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debuts to excellent reviews! Money $marts-Personal Financial $uccess in 30 Days wins an EVVY—the esteemed book award from the Colorado Independent Publishers Association. First place in the Business/Financial books.
Money $marts is a great program for anyone, any group. Call or email for details. If you are average, you work 10,000 during your career making money; why not dedicate 30 days to what to do with it?
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Read a Chapter or Order Yours Now! | | | It's time to take stock . . . summer is around the corner; the year is almost half over. Here's a few ideas to stay connected (or start up) with friends, family, neighbors, workplace and business contacts. 1. Answer your phone. The common grumble I hear is that everyone hides behind voice mail, rarely returning calls. Stop it—have you ever stopped to think how much time you waste listening to repeated calls asking you to contact another? Instead of ignoring the call, return it and end the call back chain. 2. Make a few calls. Get out your PDA or twirl the Rolodex and commit to real phone contacts 15-20 minutes a day with a goal of reaching 5 people. Connecting in real time with real people opens doors, some that you had no idea existed. Send a post card with a quick note -- I’ve still have post cards that Tom Peters sent me that are 20 plus years old. He’s a firm believer in staying connected after he meets and/or works with someone. 3. If you own your own company or head up a department, create a quarterly newsletter that is snail mailed and emailed. Ditto if you are in management. Ditto if you are just you. The point is to stay connected. There are plenty of software programs available that are easily formatted for newsletters. Sure, write about what’s new and exciting. But add info that is useful that may be related to your industry or just an interesting fact or item that you’ve come across. Make sure you ask them to have the email address that will be sending out the announcement of the newsletter (or the newsletter itself) in the recipient's email address book -- otherwise, you might be spammed out. Many of my clients know that I review movies for my newsletter -- it's not uncommon to get emails asking what I think about a current movie. Consider starting a blog. 4. Have a party. Organize a beginning of Summer or welcome to Fall party and invite all past clients, customers -- everyone to join in. Enjoy the renewed contact in a format of fun and celebration . . . and, have everyone bring a food contribution for a local shelter or food pantry. Or, if there is a family in the news that has incurred some type of a disaster, adopt them for the day. Food, clothing, gifts, etc. are brought by all attending and delivered. Make it an annual event with a different theme every year to make it interesting, fun and enjoyable. It can be as simple as a picnic in the park or as fancy as a restaurant. If your home is large enough to handle the people flow, use that. 5. Do seasonal things -- if you've got a budget to work with, how about renting an ice cream truck and give away ice cream on a hot, hot day. August has lots of them. Do sufficient marketing in advance to build the anticipation and participation in the event. Think about doing promotions like pumpkins in the fall, seedlings in the spring. Choose a theme, like improving the neighborhood or enhancing the park areas. Always promote the event in advance using both digital and direct mail marketing and send thank you notes to all who were involved after each event. 6. Sponsor a movie at your local theatre for kids on weekends. Buy a block of tickets for an upcoming kids show and give away free popcorn. Send the tickets out in advance and precede the event with newspaper and flyer marketing. Tap into a local radio show -- they are pros are masters of movie ticket give-aways. Take full advantage of sending invitations, flyers, and emails and be sure to maximize the theatre marquee for drive by exposure. As a kid, I can remember this was a favorite on a Saturday. 7. Organize a block party for the end of summer in your work neighborhood, your own, or take it to another neighborhood that would welcome you and you are connected to. Do your homework on finding out what permits are necessary to 'block' off the street and arrange for entertainment. Most Cities now have written policies or what to do (and not what to do) that they will promptly mail to you. Head the committee to distribute and print the flyers and to organize the 'bring a dish to pass' list for the neighbors. Kids love face painting, temporary tattoos, balloons and goody bags. Contact a sponsor or local merchant to provide some free back to school pens pencils and crayons. Hit the Dollar Store to get prizes for games. Donate the soda, hot dogs or ice cream. Always include information about you and your services. 8. Start planning now to do a holiday drive for your local charity. Food drives, toys for tots, holiday food baskets or coats for the cold are always welcome. Local shelters have 'wish lists.' Find out what's on it and pass the word. As an author, I've made a tradition of give boxes of books to women's shelters during the Holidays -- self-help, inspirational and how-to topics are always welcome. Extending yourself and resources to your community is a good thing. You get great visibility in a value added manner and your efforts really help. It does take time and planning. If you’re not busy, you are not 'out there' reminding people that you are in the business to serve them, both as a person and as a professional. 9. Have a good time and do something that you are passionate about. I've vowed not to get on an airplane during the month of July! I want to stay home for an entire 31 days and work in the garden, read a few good books and do a full revision of my book, When God Says NO. What are you passionate about? ©2005 Dr. Judith Briles Money Smarts Wins Two EVVYs at the
Colorado Independent Publishers 2005 Book Awards! 1st Place Winner - Business/Financial | Assessing Your Situation Getting Your Family Talking Getting Organized Avoiding Scams Insurance & Wills Credit Developing a Flexible Plan Managing Kids and Money Setting Up Your Safety Net Making Savvy Investments. . . and much, much more!
