You're in for an exciting
and profound learning experience. I intend to show
you exactly what you must know to bring forth the
visionary leader inside you.
"Visionary leader?!" you might be saying. "Don't
let my family hear that one or they'll
die laughing." But if you've wondered about
whether you have what it takes to share
what you've learned with the world, listen
carefully.
If you've ever confronted difficult problems in your life and you sought and found ways to solve them
(from raising a kid to building a home), you know something
you should be telling the rest of us.
And if you've felt the urge to share your knowledge to help others, then chances
are very good that you have three of the four essentials you need to be a successful author and speaker.
| 1. |
You have personal experience with
the struggle to create a good life, so
you know how tough that struggle can
be. |
| 2. |
You've searched long and hard to find a solution so you know the steps that are needed. |
| 3. |
You dream of sharing what you've learned
and you're happiest when you're helping
someone with your knowledge. |
What's the fourth essential?
| 4. |
You need someone to show you how.
You don't need another cheer-leading
session that creates a temporary surge
of enthusiasm, you need to know the actual
steps to creating a successful career
from those first three essentials. You
need an experienced hand to guide you
and keep you on message, someone who
will teach you to be a compelling speaker
with fire in your words, not by throwing
a handful of glib suggestions at you,
but by walking you through hands-on experience
and giving you supportive critiques.
And you need someone to bring out the
quality book that's inside you and show
you where to find capable, ethical editors
to help you organize and polish it. And
you need to know the many ways you can
get published, including the traditional
route with an agent and major publishing
house. |
Maybe you've been to one of those huge,
overpriced conferences with dozens of presenters
pitching their products and promising
to make you a multi-millionaire. Maybe
you've gotten something useful there,
or maybe you felt disappointed, but you
know that you really need a small class
and a dedicated teacher who is powerfully
motivated to bring out the very best
you've got inside you because she wants
you to share it with the world.
If you're on my mailing list, I assume
you know about me. (If not, click here
to read my bio: ['About Barbara'
on barbarasher.com]. I love what
I do. I never thought I'd be passionate
about one career for over 30 years, but
that's what has happened. In that time
I've designed and given hundreds of well-received
speeches and workshops to associations
and Fortune 100 companies, appeared nationally
on dozens of major television shows and
have had 5 of my own public TV specials
airing year after year.
But when I started running workshops
in 1976 I had never heard of a ‘speaker.’
I was completely on my own, a single
mother with two little boys and not an
extra dime in my pocket. One friend designed
small flyers and loaned me the money
to print them up; two others helped me
slap them up on lamp posts (illegally,
I think) in the middle of the night.
When no one signed up, we wrote "sold
out" on that date and slapped them up
again the next week. Finally I hauled
everyone I knew into the room for no
money at all, just so I could give the
first workshops. I had to learn this
business step by step, every step by
trial and error. I learned how to get
written up in major magazines and newspapers
because I couldn't afford advertising.
When those articles resulted in calls
from literary agents, I learned how to
write a book that had my real voice (though
I had never done it before) while holding
down two jobs and taking care of my home
and kids.
I wrote my first book in 1978. It was
published by a major publisher and has
now sold around a million copies. Since
then I've written six more books. They have been
translated into many languages and have stayed
in print and continue to sell well. They've appeared
on bestseller lists, have won awards, and
I'm very proud of them. Best of all, I
get letters and emails every day from
people thanking me for how my work has
helped them . Along with my speaking
career, my books have also provided me
with a comfortable and deeply satisfying
life.
I understand completely why you might
want to do what I do.
Last year, I decided
to act on my wish to pass on my knowledge to
those of you who are talented and as
passionate as I am.
I believe with all my heart that the
world needs the talent that each and
every one of us was born with. If your
desires lie in the direction of speaking,
coaching, and/or putting your message
in a book, there's a high probability
that you have gifts in that area. I'd
be interested in helping you find your
gifts and your voice, and, if you find
this career suits you, I'd be honored
to help give you the start you need.
I know how to do that. It's one of my
gifts.
And it's the gift I still owe to the
world.
PART II OF THE PROGRAM CONTINUES AT A 5-DAY RETREAT
(August 18 - 23, 2008)
After you complete the Part I workshop you
can apply to attend the Write Your Own Success Story 5-day
Retreat. If there is room for you and I feel you'll benefit
from participating I'll be happy to include you. If not,
I'll refund your full deposit without penalty.
This summer I'm booking a very special retreat location,
a lovely circa 1910 beach house in Venice, California,
only steps from the ocean. We'll begin on Monday evening
and you'll be finished Saturday morning. The first evening
you'll meet your fellow aspiring Write-Speakers and we'll
get to work at once. Over the course of the retreat you'll
learn a completely new way to create your book and to become
a successful speaker. When you leave your book will be
started and you'll know how to make it an original, honest
and enlightening book. You'll also know how to present your work
face-to-face in front of an audience with poise and confidence,
even if you think you're not a speaker. (In fact, it's easier
if you're not a speaker when you start!) And you'll do all this
in a completely new way, without giving up years of your life
to do it. You'll have a carefully designed, realistic plan of
action that suits who you are and how you live. And you'll
have a personal team of your own to cheer you on and keep you
going until you've arrived!
PART III OF THE WRITE/SPEAK PROGRAM IS BEING TRANSFORMED.
This part of the program has been open to only
10 people until now, but in future everyone who has attended a
WriteSpeak retreat will be eligible to attend. You'll receive
every lesson and teleclass that the original classes are using
to reach their goals. The program is identical. The changes?
The cost will be greatly reduced, and you can work at your own
pace. You'll still have a buddy system to cheer you on and keep
you going whenever you want it and you'll develop your message,
step by step, and create your book and your presentation with a
completely new method of writing than you've ever used before.
When you finish Part III you'll have your completed book -- both
an eBook and hardcopy, if you like -- and your presentation ready to go.
But that's not all because the second 6 months of
the program focuses on letting the world know who
you are. You'll have your own weblog, website, mailing
list and newsletter. You'll be completely comfortable
speaking on your subject and setting up teleclasses.
You'll know how to get into print media and be published
in ezines as well as setting up a press kit to send
to associations and companies that will hire you
to speak. As soon as your message is ready and your
website is prepared to have visitors, I'll interview
you on my internet radio show (and tell you how to
start your own!). You're going to have everything
you need to create your lucrative speaking career.
(Some students become paid speakers by the 10th month
of the program!)
In other words, you'll be in business, doing what you love,
helping your listeners and readers lead better lives and you'll be
thanked for it. You'll be paid for it, too. You're going to make
a real difference in this world doing what you love best, and
you'll feel the satisfaction that comes from that amazing combination.
How to Write Your Own Success Story 
