on the website.
Jul
15
2010
Today’s post is a message to every business entrepreneur every wants more high quality paying clients but is frustrated by any (or all) of the following challenges:
No idea how to attract clients?
Suffering from ‘feast or famine’ client flood or drought?
Lots of prospects but very few (or no) actual clients?
Afraid of feeling pushy or salesy when you talk to prospects about your product or service?
Many more listed at http://www.SueCrutcher.com
Let’s resolve these challenges right now.
In less time than it takes
to watch your favourite television program
or to whip through your lunch break,
you can magically MASTER the
3 crucial secrets
you MUST know and apply
so that prospective clients
will practically
beat down your door
to work with you…
regardless of what you charge
in ONE laser-focused intensive
private VIP marketing breakthrough
strategy session with me
This simple system will transform your current beliefs about your ability to ‘get clients’ so radically that you will very quickly find yourself forced to choose who you work with
Imagine being able to…
Paint a clear, enticing picture of what you do and the solution you offer that actively involves your prospect
Easily incorporate the special ‘million dollar question’ into your conversation that practically guarantees an enthusiastic “yes!” from your prospect
Consciously create opportunities for your client to continue working with you in a way that is exciting and generous but not at all pushy
Not be intimidated into allowing the client to play “let’s make a deal” with you – you’ll know your absolute minimum price and be able to stand your ground with certainty
More details at www.SueCrutcher.com
As Fiona Havlish so aptly put it back last September…
“If I’d know beforehand what I’d get, I’d have been glad to easily pay FOUR TIMES what I did for the session! Looking how far I’ve come in the last 24 hours is like from being mired in deep mud to swimming in clear water.
How do you put a price on that?”
Do you have 1 hour to invest in the future of your business?
(because that is all it will take to begin creating solutions.)
ARE YOU READY
to become the sought-after,
confident, authentic, generous and
successful entrepreneur
you have always longed to be?
What will it be?
Another evening worrying about how many clients you will get tomorrow so you can [fill in purpose; such as “pay the bills”, “take one day off work”]
…or…
Another empty, although entertaining, TV show
…or…
Business growth that will astonish you!
You’ll be absolutely amazed with the amount of detailed information you will receive in this laser-focused intensive private VIP marketing breakthrough strategy session
Now, for a MASSIVE SURPRISE!
As I mentioned earlier, it’s my birthday this month and I want to share an awesome gift with you! For a very limited timeframe, and for 15 people only, I am offering this private VIP marketing breakthrough strategy session for the ridiculously low investment point of $97 (including tax).
Yes, you read that correctly … $200 OFF the regular price!
Here’s how it works:
I’ve developed a ‘contest’ of sorts … I call it my “15 days of celebration birthday contest” … where EVERY DAY from July 15 (that’s tomorrow if you’re live on the call today) through July 30 (my actual birthday), I will draw ONE NAME from all the entries received from the form on my website. ONE fortunate person each day will receive their session for $97.
15 days
15 very lucky people
The winners will be personally contacted by phone and e-mail to confirm their status as the recipient of the $97 session, to choose their appointment time and to complete the financial transaction.
On JULY 30 – this offer ENDS.
You will NOT see it again.
ACT NOW.
ENTER CONTEST at http://www.SueCrutcher.com
Jul
11
2010
It’s the weekend … a time to relax, sit back and enjoy.
I love to use Sundays to:
Today will be banana bread (from the looks of the fruit bowl) and perhaps a chocolate zuchini cake (without icing).
What are you reading?
Here’s what I’ve got lined up for the next few days. Yep. I usually read a new book every couple days; about 4-5 a week. I love reading …
Jul
9
2010
However, here’s a recommendation for a COMPLIMENTARY CALL from a friend of mine. I KNOW you’ll enjoy what she has to say — it’s always very informative, clear and helpful. And, she has a great sense of humour!
Helen Graves, the Grand Poohbah of Crackerjack Online Marketing, is hosting a no-cost training call on:
“Get your rear in gear! How to STOP feeling guilty about the sise of your ‘to do’ list and get the right things done at the right time.”
When? Wed., July 21 at 8pm EST
Find out more and register: http://snipurl.com/rearingearcall
I’ll be registering — you can count on that! Perhaps, I’ll ‘hear’ you on the call.
Jul
5
2010
In the last post, we talked about “Money will get your attention – one way or another” and then chose to change by picking one item from the list.
Here’s a review of the list…
Some items on the list are easier to deal with than others. Start with one of the easy ones.
° Open the bills; pay something toward each of them
° Cash any cheques lying about (are you aware there is a timeframe where a cheque becomes ‘null and void’ and the bank will not cash it? Money lost for you!)
° Use those gift cards – or – gift them to someone who will
° Utilize less of your overdraft amount; eventually, stop using it (the fees charged are a big money drain)
Start now.
Today!
Pick one.
Which one did you choose?
I promised I’d share which one I chose.
