5: How to be Proactive Instead of Reactive in Your Business
09/20/20 • 10 min
Are you approaching the tasks in your business proactively or reactively? If you're treating your business like a game of pinball, where you're just doing what you can to ensure you don't lose the ball, you're being reactive. Instead, consider ways you can treat your business like a game of bowling, where you're always focused on the strategy of knocking down the pins. Listen in as I share three ways you can leave the game of pinball that you're playing in your business behind and implement the strategy of bowling!
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Bowling as a Strategy in Business (1:57)
Three Ways to Bowl Instead of Pinball (2:44)
- Create before we consume.
- Batch your time.
- Pick one metric to focus on and check in once a month.
The Episode’s One-Liner: Our destiny is not an uncontrollable future. It’s an active decision to write our own story.
Looking for the transcript? Head to businessonthebrightside.com to review transcripts from each episode!
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Are you approaching the tasks in your business proactively or reactively? If you're treating your business like a game of pinball, where you're just doing what you can to ensure you don't lose the ball, you're being reactive. Instead, consider ways you can treat your business like a game of bowling, where you're always focused on the strategy of knocking down the pins. Listen in as I share three ways you can leave the game of pinball that you're playing in your business behind and implement the strategy of bowling!
Are you ready to make an impact and income by writing non-fiction books? Sign up for my 5-day conference for women where we'll build a community and challenge you to share your story! Sign up for the Write the Dang Book Conference >>
Bowling as a Strategy in Business (1:57)
Three Ways to Bowl Instead of Pinball (2:44)
- Create before we consume.
- Batch your time.
- Pick one metric to focus on and check in once a month.
The Episode’s One-Liner: Our destiny is not an uncontrollable future. It’s an active decision to write our own story.
Looking for the transcript? Head to businessonthebrightside.com to review transcripts from each episode!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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4: How to Publish Your Non-Fiction Book
I believe that everyone has a story to share on their experiences in life and business! With the self-help genre booming right now, I'd love to help more women authors line the shelves at Target! If you have something to say, I want to help you get it on paper and published! In this episode, I'm sharing the five things you need to think about when publishing your non-fiction book!
Meeting Bob Goff (4:18)
Before Publishing Chasing the Bright Side (2:48)
Using Your Story to Help Others with Their Story (6:09)
5 Things to Think About when Publishing Your Non-Fiction Book: (6:22)
1. Think of your book idea as a before/after point for a reader.
2. What do you want to be known for?
3. Your book should be similar enough to some of your favorites, but different enough to stand out.
4. Don't write your whole book, write your proposal.
5. Your book is your business card.
The Episode’s One Liner: All of your experiences (good, bad, and funny) add up to a story, and the value in every lesson is the story that goes with it. What story will you tell? (14:41)
Links:
instagram.com/jess_ekstrom
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6: 2 Things You Need to Become a Paid Speaker
Are you ready to turn your speaking gigs into more than just a hobby? Turn it into income and add professional speaker to your bio! In today's episode I'm sharing the two things that you need to start doing in order to transition from free speaker to paid speaker.
How to Transition from Free Speaking to Paid Speaking (2:38)
2 Questions to Ask Yourself (3:03)
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- Are you asking for money?
Asking for Money (5:12)
Ask: "What is your speaker budget?' vs. "Do you have a speaker budget?"
2 Things You Need to Become a Paid Speaker (5:38)
- Position your talk so that your story serves.
- Ask for money.
This Episode's One-Liner: If you want to speak and get paid to do it, think of how your story serves, then sell it. (6:08)
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