Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Contraction Energy vs. Expansive Energy - Which Are You Living By?

Did you know your personal brand dims (in many ways) when you have an under-current of money "contraction" energy in your life?

What is contraction energy? Worry, doubt, fear, quilt, shame, and lack around money. Whereas, "expansive" energy around money attracts more money in your life. 

Expansive energy is faith, belief, trust, gratitude, action, courage, abundance thinking, & appreciation toward money. 

See, when you are in a relationship with money that is more often feeling expansive vs. contraction - you set a new "normal" to live by and attract more opportunities, ideas, and money into your business.


Be courageous and seek a money breakthrough to stand in your
branding power
and give more of you to the world!

How does all this relate to your personal brand power?


In every way. 


On Sept 19th at the Chase branch business networking event in Redondo Beach, I'll teach you secrets to getting started eliminating money clutter so your brand will produce BETTER results.

Register now for the business building mixer and tell your friends! - 
http://chasetalksbizevent.com/

Here's more of what you'll learn in my presentation -  

Success Branding Strategies to Thrive in Our “Social Reward” Economy:
  • Why opportunity awaits in transparency 
  • Why you MUST clear the “money clutter” before your brand will produce results
  • Secrets to “building the bond” online
  • How RICH is YOUR Social Currency?
  • 3 Secrets why authenticity must be at the core of all your personal branding efforts
  • Insider tips to Fan page & personal page strategies for effective marketing
  • How digital storytelling creates raving fans for your business


Wed, September 19, 2012
6:30-8:45 pm
246 S. PCH
Torrance Blvd
& PCH Chase Branch
Redondo Beach
CA 90277

Would really like to meet and chat with you - and introduce you to my community of smart, savvy business owners, ok?

Get more information and register at http://chasetalksbizevent.com/.

Monday, September 10, 2012

A 2mm Shift That Will Transform Your Relationship with Money Now.



As I experience my clients shift their mindsets, attitudes, habits and actions around money during and after our branding and marketing sessions, I can't help but want more of this transformation for many others.  

So, as I sit here at my desk engaging with you, let me ask you...are you ready to finally take control of all your worry, doubt, fear, guilt, shame, avoidance, lack of faith, and lack of trust (Universal) around money and turn it into a joyful, expansive, fulfilling energy that allows you to stand in your power?  

(Hint: It's a 2 mm shift I did recently and now I want to share it.)   

Do you want to learn simple secrets to clearing your money clutter that you can start right now? 

Our relationship with money is ever evolving; if you are seeking excellence - then you must be open to changing that relationship all the time. Money energy is not static; it's a vibrant, active energy that shifts with life and flows with Universal energy. I am always in a state of personal growth around money. I still have a lot to learn, but with each shift and breakthrough, I get closer to the next better version of who I am to become. (This money growth kicks my butt every time!)

So, in my upcoming No Cost training call, I’ll explain why your brilliant personal brand dims (in many ways) when you have an under-current of money "contraction" energy in your life and then offer how to shift this instantly to begin creating better results in your business revenues! 

If you find yourself consistently getting stuck or blocked when it comes to money issues... if you can't seem to get past a certain income level... if you want to unclog your money block in your business and your life...

You'll want to attend this FREE training call happening on September 20th.

"INCREASE YOUR SELF WORTH AND NET WORTH: The ONE Money Secret and THREE Mindset Shifts You MUST Have to Prosper!" 

