Self Employed Success

I’d love your input and feedback!

I’ve had an idea brewing in my mind for quite some time for a live weekend event. I’d love your feedback on this idea!

What if you could get away for an entire weekend to create the most fabulous business you can imagine?

I’m interested in your feedback on a retreat weekend for small business owners, where you could plan and create your entire next year for business in one weekend.

It would be a place to work ON your business, not IN it, brainstorming and masterminding with other small business owners about creative possibilities and solutions for your business.

Could you help me by answering a few questions about this retreat weekend idea and what you’d like to see in it? Thanks! Here’s the survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WDCL76H

I’ll be speaking at the following live events:

• March 19 – “Creating Small Business Websites That Grab Attention” – Association For Women in Communications – NJ Chapter/West Orange, NJ
• March 23 – “The Power of Mastermind Groups” – Women’s Entrepreneur Success Symposium/Warrington, PA
• April 30 – “90 Minute Marketing Plans That Get Results” – International Coach Federation – Connecticut Chapter/Shelton, CT

I hope to see you there!

Good news! It took me a few weeks to clean up the dust from renaming my blog, which included renaming the RSS Feed. I’m using FeedBurner, which allows you to choose which Blog Reader you want to use, easily and simply.

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Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it, and a Happy New Year!

May happiness surround your holiday season, and may peace and prosperity follow you into 2010.

Warmly,

Karyn & Aly

I’m facilitating the largest mastermind group ever, at the ICF Conference in December!

The ICF called me a few months ago and asked me to conduct a three-hour breakout on Friday afternoon entitled “Call To Action.”

It’s about choosing your most important, passionate goals, sorting through everything you learned at the Conference, masterminding a strategic Action Plan, and finding mastermind accountability partners to support you in your implementation.

Are you going to the ICF Conference this year in Orlando? Hope to see you there!

Very cool … my blog has been listed in ODesk’s 10 Freelance Lifestyle Sites list!

(Yay!) 

How to Turn Followers Into Fans (and Fans Into Leads!) With Social Networking

November 4, 2009, 1:00 – 2:00 PM eastern

(Yes, the call will be recorded, so if you want the recording and can’t attend live, register anyway!)

You know that social networking is THE place to be for online marketing, but how do you know if your followers want to do business with you?

In this teleseminar, social media strategist Nancy Marmolejo will share how to attract ideally matched followers and turn them into your biggest fans (and easiest clients!)

For more details on the class, and to register for this free teleclass:

http://www.passionforbusinesslearning.com/free-teleclasses.html

We’re so pleased to announce that we’ve released a re-designed website that we did for Helga Matzko, owner of The Gestalt Institute of Rhode Island.

Helga asked us for a major site makeover: combine THREE sites into one and give it a branding facelift. Much website planning work went into this site redesign, including copywriting and editing, new colors, new logo, new graphics and a major navigation structure change.

The Gestalt Institue of Rhode Island offers training classes to therapy and coaching professionals, as well as one-on-one coaching and therapy to individuals. Helga Matzko is well-known in the Gestalt Therapy field.

Congratulations, Helga, on your new site!

http://www.gestaltri.com

I will be speaking to the Teen Coaching SIG on Tuesday, October 6 at 10:00 AM eastern about “Beyond Group Coaching: How to Create and Run a Mastermind Group.”
 
I hope you can join us! Please feel free to pass this to coaching colleagues who may be interested in this topic.
 
Dial in info:  1-212-457-9879,  PIN: 700827#
 
There is synergy of energy, commitment and excitement that participants bring to a Mastermind Group. The beauty of Mastermind Groups is that participants raise the bar by challenging each other to create and implement goals, brainstorm ideas, and support each other with total honesty, respect and compassion.
 
I will be discussing in-person, online and telephone-based Mastermind Groups, and how Mastermind Groups are the natural next-evolution to group coaching.
 
Come learn how creating and offering Mastermind Groups will enhance your business and your life.
 
You will learn:

•  The difference between group coaching and mastermind groups
•  The extraordinary benefits of mastermind groups
•  How to choose a niche for your mastermind group
•  How to screen participants
•  Where to hold meetings
•  How to create agendas for the meetings

Special Note: I *will* be recording this. I’ll post the link to the recording on my blog once it’s ready. 

Add Mastermind Groups to your business and watch it grow!

There is synergy of energy, commitment, and excitement that participants bring to a Mastermind Group. The beauty of Mastermind Groups is that participants raise the bar by challenging each other to create and implement goals, brainstorm ideas, and support each other with total honesty, respect and compassion. Mastermind participants act as catalysts for growth, devil’s advocates and supportive colleagues.

Class begins July 30

In this three-week teleclass you will learn how to:

• Choose which type of Mastermind Group to create
• Determine if your Mastermind group will be free or paid membership
• Market to attract members
• Choose participants
• Construct different types of meeting agendas
• Create group policies and procedures
• Determine your role
• Deal with difficult members
• Tips for facilitating discussions at meetings

Kate Sanner, a student from this class says, “As someone who already offers individual and group coaching as part of my business, it was very useful to learn from Karyn this additional tool of Mastermind Groups to add to the service line of my business. Karyn provided incredible value in this class with her step-by-step process, educational materials, and dynamic teaching style.”

SCHEDULE:
This three-week teleclass begins July 30, 2008.
All class sessions are 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM eastern.

Classes will be recorded, so if you miss a session, you will be able to download the audio recording of the live class and listen to it at your leisure.

BONUS:
Once you register for the How to Create and Run a Mastermind Group class, you may list your mastermind group for free at The Mastermind Group Finder – The Success Alliance website, which receive 16,000 visitors annually looking for mastermind groups. You will receive an email with instructions on how to list your mastermind group once you register.

Registration fee: $110

To learn more about this class, and to register:

http://www.passionforbusinesslearning.com/mastermind/

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