Unleashing and Channeling Your Power To Succeed

For my DC readers (and if you know of someone in the DC area please pass this along).   Consultant Boot Camp: Drilling on the Basics for Business Seth Kahan & Marshall Brown working together to build a vital community of entrepreneurs in Washington, DC Wednesday May 12th 8:30 am – 4:00 pm Come learn within a powerful community of peers! Marshall Brown By attending this full day workshop, you will… Generate Powerful Value Propositions–Get clear about What you Offer that is Compelling Set Strategy that Succeeds – Create a customized plan for penetrating the market Learn Tactics for Meeting your Economic Buyers – Get Voice-to-voice and Face-to-face with your Clientele Build a Brand that Brings People to You – Create marketing materials that feed your clients’ needs Register now and save $100! Seth Kahan Intelligent Office 2331 Mill Road Suite 100 Alexandria, VA 22314 Metro accessible via Eisenhower & King Street stations Earlybird Registration: $495 (Ends April 30th at midnight) Standard Registration: $595 Register online: http://tiny.cc/6cqzx Parking, Handouts, Breakfast and Lunch are included in your registration. Questions: Contact Tya Bolton tya@mbrownassociates.com Click here to view the pdf. I hope you will consider participating or forwarding this to a colleague.         p.s. Unable to attend? Email Tya Bolton at tya@mbrownassociates.com and she will add you to our mailing list.

Marshall
http://www.mbrownassociates.com

Are You In The DC Area?
I invite you to attend…

How to Create Winning Proposals
Developing Proposals with Your Clients that
Seal the Deal and Set You Up for Success
Seth Kahan & Marshall Brown

Seth Kahan & Marshall Brown

Wednesday, April 14
8:30-10:30am

working together to build a vital community of
entrepreneurs in Washington, DC

By attending this FREE program, you will…

• Learn how to build proposals that succeed with your client
• Enhance your value and your fees with options
• Create joint ownership of success
and of course…
Network with other entrepreneurs

To register, email Tya Bolton tya@mbrownassociates.com

View the pdf here:
http://www.mbrownassociates.com/pdf/April_14_flyer_final.pdf

Marshall
http://www.mbrownassociates.com

How often have you invested in a training seminar to improve upon a self-prescribed area of weakness? Perhaps it was marketing, sales, personnel management or public speaking. For most of us, trying to improve our weak areas in operating our business or managing our department comes with the territory. Whatever the area, we feel as if we are required to do battle with what we don’t do well.

As it turns out, the majority of people around the world feel this way. In the ground-breaking book “Now, Discover Your Strengths,” authors Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton state that across all ages and cultures, people are more concerned about their weaknesses than their strengths. Most believe that their weaknesses matter more in holding them back than strengths matter in advancing them.

In their provocative theory, Buckingham and Clifton suggest that the better strategy is to play to your strengths, building upon your core talents, and to work around your weaknesses. You can work to add skills and knowledge to increase your performance in any area, but unless you are building upon one of your innate talents, your efforts won’t produce exceptional results—some results, yes, but not dramatic improvement.

Instead of trying to overcome your weaknesses by brute force—and at the expense of putting the same energy into growing your strengths—the authors offer four strategies for what they call “managing around” a weakness.

Read more here (page 9 in the pdf).

http://www.mbrownassociates.com/articles.html#Entrepreneur

Marshall
http://www.mbrownassociates.com

Everyone I have ever talked to that is an entrepreneur has had to come face to face with their fears. You have fears even if you don’t readily acknowledge them. They sometimes take the form of that negative chatter in the back of your head that says you can’t do it.

I have had to as well. I want to share with you some of the techniques that I have used to face and overcome them. 