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All New Programs! Zapping Red Ink Behavior . . . The Curse of the WorkplaceBased on a chapter of the best-selling book, Zapping Conflict in the Health Care Workplace, attendees will learn why there is a higher level of conflict in today's health care workplace; what the contributing factors of Red Ink Behavior are; why there are unique differences in female dominated workplaces that enhances Red Ink Behavior; and how to carefront™ another who creates Red Ink Behavior. What is Red Ink Behavior? Simply this--the working manners, habits and styles that can directly and negatively impact the bottom line of any department or organization.
The program is highly interactive. Participants are randomly selected to act/play a variety of behaviors that are identified as Red Ink worthy. They learn how to determine the cost of tolerating behavior and how a Red Ink Behavior Creator in the Midst really impacts them. In Zapping Conflict in the Health Care Workplace, Judith has identified over 50 behaviors that financially impact your unit, department, facility, organization, or association. Money $marts Money Smarts is an interactive workshop ranging from 90 minutes to half a day. Ideal as a breakout program.
The average person spends 10,000 plus days working and making money during a lifetime. Few hours, much less days, are committed to what to do with it and make it grow. Participants will learn the basics of financial independence and success in this practical program. What's Holding You Back . . . Maybe You? Everyone experiences traps and snares in their career and personal lives. Sometimes, others create or influence them; sometimes, you do. It's called self-sabotage.
This workshop reveals the top 10 types of behavior that can restrict career moves and 10 ways to eliminate them. Book these dynamic new programs—call Angie at 1-800-594-0800 today. Etc., Etc., Etc. Speaking . . . Call Angie Pacheco in our offices to check on availability and fees for your group. We are booking the remainder of 2005 and will into the 2006 calendar now. 1-800-594-0800 Kudos from a Recent Client . . . 'Judith . . . I need to tell you that the all-day workshop we had with you and our 'extended' Women's Leadership Team was so very helpful to all the new charge nurses...they use the material and tips on a daily basis.....and dysfunction is starting to turn into function --especially in our most difficult unit, where it is amazing that the clear and consistent expectations of accountability and professional/respectful communication has resulted in the resignations of 7 'resident toads' in the past 6 weeks (expert clinically, been here for 20+ years, but so negative and rude). They literally self-selected out, and the manager did not even have to start the official corrective action process!....They have been so 'gloating' about the 'mess' this will leave the unit in when the leave.......Of course, this is causing a temporary staffing crisis, but this team of charge nurses, instead of panicking and asking 'what is wrong with the unit' -- are banding together and saying 'wow, this is scary, but those people really needed to go and we'll be better off!' -- soooo cool.'
Cool indeed … if you want similar results, it’s time to talk. JB Consulting After constant requests, I've allocated a few hours each day for consulting. By the hour or the project, you can schedule an intensive brainstorming session with me. Each year, we commit to up to three health care systems to do a combination of on and off-site training, coaching and mentoring. This year, we’ve added publishing to the list of offerings—as in everything you need to know, and you didn’t know you needed to know. To check available times or if you group qualifies, either call at 800-594-0800 or email me atJudith@Briles.com  | Consultant to Aspiring Authors
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How does this work and what will it cost? | | Do you really want to write a book or create your own publishing house? If so, I’m the one that can fast-forward you and get the engines revving. I will partner, coach, goose and cheer you to the finish line. I’ve done just about anything you can imagine in the publishing field. Which is exactly the type of coach and guide you should have--my experience has solely come from the publishing school of very hard knocks. more ... |
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