How to connect with people without the small talk

Your ability to connect, to engage with people, is a key ingredient to your personal and professional success.

Your time is your most valuable asset; do not waste it on small talk.

Learn how to engage more with your fans and clients and really listen to them so you can provide them with the solutions they are looking for.

#thestarinyou

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Thank you,

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T

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Larry Benet- The Connector
http://www.larrybenet.com/

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How to craft a Money Making Message [Action Required]

Are you an entrepreneur, a coach, a business owner who wants to grow their business?

Do you want to reach more clients so you increase your sales and achieve the success and freedom you want?

If your answers to the above questions were Yes!, a strong and loud Yes!, continue reading.

Online marketing is a great way to reach a wider audience.

But how do you stand out? 

First of all to stand out, you need to show up. Show up in your authentic, awesome way! You are special, unique and one of a kind! There is no one else like you in the entire Universe! No matter how hard we try to find someone like you, we will not.

What is your voice? What makes you unique?

Figure that out and success is guaranteed. Audiences love the truth! We all crave for it. It is so scarce that when we get a taste of it, we are stuck! It is addictive and we want more and more.

Once you discover the authentic you, what do you do?

What comes next?

The next step is to Step in the Spotlight!

Let the your talents shine bright. Let the star in you shine bright. Stand on "stage", in front of everyone and let the world know "This is me and here I am!"

Align your mind, heart and gut and you will speak from your truth. And then people will come and they will follow you wherever you will take them.

Then there are practical steps you can take to Show Up and Brand Up.

But remember, mindset comes first! I can give you the best script for achieving great sales. If you do not believe you can make the sale, your words will be empty and the result poor.

First you need to raise your energy, your self confidence and then step into the action.

Like an actor, you need to believe you are the Role and then step on stage. Do your preparation first, build up the character first.

So you did all the mindset work and you are ready!

What is next?

I am a great supporter of Video for your marketing. The numbers agree with me too.

As you can see, the numbers when it comes to VIDEO are amazing! 

80% remember the video, 26% look for more information and 12% actually make a purchase!

If you are not using video yet to grow your business, you are leaving money on the table. Money that could be spend in awesome ways!

Video can support you in your email marketing too.

Take a look at these numbers!

Don't they put a smile on your face?

Once you decide to actually use Video and grow your business by reaching more people and ideal clients, how do you craft your message?

What kind of videos do you produce?

The first thing you need to pay attention to is

STORY

We all love stories! Make sure your videos, your posts, tell a story.

Find a creative way to talk about:

1. The problem you help solve

2. Your ideal client

3. The transformation they will go through

4. Your story

5. What makes you unique.

Let yourself free and allow creativity to take over!

Looking forward to seeing you in your videos! Post a link to them below so we can all show up and support you.

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Thank you for your time. I really appreciate you being here.

Thank you for giving me the chance to fulfil my mission in life, which is to support people with their personal and professional empowerment.

 

If you want to work more on your visibility mindset

and understand better how you can creatively lead yourself and your team to success, check out my course on Creative Leadership.

 

If you want to use video, but do not know where to start I have some solutions for you:

1. You can join our FREE Facebook Live challenge which starts March 20th. We will go Live for 5 days in our group. We will use this time as "rehearsal" to make everyone comfortable with Livestreaming. 🎬🎥 . I will be giving tips, acting secrets and feedback and more 😉 Then once the challenge is over, with the people who complete it, we will do a Facebook Live jamsession from our Business Pages to support each other and grow our audience.

The only thing you have to do to join for free is to come over at our Facebook community at bit.ly/showupgroup

2. You can check out my online course on how you can create your ABOUT ME video, one of the key videos every entrepreneur, coach and business owner should have.

If you want more editing options here is a blog post about free editing programs.

Looking forward to connecting and working with you!

Love,

T

A freebie before you go!

5 Free VIDEO editing programs

Are you an entrepreneur, a coach, a business owner who wants to grow their business? Who wants to allow their ideal clients to experience your energy?

Video is your answer!

According to a report published in Forrester including a video in an email leads to a 300% increase click- through rate.

Unbounce reports that including a video on your landing page can increase conversion by 80%!

YouTube, the number 2 search engine, reports that mobile video viewing increases every year by 100% and more.

Are these numbers enough to convince you that you need to start incorporating VIDEOS in your marketing to attract the clients you want and deserve?

Video is an amazing and effective way to lead your business forward, grow your sales and achieve the success, freedom and financial independence you deserve.

But you need to first create the video, right?

If you do not know where to start, you can check out my How to Create your ABOUT ME video. I teach you everything from ideation, pre production, establishing your message, writing your script, shooting, camera angles, light, sound, post production and sharing it with the world.

And once you have your footage you will need to edit it.

Here are some tools for beginners to help you do just that!

1. iMovie

If you own a Mac, iPad or iPhone, there is no need to download anything, as iMovie is already there for you. You can upload your footage and be as creative as you want! 

2. Machete Video Editor Lite

This program is for Windows. It is the free version of the editing program Machete. You can "slice" your video files, delete unnecessary parts, copy, move and mix.

3. Avidemux

It is a free video editor designed for simple tasks such as cutting, filtering and encoding.

4. Cameo

A free app created by Vimeo so you can edit and share cinematic videos on your phone.

5. Blender

Blender is a 3-D animation suite which allows for modelling, rendering and more.

Are you using any other amazing video editing tools that are not on the list?

Tell us below in the comments or join us at our community on Facebook.

Go Create!

Before you go, check out this video created entirely on my iPhone:

Here is a checklist to help you get started:

Where did you find the Lesson today?

I recently watched the documentary “Jiro dreams of Sushi”.

It is the story of the famous sushi chef Jiro.

Chef Jiro has a small sushi restaurant of 12 seats, located in a metro station in Tokyo. To eat at his restaurant one needs to make reservations 2 months to a year in advance.

Yamamoto, a famous Japanese food critic, who has known Jiro for the past 40 years, lists the 5 attributes a great chef should have; attributes that one will find in Chef Jiro:

1. A chef needs to take his/her work seriously | aspire to reach higher levels | have self discipline.
2. A chef needs to always work on his/her skills | aspire to improve his/her skills.
3. Cleanliness | if the restaurant does not feel good and clean the food will not feel good and clean either.
4. Impatience | great chefs are leaders not collaborators | they are stubborn and persistent and insist on their creation and vision.
5. A great chef needs to be passionate.

What a recipe!

Take these 5 attributes and substitute the word “chef” with any other profession. You have the recipe for success.

One must take their work seriously; in the sense that one commits and invests in it. This laser like focus will give you the strength to exercise self discipline.

One needs to educate himself or herself all the time. Everything is evolving in great speed and you need to keep up to date, you need to address the Now and be relevant.

One needs to be clean; not necessarily “hospital” clean. One needs to be clear and “clean” when leading, be specific, to the point.

One needs to persistent. In order to do that, a Leader must have first found his/her own voice, so he/she can let the world hear it. If you do not know who you are, where you are going, self discipline will be very hard to accomplish.

Passionate! The greatest ingredient, in my opinion, a Leader can have.  Passion inspires. Passion cuts through the pain and the agony and brings you closer to your goals and pleasure.

Who would have thought that a documentary about a sushi chef in Tokyo would give us a lesson on how to be good Leader and become the best of you.

Be present, in the Now, and you will be able to find the lesson everywhere.

What is your experience? Where did you find the lesson today?

You can leave your comment below, and start a conversation that could inspire many.

Thank you.