Q: How do I know if a partnership is the right thing for my business right now?

A: A partnership does one of two things: gives you access to skills, expertise, resources and experience you don’t have and shares the commitment to what you’re doing in your business with someone else who believes in it as much as you do. You can have a business partnership OR you can have a project partnership, which is what I generally advocate. All too often entrepreneurs are focused on getting a partner as a way to stave off their own fears rather than showing up all the way for themselves and their businesses. To get around that, a specific project partnership (like a joint venture) can work very well.

If you decide to move forward with a business partnership, I recommend that you have some serious conversations before you move ahead. Ask things like: what happens when one of us is having a bad day? How do we point out that the other isn’t following through on commitments? What is the exit strategy for our partnership? How will we know when to call it quits? And then document it… it doesn’t need to be fancy, but it does need to be in writing so your operating guidelines for the partnership are clear in advance.

Lastly, you’ll know if partnership is the right thing if you cannot see yourself moving forward in your business without a partner AND you believe in your business. If it feels right, follow that… and give yourself permission to see what internal insecurities are being filled by an external person. ;+)

-Lynn

Have a question?  Need an answer?   That’s exactly why I’ve created this area for you.  Please feel free to ask me any question in regard to your business or your life that you need some immediate  insight on.

Answers For Business:

When in the process of working your business, you may not know what you need to know until it comes up… and then you need fast, practical answers you can use right away. So where do you go to get real-life experience delivered quickly and easily? Your nearest Catalyst! Just Ask Lynn…

Answers For Life:

Life happens… it’s a fact. So where do you go to get a fresh perspective and insight in order to make better decisions? Everything that happens occurs as a path to get you to your next best level, but it’s not always easy to understand the lessons behind the challenges. Get a translation about what you’re experiencing by submitting your question to Ask Lynn…

….and you’ll get answers within 48 hours!

I’ll post the answer so everyone my gain the insight… and I’ll be sure to keep you anonymous if you’d like!

You may submit your question to me by email, by leaving a comment or by posting on my wall at Facebook

I hope you had a great weekend and feel ready to go for what is promising to be a fabulous week! :+)

So, as a result of my recent survey, you’re going to be seeing some new things coming your way. (Thank you to all who participated!) ;+)

To begin at the beginning, the number one most meaning program for you support your growth is (drum roll, please):

–> How to Turn Your Life Purpose Into a Business <–

And here’s some of what you specifically wanted to know:

* Which talents you have that supports your business

* How to channel your creative energy into a business

* How to let your target market know how to utilize you

To answer these questions and much, much more, I have a powerful, action-packed five-hour audio course on EXACTLY how to turn your life purpose into a business.

This audio series literally walks you through the step by step basics of what you need to know. And it’s filled with the same keys that my clients have used to successfully establish and grow their businesses quickly.

Now maybe you’re wondering what your purpose is?

Well, I have a four-hour audio course on exactly that too! It’s fast-paced and provocative to help ‘tease’ your purpose out of you.

Because this was this first resounding message throughout the survey results, I am going to do something I’ve never done before… offer you both programs for the price of one!

–> FIRST TIME OFFER! <–

Purchase the How To Turn Your Life Into A Business audio series for $149, and you will receive the Discover Your Life Purpose audio series (currently selling for $79) for F*R*E*E.

To learn more about the programs, go here:

http://www.mycreativecatalyst.com/audios.html

To take advantage of this special offer, you’ll need to use coupon code ‘PurposeToBusiness’ when you check out here:

http://tinyurl.com/3466yga

(Once you apply the coupon code, the price will change to $149 total.)

These are audio programs delivered to you via email, so you’ll be able to download and get started right away.

–> BONUS FOR FAST ACTION <–

If you purchase this special package by this Friday, September 17, I will throw in a personal 1:1 session with me (valued at $299).

That means you are getting more than nine hours of targeted information about discovering your life purpose and how to turn it into a business AND a personal session to ask anything you want to know (a $527 value!) for just $149 when you take fast action.

Your personal session with me will be ‘banked’ until you are ready to use it; just let me know when you’re ready to go and we’ll make it happen.

