|
In This Issue: |
January - February 2010
|
 |
“You have
got to own your days, each
one of them, every one of
them, or else the years go
by and none of them belong
to you.” – Herb Gardner, A
Thousand Clowns
Are you where you thought
you’d be at this stage of
your life?
Are you doing rewarding work
that gives you an
opportunity to contribute
and use your talents?
Are you in healthy
relationships where the
people around you want the
best for you and prove that
by encouraging you to take
action on your dreams?
If you are, you are modeling
the sublime state of
SerenDestiny.
SerenDestiny
- doing the work
we're born to do and leading
the life we're born to live
- is a result of honoring
our intuitive hunches and
core principles which
connect us with
synchronistic individuals
and opportunities that move
our life forward – for
good.
I was honored to be asked to
be the Emcee and to speak
about SerenDestiny
at the inaugural TEDx
conference sponsored by NASA
(you can watch the 7 minute
presentation at (
www.TEDx-NASA.org)
In case you're not familiar
with TED; their mission is
to host events around the
world that feature ideas
worth spreading and riveting
talks by remarkable people.
Previous speakers include
Bono, Bill Gates, Jane
Goodall, Sir Richard
Branson, Dan Pink and Bill
Clinton. When you've got a
few minutes, grap a cup of
coffee or tea and check out
www.TED.com for a
library of some of the most
mind-opening presentations
you'll ever see.
Curious about SerenDestiny?
You've got two opportunities
in the near future to learn
how to set it in motion in
your life.
8 - 8:45 pm,
Thursday, January 28 -
SerenDestiny Tele-Interview
We're not charging for this
tele-interview so as many
people as possible can hear
about this extraordinary
concept, including many
moving examples of people
who have taken
responsibility for meeting
their best future halfway.
1-4 pm, Saturday,
March 20 - Half-Day Workshop
with Sam Horn, originator of
SerenDestiny and Jeff Moore,
EO Forum Leader for New York
Chapter of EO (Entrepreneurs
Organization)
Want to create a 2010 that
exceeds your expectations
and jump-starts the personal
and professional life you
were born to lead?
Call 1 805 528-4351 to
register and receive call-in
instructions for the Jan.
28th tele-interview or to
receive details regarding
the March 20 workshop.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
“You
can't learn anything from
experience you're not
having.” - Louis L'Amour
For years, I’ve had an
annual tradition of
gathering with friends at
the end of the year and
sharing our “review –
preview.”
We think back over the
previous year, sharing
memorable experiences and
lessons-learned; and then
look ahead to the new year
to clarify our hopes, dreams
and goals. We always
pinpoint something new we're
going to do so we're
constantly expanding our
repertoire of experiences.
I smiled when I realized
most of my 2009 highlights
were activities I shared
with my sons.
Completing the 2.4 mile
Waikiki Rough Water Swim was
all the sweeter because Tom
and Andrew were there to
share it.
Emceeing TEDx-NASA was even
more memorable because every
time I looked around, there
were the boys connecting
with interesting people like
Loretta Whiteside who
founded Yuri’s Night, VA
Tech robotics expert Dr.
Dennis Hong and brain
scientist Dr. Paul Aravich.
Our 17th (!) Maui-Hawaii
Writers Conference was more
fun because the boys were
there in the presenters
lounge, playing poker,
enjoying the brilliance of
musician Makana (enjoy this
4 minute sampling of his
one-of-a-kind guitar
playing)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BooHm7awVy8&feature=related
and connecting with authors
from around the world
including Pulitzer Prize
winner Ron Powers, Senator
Kennedy’s collaborator on
True Compass.
What do I remember most
about Book Expo in NYC other
than meeting airline pilot
Captain Sully, who spoke
humbly and eloquently about
his emergency landing in the
Hudson? Playing hooky from
the event one day to tour
the Met, hang out at famous
jazz-club Birdland and lunch
at Tavern on the Green with
my sons.
Those experiences were like
having my cake and eating it
too. And it’s a special joy
to see both boys (scratch
that – men!) thriving and
doing work they love. Tom is
now a certified mission
controller at Houston’s
Johnson Space Center and
Andrew is National Director
of the Washington DC office
of Dreams For Kids
www.DreamsForKids.org/dc
My primary goal for 2010?
Transitioning my work into
The Intrigue
Institute - an
educational organization and
online community that
celebrates intriguing ideas,
events, individuals and
organizations and offers
programs, services and
products to help clients
produce intriguing priority
projects that fulfill and
exceed their potential.
