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What Exactly Do You Do?

You know what you offer in terms of products and services, right?

I wonder.

Is it possible that what you really offer is something very different than what you may think? Sometimes we get so close to our business, our expertise, and the way people 'know us' that we think that's what we 'do'. It's not.

What you do and what I do is provide solutions. I confess that may sound a bit trite. But the observation is sincere. And the sooner you can dive in and wrap your arms around the solutions you offer - how you help - the faster you can find more people to serve, and the more ways you can build to serve them.

If you want to learn more, I encourage you to join me and seven other business owners for a half day workshop where we'll tackle this and more.

It's called Coffee with Kristen, and it's a safe, powerful place to plant the seeds and quantum leap your business!

To your success, Kristen

Big Questions

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Recently I wrote about Nancy Juetten and the amazing ways she has designed to serve more and more people in her business. And I promised to write about the power of questions. Today I am so excited to start an inquiry into an area that has so much to offer those who choose to play big.

I believe questions are the access to our creativity. And, I believe the bigger our questions, the more interesting our lives.

Imagine getting the power of your subconscious working on questions like these for your business:

What if I worked 4 days a week?
What if I could retire in 10 years?
What if I built one passive revenue stream this year?
What if my business grew exclusively on referrals?
What if I took a month off a year?

Ask yourself one of these questions, or one tailor made for you, once a day for a week and see what happens. My experience is that my mind starts working on the answer, in the background, and over time answers begin to emerge.

This is what Nancy Juetten did when she chose to create different ways of reaching, teaching and serving more people with her unique brand of media savvy. See my post from March 14th to discover more about how Nancy is growing her business by asking big questions and serving up big solutions for her clients.

(And see one way my company, Affirmagy, answered the big question, "How can we help non-profits make money selling Affirmawraps?" The answer is here.)

Coffee with Kristen

It's official. Coffee with Kristen is now available.

"What? 'Now available?' Kristen are you OK?"

Yep, I am great! Today I am officially announcing Coffee with Kristen, a workshop dedicated to three of my favorite things: Connection, Contribution, and Cash Flow!

Here's the deal. The table is set for eight women business owners. Over coffee, snacks and lunch, we'll dive into the three "C's" above. Coffee, after all, is about connecting with people, isn't it? And when we contribute with one another, it's rewarding, isn't it? Well, I've decided to add Cash Flow to the mix. Why? Because a healthy bottom line expands our thinking, our reach, our momentum, our vision and our ability to connect and contribute.

Come join me for this landmark event. It could be the most profitable coffee you've ever had!

To your success, Kristen

Serve More People. Grow Your Business.

(Post corrected on March 16th. Corrected words appear in italics. My thanks to Angie Jones.)

Nancy Juetten and I got to talking recently about the success of her Publici-Tea events - monthly gatherings at her home geared to delivering DIY PR tools to those seeking to be "Seen Heard and Celebrated in Their Own Backyard and Beyond." Nancy is a great publicist. And a year or so ago she started asking herself some very big questions and about her business and ways she could grow it, knowing there are only so many hours in a day. As Nancy started asking questions - questions I will be asking you - she then began a process that has produced great results for her and her customers.

I want to share a little about what I've seen Nancy accomplish because it truly captures the spirit of service as a fundamental way to improve the bottom line and reach more people. If you look at successful people, and businesses, their success (their revenue) grows in proportion to the amount of people they serve. Serve more people, grow your business.

Before this all started Nancy was a publicist for hire. Be it hourly or monthly retainer it didn't matter, she like so many of us traded time for money. Then those big questions started coming...

She started asking herself how she could serve more people with her unique brand of media savvy. That's how her Do-It-Yourself Media-Savvy-to-Go Publicity Toolkit was born. Now think about this for a moment. WHY would anyone give away their expertise - their resources, their valuable tools - for under $100 in the form of a do-it-yourself publicity toolkit? Nancy knows. Its all about serving and bringing value to the table.

Today Nancy has three distinct ways that she can help you. One is with her Media-Savvy-to-Go Publicity Toolkit and related products that can be purchased on an a la carte basis. Two is via her in-person events. And three is buying her time. The great thing about all three of things vehicles is that Nancy can now help more people in ways that are meaningful to THEM.

Are you starting to see a trend here? This post is the beginning a of series dedicated to the notion of growing business through contribution. And the idea that when we first seek to serve, our lives and our companies unfold in untold ways.

As Nancy would say, "It's a beautiful thing."

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