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Check this out! Best Business Advice Ever (in 15-minutes or less!)

Bests Business Advice Ever in 15 minutes

Now here’s an event I’m excited to share with you…

It’s a zero-sales-pitch, no-fee-to-attend interview series I’m a guest expert for this month…

It’s called The Best Business Advice Ever Series (Gotta love that title!)

When I think about all of the business advice I’ve received over the years there’s a lot of advice I wish I would have learned a lot sooner!

Wouldn’t it be fantastic if you could bypass the frustrations and go directly to what works?

This month, my colleague Sherri Garrity is continuing her free Business Advice Series with top-notch entrepreneurs who are sharing their best business advice ever in 15 minutes or less.

This is your chance to hear from each of them what’s worked, which mistakes they learned from the most, and the one piece of advice they have to share with you. The event starts March 22 with a special presentation by Sherri on Why the Typical (and traditional) Business Advice Doesn’t Work.

All you have to do is sign up for the series. It’s completely FREE.

All of the interviews are short, and to the point, so you can listen to them over a cup of coffee, or while you’re in the car or running errands.

Don’t miss this event – Sherri’s pulled together an incredible range of guests and her kickoff presentation is sure to cut to the core of what you need to do to build your business to its peak potential.

It’s worth taking a look. You can register for this FREE event at: http://snipurl.com/uwv9u

~ Gina xo

The WOW of Happiness: FREE Teleclass 3/22 at 7pm CT

WOW dvd 2-finalAttention: Success-Driven Women in Business Online! Boost Your Happiness and Boost Your Business too! Join me for this FREE call:

10 Shockingly Simple Steps to Boost Your Happiness So You Can Experience More Fun and Fulfillment in Every Facet of Your Life!

Are you in a hurry? Go ahead and register for this FREE call now.

If you can’t join us live register anyway and you’ll get 48 hr access to the replay. After this limited window of opportunity, this training will be sold for at least $27.00

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When you click the sign up button you’ll be directed to my co-host’s page at the Center for Authentic Self Development. Please register through that page. We promise the double-step is worth it!

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Want more info about the call? Go ahead and keep reading…

I’ll let you in on something. A colleague and I realized recently that we share something fairly profound in common…

We believe the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT secret to success (and sanity) is taking full responsibility for our own happiness.

More specifically, we learned how to develop and flex our happiness muscles. This one skill has allowed us to increase the joy and fulfillment we experience every single day personally and professionally. Because we know how to flex our happiness muscles we get to be the best wives, mothers and friends we can be (and that includes being a friend to ourselves too!).

You may have heard the expression “what you give is what you get” and when it comes to being happy this has never been more true. Or, think about this one as it relates to happiness:
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“Be the change you want to see” ~ Mahatma Ghandi

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It may sound like a simple idea. Some might even dismiss it as “fluff” but trust me, there is tremendous power in your ability to be (and stay) HAPPY.

In fact, the sooner you begin to practice a few simple happiness strategies, every facet of your life starts to become more delicious and joy-filled really fast.

But it only works if you have a clear understanding of what it really means. And, you also need simple “how to” steps that apply to every day life.

The challenge for most people is that they’re confused and conflicted about their own ability to influence happiness. They feel like a victim of circumstance.

We (Kim and I) are here to share simple ways you can transform this feeling of helplessness to happiness and joy.

And we’re going to help you – for FREE.

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Why FREE you ask?

That’s easy…

We are super passionate about happiness and how the ability to influence your own happiness can improve every aspect of your life. We want to share this with as many people as we can.

All the feedback we’ve received on this topic suggests that people really want to be happier and stay happy but they aren’t sure how to strengthen and flex this muscle. Up to now “happiness” has been an elusive destination that they have to get to (or find in the first place). We want to clear the confusion and show you simple steps to find, strengthen and flex this muscle you’ve had all the time.

And so you should know that…

We are hosting a one-of-a kind training program called The Master Life Cleanse: Happiness and Harmony Makeover.

This life changing learning experience will draw your attention to the most predominant “life toxins” that cause us to fall into the belief that our “source” of happiness is external and fixed.