1. Think about what you do want. When you find yourself spinning the wheels in your mind over and again about your worst case scenario, turn it around and focus on what you DO want. Visualize yourself getting what you do want. You get what you focus on.
2. Change the voice. When you hear yourself telling you that you’re not good enough – you’re going to fail. Just change the voice from yours to that of Mickey Mouse or Jim Carrey or something that would hold little weight with you anyway! Who cares if Mickey Mouse thinks you’re not good enough? Is Mickey Mouse an entrepreneur?
3. Speak what you want to a trusted friend or associate. Hopefully you have been able to find some level of support from at least one other entrepreneur. If not, then seek out some kind of support network from other entrepreneurs, or your team that you can talk with. Be sure you don’t go looking for support to all those people who doubted you and told you it was crazy to go out on your own. They will never understand the entrepreneur.
4. Have a personal development library. I draw tremendous support from my library. It is not just filled with how to resources, but also stories of others who conquered their fears. I couldn’t begin to list the many sources I have, but if you email me I can recommend something based on your own description of your circumstances.
5. Go ahead and do it. Sometimes just making the smallest step will help get you going enough that the fear of not doing something can go away. An example would be neglecting to write an article such as this one out of fear of failure. Just starting it can create enough momentum to see it through.

If you are interested in learning more about how I can help you build your business and profits visit: http://www.mbrownassociates.com/

Marshall
http://www.mbrownassociates.com

Are You In The DC Area?
I invite you to attend…

Seven Core Practices
Seven Steps every Consultant must Master to Market Successfully

Seth Kahan & Marshall Brown
working together to build a vital
community of entrepreneurs in
Washington, DC

Wednesday March 17
8:30-10:30am

By attending this FREE program, you will…

• Learn 7 powerful practices to help you move your business forward

• Gain Tips and Techniques on how to grow your business

• Network with other entrepreneurs

• Create an action plan that will help you thrive!

Special thanks to Marketing General for hosting this event
Marketing General
209 Madison St.
Suite 300
Alexandria, VA
on street parking

Click here to open the pdf to read more or to register email Tya Bolton at tya@mbrownassociates.com

Marshall
http://www.mbrownassociates.com

Are you a solo business owner, free agent, consultant or entrepreneur who started your business with high hopes of success but have found it to be challenging or is just not happening? Have you delivered your 30 second elevator speech, given out business cards, attended networking events with no results? Are your profits down? Powerful Outcomes Helping You Build Your Business And Profits Using The Power Of Groups  There is energy and commitment that participants bring to a Mastery Group. Participants challenge each other to create and implement goals, brainstorm ideas, and support each other with total honesty and respect. Each member’s participation is vital. I will lead you though this process and you will receive constructive feedback, help brainstorm new possibilities, and set up accountability structures that keep you focused and on track thus creating a community of support to reach your goals. The Entrepreneur Mastery Success Program Is A Powerful Interactive Program To Help You Build Your Business And Profits! As a certified executive and career coach, entrepreneur coach and personal brand strategist, I know that no one person can be an expert in all the areas of their business. Achieving success all alone can be an uphill battle! I have been very fortunate over the last 8 years in building my business. Many people have asked how I have done it and I have decided it’s time for me to give back. So I developed the Entrepreneur Mastery Success Program to help you on your path to SUCCESS!   Who Should Join? You should join if: You are wanting to take your business to the next level You want to reach and exceed your goals You want a supportive team of Masterful colleagues You want to progress in your business and income Don’t be frustrated and anxious in your efforts to succeed in business, join the Entrepreneur Mastery Success Program. Your Mastery group will give you feedback, help you brainstorm new possibilities, and set up structures.. This is a community of supportive entrepreneurs harnessing the power of groups to help you build your business and profits. How Will The Mastery Success Group Work? Live Meetings, In Person or via Telephone, Once a Month for 2 Hours PLUS Emails in between. The Mastery Group is limited to 8 entrepreneurs who are determined to be successful! Time Commitment of 4 months. You must commit to this for yourself and the group. Your investment is only $225 per month as a Pilot member (regular price $275). That’s a savings of $200 over 4 months! Plus You Will Each Have an Exclusive Half Hour with me, Marshall Brown, once a month. Be a part of this initial group that starts in March! This will be the first of many Mastery groups to be held. so don’t let the name fool you – you get the same quality, same attentiveness, same encouragement …just at a reduced rate for the first 8 participants. I understand that it can be a big step, click here to read more.  Marshall

Marshall
http://www.mbrownassociates.com

Entrepreneurs are people who will make decisions, take action, and think that they can control their own destinies. They are often motivated by a spirit of independence which leads them to believe that their success depends on raw effort and hard work, not luck.

