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Official Savor the Success Blog
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Lori Webb
Indspark!
Copenhagen - Denmark -
Someone once said, “The words create the action”. And truer words could not have been spoken in regard to the story of Behance; a NYC based creative consultant company that decided to build an entire business based on the following quote by Thomas Edison.
“Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration”
One could say, the quote caused the proverbial light bulb to go on in their heads and they made an important discovery about how to serve their clients.
The discovery was if inspiration plays such a small part in success why is it that so many companies focus on inspiring people. Instead of giving them the tools to do what needs to be done.
Now what they were doing was not unique mind you but, a part of a trend toward action. A trend that can be most strongly seen through the rise of the coaching profession; the actions of networks such as our very own Savor; and through boot camps of every size and type.
Last year, Behance partnered with trend company, Coolhunting, to cr [...]
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Lisa Steadman
Woohoo, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA -
Do you believe you have a GREAT story to tell?
If so, woohoo!
Just by being alive, you have a great story to tell.
And you’re the only one who can tell it.
Regardless of how many people you think have told your story already, the truth is you are the only one who can truly tell it.
It's your unique life experiences, including the challenges and celebrations, that make up the story you have to tell.
This is what I call your Woohoo Within.
Nobody can take that from you.
And only you can share with the world.
As you read this, raise your hand if you have had your heart broken and survived.
Again, raise your hand if you have ever had a child, raised a child, loved a child.
Okay, let me ask you one more question.
Have you ever lost a job you weren’t expecting to lose, had a health scare that in some way changed your life, or reinvented yourself out of sheer necessity because life wasn’t WORKING anymore?
If you raised your hand to at least one of those three scenarios, [...]
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Savor the Success Founders
Savor the Success
New York, NY -
This week I vlog about stopping negative comments without getting emotionally charged. You are building your businesses so get your troops on board because it's tough enough. Nip negative comments in the bud!
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Jennifer Flaa
Vettanna ToGo
San Rafael, CA -
I stumbled across this quick slide show and it's so worth passing along. Easy tips and the before/after
shots are amazing. Great things to keep in mind for what to wear on camera. Note that solid colors work well on-camera but avoid wearing white.
How To Dress Yourself Thin (click to view the quick slide show - only 12 slides) by Charla Krupp on time.com.
"In her book How to Never Look Fat Again, Charla Krupp reveals wardrobe secrets to make you look slimmer without hitting the gym."
Enjoy,
Jenn
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Melissa Cassera
Publicity Specialist - TV Personality - Wellness Expert
Marlton, NJ -
Note: This is a break from our regularly scheduled "How to Pitch" column due to an emergency. What's the emergency? Read on...
It was a stormy Monday afternoon and I was diligently tapping away at my laptop computer. All of a sudden my computer froze. Hmm...no big deal....we can "ctrl-alt-delete" that problem immediately!
Not....so....much.
After many failed attempts, I realized my whole laptop froze to the point that no button, or combination of buttons, could fix it. I held down the "off" button (I know, I know - not the best thing to do) and re-booted. My laptop screen displayed an eerie dark gray glow and then...nothing.
Uh oh.
After a frantic call to my IT guy who assured me he would be over the next day, and simultaneously cursing myself for not buying a Mac, I sucked it up and slid over to my dusty old desktop. This was my college computer - which means it's basically ancient in electronic ages - and the only thing I use it for these days is to download music from iTu [...]
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Nancy Vaughn
White Book Agency
Tampa, FL -
As a publicist and freelance writer/journalist, I've been on both sides of the "pitching" fence.
Working in PR, I am thrilled when the media comes calling for one of my clients. I don't care what time it is or when, I'm ready to go. I also work toward training my clients to be "ready to go" as well. I explain that there is no "stop the presses" and availability and making time for the media are important to establishing relationships and obtaining editorial coverage.
However, as a writer on deadline, I have experienced the opposite. I will call companies, experts, etc. for interviews and quotes, and I often do not receive a timely response. On one hand it reiterates the need for people in my profession and I feel good that my firm stresses the importance of responsiveness. On the other hand, it's frustrating as a writer and I'm completely perplexed that people don't take advantage of editorial opportunities when they come knocking on the door (and some are even payi [...]
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Sarah Shaw
Entreprenette
Los Angeles, CA -
I have been doing a lot of interviews lately and the same question keeps coming up.
"How do you manage your two companies and be a mom to 26-month-old twins?"
The answer is TIME MANAGEMENT and knowing where your strengths and weaknesses are.
As an up and coming Entreprenette you are probably wearing many hats and often feeling overwhelmed. We all hope to walk into our office (or the dining room :O)) and hope to be able to cross everything off our to-do lists each day before it gets out of control .......right? I sure wish it was like that for me!! Obviously that's not always a reality but here are a few tips to help you get closer to wiping the board clean and make the most of your time.
1. Power Hours: Assign hours or minutes to certain projects. Get a calendar going with times on it and really schedule yourself to get in a rhythm. Maybe you spend 1 hour 2x a day answering emails, 25 minutes on Social Media 2x a day, lunch, exercise, design, meetings, 5 minutes o [...]
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Lisa Steadman
Woohoo, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA -
As a best selling author of multiple books, I'm often barraged by friends, clients, and strangers with one simple sentence...
"I want to write a book."
My reaction always has three stages:
1. First, I bite my tongue and my urge to explain how remarkably awesome AND incredibly challenging getting published and making money as an author really is.
2. Next, I get ridiculously excited for the person, ask them about their book idea, celebrate with them, and send them away with massive Woohoo! energy in hopes that they'll do it.
3. I silently recognize that WANTING to write a book is NOT the same as actually WRITING a book. While I see the DESIRE in so many people, I rarely see the willingness to take action and consistently commit to what it takes to write and publish a book.
Unless someone has come to a workshop I'm giving on the business of books or hired me to coach them on how to build a 6 figure business around their book, I allow most people the publishing fantasy they ha [...]
