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October 8, 2015

Scary + Lonely = On the Right Track

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This week marks the launch of Whitney Johnson’s latest book, Disrupt Yourself. I am especially invested in this book because Whitney Johnson has been an important friend and mentor in my life.


When Jesse Lyn Stoner introduced us in late 2011, I had no idea that my saying yes to Whitney as a book marketing consulting client would catapult me to the career growth and success I’m currently enjoying.


That one yes to Whitney as a client led to more yeses to other clients. Because of my work with Whitney, I hired my first subcontractor and began to build a team. My yes to Whitney led me to leap from the comfort of a steady, guaranteed paycheck to an unknown future as an entrepreneur.


With her encouragement, and support from a host of others, I started a journey that continually brings me (and others) joy and blessing. I am so grateful.


There have been days when this journey has been scary and lonely.


But the journey has been less scary and less lonely because I’ve had Whitney’s voice in my head, normalizing the experience.


The good news is that because Whitney has now codified her wisdom and insights in her latest book, anyone can now have her wise, helpful advice readily available. If you are willing to take a leap with your life and career, you need her words in your head to push you off the ledge, or pull you back. You need her reminder that showing up is the most important metric of all. You need to hear her comfort that if it’s scary and lonely, you are certainly on the right track.


I hope you’ll take a moment, today, to order or review Whitney’s book

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Published on October 08, 2015 07:25

October 6, 2015

Tips for Doing Battle with Resistance and Busyness

Tips For Doing Battle With Resistance And Busyness


One of the best parts of working for Weaving Influence is being surrounded by some of the best and deepest thinkers in leadership today. I’m regularly inspired by our clients to try new things, develop new ways of thinking, and keep learning.


I’m often amazed at how the blog I need to read will be posted by a client right when I need it. That happened just two weeks ago with a really spectacular series on Resistance by Mark Miller. If you haven’t read it yet, head over now to check out all three parts.


We all face resistance in our lives—and truthfully, I thought I was doing a pretty good job resisting it! I started running again and was heading outside 6 mornings a week. I’d been doing that since July, but I was starting to take an extra rest day or eat junk that made me sluggish in my next run. Mark’s blog helped me realize every time I sat on the couch instead of lacing up my shoes, I was letting resistance win. So now, when I hear the siren call of the sofa or those little mello-crème pumpkins, I repeat a mantra to myself: “If you eat the junk or choose the couch, resistance wins.” It’s kept me running even as Hurricane Joaquin dumped days of rain on us here in North Carolina. I’m in an active battle with resistance on this front and I thank Mark for preparing me to win.


His blog got me thinking about how resistance pops up in other parts of my life. I consider myself pretty self-disciplined when it comes to my work, but when I took a deeper look, I realized I struggle with resistance’s twin sister—busyness. I am busy from the time I wake up until the time I go to bed each night. Why are we all so busy, busy, busy? Are we doing more than our parents did? Are we just that important? Here are some of my thoughts about busyness:



I don’t want to fail, so I’m always saying ‘yes’ to new tasks and responsibilities at work and home. I think, deep down, I will be able to make everyone happy if I do everything.
I’m a control freak. If I delegate, I lose some control—but if I don’t, that hamster wheel of busyness just keeps spinning faster.
And a really important factor for me—I need a sense of urgency in my life. I worked in television news for 20 years. I was always racing to meet multiple daily deadlines. Basically, I was an adrenaline junkie who’s afraid of heights. Where do I get my fix now? I create artificial busyness.

I understand that the busyness is not making me more productive or happier. It’s just causing more and more stress. My goal is to slow the hamster wheel down and identify ways I can cut out the busyness in my life and create more capacity and peace.


Here are some of the things I’m trying to do to defeat busyness everyday:



Schedule and honor time to do things that matter to me. I’m trying the Miracle Morning approach and it’s helping. My runs are built into my morning time.
Delegate. I haven’t done this as quickly or as effectively as I would like, but I’m making progress.
Identify the 20% of work that delivers 80% of results—and doing those things, delegating the other tasks, or in some cases letting them slide because they aren’t important anyway.
Focus on one thing at a time instead of multi-tasking.
Put my phone down more often.

As a friend of mine likes to say, it’s a work in progress. I’m a work in progress, but I have my sights set on putting resistance and busyness in their place.


Tell me something! How are you fighting resistance and busyness?