   

Join me on this FREE ONE-TIME training call where you will learn:   
  • How to face your money clutter with courage and grace followed by practical steps!
  • How to finally take control of your worry, doubt, fear, quilt, shame, avoidance, lack of faith, and lack of trust (Universal) around money!
  • The ONE secret to shifting your money fears and frustrations into a confident, powerful, achieving energy!
  • The 3 money success mindsets you MUST have to build a profitable, sustainable business.
  • Secrets to clearing your money clutter (These are simple and you can get started now!)
  • How to "unclog" your money block in your business and life and let it FLOW (Like I did to re-open the channels of prosperity)!
  • How to start healing money issues or money drama and turn them into clarity, forgiveness and empowerment.
  • Exciting details about my all NEW Money Breakthrough Method ® 4-part Telecourse, "Breakthrough to the Your Next Income Level With Dignity, Courage, Grace and Ease" 
If you are serious about increasing your income, then don't waste any more time, register for my FREE TRAINING call today.    

Don't miss out on this NEW mindset, money transforming call. And register even if you can't make the call live, as all registrants will receive access to the recording, but make an effort to be there live.     


Will you pay-it-forward to your friends on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter? The bigger picture is creating a movement where we all prosper.  


With gratitude
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eCreativebiz 


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Friday, August 3, 2012

Are You HONESTLY Open to Receiving in Your Business ?


How Money Stagnates in Your Business and Dims Your Personal Brand’s Light 

This topic is a big one mostly for women – so men bear with me and take the insight into your relationships.  The law of giving and receiving in our business is crucial to our financial well being. So when one part of that equation is stagnant, the flow stops. 

Now, women are natural, beautiful givers, however, I often find women having an inability to receive (on some level) due to generational patterns and behaviors that were not ours to begin with.  When we heal this powerful part of our lives, our personal brand and business excels!

To illustrate my point, I am pulling back the curtain and taking you behind the scenes of a recent interaction with a new, very special client and explain how her “email breakthrough” began based on the entire issue of the inability to receive.

BTW, I recently had a conversation with a spiritual coach who defined one of my biggest breakthroughs would be around the concept of receiving in my business without having to give; just be open to receiving. Hmmm… interesting how we attract just what we need for our own healing. I share this client story because many of you will relate and feel a sense of relief that there is a way out of this disempowering behavior of not being able to receive.

She came to me via email having found my content on the Internet seeking for a Money Breakthrough coach. As a certified Money Breakthrough Method coach from Kendall Summerhawk’s extraordinary training, my goal is to move people through their money stories and patterns that prevent them from having a healthy relationship with money and stand in their power with money. Those patterns can show up as guilt, shame, not charging enough for our talents/services, ignoring bills, avoiding, etc. Believe me, I had several of these to work through in the training before I could step into being that coach and I continue to work on my patterns all the time!

After a few “get to know us” emails, I then attempted to set up a discovery call (complimentary) to go over a questionnaire I sent her so I could have an in-depth call about her needs.

Then the behavior pattern began to show up.

She kept avoiding completing the questionnaire and sending more reply emails with emotional content about her experience with other coaches, wanting to know fees and just more “money” stuff pouring out with each sentence. She then wrote she prefers paying for the discovery session since she had a challenge with receiving gifts and a fear of not being truthful in our call because she didn’t pay for it. (Control; trust issue). This request was a first for me and a welcome challenge I could not wait to get to the heart of!

After a series of emails reading about her “mother” money issue and knowing she must get rid of her insidious patterns, she finally came through with her truth about the inability to receive gifts. But, she thought it had nothing to do with money.  (Love this part! This is a great example of guilt or shame.)

After a few weeks of emails and her being gone on vacation, my response (below) resulted in her reply, “Thank you for your insightful reply and I think you are hitting the bullseye!” She then happily agreed to the complimentary session and is excited to move forward learning how to receive by not paying for the intro call. This was a big breakthrough given the major resistance I experienced in all her emails!

My reply to her:

“Giving and receiving is THE main reason you have a money issue. Yes it may originated with your Mom unfortunately, but that fact you have a challenge with giving and receiving, you are not open "energetically" or tangibly to live in abundance of money. Money MUST circulate (give and receive) and by controlling it (security issue) - you are stagnating and repelling money.

