Even though it is getting colder for some of us, getting outside is a great way to becoming healthier and happier. Find a local park or nature preserve and explore it!
Learn the benefits from getting outside here: https://askthescientists.com/outdoors/
A silly Disney movie, Enchanted, has this great song in it filmed in Central Park. It will make you smile. Take a moment and watch it: https://youtu.be/xRYU4cqUAUs
The premise of the song is this – how will the girl know that you are falling for her? You’ve got to tell her!
In other words, make her AWARE!
The same holds true in business. I continually talk with business leaders in both profit and not-for-profit worlds about how they grow and attract new business. Here are some of the answers I’ve received:
Decades ago, I was directing a music group that traveled throughout Asia. On this particular tour, we were in the Philippines. We sailed to a small island, Bohol, on a 45 foot boat (there were 42 in my group plus 3 crew). When we stepped onto the incredible long pier on the island, we immediately noticed a sign – Coca Cola. Here we were in the middle of nowhere, and Coke was advertising. In fact, through out this tour, we encountered Coca Cola advertisements in Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, and the Philippines. Of course, in our own home countries we see Coke ads on TV, hear them on the radio, have them pushed to us on social media. But why? Surely the world knows about Coke. Why are they investing in multi-millions of dollars to tell us there is something called Coke and we need to buy it?
Why? To build awareness. To keep their product top-of-mind.
Let me challenge you to take a good hard look at how you make your customers, potential customers, future markets aware of the value you bring to them. Don’t assume anything. But don’t just push your product or service. We’ve had enough of that.
Tell your compelling story. How is your product/service making a difference? What kind of raving fans are you creating? Let them tell your story. Make heroes out of your customers to win future customers.
Know how your market learns and becomes aware, and then be sure to step into that. Be obvious. Be positive. Be proactive and intentional. Be creative. Use channels that are unfamiliar to you: social media, podcasts, video stories, etc.
How will they know? Tell them!
I am currently reading Ryan Holiday’s book Courage is Calling. I highly recommend it! It is packed with so many historical examples of how others have faced fear and even death. Yet, they pushed on, pushed through. They conquered being scared and chose not to allow fear to control them or their decisions.
We have all had to face fears in the past year or so. Disease. Business closures. Loss of work. Relationship strain. What we all need is a healthy dose of courage.
This book will speak to your soul. It will stir your heart. It can strengthen your resolve.
In 2017, my brother and I started a local Networking forum focused on leadership development. We call it First Fridays because we meet on the first Friday of every month. We bring in local leaders from northeast Indiana, where we live, for this free event.
We also video record our presentations and put them on our YouTube channel. So no matter where you live in the world, you have access to the same presentations now.
Follow this link to check out all of the videos and all of our leaders who have spoken to our community over the past several years. https://youtube.com/c/FirstFridaysFortWayne
“Innovation is a state. It’s something you practice. So if you never want to run out of ideas, here are five ways to stay in a constant state of innovation.” Read the entire article by clicking the link below:
https://www.fastcompany.com/90597174/do-these-5-things-and-youll-never-run-out-of-new-ideas
Go, Leader, Grow! 