 


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October 2, 2015

Featured on Friday: Co-Authors @kenblanchard @wiredleadership @parisicarew

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The final book launch season of 2015 is heating up, starting next week with the launch of Whitney Johnson’s new book, Disrupt Yourself, and continuing into the following week (Oct. 12 – 16) with the launch of Collaboration Begins with You.


As the Book Launch Director at Weaving Influence, I (Carrie) have a full email inbox and lots of tasks ahead of me to make sure that our team of Buzz Builders know what’s coming up, and have what they need to spread the buzz on social. There’s nothing I love more than being able to connect great authors with awesome promoters. If you’ve been a part of any of our past launches, “awesome promoters” includes YOU – so give yourself a pat on the back!


“Great authors” includes this Rock Star team of three that I have had the privilege of working with over the last few months…


Meet Ken Blanchard, Jane Ripley, and Eunice Parisi-Carew

KenKen Blanchard is one of the most influential leadership experts in the world. He has co-authored more than 60 books including The New One Minute Manager [Featured HERE], The Secret [Featured HERE], and Leading At A Higher Level. His groundbreaking works have been translated into 42 languages and their combined sales total more than 21 million copies. In 2005 he was inducted into Amazon’s Hall of Fame as one of the top 25 bestselling authors of all time. The recipient of numerous leadership awards and honors, he is co-founder with his wife, Margie, of The Ken Blanchard Companies, a leading international training and consulting firm.


JaneJane Ripley is co-founder of WiredLeaders.com, a leadership development company focusing on collaboration. Her work life has been shaped by three significant experiences relating to leadership and collaboration: watching her father struggle in his career, serving as an officer in the British Army, and working with The Ken Blanchard Companies. In 2012, Jane enrolled at the Kingston Business School to earn an MSC in Business Psychology. For her dissertation she chose the topic of collaboration and a case study approach based within an analytical instruments company, which had ‘implemented’ collaboration but were not seeing the hoped for results. Her research led to the writing of Collaboration Begins with You with her co-authors.


EuniceDr. Eunice Parisi-Carew is a speaker, highly regarded management consultant and trainer, bestselling author, and no-nonsense businesswoman. With over 25 years of experience working with teams in various capacities, she brings a practitioner’s knowledge of the power of teams as a strategy. She is the co-author of three bestselling books: The One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams, High Five!, and Leading At A Higher Level. Senior researcher for the Office of the Future at The Ken Blanchard Companies, Eunice is also a faculty and board member for the Master of Science in Executive Leadership program at the University of San Diego. Eunice received her doctorate in behavioral sciences from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is a member of the NTL Institute, a licensed psychologist, and a certified organizational consultant.


Connect with Ken, Jane, and Eunice Online

Find Ken on: FacebookTwitter, LinkedIn, and Google+


Connect with Jane on: Twitter and LinkedIn


Look for Eunice on: Twitter and LinkedIn


Collaboration Begins with You: About, Support, Webinar

Everyone knows collaboration creates high performing teams and organizations – and with today’s diverse, globalized workforce, collaboration is absolutely crucial. Yet it often doesn’t happen, as people typically believe that the problem is outside of their control.


Collaboration Begins with You helps leaders at all levels create and develop a culture that uses differences to spur contribution and creativity; provides a safe, trusting environment; involves everyone in creating a sense of purpose, values, and goals; encourages the sharing of information; and turns everyone into an empowered self-leader.


We’re set to launch October 12-16, and there are lots of ways to be a part of the Collaboration launch, including…


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Joining Ken, Jane, and Eunice for a FREE, one-hour webinar (hosted by Becky Robinson) on October 14th at 12 pm (ET). {Register Now}
Write a review of Collaboration Begins with You on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Goodreads (go ahead and spread the love!)
Don’t forget to visit collaborationbeginswithyou.com for images to share on social from now through the launch!
Tweet about the book and tag a leader on Twitter – help us spread the word and build the buzz! Start by tweeting this right now…

Excited about reading #CollaborationBeginsWithYou by @kenblanchard @wiredleadership & @parisicarew! collaborationbeginswithyou.com {Tweet Now}


Thanks for helping us build the buzz… see you on October 12th!

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Published on October 02, 2015 03:00

September 30, 2015

Turning Service Around (And a Giveaway!)

Turning Service Around (And a Giveaway!)


Everyone reading this probably has several stories of good and bad experiences with restaurants. I recently spent fifteen minutes parked, waiting for my “drive-through” food. Delays and mistakes happen, but sometimes it feels as though the staff feels no urgency to please me as a customer.


It was tempting to blast that chain on Twitter, to shine a spotlight on the irritation which was mushrooming with each passing moment, but I let that one pass.


