Feeling stuck? UNmovitvated? UNable to move forward or to get stuff done?
In 2017, I had the great fortune of spending 2 days with Joseph McClendon III.
In many ways, you could say he is the science and psychology behind Tony Robbins. In fact, as a neuropsychologist he has a lot to teach us all. One of the most powerful techniques he shares is the his STOP technique.
Do you:
Compare yourself to everyone else’s Facebook status posts?
Measure your success against someone else’s or your own criteria?
Try to be the same as — or different from — someone else?
If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, then you are suffering from what I’ve come to call Comparanoia®. The good news is that there’s an antidote. But before I share the antidote, let me tell you what Comparanoia® is and, what it isn’t.
Comparing yourself to others, whether you come out ahead or behind, robs you of many things, the most notable of which is joy.
There are many reasons for this. For one, when you compare yourself to others, you’re comparing the worst of you to the best of them. Others, whether it be face-to-face or on social media, tend to display the highlight reels of their lives, and whose messy real-life can compare to someone’s edited curation? Growing up, when we’d drive through a wealthy neighborhood admiring the beautiful homes, my mom would tell me, you never know what’s going on inside. Everyone has their struggles.…
You've dreamt about it.
You've visualized and manifested it.
Maybe you've even mentally prepared yourself for the increase in exposure and business that will come as a result.
Delivering a TED talk is a big deal! When you do the math, it works out that barely 0.02% of the global population has ever given one. Joining such an elite, exclusive group will certainly make a positive impact on you personally and on your business or legacy.
Or so you think/hope.
Feeling stuck? UNmovitvated? UNable to move forward or to get stuff done?
In 2017, I had the great fortune of spending 2 days with Joseph McClendon III.
In many ways, you could say he is the science and psychology behind Tony Robbins. In fact, as a neuropsychologist he has a lot to teach us all. One of the most powerful techniques he shares is the his STOP technique.
Do you:
Compare yourself to everyone else’s Facebook status posts?
Measure your success against someone else’s or your own criteria?
Try to be the same as — or different from — someone else?
If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, then you are suffering from what I’ve come to call Comparanoia®. The good news is that there’s an antidote. But before I share the antidote, let me tell you what Comparanoia® is and, what it isn’t.
Comparing yourself to others, whether you come out ahead or behind, robs you of many things, the most notable of which is joy.
There are many reasons for this. For one, when you compare yourself to others, you’re comparing the worst of you to the best of them. Others, whether it be face-to-face or on social media, tend to display the highlight reels of their lives, and whose messy real-life can compare to someone’s edited curation? Growing up, when we’d drive through a wealthy neighborhood admiring the beautiful homes, my mom would tell me, you never know what’s going on inside. Everyone has their struggles.…
In the summer of 2009, I moved to the Arctic, by choice. I was on a mission for a fresh start. What I discovered was a shocking truth that would forever change the way I approached life and business.
Arriving in a new environment can be exhilarating - just like starting a new project or even a new relationship. For us entrepreneurs, the risk and challenge involved with starting over is addictive. I was up for the challenge, and my first days were filled with long, sunny days and an UNstoppable spirit.
Lisa Sasevich, has assumed the throne as The Queen of Sales Conversion not by accident! She is a master (Queen).
You see, if you want to make a sale or be known as a stand-out speaker and authority, the first moments of your presentation matter just as much as (more than) your close! In fact, what you do BEFORE you ever take the stage matters the most!
The secret is a philosophy that I’ve used for many years to create success in education, fitness, and performance. I have adapted the principles with your business and personal success in mind so you can begin to reverse engineer your signature talks and workshops to achieve the same success Lisa, I and other 'knowers of the truth' have enjoyed.
You have a gift; something to offer the world. You know you can provide massive value through your message and the way you present your content, while you build your business and authority in your niche, and create the life you want.
It’s simple, right? All you have to do is get your stuff out there. There is certainly no shortage of platforms and delivery methods in the online world, so, you invest in yourself and your business, create an offer, and you share your message far and wide and shout it from proverbial (digital) mountaintops.
As a speaker, you know that your unique approach to the content you present makes you unique - in theory, a highly bookable commodity for any conference organizer or event planner.
And then you realize (and if you haven’t yet, let me tell you. BOLD statement alert):
It’s no secret that emotion plays a major role in how people make decisions. It's the reason why 'story' has become such a hot topic for speakers and a well known fact when it comes to sales conversion. (Admit it, you’ve been #funneled. I know I have.)
To create an environment where you elicit specific emotions isn't always the easiest proposition. The ideal scenario is for you to create and deliver an experience that results in your audience saying 'WOW'.
Here's the reality when it comes to creating WOW-experiences:
(No offense…I will always be Simon Cowell honest with you.)
The real secret lies in how to sustain the EMOTION created from your initial presentation!
Knowledge and content engages us at the lowest level of the cognitive domain (the thinking part of your brain).
Receiving knowledge ranks at the lowest level of the affective domain (the emotional/feeling part of your brain).
Simply put, if you are going to speak or present a workshop of any kind, sharing your knowledge of how to [fill in the blank awesome way I can level-up your income and life] may get you initial sales and new followers based on your content, however, it will fall short on developing a dedicated following of fans who want more of what you have to share.
And, isn’t that point?
Your audience - every single one of them - is your lifeline and your equity.