Your relationship with money is either in contraction/restriction or expansion. Money is an energy FIRST - NOT a piece of paper that exchanges goods and services. You have lived in complete denial of abundance due to placing a stop to the circulation of how your life works. It's how your heart works. Imagine your heart not willing to receive the oxygen and blood from your body - it could not give you life; same exact thing with money. It must be able to give and receive and flow - not be controlled - to give you life.

Now your ego mind may be saying this is all hogwash and woo-woo - but your heart knows the truth and so do I. If you are willing to have a real breakthrough and stop this insidious pattern, I am happy to serve you with a questionnaire call complimentary so I can better understand how further I can serve you. If not, I appreciate your reaching out to me and you should find another coach. I am willing to go to mat with you, but you must be willing to also.”

Ladies & gents, let’s start a movement of being able to receive MORE money in our business and brighten our personal brand while rewriting our money legacy story.

Find a quiet place, be gentle with yourself and believe transformation is waiting for you! Answer these 6 questions:

1. What is the money story you grew up with?

2. How has that shown up in your life?

3. What is the core underlying money belief within that story?

4. What could their (the person in your life) positive intention be?

5. What is there to love or be grateful for?

6. What is there to forgive?

For YOUR complimentary Money Breakthrough Method Discover call, please email Marla@ecreativebiz.com. Your freedom lies on the other side.

In gratitude always,
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Create, Communicate, and Cash In On Your Business Momentum!

After attending Tony Robbins' Unleash the Power Within training last week - I had a powerful shift in how I see my purpose. The creativity it takes to compose the content to inspire your mindset, navigate effective business strategies, tools and systems is an art form. 

(Loved spending time at UPW with my son Taylor, who now works for Tony.) 

Your human potential is my driving force. People are my artistry! 
I want more people to have the luxury of being served by my expertise so more people transform their mindset, branding, marketing, personal growth and business!
  
By the way...your business growth will never precede your personal growth.

When you combine my desire to reach and help more people with an understanding of your entrepreneurial challenges, you get a solution!

I came up with a SIMPLE private and group mentorship monthly program built around those challenges to serve YOU in a way you want and can afford! The affordability makes the choice a fast YES especially for the new entrepreneur struggling or the seasoned small business owner who is hitting a plateau and is stuck!

Both are terribly frustrating and sometimes paralyzing! (Been there done that)

Here are a few of the many marketing/business growth challenges I am referring to (direct from clients and my community):

1. "Time and the know how.  I spend a lot of time studying marketing techniques but lack the ability to put them into action as an automated, succinct system."

2. "Getting in front of the right people and the investment to do that. How do I build communities using the expert strategy (personal brand) using an ezine, blog, and social media compelling content (photos, videos, links, stories, expert advice)." 
Living with one of these challenges? This new program is specifically for:
I designed it for the new entrepreneur who is just getting started and craves branding, marketing, systems, and mindset support, but premiere VIP coaching is temporarily cost-prohibitive at that stage. It’s here where you most need the support to lift off from the ground and create a momentum!
I also designed it for past VIP clients who want maintenance direction and a revisiting of their marketing system. Technology has changed, online tools and social media options have evolved and you know this short term guidance is exactly what you are seeking to get back on track.
And thirdly, I designed this with the entrepreneur in mind who is stuck at a plateau and needs a loving kick in the (you know what) to see a different perspective because it’s hard to see the solution when you are in the middle of the challenge.
 

The solution is here (click). Take fast action (you get a bonus!) by choosing 1 of 2 options from my NEW private and group program:

     
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 Let's build your momentum!  


With gratitude
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Friday, July 13, 2012

Third party validation is one of the highest forms of marketing

Media opportunities are always a smart form of building your personal brand and exposure. A media interview or quote as a reputable resource in an article can generate curiosity and business leads. Third party validation is one of the highest forms of marketing; much like a testimonial.

As a publicist for two decades, my main job was staying on top of the current trends, news, culture, events and more to create innovative news angles to phone "pitch" to journalists, newspaper and magazine editors, radio show producers, Talk TV show talent bookers, and more.