I am in the process of
building a
That’s Intriguing
body of work. Click here
http://samhornpop.wordpress.com/
to preview the blogs I’ve
been posting about the most
intriguing films, most
intriguing quotes, most
intriguing book titles of
2009, etc. One of my
favorite tips was from
Washington Post movie
critic Ann Hornaday who made
a surprising selection for
top movie of the decade
based on her criteria, “What
movie do I want to watch
over and over again?”
Like to receive the formal
announcement that describes
The Intrigue
Institute’s
programs, products and
services designed to help
individuals and
organizations create more
intriguing projects that
benefit all involved?
Or, would you like an
inspiring keynote or
workshop that keeps your
audience on the edge of
their seats and sends them
out the door motivated to
create a more intriguing
life, business and career?
Contact us at 1 800 SAM-3455
or at
Cheri@SamHorn.com
We look forward to finding
out more about your
priorities and discussing
how we can help them fulfill
their potential.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
“My
parents always told me I
wouldn’t amount to anything
because I procrastinated so
much. I told ‘em, ‘Just you
wait.” - Judy Tenuta
Are you a member of the
Procrastinators Club? You
know what their motto is?
We’re behind you all the
way.
Are you behind on finishing
your book or a similar goal?
What are you waiting for?
A must-read article for all
authors is
“Resolved: Writing Is a Job”
by Ann Patchett. This
article can be accessed by
clicking on this link
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/10/AR2009121003658.html
Patchett reveals her
startling epiphany that
“time spent working equals
output of work. Amazing! I
have long tried to fit my
work in around all my other
obligations. Many days,
writing finds itself low on
the list of things to do,
way below replying to
email…”
Sound familiar?
Patchett also shares a piece
of wisdom that “whatever a
person does with thoughtful
consistency for the first 32
days of the year sets the
course for the entire year.”
She sat down on Jan 1st last
year and started a new
novel. Sure enough, the more
time she spent on the
project, the more pages she
produced.
Now, this may look like an
ABAOTO (A Blazing Attack of
the Obvious) . . . yet how
many of us bemoan an
unfinished project, when, in
reality, we’re the one who
keeps pushing it aside to
handle other priorities?
The good news is, this is
entirely within our power to
change. What is
something you’d like to
achieve by the end of the
year?
Resolve right now that
you’re going to set aside
time to work on it every day
– even if it’s to take 10
minutes to write a page or
study a language. Do the
math. If your goal is to
have a 180 page book, you
can have your first draft
finished by July 1.
You can then have a book
editing party (email us at
Sam@Samhorn.com
if you’d like a copy of the
article I wrote about how to
host one) to receive
on-the-spot feedback from
colleagues who have your
best interests in mind and
at heart.
Take a few weeks to
integrate the edits and
fine-tune your manuscript
and you can turn it into a
Print on Demand publisher by
Sept. 15. If you’ve elected
to self-publish, check out
Book Surge which is
associated with
Amazon.com;
Lulu.com and
Lightning Source. They’re
the POD publishers I hear
the best things about.
They can typeset your
manuscript, help with a
cover and obtain your ISBN
number while you’re
obtaining endorsements,
drafting your jacket copy,
and prepping your outreach
marketing strategies.
Following this schedule, you
can have a finished, quality
book in your hands by the
end of this year and
schedule your celebratory
book-launch over the
holidays.
That is, IF you hold
yourself accountable for
investing the time and work
to make tangible progress
toward your goal on a daily
basis instead of
procrastinating.
Want help holding yourself
accountable for making 2010
the year you finish your
book and get your story or
signature message out to the
world? Want guidance on how
to expedite this process to
ensure that your book is
strategic and will catapult
your reputation, respect as
a topic expert and revenue?
We have several workshops in
the next few months to help
you do just that. Check the
schedule below to see which
program suits your needs and
location.
Whether you’re on the West
Coast and want to kick-start
your project at our
Jan. 24 POP! Your Book,
Business, Brand and Career
program for the Independent
Writers of Southern
California – or on
the East Coast and want to
attend our Book It
Workshop at USA Today
headquarters on May 14 –
we hope to have the
privilege of helping you
make 2010 the year you stop
procrastinating and start
proactively completing your
priority projects.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
When:
Sat, January 16;
8:30am-6:30pm
Where: Wash DC area
Who: Fast-Forward
Your Book workshop
fundraiser for NSA-DC
Chapter
What:
Brainstorm and strategize
how to develop
attention-grabbing topics,
titles, and approaches that
help your book break out.
Get your book done in
months, not years. Sam
shares specific POP!
techniques on how to
leverage your book into a
national brand that attracts
speaking engagements,
consulting work, e-commerce
revenue, and TV, radio and
print interviews.
