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Wherever you go, there you are.
Funny how that works. All our foibles and greatness come to work and play with us.
The more insights we glean from noticing what happens when we show up, the more we can show up at our best.
This blog is full of:
- practical business advice
- interviews & stories
- poems
- opinions
- references to other teachers
- examples of inspired entrepreneurs
Take what works for you and leave the rest. Some of these have been published, some have not. If you would like to quote a segment or a whole article, I only ask that you give credit where credit is due.
And then tell your own story. So many times I hear people quoting someone else as if their own source of wisdom lies outside themselves. I call that OUT-sourcing. This blog and my work with Intuitive Plan is to here to help you IN-source.
Notice how the wisdom you find INside is remarkably perfect... for YOU in any given moment.
Congratulations for the journey,
Rosemary Senjem
for Intuitive Plan
The most recent articles:
How to Get Good Testimonials
By Rosemary Senjem | October 6, 2008
These steps are for do-gooders. When you do good work, you get good testimonials.
If you are new at what you do, you can still get good testimonials while you are getting practice. The trick is to work with clients who are eager to work with you at your current skill level.
Step 1: ASK for the testimonials
This sample email message can be adapted for testimonials or permission for featuring someone in a case study.
From: [YOU]
To: [CUSTOMERS YOU LOVED WORKING WITH and WHO ENJOYED YOU - Be choosy. It's not only rude, but a really bad idea to contact people who did not FULLY enjoy your company for a testimonial. Contact them for feedback if you want, but not a testimonial.]
Subject: testimonial for website
Dear [CUSTOMER NAME],
[FRIENDLY GREETING OR INTRO TO MESSAGE]
As you now know, I am building a website for ["me" or "us" or NAME OF YOUR COMPANY], and am asking for a few minutes of your time to help me.
What we are going to do on the new site is tell some success stories and I would like to feature the project we did with you.
Thank you for responding to the following questions. I would like to quote you in the story.
1) Why did you choose to hire ["me" or "us" or NAME OF YOUR COMPANY]?
2) Name 3 aspects of working with ["me" or "us" or NAME OF YOUR COMPANY] that you appreciated the most.
3) How did ["me" or "us" or NAME OF YOUR COMPANY] help you achieve your goals?
4) For what reasons would you recommend ["me" or "us" or NAME OF YOUR COMPANY] to someone else?
THANK YOU and I would love to hear any other feedback you have for me/us about the work we did for you. We really enjoyed working with you!
Best regards,
[YOU]
Step 2: Tie up Loose Ends
- With the testimonials that come back right away (within a week):
- Send an immediate, hand written, THANK YOU card in the mail.
- With the folks who do not respond right away, call each one and reconnect:
- Ask how they are doing
- Ask if it would be easier to just give you a testimonial or feedback on the phone
- Promise to show them what you type up for their approval before you publish it as a testimonial
- Get it typed up and approved quickly. Call them again if necessary to for phone approval to keep your process moving.
- Send an immediate, hand written, THANK YOU card in the mail, as soon as you get approval.
Step 3: Follow-up
When you launch your site, be sure to share the joy with these folks FIRST.
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Fear’s Antidote
By Rosemary Senjem | October 1, 2008
Your vision gets narrow, literally and figuratively, shutting down your creativity and your options. You get tight muscles and can start sweating (the stinky kind!). YIKES!
In the face of all the financial news, the air in any public space seems to be thick with fear and anxiety.
Emergency Measures are called for here.
And I’m NOT talking about a bailout. I’m talking about getting your mindBody aligned to help you.
Get up right now, out of your chair (or at least sit up as tall as you can) and start a gentle bounce, a jiggle, a shimmy, a shake. This is the fastest way to change the body chemistry of fear. (Yes, I can show you the research about this and I’m NOT going to distract you with a link here. Come on, get going. Start shaking it out of you.)
Ramp it up a bit.
Play with the VOLUME of shaking you’re doing.
Make it big. Make it little. Make it work for you.
(TIP: If you are not in a place to do this physically, close your eyes and VISUALIZE shaking. That will still help you! All those muscles will still fire.)
Now find your own ending to that and notice what’s going on in your body.
Do you feel any looser?
Still a stuck, frozen place?
Put your hand on that part of you and find a way to gently rock that part of you. And listen to that spot. Give it what it needs. Then move it into a jiggle, like you’re soothing a baby.
Listen to your body.
It’s the control panel for your Spirit while you’re on the planet. What’s it saying? The Ghestalt therapists say that Anxiety is Excitement without Support. Ask this part of yourself what kind of support it needs. And then for your own sake, follow through and deliver that support in any way you can!
Get 30 days of supportive tips like this for creating more ease in your own body while building your business from my new email course coming out in October. Contact me if you want to get notified as soon as it is available.
Want to play with other people who understand this Wisdom of the Body? Check out www.InterPlay.org.
Topics: Body Wisdom for Entrepreneurs | No Comments »
Wonder Woman Seeks the Truth about Play and Work
By Rosemary Senjem | August 4, 2008
Wonder Woman was spotted in Oakland, CA, on August 2, waving, smiling and spreading love and joy while helping people cross the street at a farmer’s market and street festival. She was on a quest to find the Truth about Play and Work with her trusty Golden Lasso of Truth. Read the rest of this entry »
Topics: Inspiration, Special Projects | 2 Comments »
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