CREATIVE SUCCESS NEWSLETTER, NUMBER 31 - March 15,
2003
CREATIVE SUCCESS NEWSLETTER
Gail McMeekin, LICSW
Career/Creativity Coach and Author
Mailto:gail@creativesuccess.com
http://www.CreativeSuccess.com
NUMBER 31-March 15, 2003
SUCCESS STRATEGIES FOR CREATIVE SOULS SERIES
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WELCOME SUBSCRIBERS
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This free newsletter goes to subscribers only and is sent out on
the 15th of each month. We have heard a few reports from you that
you have not been receiving this newsletter consistently. We have
hopefully rectified the problem, thanks to my great tech. team.
But please let us know if we have not. We have 18,000 subscribers
now so we are challenging our server a bit. This is the 4th issue
in the "Success Strategies for Creative Souls" series.
If you have
missed any issues, you can have them sent to you by following the
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http://www.creativesuccess.com/info/news.html. at the bottom of
the page.
What are you doing to rejuvenate yourself for Springtime! Rest
and adventure fuel your creative potential so treat yourself to
both, even if it's just an afternoon of meandering somewhere new.
Enjoy!
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FREE "FOLLOWING YOUR CREATIVE FASCINATIONS" TELE-CLASS
WITH GAIL
April 10th at 9 PM-10 PM EST
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Are you ready to embrace your creative ideas and embark in a new
direction or finally finish a project you've been avoiding? With
Spring approaching, it is a wonderful time to nurture new creative
excitements and begin to take action.
We all have creative sparks to ignite and can learn how to make
positive steps to support our gifts. This is not a lecture call,
but an interactive workshop format. Please come prepared with pen
and paper and willing to share your thoughts. Proclaiming your
creative goals to a group can be very powerful. This call is
limited to 100 callers and the access # is 904-357-8707.
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CREATIVE SUCCESS STORE PRODUCTS
(http://www.creativesuccess.com/store/store.html)
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We recommend that you familiarize yourself with our products so
you can more fully appreciate our programs.
* The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women Book
* The Power of Positive Choices Book
* Positive Choices: From Stress to Serenity Audiotape Workshop
with
Mini-Workbook
* The Kali Guide: A Directory of Resources for Women by Zen Print
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SUCCESS STRATEGY #4: YES, YOU MUST SELF-MARKET
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"Without promotion, something terrible happens, NOTHING!"
P.T.
Barnum
Especially in this economy, you have to strategize about your
target market and then connect with it directly, whether you need
more clients for your business, are looking for a job, or seeking
sponsors for a non-profit organization. In order to achieve your
Personal and Heartfelt Success, you have to decide:
1) What do I have to offer? You need data and success stories.
2) Who wants it?
3) What's it worth to them?
Self-marketing is about leveraging assertive communication skills
and overcoming the gremlins of insecurity. If you don't feel
confident and centered in yourself, you won't be able to convince
anyone else to partner with you. I have had the privilege of
working with many bright professionals who have trouble speaking
up about who they are and the benefits of their expertise. I teach
them to use clear and succinct language, laced with meaningful
success stories, so they can meet their goals. Self-marketing has
many dimensions, as every interaction we have with people
telegraphs our personality, compassion, competence, and values.
Learning to self-market is not optionalit is a skill we all
need
to master. As this is such a critical success strategy and
deserves extra attention, this month we are going to use a
slightly different format. To read about how self-marketing
facilitates your success and how to do if effectively, click on
the link to my website for an in-depth discussion and strategies
at http://www.creativesuccess.com/articles/selfmkt.html. THEN
return to do the Challenge below.
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CHALLENGE
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1) What are your best talents and greatest liabilities as a person
and a professional? Which liabilities can you fix and which ones
do you just have to accept?
2) What is unique and creative about you?
3) Who or what are you trying to connect with and serve?
4) What is your most natural self-marketing style and where do
you
need to stretch?
5) Set quarterly goals (as described in the Article linked above)
and put together an accountability/support system to help you to
meet them.
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CREATIVE ACTS AND RESOURCES
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SACRED SPACES
In the midst of recreating my altar space in my office, I received
the gift of a wonderful book from my new publisher: "A Book
of
Women's Altars" by Nancy Brady Cunningham and Denise Geddes
(Red
Wheel, 2002). Adorned with lovely photographs of altars for every
season, personality, and purpose, the authors take you on an
intriguing journey of possibilities. This is a beautiful book that
you will want to keep with you to rouse your own creative process.
To order, check out www.redwheelweiser.com.
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WRITING WORKSHOPS IN BOSTON
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Popular workshop leader Susan Tiberghien, an American writer
living in Geneva and author of "Looking for Gold: A Year in
Jungian Analysis" and "Circling to the Center" is
coming to Boston
to do two exciting workshops. On April 26th, she will be at the
Jung Institute teaching "Tapping Creativity: Dreams, Mandala's,
Active Imagination and Writing" and followed by a second workshop
on May 10th at the University Lutheran Church in Cambridge called
"Making Mosaics of Our Lives: Fitting the Pieces". Check
out
Susan's website at http://www.susantiberghien.com for descriptions
and information.
Creatively yours,
Gail McMeekin
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