Here’s the purchase link one more time:

http://tinyurl.com/3466yga

And the coupon code for check out is: PurposeToBusiness

You asked and I heard you. I’ve never made an offer like this before, but my life purpose is to meet you where you are and help you shine your light brighter. This package is potentially life-changing for you (and for all the people who are waiting for you to help them!).

I look forward to working with you… :+)

To Turning Your Purpose Into A Business ~

Lynn

P.S.: You can purchase this package at any time BUT you can only receive the personal session with me in addition if you purchase by this by the end of day on Friday, September 17! I’ll meet you where you are but it’s up to you to take the first step… :+)

If yes, you aren’t getting noticed and that means your potential clients – the ones who need what you have to offer – don’t know that you can help them.

In short, your business is invisible.

You know this is happening if people nod and say ‘Sounds interesting…’ but don’t hire you, or they say ‘I’d like to work with you… someday’. Frustrating, isn’t it?

Well, there’s a solution for you. I call it ‘The Art Of Visibility’.

There is an art AND a science to making your business visible through both natural flow and easy-to-follow marketing formulas. Even more, there are people who are looking for what you offer RIGHT NOW – as you are seeking to be seen, they are seeking a solution to their issue.

The only thing in the way is your ability to translate your solution into something that they understand and can take action on… and that’s the one thing that makes me a little crazy, to be honest. (Maybe that’s ‘a little crazier’?) ;+)

You are so talented, so gifted and have so much to offer but people don’t know it. You’re struggling to stay in business, to make money, to figure it all out when it’s really simple… people are suffering because they haven’t found you yet, and you’re suffering because you aren’t helping them. It’s a cycle that I intend to break… it’s time for you to shine your light brighter.

So, Darcy, in a rare in-person Saturday event here in Austin two weeks from today, I am teaching the best proven marketing strategies that I’ve used to help more than 5,000 entrepreneurs since 1998. But not only that…

I will be PERSONALIZING them to YOUR business!

Seats are limited to just 20 people, so it’s an intimate, high-touch environment for what matters to you and your business specifically right now.

Through a special private arrangement, we’re privileged to be meeting in a magical cottage on the grounds of a vintage Austin school. As a result, this is a first-come, first-served deal.

www.TheArtOfVisibility.com

If you and I were to work together for a day, my fee would be more than $2,000. Because I am here to meet you where you are and I am a heart-centered, soul-driven entrepreneur myself, I am offering you this entire day – AND buying lunch! – for just $149 on Saturday, September 25.

In fact, I’ll go even further on this… if you want to come AND bring a friend or colleague, you can BOTH come for $149 if you register your seat by Wednesday, September 15. So reserve your seat and bring a friend… you’ll need to let me know the name of your friend in advance, but it’s really that simple.

There is a curriculum for the day but you should know that we will be adapting based on the needs of the people who attend. We’ll be covering:

* your ‘secret sauce’,
* a 6-step marketing message that clearly outlines the key benefits of what you do,
* reviewing your website (if you have one),
* how to write compelling copy,
* specific strategies and techniques and resources and much, much more…

It will be a fun-filled day of practical how-to’s, big-time clarity and powerful insights!

To register now, go to:

www.TheArtOfVisibility.com

I look forward to seeing you there! (It’s so nice to say that and know that it’s literally SEEING you there live and in person!!!) ;+)

To Activating Your Business Visibility ~~~

Lynn

P.S.: Feel free to share this with the people you know and care about too… I don’t know when (or even if) I’ll be doing another event like this again, so this is the time to make it happen! What you can learn in just this one day has the potential of literally rocking your world through your business… and I look forward to partnering with you to make that happen. ;+)

P.P.S.: Another note of caution… be prepared to laugh, because we are going to have fun while we do it. This is NOT a stuffy presentation or lecture; instead, it’s an interactive, personal experience where we get into what’s really going on for you in your business. You can’t come to this event and not participate and not have fun! I guarantee that it will be worth your time and energy… (it’s an investment that can pay you back fast!) :+)

John Mayer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiUVL4x3FaE

Gravity

Gravity is working against me
And gravity wants to bring me down

Oh I’ll never know what makes this man
With all the love that his heart can stand
Dream of ways to throw it all away

Oh Gravity is working against me
And gravity wants to bring me down

Oh twice as much ain’t twice as good
And can’t sustain like a one half could
It’s wanting more
That’s gonna send me to my knees
[repeat]

Oh gravity, stay the hell away from me
And gravity has taken better men than me (Now how can that be?)