Cheryl Bachelder, CEO of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, incorporates spotlights into one of her messages about leadership: the spotlight problem. She says leadership is a lot like being on a Broadway stage. The light hits the stage and we wait for the main actor to come out and start telling the story. Too many leaders hunger for the spotlight, want to stay in the spotlight, and don’t shine the spotlight on others often enough.


Wherever you are on your leadership journey — on stage, in the wings, or in the audience — Cheryl has developed several free resources which can help.



The Journey To Personal Purpose Self-Assessment is an extremely thorough and thought-provoking exercise that is designed to help you get to know yourself in a deep way by examining the key life events, values, and strengths that define you as a leader. Click here to get started.
The free 40-Week Leadership Challenge provides a weekly email in which Cheryl guides you to become a Dare To Serve leader. Each email includes a weekly question, inspirational stories, and tips of how to put your learning into practice. Click here to get started.
The Dare To Serve Discussion Guide is an 8-week discussion guide which can be used by a small group of leaders for a conversation on Dare To Serve™ leadership. The guide facilitates provocative conversations on a leadership approach that serves and performs. (There is also a faith-based version available.) Click here to get started.

Would you like to win a copy of Cheryl’s book, Dare to Serve? Please leave a comment telling us which of the three free resources sounds most useful for you at this point in your leadership journey (hint: it’s okay to say “all three!!”). We will select the winner on Friday, October 2, at noon ET.


As I am composing this post, I am re-listening to the Dare to Serve Webinar from earlier this year. Hearing Cheryl’s explanation of fixing things that are broken, delivering performance results, and helping people believe in each other and their employer again reminds me how much all of us have to gain from Cheryl’s hard-won wisdom (and she’s offering it all for free!).


All that hard-won wisdom has paid off in a pretty special spotlight for Cheryl! She won the Norman Award, which is presented annually by MUFSO to one industry executive whose leadership philosophy and actions have had a significant impact on their industry peers and have also inspired future industry leaders. Each winner is “a sterling example of continuing the legacy of selfless leadership and mentoring that the late Norman Brinker was so highly regarded for in our industry.” Here’s a picture of Cheryl receiving the award – congratulations Cheryl!


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Published on September 30, 2015 03:00

September 25, 2015

Featured on Friday: #iamthankful

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You’ll forgive me if I make this Featured on Friday post a little bit personal, won’t you? Sometimes, life really does hand you lemons. It hasn’t exactly been a banner week for the Weaving Influence team, and more than once, someone from the team has asked if it’s Friday yet.


Today, it finally is Friday… and #iamthankful

We found ourselves short-staffed this week, and scrambling to come up with ways to fill in the gaps. We’ve been here before, and those of us who have been around for a while (Becky, Amy, me), were not looking forward to doing it again. But this time, it was different. We had a true team – people who pulled together, volunteered to work more hours, jumped in to get the jobs done. We were busy and hectic and stressed – yes – but not alone.


Together, we are stronger… and #iamthankful

Not only did the team – both those in the office and those working virtually – pull together, but our amazing clients put into practice the leadership and coaching principles that they preach. They encouraged, they cheered, they advised, they shared their own struggles. They gave grace when deadlines were short and acknowledged our team’s effort to keep the work flowing without a hitch. This week our clients were more than clients – they were our partners.


Encouragement comes from the most unexpected places… and #iamthankful

As we faced our challenges this week, each person on the Weaving Influence team had the opportunity to step up and show what they could offer. I don’t have room (or the brain power – if I’m honest) to acknowledge them all, so I’ll just focus on “our fearless leader” as many on the team call Becky.


You know my story – I wouldn’t be here today if Becky hadn’t risked taking a chance on a Twitter stranger. But my story is not unique in the Weaving Influence world. Becky connected with Jessica on a school field trip, and now Jessica has a skill set that allows her to give back at a local non-profit when she’s not working as Becky’s executive assistant. Amy was a recently “retired” stay-at-home mom, looking for work that fit with her unofficial job as a caretaker to three elderly relatives – Becky reached out on Facebook and three years later, Amy’s helping to lead the company. Elizabeth had health concerns that kept her from “normal” employment options, but Becky found her through our Buzz Building network and now Elizabeth is a reliable member of our virtual team.


I could go on… every person working with Weaving Influence probably has a “Becky” story… a way that Becky opened a door of opportunity for them and made a difference in their life, and the lives of their families. She is willing to work hard, make tough decisions, and handle the negative feedback that occasionally comes. She dreams big (far bigger than I do with my “safety-first” personality), and then gets to work making those dreams a reality – not only for her, but for those in her world.


