Whatever your reasons for starting your own business, you probably brought something with you that you intended to leave behind, something that’s hindering your progress. That unconscious baggage is Employee Thinking. Most of us don’t even know we’ve got it— which makes changing it mighty difficult.

If you’re like most people, you’ve had years of conditioning to
think like a good employee—and almost no education about
how to think like an entrepreneur.

The good news is you can learn Entrepreneurial Thinking and put it to work building the business of your dreams. While it does require effort, it’s easier than learning a new language or Texas Hold ‘em.

What Would an Entrepreneur Do is a
one-day workshop headed up by Barbara Winter, acclaimed
entrepreneur, long-time author, and speaker who teaches people how
to be entrepreneurs and create the joyfully jobless life.

You’ll learn:

• What makes entrepreneurs different

• How to recognize and eliminate Employee Thinking

• Six power tools that smart entrepreneurs use

• How to deal with an up and down cash flow

• Why small is the new big

Then we’ll put Entrepreneurial Wisdom to work…

• Expand our circle of influence

• Create tipping points

• See opportunities

• Generate more options

• Connect with entrepreneurial thinkers

If you’re ready to be an entrepreneur who makes your business an art form,
spend a day at What Would an Entrepreneur Do and
you’ll leave with dozens of ideas and techniques for
moving your business ahead while making a difference in the world.

WHO:          Experienced entrepreneurs and emerging ones with a
                   business idea.

COST:         $127

WHERE:  2 Great Locations to Choose From

Compelling Storytelling
A Fresh Approach to Marketing

"Your first job is to get your own story straight."
                                                          Natalie Goldberg   

 It’s a noisy world out there. Everywhere we turn we’re assaulted with marketing messages. Flashing banners on the Internet, incessant commercials on television and magazines that have more ad pages than articles surround us. Even athletic arenas are giant billboards. How can your little enterprise compete with all that racket?

By not competing, that’s how. Would you rather be creative instead of annoying? What if you could make your message so memorable that people would want to hear what you have to say? What if you learned to approach marketing from a storyteller’s perspective?

Consider this bit of wisdom from The Well-Fed Self-Publisher by Peter Browerman: “As a single guy, I occasionally surf over to one of the online dating sites. The clichés are rampant. Here are zillions of people, looking for the most important relationship of their lives, and barely one in a hundred takes time to craft a message that is even remotely creative and original...I always want to ask: Do you think you’ll attract the opposite sex by blending in with everything around you? That’s called camouflage. People in the armed forces do this when their lives depend on not being noticed or standing out in any way. If you want to be seen, you have to draw attention to yourself.”

Precisely.

And that’s exactly what we’ll be exploring in Compelling Storytelling: A Fresh Approach to Marketing. In this idea-packed workshop, you’ll be rolling up your sleeves, getting out your journal and discovering how to market from a storyteller’s perspective. After that, you’ll develop ease in talking about your business and uncover storytelling secrets from some of the boldest entrepreneurs on the planet—the hoteliers of Las Vegas.

Through interactive exercises you’ll:

• Discover the story only you can tell

• Examine basic principles of great storytelling

• Explore attention-getting devices that feel comfortable

• Learn to cut through the clutter

• Write a personal bio that is more than just the facts

• Go from ordinary to spellbinding

• Gather a collection of stories that illustrate and inspire

• Find easy ways to get into the conversation—and be heard

• Become irresistible to the media

• Build your natural monopoly

We’ll also be taking a look at some of the most brilliant entrepreneurial storytellers to see how they did it. Best of all, you’ll get to test your stories in a supportive environment where you’ll receive encouragement, not critique. And as if that weren’t enough, you’ll spend an evening in the presence of the master storytellers from Cirque du Soleil.

If this is your year to build a stronger presence in the world—or even just your neighborhood—Compelling Storytelling will give you the power tools you need to let the world know what you have to offer.

Register now for three days of ideas and inspiration that you can put to use immediately. Whether you’re just launching a new enterprise or need to tune-up a more mature one, Las Vegas is the place to come for a jumpstart.  

                             What: Compelling Storytelling
                             When: November 11-13, 2008
                             Where: Las Vegas, NV
                             Cost: $457 (Early Bird)
                             Click Here to Register

You can take advantage of  the special introductory price of just $457 which includes the seminar, materials and ticket to Mystere and a celebratory dinner the last night at Marrakech (a favorite of Richard Branson).

Been to one of my previous Las Vegas events? You can take advantage of my Back to Vegas discount of $50.

New Attendees: Register Here

Previous Las Vegas Attendees: Register Here

About Your Workshop Leaders

Barbara J. Winter has been a passionate storyteller her entire life. She would rather read a great story than an instructional manual any day. Storytelling also helped her learn to love marketing.

Alice Barry brings her endless imagination and entrepreneurial spirit, along with years of performance experience, to this creative event.

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I've learned that following what you love magnifies your talent. You just have to have faith to invest in it.

~ Leslie Rector

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