Networking News Mid-Month Edition
by Karen Frank
Volume 42
September 15, 2009
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As usual my mid month newsletter is kind of an abbreviated version of my regular monthly news.

I started with a completely different focus for this month and got interrupted with the flu.  As the significance of the events of the past few days hit me, I decided to take a completely different direction this month.
 
So below you will find a second musing of the month. I hope you will read it and think about it's message.

Secondly, I will be appearing at Adryenn Ashley's CashFlow DNA and to celebrate I've provided the link below to my most popular teleclass ever - "Re-purposing Your Business Model" with Adyenn Ashley. If you didn't catch it the first time around, please listen, it was one of the best calls I've ever hosted.

Finally, I've reviewed a fun book on Millionaire Secrets with a British Flair (and yes it ties into networking).

Please Enjoy!

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In This Issue
Miss Karen's Musing: Pay Attention When the Universe Speaks to You
Networking Gold Coming Up Oct. 2-4
Book Review Millionaire Stealth Secrets
Karen Recommends - Resources You Can Use
Networking Tip of the Month - Have You Practiced Your "What Do You Do" Statement Lately?
Attn Workshop Leaders: Got Space?
Miss Karen's Mid-Month Musing -
Pay Attention When the Universe Speaks To You:

They say that everything happens for a reason (or some variation thereof) and I have to agree.  Recently I've been faced with a long parade of clients who are brilliant in their own right and working themselves to death!

Over and over I've been saying it - "If you didn't have to work for money what would you do instead?" And the answer is always NOT what their business is, or at least in the way they've been doing it.

What I finally realized is that the Universe has been using every trick the book to make me see that I've been pretty much doing the same thing!

I was getting down right frustrated that I was "doing everything right", and not getting the results I wanted - heck I teach this stuff - and it's been working great for my students - and if you've been on my list for any length of time, you've seen the amazing testimonials.

But still things were just not monetizing for me the way I wanted and so I defaulted to my old pattern- just work harder - even though I KNOW that working hard doesn't work.

If I had "suddenly become ridiculously wealthy" immediately after David Neagle's ERS in March, If I had a bigger bucket of money to just buy whatever I want whenever I wanted it, I'd have missed out on some really important lessons:

The broken down dryer (and the total electrical re-wire needed to replace it with a "modern" dryer) taught me to get outside every day, listen to the birds and smell the wind as I hang up laundry - AND rejoice in the wonderful "line dried" fragrance that clothes get. I had forgotten.

The dead microwave oven taught me that water boils just as quickly on the stove and that it's OK to get a pot dirty to make hot cocoa. And the cocoa tastes so much better.

Paying attention to Freecycle got me a brand new living room by helping me release and old couch and the clutter that was OK in that room because "the couch is not presentable for company anyway." Just a dumb excuse for allowing the living room to become "indoor storage"

I realized how much I missed Martha Stewart Living and my other "nesting" magazines - and I Forgot  how much I LOVE Halloween and it's coming up!

And the point of all of this?  The moment - and I mean the moment - that I got the lesson - that I realized that all the busyness was distracting me from the things I truly love - baking, scrapbooking, being in the garden, reading and just hanging out with my son while he hits yet another home run on MLB 2007 - In that moment, all of the things I wanted to manifest in my life showed up.

Suddenly I was literally emailed the way to do a project that had been giving me fits for months. I found a way to joint venture with someone I admire greatly and help him get out of a personal pickle. The way to have the lifestyle and the business I REALLY want fell into my lap within the period of 1 week - and I believe it's because I am finally ready to live that lifestyle and be that business owner.

Had I had buckets of money, none of those things would have happened on the deep level they did for me. I'd have just become very excited, blown most of the money on stupid stuff and continued to work harder to get more (gotta love the subconscious mine eh?).  None of the magical things that really truly needed to happen would have - And I would be wasting another year of my life in front of my computer screen telling my son after school, "no, sorry I am still working"

Talk about a wake up call. And what a wonderful gift that lesson was.

I am telling you this for a reason. It's not because I love to talk about myself and it's not because I need to share any "dirty laundry." (OK that figuratively not literally - ha!) 

It's because I want you to hear this and understand where it is coming from -  If you have discovered that you are no closer to your lifelong goals than you were a year ago, if you are working as many hours as you can stand and still don't have enough cash flow - if you are putting something important off because you are "too busy," maybe, just maybe the Universe is trying to tell you something too.

"If you didn't have to work for money, If you could do anything you wanted with your time, what would it be?

Food for thought.
Networking GOLD Coming Up
October 2,3,4 in San Jose, CA

One of my most important tips is that going to events where people pay money to learn business skills or grow themselves is the PERFECT place to go  networking.

The people who are willing to spend money to grow their most important asset (themselves) are the very same people who "get" the idea that networking is about helping other people - just like you!

cashflowdnaThe upcoming event is CashFlow DNA and I will be speaking on the first day. If you want to get a flavor of what Adryenn Ashley and her super hot information is like, please take some time to listen to this call of my interview with Adryenn which was recorded June 1 of this year. Heck if you want to listen again, it was so action packed that I am sure you'll get something out of it.

Click here for link

Or you can call in and listen here:
1-309-946-5307
Playback Access Code:385014

This event was originally selling for $997 per seat, but because Adryenn got some amazing sponsors she has dropped the price significantly. This is a multi-speaker event but she has promised that there is no pitch fest - in fact most of the speakers have been forbidden to sell from the stage.