Entrepreneurs like Becky open doors of opportunity every day… and #iamthankful
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Published on September 25, 2015 03:00

September 18, 2015

Featured on Friday: Your Weekend #MustReads!

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Last week my husband and I enjoyed a few days away in one of our favorite cities, Chicago, and then closed out our road trip by witnessing the wedding of a friend. All in all, a lovely time away in a season of the year that I love the most – fall.


But the enjoyment of the cooler weather and the time unplugged doesn’t come without a price, and the price is dealing with “Vacation Hangover” and digging through email and tasks that have been put off while playing hooky!


Because of the busy week, I called on my Weaving Influence co-workers to share some of their favorite posts with you. I could say, “these are articles you don’t want to miss”, but in the words of LeVar Burton, host of the classic TV show, Reading Rainbow, “you don’t have to take my word for it!”


A big thanks to Becky, Paula, and John for their help this week.



Looking for a way to boost your leadership performance? Start by reading Turn This Up To 11 To Boost Your Leadership Performance by Tim Sanders. Stand out quote: “Giving recognition for the little things makes a big difference.
Leadership performance okay, but lacking on mental toughness? We’ve got a great INC. piece to help with that! An FBI Agent’s 5 Steps  to Developing Mental Toughness by Justin Bariso. Stand out quote: “Learn. Try. Repeat.
Over on Spin Sucks we found a fun surprise. First, a great article by Laura Petrolino (“ Four Tiers of Successful Business Innovation “), and as a bonus, Laura linked to a Forbes article by Scott Edinger . We launched his book, The Hidden Leader, earlier this year!
One of our team members said she enjoyed the Google/Picnik/Picmonkey trajectory found in The Four Best Productivity Tricks I Learned at Google by Stephanie Vozza. Stand out quote: “Transparency helps us be super collaborative and fluid.
The team member who recommended Lists by Lisha Fink noted that although the post wasn’t business related, it was “the most moving thing I have read today.” Stand out quote: “We must live with so much love and grace that the people around us will feel that love and grace every day.
Lead Change Group member Page Cole wrote When Life Hands You Lemons, Say Thank You! and it immediately resonated with lots of folks. The story of 11 year old Keith Boyd is motivational, and the business lessons that Page includes that hit a home run. Stand out quote: “Tough times can motivate us out of complacency.
Mark Miller is back on the list (seems fitting that he follow the story of a lemonade stand!) with his post, I Hate It When I Do That . Stand out quote: “When I fill my calendar with nice-to-do, rather than strategic activities, regardless of how well I execute, I am forfeiting my highest contribution.
Last, but certainly not least – I would be a terrible Book Launch Director if I didn’t issue A REMINDER! Karen & Henry Kimsey-House are launching Co-Active Leadership on Monday, so don’t forget to visit coactiveleadership.com and get your promotional fingers ready for the social media frenzy next week! BONUS: There are still spots open for their FREE webinar on Tuesday, September 22, so REGISTER NOW!

Now – we’ve shared our links, what would make YOUR list?

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September 15, 2015

Finding the Right Words

Finding the Right Words


I have always loved language. From a young age, I related to the world—and to myself—primarily through words. Whether that meant cuddling up for hours at a time with one of the many Little House on the Prairie Books or, as I grew older, sneaking out of bed to write in my journal as the stresses of middle school weighed down. As I grew, so did my fascination with language and words. In high school, I wrote poetry, edited the school newspaper, and took year after year of Spanish class. In college, I majored in English and the thought of doing anything other than writing, reading, and editing seemed absurd.


Though (thankfully) my professional horizons have expanded somewhat beyond the written word, I am blessed to have a work life that allows me opportunities to interface with language on a daily basis. I have, however, been surprised to learn that the words I need to pay attention to are not only those I read or write, but also the ones I say to myself and others, even in casual conversation.


In his book Leaders Open Doors, Bill Treasurer, founder and Chief Encouragement Officer at Giant Leap Consulting, discusses the importance of leaders being aware of their choice of language when speaking with team members and other colleagues. An obvious and easy-to-change example is a title. Bill cites a situation where a company wanted a certain group of managers to do less internal managing and exhibit more leadership in business development and other external processes. By simply changing part of their title from “manager” to “leader,” these employees felt empowered to embrace their new roles and confident in their abilities.