When journalists called me for a client interview, I was in hog heaven! What a treat that was! Today, with the plethora of online content and options, as a business owner, you can search for publicity opportunities by the click of a mouse and stroke of your keyboard.  Boy, we have come a looong way!

I have a terrific lead for you to respond to the needs of journalists seeking YOUR expertise.  
   
 www.helpareporter.com is chock full of media opportunities! HARO has been around for a while so you may have heard of it OR not. Either way, I am encouraging you to sign up for the free subscription and add "publicity opportunities" to your marketing plan. It's easy. They come to you!

Good news warning, HARO has a large volume of opptys so you will receive plenty of emails from them. Set your email box to capture HARO emails to keep yourself organized. Plan to read a few emails a week to grab your opportunity!

HaroHere's a great example of how you can create a unique publicity angle for your business:

Friday HARO tweeted a media request for a homeowner who recently installed a solar system. Apparently some reporter is doing a story on this angle. I don't know which publication, but it's worth a try and then find out.  

Well, I happen to have a Dental coaching client who just recently installed a solar system in his home.  I chose to send a response and pitched my client to the reporter. If they choose to interview him, it would be a creative news angle for a dentist who is very health and environmentally conscious, which is part of his brand. See, publicity angles do not need to be directly related to your expertise, but be part of your brand and a passion. :)  People like environmentally conscious entrepreneurs, which can mean conversion. I have seen plenty of successful results with traditional publicity! 

Here is the link their busy Twitter page to stay on top of their requests as well. Click here  

From HARO website: From The New York Times, to ABC News, to HuffingtonPost.com and everyone in between, nearly 30,000 members of the media have quoted HARO sources in their stories. Everyone's an expert at something. Sharing your expertise may land you that big media opportunity you've been looking for.

Go for it!  Stuck on which direction to take on this or needing a creative brainstorm session on news angles to expand your brand and reach?  Email my team for details and we will set up a 30 min consult call to explore your possibilities - It's worth every moment of your time - support@ecreativebiz.com


With gratitude
Marla
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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Plan now for SoCal's Leading fall Women's Success Summit

Fall quarter is around the corner and planning ahead for biz growth now is a smart, savvy action. 

 
I'll be attending Today's Innovative Woman's SUCCESS! Summit 2012 geared to inspire, motivate, and empower women business owners to move to the next level. Cathy Alessandra, founder of Today's Innovative Woman, is producing yet another extraordinary educational and networking event and we want YOU to join us!   

You know how powerful these events are in terms of just the networking with visionary women who are changing the world with their passion, unique brilliance and creativity. We grow our business by the amount of people we meet and serve. Here's one of those opportunities that will uplevel the momentum of your business because of the caliber of women attending. 

As a featured writer for Today's Innovative Woman website and print magazine (you can see my articles at http://todaysinnovativewoman.com/author/marla-dennis), I highly recommend you join us. 

This year's SUCCESS! Summit is set for Friday, October 5 in Los Angeles. The one-day event is packed full of life changing content and speakers, plus plenty of hands-on networking time. The brilliant line up of speakers ready to provide you with the tools and knowledge to grow your business will include topics such as: 

How to Become Famous In Your Niche Market 

Billions in her Briefcase:  Build Your Business by Attracting Other Women Business Owners 

Entrepreneur to CEO: The 5 Innovative Keys to SUCCESS 

5 Steps to Transforming Your Business into an Extraordinary and Lucrative Brand 

SUCCESS Summit is not only an opportunity for learning and networking, but for recognizing and honoring women entrepreneurs who are doing amazing things in launching and growing their business. 

Success Summit will have multiple categories and you may nominate or self-nominate in as many categories as the nominee qualifies.  

Cathy is also providing an hour of Q&A at the end of the day.  

