It pays to be YOU!
Do you ever act on an idea on impulse?
Write a Facebook post or email to your people on the spur of the moment?
Before even blinking and giving your brain a chance to change your mind?
I did. Two days ago.
(And I'm doing it again, right now, turning this experience into a Blog in between brushing the kid's teeth and tugging them in. #dontjudge.)
I bought this lovely coffee mug about teaching & encouraging & inspiring (& took a picture of it, as you do).
As I was attaching the image to share on Facebook and typing out the post, my fingers typed faster than my mind could think.
Suddenly I found myself sharing my appointment scheduling link for three people to get a FREE 30-mins consultation with me.
(Side note: At the time I used Calendly. It’s free and really easy to use. Now I use Acuity as it integrates so well with Squarespace.)
And I hit "Publish".
Two(!) mins later an email notification comes in...
Someone had made an appointment.
24 hours later, all 3 spots were gone.
48 hours later, my website creation package (Website Done FOR You) was SOLD OUT. (Since then I’m not taking any 1-on-1 clients as I’m solely focusing on helping my members inside Click By Click Academy™, a simple no-nonsense approach to DIY website building.)
Why am I sharing this with you?
Because I didn't invite them for a coffee chat to talk about building a site for them. Never mind asking for money. I wanted to connect and chat with them. Learn about them. Ask them what and how they’re doing. No agenda!
And I nearly said no, when I was asked, if I'm taking any new clients. In fact, I did say no. I said, I could only start in two months time.
And guess what.
She wanted me anyway.
And what else?
She went to my Website Done FOR You page and paid in full 10 mins later!
I was gobsmacked. How could this happen so easily when I'm not even trying? When getting new clients wasn't even on my radar?
Yet, when I AM trying, it's so freakin’ hard?
Then I realised...
Recently I had stopped doing things the way we "should". The way we're "supposed" to. The way we're told to by everyone (and their dog) in the online world.
I spent literally THOUSANDS of hard-earned $$$ on online courses in the first two years of trying to make it online. To soak it all up. Learn. Learn. And LEARN! Putting so much pressure on myself to do it the “right”way.
Only to realise, it's okay to just be me.
And that's when it happened.
Don't get me wrong, I always did show up as me. But this time, I also did it MY WAY. Unplanned. Unprepared. Spontaneous. On impulse. (GASP!)
And I liked it. And they did too. The right people did. And all you want is the RIGHT people. Don't worry about the others.
The others are going to unsubscribe and unfollow you. And that's okay. Because they weren't ever going to buy from you anyway. In fact, it's GOOD they left. Because now you get a better open and click-through rate with people who actually want to read your stuff, open your emails and are interested in what you have to say.
So, let's celebrate UNsubscribers. Nurture the RIGHT people. Be YOURSELF. Do it YOUR WAY. Have FUN! Tweet this >>
I have a feeling this year will be different. GOOD different. I don't know how. Or what. I don't have it all figured out. Probably never will. Just like everybody else. But that's what it's all about. Never give up!
And I'm challenging YOU to show up YOUR WAY too. (What's the worst that can happen?)
I’m always here to help!
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Over to YOU ...
In the comments below, tell me ...
1. Give me ONE thing you're going to focus on to make THIS year YOUR year. (Because if you write it out, you're more likely to ACT on it.)
2. What's YOUR word for this year? No, really, I'd like to know. Tell me below!