Being a part of a company that emphasizes servant leadership has given me many opportunities to reflect on how leaders can be most effective in their use of language. Something I have noticed that makes a big difference is the way leaders refer to themselves. Rather than being the “boss,” a title that often feels top-down, I have noticed many individuals in high positions referring to themselves from a perspective of “how can I help my team?” Some examples I have liked include Bill Treasurer as “Chief Encouragement Officer” and Becky Robinson as “Chief Influence Officer of Lead Change Group.”


Besides changing titles, there seem to be countless ways that we can utilize language (most often simple switches) to shift (even dramatically) the outcome of our conversations, both personally and professionally. One thing I have been trying to be more conscious of is making my communication more personal.


When engaging with another person, I try to keep these questions in mind:



Am I using this person’s name when I speak to them (i.e., acknowledging them as a unique individual)?
Do I use language in a way that will build this person up? Or am I emphasizing the negative?

In Hebrew, the word for gratitude is Hakarat Ha’Tov, which literally means “recognizing the good.” When we use our language to recognize the good in others, we help them feel appreciated and respected, which in turn helps us as leaders feel helpful and successful.


Tell me something! What small shifts in language have you seen make a difference?


 


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September 11, 2015

Featured on Friday: #CoActiveLeadership Authors @henrykh @kkimseyhouse

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Did you get to enjoy a long weekend where you live? When the team (virtual and local) got back together on Tuesday, we all compared stories from our three days away. Some dealt with unexpected health issues, some found projects to work on around the house and yard, a couple of us took naps and read for fun – and we all came back, ready to gear up for the next book launches on our calendar!


The next one coming up takes us back into our “normal” realm of Leadership material, but Co-Active Leadership is anything but “business as usual”. I hope all of you reading this have signed up to be a part of their September 21st book launch!


Meet Karen and Henry Kimsey-House

headshot_KHHenry and Karen Kimsey-House have always been fascinated with people. Through their pioneering work in coaching and their practical experience leading hundreds of leadership programs, they have inspired thousands to generate full self-expression, a deep sense of interconnectedness, and an ability to be responsible for their world.


In 1992, Henry and Karen met and co-founded the Coaches Training Institute (CTI) along with their partner, Laura Whitworth. CTI is now a global coaching and leadership development organization offering programs in 18 different countries.


More than 4,000 people have completed the Co-Active Leadership Program and are bringing Co-Active Leadership principles to organizations, governmental agencies, educational settings, nonprofits, coaching clients, and families around the world.


Connect with Karen and Henry Online

Find Karen on: FacebookTwitter, and LinkedIn.


Connect with Henry on: FacebookTwitter, and LinkedIn.


Co-Active Leadership: About, Support, Webinar

promo_04Co-Active Leadership is a deeply collaborative approach. We must be fully present and live lives of integrity, open-heartedness, and self-awareness if we are to make the kind of conscious, creative choices which Co-Active Leadership demands.


Co-Active Leadership uniquely celebrates and honors these different expressions of leadership. It invites all of us to share our expertise and allows collaborative solutions to emerge which would never have been possible otherwise.


This exciting new book is launching September 21-25! There are lots of ways to be a part of the Co-Active Leadership launch, including…



Joining Karen and Henry for a FREE, one-hour webinar (hosted by Becky Robinson) on September 22 at 12 pm (ET). {Register Now}
Requesting an Interview with Karen and/or Henry (contact our PR Team for details)
Write a review of Co-Active Leadership on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Goodreads (go ahead and spread the love!)
Don’t forget to visit coactiveleadership.com for images to share on social from now through the launch!
Tweet about the book and tag a Twitter connection who might be interested in hearing about a new way of looking at leadership. Help us spread the word and build the buzz! In fact, you can start by tweeting this right now…

Looking for fresh #leadership ideas? Check out #CoActiveLeadership by @henrykh & @kkimseyhouse! www.coactiveleadership.com {Tweet Now}


Thanks for helping us build the buzz… see you on September 21st!

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September 9, 2015

Change Your Perspective – Change Your Life

Change Your Perspective – Change Your Life


T.S. Eliot very famously said that “April is the cruelest month.” But I disagree. I think September is the cruelest month – yet also a month with the most promise. The days after Labor Day feel like a slow, sad good-bye: to summer, to long hot days and warm nights, to beach trips and picnics, to frogs singing you to sleep, to all the infinite possibilities summer holds. Even the wind and light take on an elegiac tone.


But hard-wired in us from our school days is also the sense of a fresh, new start that comes with September. It’s a month like a blank page in a new notebook, just waiting for us to write our story.