Studies have shown that successful entrepreneurs possess these characteristics:

1. Self-confidence

This is that magical power of having confidence in oneself and in one’s powers and abilities.

2. Achievement Oriented

Results are gained by focused and sustained effort. They concentrate on achieving a specific goal, not just accomplishing a string of unrelated tasks.

3. Risk Taker

They realize that there is a chance of loss inherent in achieving their goals, yet they have the confidence necessary to take calculated risks to achieve their goals.

So which of these three main characteristics is the most important? Believe it or not, it has to be self-confidence. Without self-confidence, nothing else is possible. If you don’t believe in your abilities, then the first challenge that arises may knock you off the path to achieving your goals. Here are a few things to keep in mind for maintaining a higher level of self-confidence.

Positive Thinking

Well, it all starts with a positive attitude, doesn’t it? Believing that something good will happen is the first step. Negative thinking simply is not allowed. You must truly believe that there are no circumstances strong enough to deter you from reaching your goals. Remember too, that positive thinking can be contagious. When positive thinking spreads, it can open doors to new ideas, customers, friends, etc.

Persistent Action

Now all of the positive thinking and believing in the world is useless if it is not applied towards a goal. You have to take action, no excuses are allowed. This action must also be persistent. Trying once and then giving up is not going to be enough. Keep at it one step at a time. If you can’t get by a certain step, then find a creative way to try again or just go around it.

At the beginning of this article I identified a few traits that are common among successful entrepreneurs. You should be able to look ahead and see yourself where you want to be. Now just maintain a strong belief in yourself and your skills, stick with it, and don’t give up. If you can do that, you’re already half way there!

If you are interested in learning more about how I can help you build your business and profits, visit:

 http://www.mbrownassociates.com/success-program.html

Marshall
http://www.mbrownassociates.com

Are You Ready To Build Your Business And Profits? Announcing The Entrepreneur Mastery Success Program A Powerful Interactive Program To Help You Build Your Business And Profits! Does this sound like you? You are an entrepreneur or have been thinking about starting your own business You don’t see your business performing the way you want it to You are working too much with little financial gain You want your business to grow but don’t know how to make it happen in this economic downturn You set goals but rarely achieve them You are tired of struggling Marshall knows that no one person can be an expert in all the areas of their business. Achieving success all alone can be an uphill battle! He has been very fortunate over the last 8 years in building his business. Many people have asked how he has done it. Well Marshall has decided it’s time for him to give back so he developed the Entrepreneur Mastery Success Program to help you on your path to SUCCESS! Now you can find the help you need! The Entrepreneur Mastery Success Program is one of the most powerful programs you will ever experience. When you connect with other professionals, who are focused on goals that resonate with you, and with my guidance as an experienced coach and facilitator, you will see your business success and profits explode! Powerful Outcomes Helping You Build Your Business And Profits Using The Power Of Groups There is energy and commitment that participants bring to a Mastery Group. Participants challenge each other to create and implement goals, brainstorm ideas, and support each other with total honesty and respect. In the Entrepreneur Mastery Success Program the agenda belongs to the group. Each member’s participation is vital. Led by Marshall Brown, certified executive and career coach, entrepreneur coach and personal brand strategist, you will receive constructive feedback, help brainstorm new possibilities, and set up accountability structures that keep you focused and on track thus creating a community of support to reach your goals. He will be your guide, working with you to give you the tools and framework to achieve an incredible success and profits in your business. He will also help you strategize your business development path and support the implementation process. How Will The Mastery Success Group Work? Live Meetings, In Person or via Telephone, Once a Month for 2 Hours PLUS Emails in between. The Mastery Group is limited to 8 entrepreneurs who are determined to be successful! Time Commitment of 4 months. You must commit to this for yourself and the group. Your investment is only $225 per month as a Pilot member (regular price $275). That’s a savings of $200 over 4 months! Plus You Will Each Have an Exclusive Half Hour with Marshall Brown once a month. , there’s more. Each Entrepreneur Mastery Success Program group member will receive a spectacular coaching audio with Marshall Brown and Valerie Sokolosky “Stand Out by Building Your Brand – How to Brand Yourself to Success!” valued at $47.95 for F-R-E-E! WAIT Be a part of this initial group that starts March 1st! This will be the 1st of many Mastery groups to be held. Marshall will ask for feedback after the group completes. He is offering a reduced fee FOR THIS PILOT GROUP only! But don’t let the name fool you – you get the same quality, same attentiveness, same encouragement …just at a reduced rate for the first 8 to sign up! Still Not Sure? Click here to read more about this program.

