On this week's episode of #DontGetWeekWednesday, Stacy A. Cross reads an excerpt from her new book "Your Journey To Success: How To Change Your Life Using Tools You Already have."

 

Get the book: http://www.TheComfortKillerBook.com

on Amazon: https://goo.gl/HAHVmy

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: twitter.com/stacyacross

Instagram: instagram.com/stacyacross

Web: thecomfortkillers.com

 

On this week's episode of #DontGetWeekWednesday, Stacy A. Cross reads an excerpt from her new book "Your Journey To Success: How To Change Your Life Using Tools You Already have."

Get the book: http://www.TheComfortKillerBook.com

on Amazon: https://goo.gl/HAHVmy

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: twitter.com/stacyacross

Instagram: instagram.com/stacyacross

Web: thecomfortkillers.com

https://www.theinfatuation.com/

Just be human

 

When a coworker comes into your office upset about a life situation, or a client calls you frustrated about something that happened, just be human.

Actively listen. Empathize. Look for ways to either directly solve it, or move them towards a solution. When you make the effort to really make that connection with people, you can really give value, and gain trust.

I have experienced positive results from taking time to really just be a human to people, and not a “sales person, or supervisor.”  Like Jason Howland said on a Fridays episode, “Don’t show interest, BE interested.” Actually BE interested in what it is your customer or employee is upset about, or excited about, or is intrigued about. You need to invest that interest into them.

Without them, you don’t have a scalable business.

So, just be human. Show empathy, interest, intrigue. Those people matter to you, and your business matters.

 

Just be human

When a coworker comes into your office upset about a life situation, or a client calls you frustrated about something that happened, just be human.

Actively listen. Empathize. Look for ways to either directly solve it, or move them towards a solution. When you make the effort to really make that connection with people, you can really give value, and gain trust.

I have experienced positive results from taking time to really just be a human to people, and not a “sales person, or supervisor.” Like Jason Howland said on a Fridays episode, “Don’t show interest, BE interested.” Actually BE interested in what it is your customer or employee is upset about, or excited about, or is intrigued about. You need to invest that interest into them.

Without them, you don’t have a scalable business.

So, just be human. Show empathy, interest, intrigue. Those people matter to you, and your business matters.

https://www.theinfatuation.com/

Rethink Your Content

I see so many videos, and ads, a lot of people trying to sell their stuff, and position themselves as experts. I know all they’re doing is trying to sell me. I’m turned off by that and I just keep swiping.

I did an experiment Saturday, where I made a video of me drinking from my signature Patience & Hustle mug, and proposed a giveaway. The first person to correctly guess what I was drinking, would win their own Patience & Hustle coffee cup.

This video, as of recording this podcast, had 117 views, 55 likes, 41 comments, 8 profile visits and 1 click on link in my bio. It reached 275 accounts, left 370 impressions, and gained about 9 followers. Now, RULE #1 of creating content… DO NOT get too hung up on Insight analytics. “But Lance, you just read all that stuff off. You hypocrite!”

Stay with me, there is a reason I did that. I know you are staring at the analytics on your social, and yes they do hold some value, but honestly the likes, the impressions, the shares, all of that, it doesn’t really mean anything.

The biggest piece of value was that I could bring something fun, and entertaining, and give something away, by not asking people to buy anything, and guess what? I got a good amount of engagement compared to my previous posts. Engaging in conversation build a foundation, which later could potentially lead to them paying you for their services. But for right now, DON’T THINK ABOUT THAT! Simply engage and create for the sake of engaging and creating!

When you create fun, engaging content, it will have more engagement. Who would have known?!? I learned that. Now I have to learn how to duplicate that.

Rethink how you’re creating content. Does it bring value? Is it entertaining? Can your audience take something away from it? If you answer no, to just one of those, start rethinking your content. I know I am.

 

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Rethink Your Content

I see so many videos, and ads, a lot of people trying to sell their stuff, and position themselves as experts. I know all they’re doing is trying to sell me. I’m turned off by that and I just keep swiping.

