#251 Conversation on MAY Your Dreams Come True with Lisa Danforth, David Roberts & Kelly Sullivan Walden

On this episode of GoalChat, host Debra Eckerling had a spirited conversation on the art of persuasion with Beth Granger, Carlee Myers, and Jonathan Pritchard on this week's GoalChat. Beth Granger is a LinkedIn specialist and an Exactly What to Say™ Certified Guide, Carlee Myers is founder of The Stress Less Company, and Jonathan Pritchard is founder of ZAVANT enterprises. The panel talked about persuasion, along with communication, authenticity, alignment, and so much more. What is Persuasion? - Jonathan: Persuasion is helping change someone's beliefs for their own betterment - Carlee: Getting people in your camp - Beth: When you hear the word persuasion, you may think it's a negative, but that's not necessarily so - Jonathan: "persuasion" and "truth" are not the same thing; they are cousins at best Goals  - Beth: Ask more questions of those you want to persuade or get to know better - Carlee: Calm your nervous system - Jonathan: Learn a simple magic trick Learn more: Beth Granger: BethGranger.com Carlee Myers: StressLessCo.com Jonathan Pritchard: ICanReadMinds.com Debra Eckerling: TheDEBMethod.com/Blog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you have writing and publishing goals? On this episode of the GoalChat podcast, host Debra Eckerling speaks to authors and educators Amy Friedman, Marita Golden, and Susan Shapiro. Amy Friedman is author of Desperado's Wife and publisher at Out of the Woods Press, Marita Golden's fiction and non-fiction titles include The Strong Black Woman and A Woman's Place, and Susan Shapiro's books include The Book Bible and The Byline Bible. The panel shares their love of writing, tips for getting your work out there, and more. Goals: Write Three Pages ... - Susan: About your most humiliating secret ... that you can put your name on - Amy: In a style or genre you haven't tried - Marita: From a point of view of doing something out of character Learn more: Amy Friedman: AmyFriedman.net Marita Golden: MaritaGolden.com Susan Shapiro: SusanShapiro.net Debra Eckerling: TheDEBMethod.com/blog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of GoalChat, host Debra Eckerling talks about Intent with Bill Haase, Innovative Strategies; spiritual mentor Terri Ann Heiman; and Lori Richardson, Score More Sales. While Bill, Terri, and Lori each approach intent from a different perspective - finance, spirit, and sales - they were all in alignment about the power and benefits of intention. They each shared their experience with intent, as well as tips and goals for getting and staying intentional. Goals - Terri: Just for today, be present - Lori: Make a decision to not make a decision; sit with what's next for a little bit - you will know what to do - Bill: Make a decision and live with the risk Final Thoughts - Terri: When you set an intention, set an agreement with yourself to keep it - Lori: Summer is for growth - Bill: Live your life with intent Learn more about: Bill Haase: LinkedIn.com/in/bill-haase-a506299 Terri Ann Heiman: TerriAnnHeiman.com Lori Richardson: ScoreMoreSales.com Debra Eckerling: TheDEBMethod.com/blog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of GoalChat, host Debra Eckerling talks about Podcast Guesting with Mike Allton, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Agorapulse; Jackie Lapin, founder of SpeakerTunity, and Anastasia Lipske, founder of Access Speakers. Mike hosts multiple podcasts, while Jackie and Anastasia focus on helping experts find stages ... and microphones. The trio talked about their backstories, along with their thoughts on the benefits of podcast guesting. They also shared tips for finding podcasts to appear on, being a good guest, getting started, and more. Goals Mike: Carve out time to repurpose a clip out of a previous podcast Anastasia: Ask friends and clients what shows they listen to that they think you should be on Jackie: Book 3 hours in your calendar every week to dedicate to podcast guesting activities Final Thoughts Anastasia: Just do it Jackie: Deliver your knowledge consistently Mike: Have a call to action/link to deliver over and over again when you are a podcast guest Learn More About: Mike Allton: TheSocialMediaHat.com Jackie Lapin: SpeakerTunity.com Anastasia Lipske: AccessSpeakers.bz/thankyou Debra Eckerling: TheDEBMethod.com/blog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices