You know me: I LOVE to give advice! And I really went off on this one. A life coach shared that she’d be speaking at her first symposium and she wanted advice.  This is what I wrote.

This is how you take me home...

“If you want to help people, you must have a product! Give people an opportunity to try you out, take you home, and get comfortable with you before deciding they want something more.

Treat your business like internet dating. Seeing you talk or seeing your booth is like checking out your profile. Buying your CD is like meeting for coffee or having a few dates. Hiring you is like moving in together. Don’t rush the process.

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I have this demented delusion that I enjoy public speaking (actually, I LOVE radio interviews and teleclasses and TV) only to find myself on the verge of puking and wanting to curl up into a fetal position before each live event.

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