How Committed are You to Your Goals? ( Plant Well Now to Reap Well Later)

How Committed are You to Your Goals? ( Plant Well Now to Reap Well Later) How committed are you to your goals?      ( Video) I am determined to create beautiful flowers plants and fruits this spring..  and as I get down and dirty, picturing the fruits of my labor sprouting in just weeks from now, I am excited and a little pensive;  You see,   every year I do the same thing, and each year I have a garden of hits and misses. It occurred to me I do the same thing in area of my business and life, too. I plant and re-plant.. sometimes without prepping the soil, or really picturing what I want.    I end up with hits... and misses. ( Sometimes I don't want to admit the misses.)  Maybe this sounds familiar? So this season,  I am digging deeper and I want to invite you to join me! What do I mean by deeper? 1.Deeper more

5 Keys to Getting Booked as an Expert in the Media part 1

Looking for media exposure this year?  I’m often asked what it takes to get seen; what do television producers look for exactly?   Truth is whether the media outlet you are pitching to is print, radio, web show or television there are 5 keys to success in getting KNOWN and getting booked repeatedly:   K  Be a Kink in the hose   So often the decision makers have pitches rolling over their desk like water from a fire hose.  Think for a second what happens when your garden hose develops a kink; The flow stops for a moment and you have to backtrack to take a closer look.  In much the same way, creating clever positioning, and unusual approach to current events can cause a producer, or publisher to stop and take a closer look. For example, instead of, “Diet tips for weight lose” use   “Eat your fat! Why fat in your diet more

Speakers Beware of Holiday Sweets!

It’s Holiday Season and everywhere you look there are tempting treats and sweets.  If you are speaking, or presenting on camera you may want to be aware of the hazards of the holidays; I’m not just talking about the extra 600 calories extra per day that most of us will have from Thanksgiving to New Years ( Yikes!), I am referring to the ingredients to avoid that could weaken your voice, or increase your nerves!   It’s a wonderful time to celebrate and enjoy festive food, but leave about 48 hours between indulgence in these items and any speaking or media engagement:   Sugar is almost unavoidable this time of year, pretty cookies, cakes and sweet drinks, but  too much can cause a sore throat, and cause you to strain your voice.  You’ll want to keep your voice strong.  Keep sweets to a reasonable amount and drinks lots of h2o!  Bonus, sugar can increase more