Just keep me where the light is
Just keep me where the light is
Keep you all where the light is
Just keep us where the light is
Ohh… where the light is! [repeat]

In case you desire to get fired up, connect with some new people AND get fresh ideas fast, you might want to join my upcoming calls. These calls are through a unique, fast-paced system that makes a fun and interesting hour!

Following are quick descriptions; click on each link to learn more and register.

(Note: the calls are free and the system is free to try for the first two calls you attend; after that, it’s a nominal monthly fee for the system and then you can jump in on any of the calls hosted by anyone in the system or even host your own events!)

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The Ten Contemporary Laws of Wealth

Friday 9/3: The Ten Contemporary Laws of Wealth are vital information for you as a business owner in 2010. Whether you know them or not, the energy of them is affecting business and you can harness their power when you know them. Join me to learn what they are AND to meet like-spirited entrepreneurs too! We’ll be covering:

* The ten contemporary laws of wealth
* Learn where you could be making easily avoidable errors in judgment
* How you can apply the laws to your own life and business

http://tinyurl.com/2c9xq3z

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What Are Your Clients Thinking?

Thursday 9/9: This is going to be a powerhouse mini-class where I reveal key strategies from my advanced teachings with clients. Your potential clients are looking for you right now, but if they are confused when they get to your marketing message, this class will help you distill your words and clarify your message specifically for your ideal clients. We’ll be covering:

* The five stages of enrollment
* Power words to use to incite action
* A 7-step marketing message formula

http://tinyurl.com/2bd8y8b

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The Art of Reinvention As An Entrepreneurial Lifestyle

Friday 9/17: Reinventing yourself and your business is a new way of life for contemporary entrepreneurs. The speed of life is fast, and the speed of business is escalating, so it’s vital that you keep up by letting go and stepping into what’s next easily. We’ll be covering:

* How to fail forward faster
* How to know what you know
* How to consciously reinvent just about anything

http://tinyurl.com/2ahd39w

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Bonus: You’ll get an audio recording of the class portion of the program BUT you have to actually attend the event to receive it. :+)

So, join me for one or all of these online events – it’s a sure way to spice up your day and get an energy infusion! ‘See’ you there! :+)

To Good Energy In Your Business And Beyond ~~

Lynn

As a service-based independent professional, you have to be seen to sell. But if you…

1) Don’t know what you don’t know,
2) Are stuck in looping patterns,
3) Are trying to follow a cookie-cutter ‘box’ how-to program,
4) Can’t differentiate what you do from everybody else,
5) Freeze when thinking about selling your services or products to a potential client…

Then it’s time for you to learn The Art of Visibility!

I rarely do live events so this is a special day-long workshop where just 20 entrepreneurs, either established or in the making, will get their personal questions answered by working with me directly.

This event is targeted to people who are in transformational services, creative thought leadership, the healing arts and creative expression arts because you are unique in how you see and relate to the world.

Trying to learn business concepts from a traditional methodology is confusing and lackluster so that’s why we’re going to work together in a magical environment to help you discover exactly what you need to become more visible with your potential clients.

To learn more about the event and register now, go to:

www.TheArtOfVisibility.com

And, by the way, there is an ‘early bird’ special price if you register by September 6 – it’s a ‘buy one, bring one’ deal.

That means one seat registered for $149 for you (which includes a light lunch!) gets another spot for a friend, associate or colleague attend as your guest.

To get the early bird incentive, you must register a full price ticket and then let me know the name of your guest via email. This is a first-come, first-served event. (And if the purchase button is no longer on the site, the event has been sold out!)

So, here’s where you get more information and register:

www.TheArtOfVisibility.com

“See” you there! (pun intended…get it?) ;=)

To Your Visibility in Business ~~~

Lynn

P.S.: Please remember to email the name of your guest right away to ensure their spot – thanks!