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Wisdom Horse Coaching (TM) Newsletter
November 4, 2006
Wisdom Horse Coaching (TM) Newsletter Equine Guided Education for Leadership and Life November 2006 Greetings! Welcome! In this issue you'll find the THIRD of a 3- part guest article with tips for how to successfully market your equine assisted business (or any business for that matter). And Two important notes: STILL A FEW SLOTS LEFT IN OUR BUSY LEADER WORKSHOP NOVEBER 8. If you're worried about November temperatures, we will be at an indoor facility that has a heated breakout room. Snacks and warm beverages will be served. That, along with your warm socks, will see you through beautifully. The forecast is for a high of 62 that day. See side bar for more info. Join us Nov. 16, 7PM in Eden Prairie, MN for a reading from the new book Angel Horses: Divine Messengers of Hope. Lynn's story about our work, Listening to Horses, is included in this amazing new book. We use Constant Contact to manage our subscriber list. You may want to tell your security software that it is OK to receive these emails from us (ann@wisdomhorsecoaching.com). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In this issue * Breakthroughs for Busy Leaders Workshop - LAST WHC WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITY IN 2006 * Marketing for Equine Professionals. Do You REALLY Believe? * Angel Horses Book Reading - Nov. 16 * What we are up to and thank you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marketing for Equine Professionals. Do You REALLY Believe? This is part THREE from a 3-part article by Beth Woodward, Chief Executive Kid of Marketing on the Playground (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=qyryqzbab.0.v8gspwbab.ldkhblbab.87&ts=S0212&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marketingontheplayground.com). Beth has been instrumental in helping US at Wisdom Horse Coaching get clear about a marketing strategy that is easy, fun and that really WORKS! Now that you've added a stronger foundation about Belief for your business in Parts 1 and 2, let's talk about that Shifting Experience. How do you bring that to your prospective client when THEY don't believe or don't trust? I was recently speaking with a new client. She said she had no marketing experience and didn't feel that she could go out and market. Here's the nugget. Redefine marketing to fit you. I asked her to tell me what she "liked" to do and what she was skilled at doing. She didn't have a problem with telling me. Then she got into her faults and what she didn't like. I stopped her in her tracks. Don't look at what you're NOT good at and ONLY look at what you enjoy. That's your stepping off point and that's where you redefine marketing to fit you. You can market from your comfort zone and you will be pleasantly surprised at what will happen. Be creative. Here are a couple of ideas to break the ice. * If you're a good facilitator and like being in front of people, hold an experiential demo for a group or organization. If you don't know how to approach someone find a friend that knows a group you would like to connect with or ask your friends who they know. This is called a 'warm' connection. * Try and get as specific as you can about the type or group of people you want to work with. If you're the person that only wants to work with the horses and not do any of the outside connecting, find someone that believes in you. There's no doubt they would go out and find someone just by talking about you. Then, bring that experience to your audience. No matter what, you do have that choice of trying to fit into the typical marketing modes or stepping into your strengths and passions first, then connecting your marketing ideas and approach from there. Remember, You have something magnificent! Don't let marketing and the non-believers get in your way. In fact, the non-believers are tremendous allies. They fuel the flame inside of you. Have the BEST day, keep Believing and bring the gift of the "Experience." Copyright © Beth Woodward, Marketing On The Playground™ Beth Woodward, CPCC, CEK (Chief Executive Kid) is the creator of the popular "MY WAY" Marketing Plan. Receive the FREE 5-Step e-course How To Market Your Way! at ww.marketingontheplayground.com (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=qyryqzbab.0.v8gspwbab.ldkhblbab.87&ts=S0212&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marketingontheplayground.com). Hear more about Marketing Your Way at the EGEA Conference January 26-28, 2007. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Angel Horses Book Reading - Nov. 16 Angel Horses: Divine Messengers of Hope By Allen & Linda Anderson November 16th, Thursday, 7:00 pm CT Barnes & Noble 3000 Eden Prairie Center Eden Prairie, MN 55344 952-944-5683 Lynn's story, "Listening to Horses," is featured in this book. Come get your signed copy at the reading or order one from us by emailing Lynn: lynn@wisdomhorsecoaching.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What we are up to and thank you! During the past 2 months we had a busy and satisfying time: * A highly successful demonstration with 35 people in attendance. This is the most we have ever had. We will be doing more of these during 2007. * Co-presented AEE pre-conference workshop Building and Animal Assisted Community. * Several private demonstrations which we hope will result in business in the future * 12 women from Women's Retreat sponsored by Su Wahl found clarity about what actions in their lives will bring them closer to what has heart and meaning for them. * Clarity about decisions and leadership became clear during a workshop for the leadership team of a retreat center in Minnesota. * One new apprentice started her custom designed programs. * A new vision of having a home place to bring people to find balance, rest and the horses. See our web site "Home Place" (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=qyryqzbab.0.fwqawzbab.ldkhblbab.87&ts=S0212&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisdomhorsecoaching.com%2Fhomeplace.html) * VACATION - we both travelled and were of service to some of the older members of our families. Ann and her sister drove their 91 year old aunt from Kansas City to Denver and back. Lynn and her husband took his 90 and 101 year old parents to a wedding in Washington DC and then to Arizona. Special thanks to our assistants at the Sept. 16 demo: Jill LaRue, Susan Motzko, Michele Simon, Chris With and Audrey Benkemoun (Ann's French foreign exchange student) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Breakthroughs for Busy Leaders Workshop - LAST WHC WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITY IN 2006 YOUR MOST PRODUCTIVE AFTERNOON EVER! Why sit in a classroom when working with horses brings solutions and insights far faster and and more effectively? This half-day workshop is perfect for leaders who want the powerful benefits of horse assisted learning but can't get away for a longer workshop. We promise you time to: * Tune your confidence as a leader * Find creative solutions to nagging problems * Refine your team building skills * Unwind in the fresh air and country setting Breakthroughs for Busy Leaders- Nov. 8, 1:00-5:00pm Hudson, WI $225 (includes workshop and follow-up coaching session) Limit 10 and only a few slots left Register now 651-766-8920 (Ann) or 612- 823-7022 (Lynn) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quick Links... 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