Hey everyone!

As you may know, I was out for the last two weeks as I attended Marketing to Millionaires and did some networking on the west coast.  It was an amazing experience and I am so grateful I decided to embark on this journey.  Although, I don’t think my brain has ever been so crammed full of information to process before!

First of all, at Marketing to Millionaires I got to meet some amazing people that I had only known via the internet and had a phone call or two with.  Meeting in person really made those relationships stronger and cemented several that will be long-lasting.  Not to mention, I met a lot of new people that I am now continuing to build relationships with.

Kelly taught us a lot about marketing to the affluent.  It’s a whole different ball game from the mass marketing that we all learned when we started our businesses.  It’s a different way of thinking when communicating with this group.  It also takes a much higher level of investment in the relationship.  I am now completely rethinking how I work with my current clients and how I will attract new clients as a result of this training.  Not only that, I have new positioning for my business and I’ll be rewriting my website content soon (stay tuned for more on this!).  It’s all VERY exciting!  For once in my career, I feel like I know exactly what I need to do to achieve what I want.  It’s awesome!

After the event, I arranged some time to meet up with others who weren’t attending.  I took my Project Manager, Carrie, with me so that she could meet one of our clients that she manages and others.  It was awesome to meet all these people in person.  I think we really strengthened our relationship with the client!  As for my other friends/colleauges it was great to meet up with them in person and find out what’s up with them.  I was also introduced to some amazing new people that I will continue to keep in contact with.

Oh, and then there was the day I was able to meet with my brother.  I only get to see  him once a year usually, and this year I got to see him twice!  It was great to hike in the woods, shoot a bow and arrow, and visit with his new furry friends at the house.

Needless to say, I truly enjoyed my trip. Now, I’m beginning to implement the strategies I learned from Kelly and I’m following up with the amazing contacts I made.  I now know that these kinds of events are totally worth it from a learning and networking standpoint.  I’ve grown HUGELY over the last two weeks and I have a commitment to my business that I’ve never had before.  If for no other reason, this was worth it!

Have you been to an event like this?  How has it changed your relationships and/or business?

It’s fall and there are lots of business building events for coaches and other life changes going.  Several great ones are coming up Thursday that I feel would be helpful to many of you, so I’m posting them here for your convenience.  If you have others that are appropriate for the life changing community, leave a comment for approval and we’ll see if fits to add yours to the list.

Interview with Tom Buford, The Charge What You Deserve Coach - I’ll personally be interviewing Tom about the challenges of investing in your dream business without breaking the bank.

WHERE: The comfort of your own telephone line.

WHEN:  Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 2:00 pm Eastern (1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT)

PRICE:  FREE (except your cost for long-distance calls)

How to attract affluent clients - Just this free call alone will give you valuable information you can take right away and start putting into action.  Kelly O’ Neil will be revealing her tips for attracting affluent clients.  This is the introductory call to the Marketing To Millionaires Retreat that is the talk of the season…and I’m attending!  woo hoo!  Even if you can’t attend the event this call is totally worth your time…it flipped my thinking on it’s head.

WHERE: The comfort of your own telephone line.

WHEN:  Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 8:00 pm Eastern (7:00 pm CT, 6:00 pm MT, 5:00 pm PT)

PRICE:  Call is FREE (except your cost for long-distance calls)

Do-It-Yourself AWeber - For the last 2 weeks, I’ve been leading a 30 minute webinar on using AWeber as part of the DIY Tech Talk series.  We are going step-by-step through the system and teaching the technology along with important information that will help you use the system in your marketing.  We have the last free webinar this week, but next week (Wednesday evening) we’ll be doing a 2 hour advanced Technology Session where I’ll go into ad tracking and RSS Broadcasts and other advanced features of this system.  Come to the final free one this week and see how easy it can be to use this amazing marketing system.

WHERE: The comfort of your own telephone line and a computer.

WHEN:  Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 5:00 pm Eastern (4:00 pm CT, 3:00 pm MT, 2:00 pm PT)

PRICE:  Call is FREE (except your cost for long-distance calls)