Cost: $99 for NSA Members
and $149 for Non-Members
Contact:
Register at
http://NSADC.org/
When: Tues,
Jan 19; 8pm ET (5pm PT)
Where:
Tele-interview to be
accessed from the comfort of
your own Home or
Office
Who: Sam
Horn interviews Inc. 500
winner Kevin Daum
What:
Tele-Interview on
ROAR: Get Heard in the
Sales, Marketing, Social
Media Jungle. How
do you get the attention of
media and potential
customers when everyone's
busy, distracted and
overwhelmed? How do you
break through the
visual-verbal clutter and
get your priority noticed?
Kevin will share his
best-practice tips on how to
do just that - as featured
in ROAR - his upcoming book
from Wiley.
Cost: $19
--Can't make the tele-interview
live?
Follow the link to Pre-Order
the MP3
Register:
Sign up by calling Cheri @ 1
805 528-4351
When: Sat,
Jan 23; 8 am-8:30 pm
Where:
Orange, CA Chapman
University
Who:
Innovation & Humanity Summit
What:
Innovation and Humanity
Summit represents a
collaboration of the
brightest entrepreneurial
minds in academia, business,
non-profit, and community
sectors including Jeff Klein
of Working for Good,
Wing Lam of Wahoo’s Fish
Tacos, Tom Tuohy of Dreams
for Kids and Sam Horn
speaking about “Why
Positive Social Changes
Become Abundant When You
Have The Courage To Live and
Trust Your Brand”
Contact:
For more information about
this event please contact:
Glenn Llopis
gllopis@earningserendipity.com
or go to
http://www.innovationhumanity.com/
When: Sun,
Jan 24; 1 - 4 pm
Where:
Pasadena Convention Center
Who: POP! Your Book,
Brand, Business & Career
What: Sam
teams with West Coast
branding expert Lilli Cloud
(founder of
yourbluefeet.com
who has done work for
Toshiba, Wells Fargo,
Coco-Cola and Verizon) to
conduct this hands-on
workshop that shows how to
land that book deal, contact
or new job you want by
positioning yourself as
one-of-a-kind (vs.
one-of-many) so you get
noticed by decision-makers .
. for all the right reasons.
This event is
sponsored by IWOSC –
Independent Writers of
Southern California.
Cost: Just
$49 (Special affordable
price - so everyone can
attend)
Register:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/93417
When:
Thurs, Jan 28; 8pm ET (5pm
PT)
Where: From
the comfort of your own
Home or Office
Who: Sam
Horn is interviewed about
SerenDestiny
What: Are
you leading your ideal life?
The life you were born to
live? This interview with
Sam Horn explores how we can
connect with synchronistic
individuals and
opportunities that set our
best future in motion.
Discover for yourself why
this program received
accolades at TEDx-NASA and
why it's receiving so many
views on YouTube. You'll be
inspired by the powerful
stories of people who have
had the courage of their
convictions and the valor of
their vision and have
exponentially increased
their impact, joy and
contribution.
Cost: Free
of charge -- for live
interview. Can't make the
live program?
Follow the link to Pre-Order
the MP3
Register:
Sign up by calling Sam
Horn's office @ 1 805
528-4351
When: Tues.
Feb 2; 8:30am-3:30pm
Where:
Mathematical Association of
America Conference Center,
Wash DC
Who: Small Staff
Association Marketing
What: How
can you promote your
organization when you have a
small budget and staff?
Innovative ways to get more
bang for your marketing
dollar.
Presenters:
Cedric Calhoun, Nancy Green,
Shira Harrington and Sam
Horn
Register:
http://www.associationseminar.com/Small_Staff_Marketing.html
When: Fri,
February 5; 10am-4pm
Where: East
Coast, National Press Club,
Wash DC
Who: Sam
Horn, the originator of the
POP! Process
("Revolutionary." - Seth
Godin)
What: POP! Your
Business, Brand, Book,
Project or Career
Are you so close to your own
work, you can't articulate
to others why it's special?
If you want to POP! your
priority – whether that’s a
non-profit, business or idea
- so it breaks out (vs.
blends in) - invest in this
day with Sam Horn. She'll
take you and your priority
through her POP! Process to
position it so people are
intrigued and want to know
more.
Cost: $99
Early Bird Rate by Jan. 20
$199 after that as long as
space is available. Can’t
make this event in February?
Join Sam Horn on the West
Coast in June.
Register:
Call 1 805 528-4351 or email
Cheri@SamHorn.com
for registration form
When:
February 12-14
Where:
Nashville, TN
Who: National
Speakers Association Winter
Conference
What: Sam co-presents
Blogging to Grow Your
Business. - a
content-rich session on
gaining a following and
money making business via
strategic blogging -
Marilynn Mobley, Senior Vice
President and Strategic
Counsel for Edelman.
