Spelling Caliber

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Bad:     calaber

Good:   caliber

I want to become a person of high cal-I-ber. So remember the I in cal-I-ber.

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Use Your Book to Close More Clients 

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This is a webinar offered by Get Published Summit. The presenter is Amanda Abella. Any misinformation is the fault of the note-taker.

Q:  What is the biggest struggle people have when selling themselves?

  • Everyone has a misconception of sales and promotion. People think you are trying to shove things down people’s throats and salespeople are manipulative.
  • People are afraid of rejection and it can get in the way of helping people.
  • A book is better than a business card.

Q: What are the five steps of a profitable sales process?

  • Engage
  • Educate qualifying buyers.
  • Enroll discovery call, etc.
  • Evaluate following up with people who did not buy from you
  • Endorse > speaking with referral partners or checking with people who already purchased from you.

Q: How can we close more clients?

  • A book can get people’s attention. It a great way to get a feel of your philosophy.
  • Engage A book does have such a scary investment of their time and money
  • When you evaluate, and send a book and card, you are standing out in the crowd. We should follow about 7 times.
  • We don’t have many ways to follow up. If you use snail mail out automatically stands out and if you give a gift, you really stand out.
  • People will keep your book.
  • People are more likely to buy when they remember them. (and the book helps them, they will invest with you.

Q: Ways to promote your book?

  • She interviewed 100 + people she realized she needed to write a book that shared info she learned. Those who were in the book purchased in the book, they shared her book with others.
  • She was sharing putting the book creations with others. People felt they were part of her journey they bought their books.

Q: what final advice

  • Don’t worry about the trolls or negative comments. It does not compare to those who you can help.
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How to Get Unstuck

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My employee provides workshops to help us. This is offered Jackie Stewart through the Journey company. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

 

How to get unstuck

  • Work first, motivation second. dive in without a clear plan to start moving.
  • Start with microtasks. Taking little steps still directs you to your goal.

Body actions to relax:

  • Get in a relaxed status sit. upright position hand on legs or lap
  • Take a breath long and deep to fill yourself with exogen.
  • Return your breath to its natural rhythm.
  • We begin by finding our sense of grounding. feel the sensations of your body. sitting in the chair, feet on the floor etc.
  • Bring the mind to focus by touching different points of the body and sense where you might be holding tension in the body and those areas concatenate relaxing those parts.
  • Start at the top of your head to different parts of the face. see if you can bring a sense of relaxation.
  • Move to the neck and shoulders and concentrate on relaxation.
  • Go down your back.
  • Come around to the front of your body and concentrate on the body to see if there is a tightness in the chest. see if you can allow tightness to dissipate. envision steam of stress rising from the body.
  • Move down to the belly to the hips, thighs,
  • Progress down to the lower legs and feet.
  • Take a moment to breathe coming in and out.
  • Now having relaxed minds and bodies. we might approach life’s stresses with a set of fresh eyes. is there something you have not noticed before that could provide solutions?
  • Is there one step or the first move ahead in a particular circumstance?
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Talk of Christ

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This is a talk from church. Any misinformation is the fault of the note-taker.

  • the resurrection of Christ is a pivotal point of life.
  • The atonement shows how much God and Christ wanted us to return to them.
  • The Lord has led the way for us to become like our heavenly parents.
  • After all this plan provided the Savior.
  • Alma the younger when he sought Christ, he remembered his pain no more.
  • The yoke with Christ helps us see.
  • Christ has compassion for those who tortured him. He said, Father forgive them for they know not what they do.
  • Men will be punished for their own sins
  • John 20: the resurrected Christ appears to marry mangling.
  • We should develop a relationship with Christ.
  • John 17: and this is life eternal that they may know him as the true God
  • Communicate to an rely upon Christ talk to him like an invite Christ in all aspects of your life
  • Prayer is not just gratitude for asking for help is a good way to communicate and extend of relationship with Christ.
  • You need to ponder as you pray to get prompting from the spirit. Sometimes the answers are not what we expect.
  • Having a relationship with Christ requires effort and trust.
  • Sometimes a relationship with Christ involves repairing.
  • When we align our will with Christ we can create
  • DC 88:63 draw near to me and I’ll draw near to you.
  • Be grateful to Christ and he died and rose again.
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George Washington’s Dilemma: To Be Cato or Caesar

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Creating a Book Cover that Sells

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This is a webinar offered by Get published summit. The presentation was given by Matt Stone. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

Q: what are the three things need for a great nonfiction book cover?

  • You need to be on trend, compare to see what large publish showing a trend. Make sure your book is in trend and modern with big publishers. Text now do a lot of word rather than pictures
  • Have nice, organize text that does the work. The title is ore import in nonfiction than fiction. Have it front and center. Very visible text.
  • Research the niche it down and not a broad category. You want your book to look like the bestsellers.

Types of cover:

  • Study what works.
  • Memore: historic, light color palettes, old pictures that are grainy,
  • Spiritual: colors are much brighter see a lot of blues and light green
  • Healthy: clean palette.
  • Fantasy: 47 % of 500 books has symbols , castles, landscapes. 31% p gyp[ 500 have a male characters. 14% have a female character.
  • Different books have their own calling card and unique look.
  • What makes self-help books look like self-help.
  • Authors may put their picture on book, to make you look like an important person like a high-quality photo. Done by a professional photographer.  Picture cannot be a selfie.
  • Try never to put on a nonfiction cover who is not the author.

Q; three things for a great fiction over?