Since I no longer (thankfully!) have an issue with the last one, I was able to eliminate it from my choices. Not having an issue with something always makes me feel good and allows me to recognize how far I have journeyed. Recognizing our own growth and development is very important. Take a moment RIGHT NOW to be grateful for how far you have come. I can honestly say it is a big relief not to have to deal with always living to the maximum of my overdraft allowed. If you’re still there, don’t panic … it took me literally years to get away from using mine.
For those who are living on their overdraft, here’s a suggestion: promise yourself that you will NOT go to the maximum overdraft this month. Pick any number (that is not the maximum) as your new ‘maximum’ level of overdraft … simply pretend the bank changed the number and stick to it. As an example, if your allowed overdraft is $500; choose not to go more than $450 this month. And, follow through on that. Make conscious choices every time you use the overdraft. Ask yourself: “Is it really necessary to use this, or is there another way I can deal with this situation?” The lesson is in the choice but, more importantly, in the consciousness of that choice.
My choice for today was:
Deposit the uncashed cheques in my wallet – in my case, there were reasons (or, perhaps, they’re excuses depending on how you analyze them): it is an hour to get to town and back so I like to do all my errands at once; one of the cheques was post-dated to June 30; I had 12 guests at my rental and six guests here at home over the past long weekend; and I didn’t feel like running into town both Friday and Monday so I chose to wait until today. Turns out it was worth it as my husband got cheques in the mailbox late on Friday afternoon. Now, I can deposit them all at once, take my dog to her vet appointment and get some groceries – all on the same run.
I’d be very interested in knowing which item you chose and why. Click on the word ‘comment’ below this post to interact on this blog.
Wishing you a successful week!
Jun
27
2010
Money LOVES to be paid attention to.
If you are
° blasé about how much money you earn
° indifferent to where your investments are located or how they are faring
° oblivious to your actual debt load
° unaware of your total net worth
you cannot, energetically or realistically, expect to be anywhere different than right where you already are financially.
That’s a pretty strong statement. It’s more than a strong statement … it’s a fact.
You know this at some level. If you think about it, you have experienced money’s attention in both positive and negative ways throughout your life. The positive times are exhilarating and often appear short-lived; the negative ones are downright depressing and seem to drag on way longer than necessary. We’ve all been there. You are not alone.
If you
° leave bills piled in a corner unopened
° frequently experience cycles of financial feast and famine
° have unused gift cards or uncashed cheques in your wallet or lying around somewhere
° fear discussing your fees
° have unpaid or unfiled taxes
° give away services or offer too much information without charging for it
° use the overdraft portion of your bank accounts
° don’t hold firm to prices
° have people who owe you money that aren’t paying you
° don’t know your bank balance
Any and all of these are ways that you are not paying attention to money in your life. Some are money leaks and some are reflections of a specific money mirror. Either way, they all must be dealt with.
If you do not deal with them, they will circle around and get your attention – and, it won’t be in a positive way!
CHOOSE to change. One step at a time is fine. It takes time to change ingrained habits.
Some items on the list are easier to deal with than others. Start with one of the easy ones.
° Open the bills; pay something toward each of them
° Cash any cheques lying about (are you aware there is a timeframe where a cheque becomes ‘null and void’ and the bank will not cash it? Money lost for you!)
° Use those gift cards – or – gift them to someone who will
° Utilize less of your overdraft amount; eventually, stop using it (the fees charged are a big money drain)
Start now.
Today!
Pick one.
Feel free to share which one you chose, how you dealt with it, and how you felt before and after.
Personally, I’m working on one in the list right now. I’ll share it with you in the next post.
And, I’ll offer some suggestions on ways to deal with some of the other items.
Jun
16
2010
As you heard on today’s segment of blogtalkradio, here is a copy of the suggested ’scripts’ you could use as you learn to say ‘no’ … nicely … to requests. Remember, this is my style of speaking.
SUGGESTION:
Write out the scripts below and then ‘tweek’ them to suit your personality and voice. Practice saying them out loud until they flow and become natural for you to use.
For the beginner, try this:
“I’m really booked right now. I don’t know if I fit that in my schedule. Let me check (with my husband/wife/partner and/or my calendar) and get back to you.”
This method could be misconstrued as avoidance. And, it IS avoidance if you choose to use it that way by not getting back to the person as you said you would.
Get back to them after a reasonable amount of time … and time is relative to what is being asked of you. If they need an answer the next day, call them today so they have time to find someone else. Waiting until the last minute to say ‘no’ is inconsiderate, rude and disrespectful to the person who asked for your help. It puts them in an uncomfortable situation. True, they may not ask you again, but they will remember how you handled the situation. It is not, as we refer to it in our family, ‘taking the high road’.
Saying ‘no’ is not rude, inconsiderate nor disrespectful. It is how it is said that makes it so.
For someone who has practiced the beginner method for a while and is comfortable, try this:
“I’m sorry. I would like to help, but I can’t do it right now.” (Insert offer to help with something else or another time here if suitable and true.)
This method requires no getting back to anyone, no avoidance and no delays. You’ve said ‘no’ in a nice way. If you really would like to help and could do so at some other time, say so and/or make a suggestion when, where and what you would be willing to help with. The person on the receiving end will appreciate your honesty and will contact you again.
