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Send a Friend Sunday #2
Aug 16th
Because it’s important to have traditions, and I’ve been pretty loosey-goosey with them around here, we now have “Send A Friend” Sundays. It’s a time when I fill you in on the “bigger picture” like “peace happiness and love” or “peoplerelationship” stuff or “how to deal with difficult people” things. Sometimes there’s a message you might want to share with others you care about. We’re only in week 2, but at least we’ve made it this far…
Effie (“The Elephant Manifesto”) woke me up bright an early this morning with the idea that we need to send a huge, elephant-sized THANK YOU to those who have joined the Effie the Elephant fan club on Facebook. As of this morning we have 18 wonderful, amazing members. That’s awesome. 
Effie’s getting ready to write again…
Partly because it seems time to add to the manifesto, and partly because summer is almost over and Effie will no longer be required to play with our kids during the day once they go back to school, we’re starting to get set for the next phase.
Now we just have to figure out what that is.
So this is really important: We need your input.
We want to start by to collecting your stories about elephant embracing.
I’m going to read all of these to Effie, and then we’ll decide how to proceed.
Perhaps we will find an underlying need that several stories have in common. Maybe the stories can be used to help others (with permission, of course). Maybe they’ll lead to something we haven’t even thought of yet… which would be really, really cool.
So, if you’d like to send a story about your own elephants or elephant embracing or anything relating to Effie’s inspiration, send your email to liz@lizmcgowen.com and I’ll make sure it is shared with Effie. We will, of course, never ever breathe a word about it to anyone else without your permission and we will, of course, write you back as soon as we’ve had a chance to read it.
Got it? We can hardly wait to hear from you!
… and Effie is gonna be super-bored after the kids go back to school on 8/31, and a bored elephant is not something I want to deal with around here.
Oh, yeah, and the elephant-sized giveaway…
I almost forgot to mention, over the next 45 days I’ve set aside time to offer 100 different people a free consultation. If I don’t meet the goal of 100, that’s totally cool with me, but I want to let you and people you care about know it’s out there and available.
If you’d like a free consultation, go to the “Elephant Sized Givaway” spot on the right-hand side of the screen and sign up. There are no strings or expectations on my part, and I’m not gonna try to sell you on anything.
It’s just an opportunity to connect with my right people in a very meaningful way and help each and every one of my readers, friends, colleagues, and everybody. It would be my pleasure to have a chat with you and get to know you better.
All my best…
-liz
PS: It’s really important to me that Effie’s words get out there to as many people as possible. So, if you know anyone who’s been struggling, I’d love it if you’d take a moment to send that person the link to the manifesto: http://www.lizmcgowen.com/the-elephant-manifesto/
Or, if it’s easier for you and those you care about, join the “Effie the Elephant Fan Club on Facebook” and come hang out with fellow elephant embracers there!
Helping 100 People in 45 Days
Aug 13th
Over the last weeks I’ve realized that I’ve been amazingly fortunate since starting my business. There have been so many people who have been mentors, advisors, or just “whisperers” giving me wonderful help and advice.
So, it’s time to give back. I’ve decided that in the next 45 days, between now and October 1, I’m going to give a free, one-hour consultation session to 100 different people.
That’s right. It’s gonna be super fun, crazy busy, and we’re gonna make things happen.
I’m kicking it off tomorrow (so I’m actually cheating and giving myself one extra day).
So if that sounds like fun to you — as a way to get work with your peoplerelationships stuff, or on how to deal with difficult people, or to get un-stuck, or to develop a strategy, or to work even for a little bit on something that’s really, really difficult for you to do alone — then all you have to do is join my mailing list. I will send you the link to my online appointment system, and you can pick the time that works for you.
Simple. Easy Peasy. No strings. Let’s talk and get your stuff moving!
And if you want to stand on the sidelines and cheer, that’s cool, too. I’m planning to update you on the numbers and how things are going, so you can glimpse my next 45 days in action. Crazy, but that’s what I’m doing.
A couple of details:
- All non-Chicago (Illinois, USA) clients will need to provide me with their Skype contact info. I can’t afford to offer a free session and then pay for a call halfway across the world. Hope that makes sense.
- All times for appointments are Chicago time, Central Standard Time. Hope that helps.
- I’m squeezing this in between my regular “stuff”, seeing clients who actually pay me, but I’ve opened up a lot of my schedule to do this since it’s a priority. Hope you can find a time that works for you.
- If you need to reschedule for any reason, I ask that you do so at least 24 hours in advance if you can… that helps me keep things straight and keeps me from being grumpy.
- Nothing is too anything for this project. Whatever you want to talk about is cool, that’s your choice. I’ll do my very-absolutely-superdy-duperdy best to help you.
Sound fun? Send an email to coachwithliz@aweber.com, and join my email list. Or go to the right-hand column on the screen and sign up there. Once you confirm your subscription, I’ll automatically send you to the site where you can pick the day and time you want to talk.
This is going to be so much fun. I can hardly wait!
-liz