Register:
http://www.nsawinterconference.org/
Want to consult with Sam
while she is in Nashville?
Contact
Cheri@SamHorn.com
When:
Thurs, February 18; 8pm ET
(5pm PT)
Where:
Accessed from the comfort of
your own Home or
Office
Who: Sam
Horn Tele-interview
That's Intriguing!
What: What
do you care about? Getting a
job? Raising money for your
cause? Getting customers for
your business? Getting an
important message across in
a book or presentation? Did
you know NONE of the above
will be successful if you
don't succeed in getting
people's favorable attention
in the first 60 seconds?
Intriguing is defined as
"causing curiosity;
capturing favorable
attention." Sam will share
insights and examples
showing how you can get busy
people to stop what they’re
doing and pay attention to
what YOU care about . . . in
60 seconds or less. Now,
that's intriguing!
Cost: Free
of charge -- for live
interview
Register:
Call 1 805 528-4351 or email
Cheri@SamHorn.com
Can't make the tele-interview
live?
Follow the link to Pre-Order
the MP3
When: Sat.
March 20; 1-4 pm
Where: New
York City
Who: Do the
Work You’re Born to Do –
Lead the Life You’re Born to
Live
What: Make
2010 your best year yet by
clarifying your unique
contribution and how you can
create a personal and
professional life that
exceeds your expectations.
Sam joins Jeff Moore, Forum
Leader for EO- New York to
facilitate a fascinating
workshop that helps you
identify your ideal work and
what you can do to
jump-start getting paid to
do work you love that
matters.
Register:
Call 1 805 528-4351 or email
Cheri@SamHorn.com
When:
Saturday, April 17th
Where: San
Francisco
Who: Sam
Horn, The Intrigue Expert
and 17-time Emcee of Maui
Writers Conference
What: Book It
Workshop
Immerse yourself in your
book in this hands-on
workshop. Receive expert
guidance on everything from
how to write page-turning
prose to how to position the
book for maximum sales.
Whether you’re
self-publishing or preparing
a pitch for agents and
editors, Sam’s insight will
help ensure you produce a
quality book that exceeds
your expectations and makes
a positive difference for
you and for everyone who
reads it.
Cost: $149
Early Bird Rate by March 15
$199 after that as long as
space is available. Can’t
make this event on the West
Coast Join Sam Horn on the
East Coast in May.
Register:
Call 1 805 528-4351 or email
Cheri@SamHorn.com
for registration form
When:
Sunday, April 18th
Where: San
Francisco
Who: Sam
Horn, the originator of the
POP! Process ("”A lively
guide for getting heard,
getting remembered, getting
results.” – Ken Blanchard)
What: POP! Your
Business, Brand, Book,
Project and Career
Are you so close to your own
work, you can't articulate
to others why it's special?
If you want to POP! your
priority – whether that’s a
non-profit, business or idea
- so it breaks out (vs.
blends in) - invest in this
day with Sam Horn. She'll
take you and your priority
through her POP! Process to
position it so people are
intrigued, want to know
more, and are motivated to
choose to work with you,
hire you, fund you, or
support you.
Cost: $149
Early Bird Rate by April 1 -
$199 after that as long as
space is available.
Register:
Call 1 805 528-4351 or email
Cheri@SamHorn.com
for registration form
When: Fri,
May 14; 8:30am – 4:30pm ET
Where:
Tysons Corner, VA
Who: Book It
Conference at USA Today
Headquarters
What: Sam
teams with Jennifer
Abernethy, America’s Sales
Stylist and author of an
upcoming book on Twitter
from Penguin, for this full
day workshop on how to
write, publish and market
your book and leverage its
success through social media
marketing. Bring your
project so you can connect
with fellow authors, apply
what you’ve just learned,
share resources and
best-practice tips, and
strategize how you’re going
to break out your book so it
takes your career to the
next level.
Cost: $99
early-bird by April 1 $149
after that.
Register:
Call 1 805 528-4351 or email
Cheri@SamHorn.com
Want to arrange for
Sam to speak at your next
event? Want to know more
about our consulting options
or register for an upcoming
workshop? Contact us at:
1-800-SAM-3455
Info@SamHorn.com
Sam's Blog
http://www.SamHornPOP.wordpress.com
Sam’s main website
http://www.SamHorn.com
Follow Sam on twitter
Check out Sam’s LinkedIn
page
Sam's Facebook Page
####################################################
Did you find these ideas
interesting and useful?
Would your colleagues &
clients benefit from them?
Take a second to click on
the FORWARD link at the
bottom of this page to
forward this ezine to people
who could find it valuable.
They’ll thank you for it –
and we thank you for it.
####################################################
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Update Profile |
Confirm |
Forward|
 
|