Because this is networking gold AND I really believe that the information you'll get there is of the highest quality, I am going to do something I've not done before. When you register for CashFlow DNA, using this link (click here) I will give you (yes at no cost) a Networking Strategy Session to help you work on your "what do you do statement" and develop a strategy that will guarantee that you will walk out of that event with strategic alliances that will build your business.

This session is valued at $297 and all you have to do to get your is email me and in the subject line put "I just registered for Cashflow DNA."

I hope you enjoy hearing the call and I'll see YOU at CashFlow DNA!
Book Review - Millionaire Stealth Secrets
by Karen Frank
 
I don't know why, I always am delighted and amused when, as an American, I read the very refreshing writing style of someone who is VERY British. And this writer has a wonderfully thick "accent."

I get requests to joint venture and do reviews ALL THE TIME - and you've probably not seen a whole lot of that in this newsletter because I am adamant that I don't want to inundate you with alot of well, junk.

But when Malcolm Hughes sent me his VERY polite request, I coudn't resist. He used his networking skills brilliantly to make sure he was being a person as well as inviting me to participate in his venture. He never lost sight that a person was on the other end of the email - and THAT is a great networking tip, because it isn't all done in person anymore!

Millionaire Stealth Secrets is both practical and useful. For those who can't get their brain around some of what David Neagle says or is looking for another way to hear about "thinking correctly" this book is perfect.

If you've ever felt like "mind over matter" "The Secret" or "Law of Attraction" felt a little to "woo woo" for you, the author, Gary Jackson and delivered an explanation and a "how to" for the rest of us.

It's jam packed with tactical information on how to access your subconscious mind and enroll it in getting what you actually do want.

There are hundreds of pages and ideas that will explain exactly how to get what you want in simple easy to employ steps. I especially like the "morning meditation" which he calls your morning "ritual" and involves finding the "spaces between your thought bubbles". Absolutely brilliant.

And I loved the part about how if you want to be just a little bit wealthy it's OK to read the papers, just don't watch the news - and if you want to be VERY wealthy - don't do those and don't listen to the radio either.  All written in an engaging and not at all condescending way.

While I don't agree completely with every word, I think this is the very best book I have read to date on the subject (and I've read quite a few).

So if you've been thinking "well all this mind stuff sounds good but..." this may just be your magic bullet.

To learn more or to grab your copy - click here.  (Yes, it goes to a sales page - go ahead and read it - it's worth slogging through!!)
Karen Recommends 
Resources You Can Use

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Be YourSelf for Inner Prosperity and Outer Wealth.  My dear friend Tambra Harck has created something special for you especially if you want every moment of your life to be an expression of your True Self. Click here to get access to a one hour recording that will change the way you think about life.


Here's a resource that's a resource! Diane Fleck of The Learning Cafe is working on lots of new products and programs for entrepreneurs just like you. Click here to learn more.


Nobody wants to think about it, but we all need a good attorney.  Meet Dava Casoni, the Entrepreneur's Attorney.  I've had the pleasure of working with her myself and to quote what I said to her - "I usually don't like attorneys.  You I like!!  She's UBER experienced and won't give you sticker shock to learn more click here:


Ever wonder about your life's purpose? What if you could meet someone who could help you figure that out, just by looking at your hands? Click Here to learn how what is in your hands can affect your success in business!


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Networking Tip of the Month
Have You Practiced Your "What Do You Do" Statement Lately?

Hopefully you have spent some time figuring out the specific problem you solve for a specific group of people.

Have you practiced it lately?

OK I know it seems kind of silly to talk to the review mirror of your car and ask it if it knows a Trial Attorney who specializes in IRS cases, but practice does make better!

Here's a tip if you haven't had a "what do you do statement" tune up in awhile:

Find a fellow business person who you know, like, and trust. (No that's not the entire exercise - ha!) Calendar some time to go over each other's "what do you do" statements so you can get and give feed back.

Here's why - sometimes we think we are getting our point across and it sounds really good - inside our own head - BUT you may not be making the impression you want to and generally people are too "polite" to tell you that they have no idea what you just said.

So get together with someone who's opinion you trust.

I think that it's very important when doing something like this to make sure the feedback is constructive and useful.
"That sucks" or "Huh?" generally don't help much when you're trying to figure out what to say.

Here's my format for doing this:

First have one person say their "what do you do statement." Just let that person get eye contact and talk without interruption. Now, hopefully your statement is way less than 30 seconds so it shouldn't take alot of time.

Next the listener should offer three types of feedback:
1. What they liked about what was said
2. What they didn't understand or felt was ineffective
3. What they'd like to see more of.

After both of you have traded feedback, if you want to dive more heavily into making the "what do you do" statement even better, feel free.  You could - practice timing it, practice different versions or even try saying each other's to check for understanding.

This simple exchange is sure to increase both clarity and confidence the next time you're asked, "So what do you do?"
Attn Workshop Leaders:
Are your workshops based in the SF Bay Area?

Do you wish you could just find someplace affordable, professional and private to conduct your training or workshop?
Good News!

The Networking Lounge has space for you!
 
Rates are affordable, starting at just $50 for half a day - or less, depending upon your needs.  The space is clean and professional and we can even help you offer refreshments to your participants.

For more information, go to our website and scroll down to the bottom to see rates, room layout and details, or you can simply email us for a tour or more information.