Svaha: the time between seeing lightning and hearing the thunder
I will be eternally grateful for your great gift of taking in to the fullest extent what it is that I have to offer, living it, and then reflecting it back in terms of the potential experience of others. You have given words to a process that defies words. And you’re constantly in a position to help me continue to hone that, deeper and deeper and more and more resonantly, who I am and what I offer, which is truly invaluable. — Jon Hansen, The Remembering Room, Richmond, Illinois
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Working together was absolutely key, and I think that’s what made it such a great experience. I felt like you were my partner in this. I felt like my success was your success. To me, someone who has that attitude and the skills to go with it — that’s an unbeatable combination! — Daniel Stone, www.danielstone.com, Washington DC, New York City, Delaware, South Carolina, and India
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I have a website I’m proud of — but for me, the hugest benefit has been increased self-confidence. Because of the process we went through, and the validity that came with the process, I trust what I think and I trust myself to speak about it. I have greater confidence and clarity in my message about who I am and what I do. — Bev Dwane AICI CIP, www.bevdwane.com, Durham, North Carolina
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What you’ve sent me is so darn perfect it hurts! It’s a sheer pleasure to work with someone who writes as beautifully as you do — and in “my” voice. — Ariane Goodwin, Ed.D, smARTist® Telesummit, Millers Falls, Massachusetts
You have a real gift for words. You’re really, really good at it. — Sherry Essig, Flow Dynamix, Raleigh, North Carolina
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You’ve built such integrity of message in your company. I know that’s because it springs forth intrinsically, but you stay so focused at your core! I can’t think of a better way to phrase that laser-beam focus you have. It’s funny, because in someone else, laser-beam focus would be intense, but somehow you manage to make it much more kind and easy. — Jessica Albon, Thrive Your Tribe, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
I’ve never worked with anybody in the way that I’ve worked with you in terms of trusting in your abilities to the level that I have. — Catherine Hajnal PhD, Eight Branches Consulting, Vancouver, Canada ... facilitating and nurturing joyful living
You have an uncanny ability to see through what is being said and surface all the “unsaid” issues. Then you quickly give candid feedback and have a tremendous toolbox to help me move forward through your expert guidance of the right tool.
I have worked with many facilitators/coaches/counselors relating to work and personal situations. Your skills are exemplary and moved me faster than I ever expected. — Jennifer Baker, Fishers, Indiana
You bring both a spiritual perspective and some real-world hard-headedness. — Janet Bailey, Mindful Time Management, San Francisco, California
Brava! I wish I could draw a picture of me — you’d see me in a deep bow to you!
I read your newsletter as soon as it hits my in-box and you’re always right on with your advice. I had to let you know that this issue is particularly brilliant.
I will definitely keep this info — and your contact info — in a secure place.
Thanks so much for sharing your insight and wisdom. — Debbie Rodgers, CGA
I speak on topics that intrigue or excite me, and that I deeply want to tell others about. For me, speaking is about teaching and entertaining, motivating and engaging my audience’s imagination and curiosity.
My audiences think, interact, enjoy themselves, learn, and laugh. They leave with new ways of thinking about the topic and even about themselves.
Thank you for your outstanding presentation for our faculty and staff. The participants demonstrated great enthusiasm and involvement in the experimental activity you designed and facilitated. You approached a complex topic with insight and compassion, and many positive comments were expressed about your enlightening presentation.
- Rose Lee Josephson, PhD, Faculty and Staff Services, UCSD
I’m a firm believer in the value of humor in learning — a good laugh does more to anchor concepts and paradigm shifts than anything else. There’s nothing I enjoy more than seeing an audience wake up to the topic, engaging with each other and with me as they ask questions, make comments, express opinions and feelings — and laugh out loud.
Contact me by email or phone at 760.757.7660 to explore topics (those listed here are just a sampling), schedules, and fees.
Can They Hear You Now?
It’s hard to talk with a stranger — yet it’s easy to talk with someone you know.
Until your audience — your best potential customers — feels like you know them and understand what they’re struggling with, they literally can’t hear how you can help them. There’s no room in their thoughts or their feelings for any of your suggestions, ideas, or offers.
It’s only when your audience feels seen, heard, and understood that they can relax and begin to hear how you can help them.
This presentation describes how you can learn your customers’s language — the words they use to describe the problems they face and the help they’re looking for — so you can help them feel seen, heard, and understood.
And then they can feel safe enough to say yes to what you offer!
Kissing Frogs and Finding Royalty:
Is it possible to stop dreading networking?
Can you find a way to at least tolerate it?
Could you even become one of those people who make great connections and has fun at networking events?
Learn a different approach to networking: an approach that’s all about who you really are, and how you make connections.