So with these mixed feelings of sadness and hope, I stumbled once again on the annual Beloit College Mindset List. It’s a fascinating list, created originally to prepare Beloit professors for the way their new students see and experience the world, based on what has and has not existed in their lifetimes. I’ve read the list each year and laughed at times, shook my head a few times, and even sighed when I’ve thought about the world these kids have missed. But what I’m really sighing about is that they’ve missed my world, my experiences.


This year I marveled again at this new crop of kids who never watched an episode of Seinfeld as a current program, don’t remember the excitement of Saturday morning cartoons, and never got to play outside without constant supervision. But instead of thinking about these poor kids who missed out on the experiences I treasured, I tried to see how the world must look to them. What must it feel like to have always had the world’s best thinking (and cat pictures) at your fingertips all the time? To consider it normal to be constantly connected to others via your cell phone? To live in this instant world? I guess in some ways it leads to having Donald Trump considered a serious candidate for President; but there are positives to the experience, too.


What was different this year was that, as I thought about how unlucky the class of 2019 was to have missed The Brady Bunch, I finally saw and recognized my biases. I considered their experience to be ‘less than’ mine because the things I loved didn’t figure into their cultural landscapes. I thought these kids had really missed out.


If I change my perspective, I see that they bring fresh eyes to our world. They grew up with so much available to them — just imagine how much bigger their dreams might be than ours, the generation which had more limits early on. It’s made me think more deeply about how we make snap judgments about people, their talents, their experiences and beliefs, everyday without realizing it.


My challenge in the clean notebook that is September is to open my eyes to how I see, experience, and judge the world around me. Instead of thinking of how others are ‘other’ than me, I challenge myself to see the world through their eyes, through other perspectives, and make my vision and dreams bigger in the process. (I might even add a Mumford & Sons song onto my R.E.M playlist on Spotify. Maybe. This is still a work in progress, after all.)


Tell me something! What will you try to see anew in September?


 


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Published on September 09, 2015 03:30

September 4, 2015

Featured on Friday: TBB Member @allipolin

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Happy September! We’re back into book launch season after a minimal “slow down”, launching just five books in June, July, and August. Since we didn’t really get a break this summer, I’m looking forward to taking a few days off next week before we jump into our autumn schedule – which is fast filling up! If you’re a member of Team Buzz Builder, get ready for your inboxes to start filling up with great promotional opportunities for 2015 – Q4 and 2016 – Q1.

Speaking of TBB, you may recall that the last Buzz Builder we profiled lived in Kenya. Well, this time it’s an American expat living in Australia! Yes, we are definitely a global community of promoters. And now if my husband and I ever make it “Down Under”, we will have someone else to look up!


Meet Alli Polin!
I’m glad we finally found time to connect, Alli! First question: Why do you like being a part of Team Buzz Builder?

There are a few things that I like about TBB. First, supporting other authors and thought leaders is important to me. Secondly, it really is a community of people who make it all work. I love being a part of this robust network. 


What benefit do you think you receive from being a part of Team Buzz Builder?

A bunch! I get to read and share new books with my blog audience. Also, I appreciate that Team Buzz Builder supports and promotes all members of the community and their blogs.


So, if someone asked you why they should join, what would you tell them?

Team Buzz Builder creates buzz for people and organizations that are doing great work in the world – not only maximizing profits. People should join to get exposed and connected to brands and bloggers that are making a difference.  


This is always my favorite question: tell me about your work/family/life/hobbies!

I’m an American expat living in the Australian Outback with my husband and two children since 2012. Every school holiday, we travel somewhere new to take advantage of our time living overseas. I also coach and speak globally from new homebase. In addition, I write about personal development for my blog, www.breaktheframe.com, and have just completed writing my first fiction novel. 


Want to learn more about Alli? I first connected with her Twitter, but she’s also on Facebook and LinkedIn, and I recommend following her on all three!



Twitter: @AlliPolin
Facebook: Break the Frame
LinkedIn: au.linkedin.com/in/allisonpolin
Blog: Break the Frame

I appreciate Alli, and all of our past & current Buzz Builders who have so selflessly given of their time and talents in promoting books, and generously shared their blog space and social reach with our authors. Each one is a valuable part of our network, and we wouldn’t be where we are today without them. It’s a privilege for me to have opportunities to engage with our Buzz Building community throughout each launch. Go Team!


Are you a Team Buzz Builder Member who would like to be featured in one of our Friday posts, or are you interested in learning more about TBB? Email me for more details!

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Published on September 04, 2015 03:00