Comments on: If You Hate Promoting Your Services, Stop http://www.valnelson.com/heart-centered-marketing/stop-selling/ Make Your Mark... It's Time. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Val Nelson http://www.valnelson.com/heart-centered-marketing/stop-selling/comment-page-1/#comment-1836 Val Nelson Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:23:58 +0000 http://www.valnelson.com/?p=1322#comment-1836 Hey Julie, Thanks for saying that. I appreciate your insights from your work with clients. Bringing our passions to networking is so important. It not only works, it makes it more real and fun. Hey Julie, Thanks for saying that. I appreciate your insights from your work with clients. Bringing our passions to networking is so important. It not only works, it makes it more real and fun.

]]> By: Julie Waggoner http://www.valnelson.com/heart-centered-marketing/stop-selling/comment-page-1/#comment-1835 Julie Waggoner Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:06:48 +0000 http://www.valnelson.com/?p=1322#comment-1835 I find that what you said here is key: "The same part of you that loves to help or create something beautiful is exactly the part of you to bring to your networking and marketing. " As a marketing consultant, I try to encourage clients not to think of networking / marketing as "selling themselves", but to focus on having fun and communicating with other people about the things they LOVE TO DO, and are PASSIONATE about. That's really what you're trying to do: impart to others some of what you are excited about, and hear from them what they're excited about. If you can then help each other - by designing a website, doing life coaching, or making a connection to a colleague who has a job opening - then that's a great outcome. I find that what you said here is key: “The same part of you that loves to help or create something beautiful is exactly the part of you to bring to your networking and marketing. ” As a marketing consultant, I try to encourage clients not to think of networking / marketing as “selling themselves”, but to focus on having fun and communicating with other people about the things they LOVE TO DO, and are PASSIONATE about. That's really what you're trying to do: impart to others some of what you are excited about, and hear from them what they're excited about. If you can then help each other – by designing a website, doing life coaching, or making a connection to a colleague who has a job opening – then that's a great outcome.

]]> By: Val Nelson http://www.valnelson.com/heart-centered-marketing/stop-selling/comment-page-1/#comment-1806 Val Nelson Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:23:58 +0000 http://www.valnelson.com/?p=1322#comment-1806 Hey Julie, Thanks for saying that. I appreciate your insights from your work with clients. Bringing our passions to networking is so important. It not only works, it makes it more real and fun. Hey Julie, Thanks for saying that. I appreciate your insights from your work with clients. Bringing our passions to networking is so important. It not only works, it makes it more real and fun.

]]> By: Julie Waggoner http://www.valnelson.com/heart-centered-marketing/stop-selling/comment-page-1/#comment-1805 Julie Waggoner Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:06:48 +0000 http://www.valnelson.com/?p=1322#comment-1805 I find that what you said here is key: "The same part of you that loves to help or create something beautiful is exactly the part of you to bring to your networking and marketing. " As a marketing consultant, I try to encourage clients not to think of networking / marketing as "selling themselves", but to focus on having fun and communicating with other people about the things they LOVE TO DO, and are PASSIONATE about. That's really what you're trying to do: impart to others some of what you are excited about, and hear from them what they're excited about. If you can then help each other - by designing a website, doing life coaching, or making a connection to a colleague who has a job opening - then that's a great outcome. I find that what you said here is key: “The same part of you that loves to help or create something beautiful is exactly the part of you to bring to your networking and marketing. ” As a marketing consultant, I try to encourage clients not to think of networking / marketing as “selling themselves”, but to focus on having fun and communicating with other people about the things they LOVE TO DO, and are PASSIONATE about. That's really what you're trying to do: impart to others some of what you are excited about, and hear from them what they're excited about. If you can then help each other – by designing a website, doing life coaching, or making a connection to a colleague who has a job opening – then that's a great outcome.

]]> By: Val Nelson http://www.valnelson.com/heart-centered-marketing/stop-selling/comment-page-1/#comment-1785 Val Nelson Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:03:27 +0000 http://www.valnelson.com/?p=1322#comment-1785 Matt, Those are great points and if anyone read what I wrote as "being nice is enough to generate business," then that is not an accurate interpretation. What I'm trying to say here is that you have to bring your authentic helpful self into your networking and marketing approaches. Marketing still takes time and effort. It's not about sitting back and letting the universe do all the footwork.<br><br>On the other hand, I do believe in the "law of attraction" in a very practical sense. I think people should clearly and regularly visualize the experience of achieving their goals and that will do a lot towards helping them achieve their goals. But doing the footwork also has to be included.<br><br>Thanks Matt for drawing out this clarification! Matt, Those are great points and if anyone read what I wrote as “being nice is enough to generate business,” then that is not an accurate interpretation. What I'm trying to say here is that you have to bring your authentic helpful self into your networking and marketing approaches. Marketing still takes time and effort. It's not about sitting back and letting the universe do all the footwork.

On the other hand, I do believe in the “law of attraction” in a very practical sense. I think people should clearly and regularly visualize the experience of achieving their goals and that will do a lot towards helping them achieve their goals. But doing the footwork also has to be included.

Thanks Matt for drawing out this clarification!

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