Volume VI, Issue 21
ISSN: 1544-6913
May 7, 2008
Chris King, Editor, chris@creativekeys.net
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IN THIS ISSUE
(1)
Theme – INVESTMENT
(2) Three Articles
Featured This Week
(3) Creativity
– What Is Your Best INVESTMENT?
(4) Powerful Presentations
– As a Powerful Presenter, What Are You INVESTING In?
(5) QUOTATIONS
(6) Make the INVESTMENT
in My “Begging” E-Book to Become an Outrageously Powerful
Presenter
(7) Storytelling
Power –
Reading and Telling to Children Is a Worthwhile INVESTMENT
(8)
Freelance Living – The Top-Paying INVESTMENT
for You and Your Business
(9) Letters and Feedback
from You, Our Readers
(10) Who Is Chris King
Anyway?
(11) Subscribe/Unsubscribe
Information
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“If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An INVESTMENT in knowledge always pays the best interest.” - Benjamin Franklin, American politician
This afternoon I was listening to a CD where a successful woman was relating how she and her husband changed their approach to money and financial expenditures. She pointed out the differences they had to learn between expenses and INVESTMENTS. As an example she compared going to a movie – an enjoyable expense with little or no pay off – to the INVESTMENT of buying self improvement tools.
This couple have long been involved with the business I joined last summer. The speaker told how in the beginning they were worried about the money they were spending on books, CDs, DVDs, seminars and conventions. That was until they realized that these were INVESTMENTS in their future, while so many of the unnecessary expenditures were actually expenses.
When I hunted for quotations about INVESTMENT, of course I found many that addressed taxes and economics, but was also pleased to find quite a few that fit my perception of worthwhile INVESTING.
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(2) Three Articles Featured This Week
Visit
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to read "Ten
Steps to Becoming a Professional Speaker – Part II."
Visit http://www.storytellingpower.com
to read "To
Critique or Not Critique – or Be Critiqued?"
Visit http://www.freelanceliving.com
to read "Be Remarkable: Follow the Lessons of the Purple Cow."
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(3) Creativity – What Is Your Best INVESTMENT?
“My best INVESTMENT is my imagination, because it has never failed to bring me my greatest returns!” - Randy Castillo, American musician
Time for another list! What do you feel are your greatest INVESTMENTS? It could be your imagination, your strengths, your talents and skills – don’t hold back, this list is for your eyes only.
Once you have a list, go back over it. First, be grateful for what you have and have included. Then, make notes next to the various items of ways you can use those INVESTMENTS and also enhance and make them stronger.
What about combining several for an extra punch and even greater returns? I feel that you will be surprised about the outcome and the future outcomes you will enjoy. Let us hear about your discoveries!
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(4) Powerful Presentations – As a Powerful Presenter, What Are You INVESTING In?
“The prudent course is to make an INVESTMENT in learning, testing and understanding, determine how the new concepts compare to how you now operate and thoughtfully determine how they apply to what you want to achieve in the future.” - Dee Hock, American businessman
What wise advice from Dee Hock! You could make use of this INVESTMENT of a “prudent course” for many different areas and endeavors. Yet, the ideas of ways to make use of the new concepts appeals to my presentation mode.
They could guide us to new topics and/or new approaches to our current topics. How about trying a new technique or techniques? Have you been relying upon PowerPoint? Make it unique, or be unique by not using it. Involve your listeners in a completely different way.
In other words, INVEST in letting yourself go. You will be glad you did!
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“There's a need for accepting responsibility – for a person's life and making choices that are not just ones for immediate short-term comfort. You need to make an INVESTMENT, and the INVESTMENT is in health and education.” – Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut “We need to make a greater INVESTMENT in human intelligence.” - Bob Graham, American politician “Kodak did two things: The one that was good was the INVESTMENT in digital technology. What they didn't do well, is they didn't commercialize it.” - Antonio Perez, Spanish statesman “Goodness is the only INVESTMENT that never fails.” - Henry David Thoreau, American author “I have no ego INVESTMENT in being on the air. I don't knock others for whom that kind of attention is like oxygen, but I don't miss anything about it.” - Hugh Downs, American entertainer “When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital INVESTMENT.” - Arlen Specter, American politician |
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(6) Make the INVESTMENT in My “Begging” E-Book to Become an Outrageously Powerful Presenter
If your dream is to become a powerful presenter (this is the number one skill for getting ahead in any career and/or business), you will be thrilled with my e-book and the bonuses (or deliberate bribes) that come with it.
Even if you are already speaking, have never spoken to a group before, have never planned to be a speaker, or have a deep fear of speaking - you can become an OUTRAGEOUSLY Powerful Presenter. It will take a positive attitude, work, effort, discipline, learning, persistence and time. However, combining my e-book tips and steps with presentations and the strengths you already have, you can become a top Powerful Presenter. Share and develop your wisdom and what you stand for. Before you know it, audiences will be clamoring to hear you speak!
Just work through my, How to Leave Your Audiences Begging for MORE! and you will succeed. Go to http://www.OutrageouslyPowerfulPresenter.com where you will find out how. You will be glad you did!
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(7) Storytelling Power – Reading and Telling to Children Is a Worthwhile INVESTMENT
“Taking the time to read to children is not only a worthwhile INVESTMENT but also a wonderful experience. I have visited 119 schools in Maine, and these visits are among the most rewarding experiences in my career in public service.” - Susan Collins, American politician
Way to go, Susan Collins. Many storytellers started by reading to children. Their goal was to interest them in books and reading.
As oral storytellers, we are often surprised when others expect us to read books rather than tell stories from our memories. Both are effective ways to introduce youngsters to books and reading on their own.
I know tellers who often bring well illustrated books of the stories they are telling. The only downside to this is that we want the children to imagine and see their own pictures and images of what they are hearing.
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(8) Freelance Living – The Top-Paying INVESTMENT for You and Your Business
“There is no INVESTMENT you can make which will pay you so well as the effort to scatter sunshine and good cheer through your establishment.” - Orison Swett Marden, American writer
I love this directive from Marden. Whether or not you work for an “establishment” scattering sunshine and good cheer everywhere you go is a great idea. Not only will you be remembered and appreciated, you will also be leaving a happy gift for all.
I don’t know about you, but I do notice that there are many people who look morose and spread doom and gloom everywhere they go. Sometimes getting a smile from them is not an easy task, but you can do it.
Even
if you have to act a little bit silly yourself!
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Letters and Feedback from You, Our Readers
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love receiving FEEDBACK (even if you don’t agree with me), so,
e-mail me at chris@creativekeys.net
and let all of us enjoy the fun of hearing from you.
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Dear
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Who Is Chris King Anyway?
Chris King of Creative Keys loves what she calls her "Portfolio
Career." What is that, you ask? It is a life filled with a variety
of different careers. For Chris, it includes website design and development,
writing, professional storytelling, speaking, training, teaching group
fitness classes, desktop publishing and learning everything she can
about computers. Her life is loaded with fun, passion, joy and love.
If you want to find out more about how Chris can help you or your group,
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