I did an experiment Saturday, where I made a video of me drinking from my signature Patience & Hustle mug, and proposed a giveaway. The first person to correctly guess what I was drinking, would win their own Patience & Hustle coffee cup.

This video, as of recording this podcast, had 117 views, 55 likes, 41 comments, 8 profile visits and 1 click on link in my bio. It reached 275 accounts, left 370 impressions, and gained about 9 followers. Now, RULE #1 of creating content… DO NOT get too hung up on Insight analytics. “But Lance, you just read all that stuff off. You hypocrite!”

Stay with me, there is a reason I did that. I know you are staring at the analytics on your social, and yes they do hold some value, but honestly the likes, the impressions, the shares

https://www.theinfatuation.com/

I just got my copy of Stacy A. Cross’s book “The Comfort Killers – Your journey to success: How to change your life using tools you already have.”

It’s about 91 pages of pure value. I cannot wait to really deep dive into this thing, but the book is not necessarily what I want to talk about today. What I want to talk to you about, is the importance of supporting those in your circle.

The people in your circle should be supporting one another. Sharing content, engaging, collaborating, pushing one another, encouraging. There should be a trust built up, to where each person can call each other out on their BS when needed.

If you don’t have that, find it! Seek out people who are on the same mindset, reach out to them, and start conversation. Find ways to bring value.

So support those in your circle, every day!!

 

Get the Book: Thecomfortkillersbook.com

I just got my copy of Stacy A. Cross’s book “The Comfort Killers – Your journey to success: How to change your life using tools you already have.”

It’s about 91 pages of pure value. I cannot wait to really deep dive into this thing, but the book is not necessarily what I want to talk about today. What I want to talk to you about, is the importance of supporting those in your circle.

The people in your circle should be supporting one another. Sharing content, engaging, collaborating, pushing one another, encouraging. There should be a trust built up, to where each person can call each other out on their BS when needed.

If you don’t have that, find it! Seek out people who are on the same mindset, reach out to them, and start conversation. Find ways to bring value.

So support those in your circle, every day!!

Get the Book: Thecomfortkillersbook.com

https://www.theinfatuation.com/

Are you using social media, or is social media using you?

 

I will be honest. I get on a social site like Facebook or Instagram, and can sometimes find myself lost in consuming content. It is so easy to access tons of content, but you have to ask yourself “am I using social media, or is social media using me?”

 

There are 3 types of people on social. Those that just want ot consume, those that just want to create, and those that want to create and consume.

 

You need to be in the “create & consume” category with your business. When you consume content though, don’t get lost in all the garbage. Consume to learn new things, to better understand your target market, to study trends, to find out what your followers are posting about so you can engage in conversation with them.

 

This will then help you also create. You can start to discover voids, maybe common issues they’re having, they may be seeking information. You can use that data to create content to then bring value. It shows that you are interested in them, that you listen, that you care. You want to bring value.

 

That balance of creating and consuming is really right where you want to be. If you just always create, but never consume or listen to your audience, then you may create content that no one wants to see. If you consume only, well…you know what happens, you get nothing done, no one knows your brand, and you’re out of business.

 

So there’s your social tip for Saturday. Create & consume, just don’t get stuck focusing on only one. It requires a nice balance to make it really work.

Are you using social media, or is social media using you?

I will be honest. I get on a social site like facebook or Instagram, and can sometimes find myself lost in consuming content. It is so easy to access tons of content, but you have to ask yourself “am I using social media, or is social media using me?”

There are 3 types of people on social. Those that just want ot consume, those that just want to create, and those that want to create and consume.

You need to be in the “create & consume” category with your business. When you consume content though, don’t get lost in all the garbage. Consume to learn new things, to better understand your target market, to study trends, to find out what your followers are posting about so you can engage in conversation with them.

This will then help you also create. You can start to discover voids, maybe common issues they’re having, they may be seeking information. You can use that data to create content to then bring value. It shows that y

https://www.theinfatuation.com/