Great Giveaway The Spark Kit

Great Giveaway The Spark Kit Yes, its true. My investment to Selling Your Soul is still paying off, and Im thrilled to say that Danielle offered us all a Spark Kit as an extra ($150!) value add. I loved that they gave us permission to offer it as a giveaway, so here we are! I can go on and on about Danielle, but those who are regulars here and probably sick of it, so let me just link away to my love notes to her, and you can click away if youre one of the un-sick ones: Danielle LaPorte is My Cult Leader Rousing Review: Style Statement Top 6 Lessons Ive Learned from Danielle LaPorte Im a Fire Starter! Danielle LaPorte Interviews Me (yes, really!) on Quittin the 9-to-5! So, in order to enter to win, answer this question in the comments: What needs sparking in your life/biz? Ill be closing up entries at noon Eastern this Friday (Aug 5th!) and choosing a winner via Random.org soon after. Ooh, funness!

3 Steps to Powerful Marketing When I work with individuals wishing to create new marketing materials for their new practice or business, I ask them to take three steps with me in the process of creating powerful messages and materials about who they are and what they offer to the world. Not coincidentally, these are the same three helpful steps I explore in my forthcoming book Breakdown, Breakthrough: The Professional Womans Guide to Claiming a Life of Passion, Power, and Purpose (Berrett-Koehler, September 2008). These steps help you to navigate through challenge, fear, and inertia, to breakthrough. These steps are: Step Back Let Go Say Yes! Stepping BackThe first step is to Step Back to gain a fresh new perspective of where you have been, where you are today, and where youd like to go. So often, we think about our past and current situation from a perspective of lack whats not good enough rather than accurately assess all the gifts, talents, abilities and skills weve honed and amassed throughout our lives.