Marshall
http://www.mbrownassociates.com

Tuesday night I got home around 10:00 pm to hear about the devastation in Haiti. Since then, I have felt many emotions, mostly sadness and helplessness, as I am sure most of you have. I knew I had to take some action. I wasn’t sure what it was until today.Although I don’t know anyone living in Haiti right now, I have learned a great deal about the country from my neighbor Sharon who spent 10 years living there. Sharon has a son Akivha whose father is Haitian and he has many relatives that still have not been found.So rather than sit back and watch the devastation on TV, I am doing something to support the people of Haiti. I am asking you to support the victims of this disaster. I am asking YOU to take action! Whether its $1.00, $10.00 or $100.00, anything, just contribute something.Here are 2 organizations that I have found that I am supporting. You choose who you want to support. DOCTOR WITHOUT BORDERS….https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org SALESIAN MISSIONS… https://npo.networkforgood.org/Donate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 14, 2010 Port-au-Prince, Haiti – In the wake of the earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Salesian Missions is working around the clock to pull together emergency response teams and fundraising efforts to assist in the relief efforts. Among those in need of assistance are Salesians and missionary workers, and at least 200 students are believed to be buried in the rubble of the renowned “National School of Arts and Trades” operated by Salesian Missions. Thank you for your contribution.

Marshall
http://www.mbrownassociates.com

I invite you to attend this free program where I will be presenting.

Join us this Thursday for the January Alexandria Brown Bag networking
group lunch.  Everyone is welcome and we have an exciting program
planned which should be beneficial to everyone at different stages in
their careers.  For questions and more information, contact our
facilitator, Talisa Thomas-Hall at brightideas@theceo.net.

DATE:  Thurs, January 21, 2010
TIME:  12:00 to  1:30PM (begin networking at 11:30 AM)
SITE:  Marketing General Inc., 209 Madison Street, Third Floor,
Alexandria VA (corner of North Fairfax and Madison).  On street parking
or use paid parking at rear of building.

TITLE:  Transition Strategies for Uncertain Times

DESCRIPTION:  Are you currently in transition, looking for a new
position, or just thinking about a career change?  If so, you’ve
probably got lots of questions:

  ·  Where do I look to find the best jobs?
  ·  How do I network and meet people (I’m shy)?
  ·  What makes an effective resume?
  ·  What are my other career options – the private sector, AMC vs.
association, consulting?
  ·  Is it ok to take a “lower” position in a larger organization and
still be on an upward track?
  ·  What are the best ways to get noticed in the association
community?

We’ve got answers.  Join industry professionals Marshall Brown, Vinay
Kumar and Wayne Carley for this practical, tactical, highly interactive
session on how to optimize your job search and career development in
these tough economic times.

Marshall
http://www.mbrownassociates.com