What I did last weekend…
When I get introduced as a speaker, it normally includes the ‘and he is committed to life long learning’ phrase…. now I have to say, if ever education and self development was important, it is now! I spent the whole weekend immersed in positive energy, noone mentioned the ‘C’ word (credit crunch that is) and I came away with so many new strategies and implementation ideas I would need a twin to get them all done!
So where was I? At a Coaching Bootcamp. Strictly speaking I am not a coach, but as a trainer and public speaker I thought it was relevant enough. and it was. So let’s get to the meat of it. Speaker line-up:
Dan Bradbury: you got to hand it to the guy, just a bit older than my son, he is running multiple businesses and is a marketing dynamo. He spoke about the 5 biggest changes in the industry. Great title: I will put something together for Internet Marketing and Marketers… here is a nugget: “The economic climate has changed. If you are complaining – then what you are really saying is: I am not flexible!”
Topher Morrison: ( I am never sure if it’s two Rs or to Ss…). Known for his NLP and Hypnosis Courses, he spoke on Branding… very interesting indeed. here is a nugget: “all things being equal, the most visible competitor wins”
Andy Harrington: heard about him before, never seen him. He offered public speaking education. How to sell from the stage. Now I love that stuff! His ‘pitch’ at the end of the presentation was masterful! I really enjoyed it. Nuggets? “If you have a problem, then you don’t have a goal or purpose big enough to make it insignificant.”
Nick James: Copywriting. Now here is an interesting one. Words that sell. He has done some great work for people and he shared a lot of information. I won the headline competition with this headline: “How A Broke Drug Addict From Austria Became Financially Free In Just 35 Days Using The Internet Without A Product Or Skill And How You Can Do The Same”. That was cool. I won a price as well! 
… Nugget: “Every great headline has 1. a big FAT claim (that you can back up), 2. creates curiosity and 3. includes the word YOU”.
and last but not least….
Jason Vale, the Juice Master. Now here is a guy who really squeezes his niche (I know 
). ut instead of trying to sell us on health and juice, he told his business story, which is incredible. He plays the reluctant hero/fool, but this guy is very smart… anyway. loads of nuggets and a photo first. (btw, easiest way to get photos in your blog is using google’s picasa and using the embed link)
Nuggets: “Think smart, there is always an easier way”. “In the Game of Life – there are NO rules”. “Life is too serious to be taken seriously.”
Looking forward to catching up with all of you soon. I am just doing my planning for 2009 and we got some great new events and opportunities lined up as well. Almost launch time, but still secret…
to your success
Daniel
October 13th, 2008 at 9:53 am
Thanks Daniel.
Looks like I missed something special.
Love.
Ruth Duffield
October 13th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Thak you for sharing this Daniel – sounds like a great event.
Looking forward to reaping the benefit of your attendance!
Sarah
October 13th, 2008 at 11:11 am
Thanks Daniel,
Nice touch you remember my name.
Thank you for sharing these nuggets.
I am too buisy feeling sorry for me and my sorrows,
I just do not get it.
I have all these ideas I think are great but cannot find my way to implement them.
I attended Andy’s ceminar some weeks ago at AliPali-fantastic.
I must get my internet site up?
Maybe I am not slippery enough, joke!
Will get on that now.
Catch up soon.
Rudi
October 13th, 2008 at 11:37 am
“Every great headline… and 3. includes the word YOU”.
Absolutely not true. What about the “They laughed when I sat down at the piano…”?
There are hundreds of very historically very effective headlines which don’t contain “you” at all.
– Jon
October 13th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
you are right… maybe he meant that it relates to YOU or you can see yourself doing it? I like it that you don’t just read!
October 13th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
mmm, I am wondering what’s going on with you Daniel…where is the handsome man that was around last year doing those great workshops for getting your website up in a day? I am not sure that diet you spoke about on utube was good for you…can you go back to your other self sometime soon??
Olivia
October 13th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Fantastic Daniel, I know all the speakers and am a huge fan of each of them so was delighted to see them sharing a stage and and was sorry I wasn’t able to make it. So I’m really grateful to you for taking the time to share these nuggets with us. And I think you’re great just as you are. Rock on!
October 13th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
würde mich gerne mal wieder mit dir unterhalten, so lange nichts gehört, nur diese internetstories.
schick mir mal deine nummer!
ein alter freund
October 14th, 2008 at 12:25 am
Hi Daniel
I met you about a month ago at a web biz networking event.
What’s all this about workshops on getting a website up in a day?
I’d like to know how to do that. Just tried it on Sunday… a landing page for an ebook.
Couldnt figure it out
Do you help damsles in distress?
October 14th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Hi Daniel,
Sounds really fantastic Daniel. Thanks for sharing the valuable information which obviously had an impact on you.
October 14th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Hi Daniel,
It’s great to see you sharing your own journey of continuous learning
In my opinion, no matter how high we climb, we’ll always have scope for ascending even higher peaks – when commitment to excellence is given.
Clearly you have this, and it’s a real pleasure to be associated with you.
Onward & Upward!
Mark.