Once you feel comfortable with that, you can move on to simply saying:
“Sorry. No.” (unless you’re not sorry of course)
This implies that you choose to say ‘no’ which is, in fact, exactly what you are doing. No excuses. You simply are not doing whatever is asked. If you are not sorry that you are saying ‘no’, you could say: “I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I’m saying ‘no’ on this.” That statement doesn’t say you are sorry, it says you are sorry to disappoint them which, most likely, you are.
It takes time for you to adapt to saying ‘no’ and it takes more time for those around you to adapt to you saying it, especially if you’ve been a ‘yes’ person for a long time.
So … practice, practice, practice.
By the way, this method makes it much easier to say an enthusiastic ‘yes’ when you want to!
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NEXT SEGMENT OF: www.BlogTalkRadio.com/12-at-12
Wed., June 30 at noon til 12 minutes after the hour
Jun
13
2010
THIS WEEK: Wednesday, June 16 — 12 noon until 12 minutes after the hour.
NEXT SEGMENT: June 30 at 12 noon until 12 minutes after the hour.
Jun
9
2010
One of the biggest boundaries we have is learning to say “no”. Boundaries is also the most common “money mirror” in my experience with clients. A “money mirror” shows us how the money we have is a reflection of the mirror we are currently learning from. And, yes, you can be learning from more than one mirror simultaneously. However, one mirror will be predominating in specific situations such as business. Your relationships money mirror may be totally different.
As a personal example: although it is a leeetle bit scary to ‘shine my light’ and stand up as a bigger leader for others, it is very freeing and wonderful to be able to understand this level of me, to be able to articulate it to others, and to have it as the underlying passion that fuels my brand, my business and my new found level of success. Also, not surprisingly, this is the same focus as my current money mirror – to stand up and be a leader … to set an example for others.
My recently-created BlogTalkRadio show is another step toward accepting the challenge of my money mirror.
See, coaches have lessons too!
I truly believe that our physical outer world (our reality) is a direct result of our inner world (beliefs, knowledge, circle of influence and more) – all stemming from our past beliefs. We’ll delve more deeply into that concept in other segments. I simply want to set the stage for ‘money mirrors’ because it is the ‘inner world’ of our beliefs about money that creates the ‘outer world’ of financial rewards or struggles we experience in our daily lives.
To give you a better idea of what I mean, consider this…
An orange tree does not grow lemons or grapefruits no matter how much you intend or hope for it to do so. The fact that they are all citrus trees is irrelevant to the orange tree. An orange tree grows oranges. That’s it. However, how many oranges, how juicy and tasty the oranges are, how long the tree survives – all of those variables are open to adaptation. What creates juicier oranges? You sitting there cross-legged in front of the tree daily and intending juicier oranges isn’t likely going to cut it. You could physically do quite a few things that would help increase the odds of a better outcome for the fruit of the orange tree. Some are simple: like proper amounts of light and moisture; temperature for ideal growth; checking nutrient levels in the surrounding soil. Some are more complex: as in changing the actual nutrient content of the surrounding soil; moving the tree to a more nurturing and protected environment. By changing any one of these, whether the simple or the complex, the outcome is affected.
Let’s bring that back to our physical world or reality. If we change any one belief (thought process), it will affect our outer world by creating a new result through our action. Therefore, changing our current beliefs about money will change our future results.
So, here’s the synopsis, or as I like to say: “Sue-nopsis”…
There are FOUR MIRRORS
They are:
Listen to the entire show (12 minutes) on my BlogTalkRadio Show “12 at 12″ today, June 9 at noon. Yes, it’s archived if you can’t make it.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/12-at-12
Until next time…
Sue
Apr
17
2010
My platinum coach and mentor, Kendall Summerhawk, is hosting the second call in a series of 4 entitled “Niche Breakthrough Secrets” today (Saturday). Each call is its own entity, so you can join in anytime. Plus, if you register now, you still receive all the information as all calls are recorded and transcribed for your convenience. Plus, Kendall always gives great handouts. Here’s a little more information of what you get with the series:
When you enroll in this special Niche Breakthrough Secrets telecourse, you will receive:
Here’s the link to register if you’re interested http://bit.ly/NicheSecretsWS
You can bet I’m on the calls! I’m always listening and learning so that I can pass on more information to my clients. Who better to learn from than a multi-million dollar coach who is obviously successful? And, she’s a nice person. How do I know? Because I’ve a lot of time in her retreats and been watching, listening and researching for quite some time.
Hope I ‘hear’ you on the call…
Susan (Sue) Crutcher, CMMSC, CPC, RRPr, CPTN-CPT, Money, Marketing and Soul Coach; Life Empowerment Mentor™, Baby Steps to Success Expert™, and Creator of Sunami Of Success™ Program, inspiring and empowering Small Business Entrepreneurs to transform their lives to one of amazing success, ease and abundance. For a multitude of free tips, articles and information, visit http: www.SueCrutcher.com and click on ‘free resources’.
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