You'll experience a day of high value content and inspiration. Plan your calendar for Oct 5! Get all the details at www.SuccessSummitandExpo.com! 

I'll see you there! 

With gratitude
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eCreativebiz

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Strengthen Your Strengths: 2nd Step to Liberation!


In my Social Media Savvy Culture Club I give my members a monthly marketing mindset, or money call to elevate their business and lives. This month I delivered "The Secret to Mastering Time Management: The 7 Steps to Liberation!" I’d like to share with you the 2nd step to liberation: Strengthening your strengths. And believe me, there’s more to it than meets the eye.
It took me almost two years to fully understand the importance of this mindset and action from the 1st time my mentors called my attention to it. What I found is the more I risked, the more I felt uncomfortable during my growth personally, emotionally, professionally, financially, and spiritually  – the more I strengthened my strengths. I realized soon enough this step to liberation was critical to my success and there is no “I’ve arrived.” This is a constant and never ending consciousness and action.
On the entrepreneurial journey to strengthening our strengths, we experience life and business lessons, failures, successes, epiphanies and more. But I find one of the most challenging on-going aspects of strengthening my strengths is the big D word: delegation! (You, too?)
Yes, I have a terrific virtual assistant and I welcome and appreciate all her support. But it’s the totally letting go of most tasks so I can have the luxury of focusing on my strengths, top talents and what my mentors call my “genius.” It’s my highest pay-off activities and the ones I most enjoy that bring me joy.
Then why is it hard to let go more? I believe it has to do with our identity. Doing those tasks are so much a part of who we are, that letting go of them means letting go of a part of who we are and accepting change (a better change!). I think women tend to have a much harder time with this than men. We think…what a luxury to actually work most of our day on what brings us joy and higher rewards! We are not built this way to let go and allow someone else do our multi-tasking for us.
Practical Perspective
Maybe this will help…the more practical perspective is learn how to effectively delegate our weaknesses and that which we do not like nor enjoy. We are not meant to do everything despite our internal programming.
Just because you can do something well doesn’t mean it’s a high paying activity and worth your time. Doing a lot of things fairly well is not nearly as valuable and rewarding as doing one or two things extremely well. We want to get good at leveraging.

For example, even though I can do technology, compose visually inspiring blog posts and emails, I delegate a lot of that to my VA so I can focus on my strengths: writing teleclasses, creating new programs, speaking engagements (love that), inspiring clients, coaching, networking online and offline and anything that has to do with connection and community. I am so open to giving up trying to be good at everything and focusing on my strengths.

If you have a hard time letting go of the things you do (I have) think in terms of how much energy something costs you. Does that thing or things you are doing costing you you’re well being? Time with your partner/husband/ kids/passions?

Here’s a sure sign something needs to be delegated…the work file has been sitting on your desk for a few weeks maybe a few months and you have procrastinated getting it done or have not made it a priority because it just doesn’t excite you. You have low energy around it. Or that project at home like painting, repairing, new décor, windows, etc has required fixing for months. These are all a clue we need to let go thinking we need to do everything and focus on what we enjoy and delegate! Hire an organizer to do the home stuff and a repair man to fix those things. Delegate to your assistant or hire a VA. You get the picture. Strengthen your strengths.

3 quick steps to strengthening your strengths:

1. Identify your top 5 strengths that without a doubt are your most natural, enjoyable and highest paying activities you do.

2. Admit and surrender to those annoying weaknesses and turn them into an asset by letting go and allowing someone else to do it so you have the luxury of time to do what you do best!

3. For 30 days, make a conscious choice to delegate those tasks that drain your energy and do not support your brilliance. It’s a habit we are designing to support our success. And habits will win out over any intention, no matter what. Create good habits around your strengths.

To schedule your private complimentary 30 min “Activate Your Natural Selling DNA” discovery call (we turn selling into a service for better profits), email my team at support@ecreativebiz.com


Gratitude,
Marla