  • Toxic Relationships
  • Negative Thinking Scripts
  • Guilt and Worry
  • Limiting Beliefs
  • Clutter
  • Comparison

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But There’s Something You Need To Know…

This training is not for everybody. It’s exclusively for people who are:

a) absolutely sure they want to take responsibility for their own happiness and b) like our style of teaching.

And the only way you’ll be able to know for sure is to join us for this special call… (wink, wink, nudge)

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Here’s exactly what you’ll discover during this FREE 60 minute training call:

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pink check smallThe single most powerful quality you already posses that (once stimulated) will effortlessly attract more happiness into your life immediately. (And yes, we will reveal how to turn it on!)

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pink check smallONE word that you can say more often to infuse more self-confidence and control over your life and career… it will feel as though you’ve been set free!

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pink check smallHow a simple shift in awareness can impact all that you think, feel and do. Just this one piece of advice will allow you to experience so much more happiness every day.

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And of course a heck of a lot more! Plus, if you are ready to release inner baggage and feel more free, happy and relaxed than you have in years, we’ll reveal the exact next step for you too.

So, the only thing you need to do right now is register for the call:

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When you click the sign up button you’ll be directed to my co-host’s page at the Center for Authentic Self Development. Please register through that page. Sorry for the double-step. We promise it’s worth it :~)

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Love & Light,

Want to take it up a notch (or ten) on Twitter? Do what good tweeters do…

Do What Good Tweeters DoI was thrilled to be identified as one of the “Top 20 Responsive Women You Need to Follow on Twitter” – By Holly Reisem Hanna founder of The Work at Home Woman.

It sparked a question from my community of women in business online: “Gina, how can I be viewed as a responsive on Twitter too?”

My answer begins with a question for you:

When you login to Twitter to update your status, are you looking at the mutual benefit OR do you have a more singular “what’s in it for me” focus?

Now, don’t get me wrong. We are all in business to be successful and a BIG part of that is making money. And we all want to capture people’s attention (in a good way). The problem is that when we lead from a “what’s in it for me?” intention it comes across as salesy and one-sided.

Think of any relationship in your life… If it was consistently one-sided how long would it last?

People love to buy but they don’t like to be sold to. At a consumer level you already know this so why then do you keep trying to SELL?

The key to attracting new clients and making money through Twitter without being salesy is to shift your intention.

Be interested in others first rather than trying so hard to be interesting to them.

If you are using Twitter for business, do it in a way that adds value and increase to others rather than a blatant sales pitch – Yes, there IS a difference. It may seem counter-intuitive at first but it really works.

Below are two specific things that I do consistently to be responsive.

I believe that adding value and increase to the lives of others without expecting anything in return is the key to reciprocity. What goes around comes around.

Everyone who follows me receives an automatic direct message (auto-DM). I stopped using this technology for a while when people started to abuse it but I’m using it again very effectively.

I don’t know about you but I get DM spam in my twitter inbox every day. Anything that’s similar to “Hi! Thanks for following. Check out my website here …” or “Hi! It’s great to meet you. Here’s my FREE report” gets deleted immediately.

So how do you get YOUR auto-DM to stand out from the crowd? Remember… you’ve got to shift your intention. The example DM’s above are me-focused and salesy. What can you say that shows genuine interest in others and even gets conversation started?

Here’s mine…

“Hi! Thanks for reaching out! What do you love to tweet about the most? ~ Gina”

And guess what…

People respond. People tell me every day what they love to tweet about most. And just the other day someone added that they normally don’t respond to DM’s at all but mine was self-centered at all and they liked that.

The difference between the spammy salesy DM’s and mine is that it engages conversation and builds rapport and opens a door to what really matters… real relationships with real people.

The second thing I love to do is to connect people that should meet. This one’s easy but the key is to pay attention. Read people’s Twitter bios, take notice of what others tweet about and connect like-minded people. This is a great way to make sure you’ve shifted your intention to being interested in others first.

Twitter is where I meet my best joint venture partners too. It’s really become the hub for a lot of my joint venture marketing strategies.

So now YOU can do what good tweeters do. Give it a try and keep me posted on what you experience as a result okay. I’ll share more tips on how to be more responsive on Twitter again soon.

Wait! While you’re here, I’d sure love for you to share your thoughts and experiences below okay.

~ Gina xo

P.S. I also highly recommend Twitter Done for You … check it out: