I have been studying new ways of branding my services as well as putting myself out there… I had the realization I never really marketed myself on the internet! I also have been watching sales and marketing courses recently. A while ago if you asked me about sales? It might of left a bad taste in my mouth when I heard about “sales”.
REALLY WHAT THIS IS ABOUT IS BEING A BETTER COMMUNICATOR. I LOOK AT IT AS SELF IMPROVEMENT + BEING A PERSON OF INFLUENCE! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MIX THOUGH.. REALLY!!! RIGHT?
STORY TIME… I WAS SIGNED UP WITH AN AGENCY TO GET ME WORK A FEW YEARS BACK… AND I LEARNED.. THAT I GOT BETTER AND MORE FULFILLING JOBS FROM MY OWN OUTREACH AND CIRCLE OF RELATIONSHIPS.. ALMOST EVERY TIME. IN FACT, NOTHING EVER PANNED OUT WITH THE AGENCY. NOTHING WRONG WITH AGENCIES… I JUST ALWAYS ENJOYED APPLYING TO A BUNCH OF JOBS AND PICKING ONE THAT REALLY FITS ME
Doing this blog very consistently has really made me stick to a plan and execute on it. NOT OVERTHINKING, JUST GETTING MY WORDS OUT THERE.. KIND OF LIKE AN ONLINE JOURNAL. As well as trying to be as thoughtful and share as much as I am learning with you as possible. That is super important for me too. I want to point out that I work behind a computer… Video Editing and I am pretty introverted so I had to work on ALL these skills and STILL it’s a big work in progress.
Since right now so many things are out of our control, we need to focus and execute on the things we have control.
I was thinking why not?
I realized why I made some progress with my career was because I was so focused on it… AND I was studying about my industry practicing, learning, and repeating those things… OVER and OVER AND OVER AGAIN. Theres still more to go! Since I chose such a competitive career and skillset, I knew from a early age, I had to work TWICE as hard. Did I burn out? Of course… BUT LIFE is all about SACRIFICES.
That being said…
THERE IS NO BETTER TIME THAN PRACTICING SOMETHING NEW.
WHETHER IT IS LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE, A HOBBY, PASSION PURSUITS, OR LEARNING WAYS OF PUTTING YOURSELF OUT THERE
MANY PEOPLE MIGHT FIND DOING THIS TYPE OF STUFF SUCH TOO MUCH… I DON’T FIND IT A DRAG… I FIND BLOGGING AND LEARNING ABOUT MARKETING MYSELF FUN. I WOULDN’T DO IT OTHERWISE.
THERE IS SO SO MUCH TO LEARN
HERE’S WHAT I LEARNED…
PROGRESS AND BEING FOCUSED ON THE PROCESS IS EVERYTHING..
ALSO..
I NOTICED WHEN YOU ARE DOING THIS THAT IS WHEN GOOD THINGS SHOW UP IN YOUR LIFE. THAT IS WHAT WE ALL WANT… THE GOOD STUFF.
FOR ME, I HAD TO SET A PLAN AND FOLLOW IT.. I SAID TO MYSELF I MIGHT AS WELL SPEND AS MUCH AS TIME AS POSSIBLE LEARNING THE SKILLS OF COMMUNICATION, MARKETING, AND SPENDING TIME ON WORKING ON MY WEBSITE..
IN REGARDS TO MARKETING YOURSELF, YOU AREN’T RELYING ON ANYONE ELSE, BUT YOU… YOU ARE THE ONE WHO HAS YOUR BEST INTEREST AT HEART. YOU ARE YOUR OWN AGENT AND PRODUCER. IT’S ALL ON YOU!
PROGRESS + HAVING A SENSE OF CONTROL OVER YOUR LIFE IS A GREAT THING
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