  • Each genre has their traits like similar fonts.
  • Tiller covers are darker. Certain fonts. Silhouette of a person look out into the landscape. Yellow font is becoming more popular.
  • Make sure your book has a clear identity.
  • Fantasy: and romance have distinct looks.
  • The more obvious you can be the less mistake of knowing the general.
  • In fiction, many people read in one genera.
  • SF: put in thing that are cliché planets, spaceships and laser beams.

Q: Use of stock imagery?

  • Stock photos are more heavily used in fiction.
  • In fiction, let the image do the work.
  • In nonfiction, your text does the work.
  • 95 stock images sell better and look better.
  • Children’s books Site 1000storybooks.com. The title takes about a third on the tile. Concentrate on the image and illustration. a complex scene on the cover does not provide a clear space for the title. Need a clear background for titles. The other two thirds of the cover should be focus on illustration. Don’t try to squeeze too much info. The cover should be simplified wad avoid a cluttered background. The interior illustrations can be more details. You want the same illustrator to do a picture book cover and interior.

Q: What are the three mistakes authors do when they try to do their own covers?

  • Many designers know how to design but they lack the knowledge to fit a specific book to a specific reader. Need knowledge of the genera. You need technical skills and be familiar with your genera.
  • You should outsource to those who have the proper knowledge.
  • (mg) make sure you have the different format for different medial)
  • Make sure you let your designer who is the best seller in your genre
  • K-lytics does reports showing the different book covers. Has a compilation of different book covers.

Q: final advice?

  • Make your work look professional. The cover can show a professional author.
  • Don’t want to see sloppy self-published covers.
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Prescription Alternative

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Spelling Catastrophe

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Bad:   Castaphy

Good: Catastrophe

I’m going to play around with this one. If you own a cat, your life may become a CAT-as-TROPHY. That little beasty will wave its TROPHY, identifying that it is the master, not the human.

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Eight Types of Stressed People

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Sometimes my company gives articles and videos to help their employees. here is information abut stress. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

 

This list was provided by Dr. leanne Williams ph.d. professions of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, studied the brains of individuals who experienced negative stress and identified 8 distinct stress responses

 

Overthinking:

[] are you a constant worrier?

[] do you have a lot of negative self-talk

[] Do you repeatedly reflect and think about past behaviors in a destructive way.

  • Repeated negative self-talk can create internal tension.
  • Instead of worrying about the same thing write down what’s worrying you and create an action plan.
  • Find a distraction to break your thought cycle.
  • If you are experiencing symptoms of depression, seek help from a mental health professional.
  • You may fit this type if you click on these conditions

 

Anxious Avoidance: you may be this type of stress if

[] does stress cause physical effect?

[] does your physical rations to stress cause you to avoid situations that trigger stress.

  • Identify aspects of the problem that you can control.
  • Take a list of controllables and act on them. this can help you reframe the situation to faceable and you’ll grow confidence.

 

Negative bias:

[]do you get stuck in cycles of negative thinking?

[] do you focus on negative input from others?

[] do you usually expect the worst in a situation?

  • Negative bias can create a pattern of negative thinking. that can lead to dissatisfaction with life.
  • Start by recognizing when you’re having a negative thought. Question the logic behind the logic.
  • Is my thoughts helping me progress, or its holding me back.
  • Reframe the negative thoughts by asking yourself questions that you require to try a new perspective.

Hyper alert to stress:

[] Are you hyper-attuned to threats, real and imagined?

[] Do you get into alarm mode and having trouble switching off?

[] Do your automatic stress reactions include physical sensations like shakiness and being startled?

  • If have a fast heart rate, try deep breathing.
  • Get a hug from a loved one.
  • Notice what triggers your stress response and take action. For example, if its coffee, try something else like tea or decaf.

 

Emotionally detached:

[] Do you struggle to feel emotions -positive or negative?

[] Do you find it difficult to enjoy activities that orally you enjoy?

[] Do you feel like you’re going through the emotions?

  • Speaking with a therapist can help.
  • Being vulnerable with your loved ones about your struggles.
  • -Changing your routine, such a route to work or learning a new skill
  • Get your adrenaline jumping: like riding a bike or going to an amusement park.

 

Lack of motivation:

[] Do you feel so burned out that you lose options in multiple areas of your life?

[] Does it take a lot of effort to function at work or in relationships.

  • You might relate to context insensitivity:
  • Someone may have trouble reacts appropriately to certain situations.
  • Speaking with a therapist can help
  • Take a break! make take pto or remove yourself from task you’re struggling with.

 

Inattention:

[] do you have difficulty concentrating?

[] Do you have trouble completing basic functions at work or home due to lack of focus.

  • Those with inattention may feel fatigued and burned out from forcing themselves to concentrate on a task.
  • Try to break down your tasks into smaller, achievable steps. Take things one step at a time.
  • Take a break and do something that doesn’t require as much concentration.

 

Brain fogginess

[] Do stressful situations make you feel confused?

[] Does your brain feel groggy rather than sharp?

[] Do you have trouble making conversions that require thought?

  • May relate to Cognitive fog.
  • You may find it difficult to plan and think critically. may also forget basic if no or not they did a specific task earlier in the day.
  • Rest up: your brain needs a break. maybe take a nap or just relax. it can recharge and reduce your stress and refresh your brain.
  • Taking a walk can help lower your stress level and rest your brain.
  • Don’t push yourself too hard.
  • Try saving more difficult tasks for later. focus on the simpler tasks that don’t require thought.
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The First Landing 1607 Project, America’s convenient with God

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Christians are committing themselves to the prior covenant that first occurred at James Town, in 1607. Listen to the speakers.

 

https://firstlanding1607.com/

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