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Good Morning.
A couple of weeks ago, I
wrote about the importance of relationships as a central component of a human being's life. This week I'm taking the opportunity to celebrate a bunch of important relationships in my life.
In the middle of last week, I had a chance meeting with Tim and Jody, a delightful couple visiting Cafayate
from South Florida for the first time since they were here and bought a lot in
La Estancia de Cafayate (LEC) 5 years ago. (LEC is the delightful community of free market enthusiasts
tucked away in a secluded valley in northwest Argentina, which
I've described a few times in these messages, and which is now my home.) In the course of a couple of hours conversation, Tim, Jody and I found a warm camaraderie. When they learned that Friday would be my birthday, they invited me to dinner to celebrate the event.
My Birthday Dinner Developed into Quite a Party!
As I thought about this the next day, and considered the many delightful friendships which have blossomed for me at LEC, I made an invitation to about 30 people in LEC and the Cafayate area to join us. Two thirds of them showed up for dinner at one of the area's finest restaurants, and the warmth in the room was palpable. I'm at the far end of the left side of the table in this picture.
Life = Relationships!
As
I expounded upon earlier, it's my firm belief that one's life is defined by the important relationships he or she enjoys...and of course the ones that offer some difficulty.
So I write this particular piece not to make a big deal of my birthday, but to celebrate some of the most important and most wonderful relationships in my life, which
are a big deal for me - and hopefully for the people on the other sides of those relationships.
I hope you have many rewarding relationships in your life, and that you take time once in a while to celebrate them! Also I encourage you to take steps to repair, reconstruct, or otherwise improve the relationships which cause you some discomfort, or are not all they could be. (While you're considering those relationships that could benefit from some attention, note that
you are the common factor in them - might some change in
your approach be appropriate?) If you honestly can't, after giving a particular relationship all the effort you care to, find a way to make it work, I suggest you drop it and forget it, rather than stew about it. Fretting about a sour relationship without improving it is probably one of the most destructive things a person can do for his or her sanity and enjoyment of life.
Do More of What
You Love Doing -
and What
You Get PAID For!
Are you a business coach, or do you have some role in advising business leaders on ways to improve their businesses? When you're face to face with your clients, that's the work you signed up for and that you love...AND that you get paid for. Writing effective promotional material to attract new business is consuming work, and takes time and mental focus away from your attention to the clients you're already helping. Your coaching work, also very consuming, distracts you from your promotional writing, very likely detracting from its effectiveness. Why not let Unity Copywriting write those pieces for you so you can put your time and effort toward your most important work?
My goal as a copywriter is to return to you most of the time you spend writing promotional material to attract new clients and communicate with existing ones about your services (I'll ask for a little of that time while you explain to me exactly what you want to say). Then, you can focus on your coaching work and be relieved of the mental burden and time demands of writing your promotions, while I explain to your clients and prospects the benefits of your services. Please call (814-590-3854, 603-835-3215 or, in Argentina, +54 9 3868 459586) or email me so we can discuss how we might work together.
Put My Experience to Work for You...
My career includes several recent years as a business coach. Before that, I worked in various operations management roles for over 40 years, practicing and studying leadership and teamwork. With that background, I'm uniquely qualified to explain the benefits you offer to your clients and prospects. And I love writing about this work. So, in a fraction of the time you would spend writing a white paper, case study, blog, newsletter, article or book, you can tell me the idea you want to convey or the story you want to tell, and the tone you'd like to use. Then I'll go to work writing that piece while you continue your work with your clients.
After I've written something for you, we'll review it together and make any changes you want so it delivers the precise message you intend - and there's no additional charge for any editing or rewriting I do to make it exactly what you want.
I'd Love to Hear
Your Thoughts
How are the relationships in your life? I hope you're as blessed as I am with wonderful friends in my family and many other parts of my life. It's also my hope that'll you take the time and make the effort to nurture and improve the relationships that are important to you. How do the ideas in any of my messages make your life and business more enjoyable and effective...or, do you have some reservations about them? It will be especially interesting this week to hear anything you care to share, or ask, about your relationships. I love hearing your thoughts and experiences and learning from them.
If you email me whatever's on your mind, please give me a phone number or a Skype address, or send me a Skype contact request (see my Skype address below), and mention that you read my newsletter. It's important to mention this - with all the spammers, phishermen, etc. out there, I'm very selective about my connections on networking services. If your name is unfamiliar to me, I'll consider your contact request when you tell me your reason for wanting to connect with me...
Conversations are often necessary to discuss complex ideas, and conversations occur only in real-time, two(or more)-way exchanges; hence my request for your call or the information I need to call you. Email and other forms of one-way communication are data transfers, and are very useful for many types of communication. However, they are extremely limited in their ability to convey the ideas, emotions, and inflection that characterize conversations, so please call me or tell me how to call you.
Just dial 603-835-3215 or 814-590-3854 if you're in the United States. Of course, if you call from outside the U. S., you'll need the +1 prefix. If you're calling from Argentina, you're welcome to call my Argentine number, +54 9 3868 459586.
Help me Spread my Message Where It's Welcome...
If you know someone you think will find value in the ideas I discuss each week, I encourage you to forward this to them. If this was forwarded to you, and you'd like to hear more, please send me an email and I'll be glad to add you to my mailing list, which I never sell, rent, or even add a name to without permission.
On the other hand, if you'd rather stop receiving these messages, simply click the "unsubscribe" link below. I'll promptly remove you from the list...and I promise you won't hurt my feelings. It's my desire to send these ideas only to people who find them valuable,.
Join me here again next week for more unique ideas on life and business...and
thanks for reading this one.
Have a wonderful week
, and contact me
to discuss how we can work together to add value to what
you
do. Our conversation about how we can mutually benefit from working together is totally on me and, while I'd love to work with you, there's no obligation or cost arising from that conversation. You won't pay me a dime until you hire me to write something for you.
Be well, my friends.
John Stevens
Marketing Support for the Business Coaching Industry
Office and cell phone: 814-590-3854 or 603-835-3215 (I'll get a message wherever I am)
In Argentina: +54(country code) 9 3868 459586
Skype: johnbstevens1943
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About John
Throughout a career spanning over 45 years my management style has been one of building teams to bring several competent people together to focus on a common objective.
As I transition to life in the Argentine outback, my focus will shift to helping other business coaches and advisers get their message out to their prospective clients. With my first-hand knowledge of the benefits of effective business coaching, I am uniquely qualified to work with business advisers of all stripes convey their message.
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Contact Info
John B. Stevens, Freelance Copywriter
Phone: 814-590-3854
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