Congratulations!
You have completed the second block of the Working ON My Business program – YOUR IDEAL CLIENTS…
I hope you already noticed how your thinking and working have improved. Now it’s time to use the mindset and strategies you learned in the last few weeks to start working on the next block of the program…
Your Expert Position – Part 1
To get you started with the process, please watch this Business University lesson: WHY Becoming an Expert:
Let’s start with your MINDSET…
WHY Becoming and Expert?
In the video above I gave you MY top reasons why you should become an expert, and more than that – I shared with you how it’s connected with the last block of the program – working with Ideal Clients…
It doesn’t matter what products or services you offer, your prospects have lots of different options to choose from.
Being able to differentiate yourself from your competitors, and position yourself as an expert in your marketplace is crucial to your success.
When you have authority, people will pay attention. When you are perceived as an expert in your industry, people will naturally want to work with you. They will seek you out. They will pay you more. And they will refer to you more.
Take some time to think, IF becoming a known expert (or THE expert) in your marketplace is a good strategy for you and for your business, and if yes – become very clear on the WHY… the WHAT, and… the HOW…
And if you decide to go for it, then…
Set your GOAL for this week…
Here’s a great goal for you:
I am going to become a known expert in my marketplace.
OR…
I am going to become THE expert in my marketplace.
How’s that for a 5-day challenge?
Choose the STRATEGY you will use…
If you have never clearly AND explicitly defined and communicated your Expert Position Strategy, here is the 5-step process you should follow:
- Find your compelling WHY
Why is it important for YOU to become a known authority/expert in your field/marketplace?
Some ideas are in the video, but make your own list; - Define WHAT do you want to become an expert in
Remember the points I shared during the last Hot Seat session (serving people for decades vs/ fads, don’t build an expertise that will shoot you in the leg, serve the SAME clients for 10 years or more, the difference between celebrity business and a scalable expert business…); - Commit to become a/the known expert in your field
Becoming known as an expert is not the same as being an expert… You might be already an expert in your field – but to be KNOWN as one – takes time, effort, and other resources.
Make sure you’re willing to commit to this process. - Clarify/define/set your goals
What would be your goal(s) that will represent for you becoming a/the known expert in your field (being invited to give lectures in professional conferences, publishing a bestselling book, winning a prize…) - Design a plan to grow your expert position
What will YOU do to achieve the goal(s) you’ve set for yourself in the previous step.
And again, we’re going to use… the Idea Generator
Remember – your brain is an answering machine… so each day of the week, we’ll give it another question (see the Implementation part below).
PLAN your actions in your agenda…
Your next step is to physically plan this process in your agenda.
Plan to invest 10-15 minutes EVERY DAY in the coming 5 days to follow the process above.
AND… You will need to reserve 2-3 hours to actually setup your plan to grow your expert position.
Now it’s time to IMPLEMENT…
Take 10 minutes, right now, and…
- Day 1 – come up with at least 10 answers for why do you want to become a/the known expert in your field and make a decision IF becoming that expert is what you want to go for;
- Day 2 – come up with at least 10 specific ideas for WHAT you want to be known for as an expert and choose the one or two that are most important for you;
- Day 3 – come up with a specific commitment for becoming a/the known expert/authority as you defined it yesterday.
E.g. time investment, knowledge acquisition, skills practice, budget reserved or any other parameters you need to take into account to make it happen…; - Day 4 – come up with at least 10 ideas for specific, clear, achievable goals and choose your main goal and possibly 1-2 sub goals;
- Day 5 – come up with as many ideas as you can how to actually achieve the goal(s) you’ve written yesterday and choose your preferred actions;
In your 2-3-hour Implementation Session – put it all together – design a clear, doable plan with WHO does WHAT, WHEN in order to achieve the goal(s) you wrote on Day 4.
Each day share with us in the comment box your ideas, actions and commitment.
My commitment to you…
- I’m looking forward to read your process and ideas below;
- I will be there for you on Wednesday to support you with any question, challenge or setback you encounter;
- I’m looking forward to celebrate your progress and results on Friday (I’m curious to hear the goal(s) and plan you’ll come up with).
Live fully, stay awesome,
Nisandeh
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>> I am going to become THE expert in my marketplace <<
Day 5 – THIS IS HOW I INTEND TO ACHIEVE MY GOALS FROM YESTERDAY
Due to a number of events over the last 3 weeks I have been inactive in contributing actively but not mentally. Thanks to very valuable sessions with my buddies many choices have been made. Where possible implementation has started. Where implementation is pending third party decision, actions have been set out.
TWO important things that stands out is: SIMPLICITY AND FOCUS! and that goes for all areas in my life. Without simplicity focus gets challenged if not impossible.
This means that in order to realize my new business and childhood contribution wish, I need to give this the priority it deserves. That means making choices to let other things go.
HAPPY HOMES
1) Write a book on HappyHomes by June 2023.
- Write the book I would love to read myself using the plan of approach as a guideline for the content.
- With my new insights having paused the process for 3 weeks, I will aim at a completion date in April 2023.
2) Book is to be publised around Christmas 2023
- I will reach out to my network informing on how to get my book published.
- I will deliberately not ask Nisandeh as I believe this to be a NON Question. Meaning, finding the right publisher is something I can either look up in Google or ask my network.
3) Create awareness around HappyHome on Social Media bij December 2022 Airbnb
- I've contacted a social media expert who will support me through this process.
- The week-end of 31st september we have our first sessions and make a plan of approach.
- Create a business link on LinkedIn and Instagram to share my content
- Start preparing the content based on all material gathered, news and postcasts shared.
- Create a publishing calender
- Automate all processes possible
- make appointment for content creation weekends where content is created for 3 months ahead.
4) Develop a masterclass on WHY Airbnb by January 2023 (HappyHomes)
- The first session with my social media expert took place in August.
- The list of content to be created has been made
- 3 tiers have been identified
- as has the irresistable offer
- The week of October 15 -22 will be the week of recording
5) Develop a training on how to Airbnb by April 2023
- See my comments in point 4.
6) Create a remarkable product for Airbnb by June 2023
- The remarkable offer will be created based on the input from my target audience
OPTIMIZEPEOPLE
7) Find software developer who can develop my Skillcards by February 2023 (remarkable product)
- Discuss the assignment with specific people in my network.
- Discuss how to best protect the software created (what to think about if I wish to protect my code)
- Discuss whether they can develop the skillcard and if not, who they can recommend.
- Should this approach unexpectedly be in vain, I will set out an assignment on FIVERR
- Based on the MOCKUP I will choose my partner.
- Protect intellectual property
- Protect name
8) Skillcard automated and easy to use by May 2023
- As the skillcard is part of my back office I'll investigate which platform to use for the best conversion: SHOPIFY or WORDPRESS with a PLUGIN
- Have a webdesigner create my webside using the conversion checklist of Nisandeh and the idea generator challenge
- Create an introduction film
- Create a HOW TO Guide
9) Create Masterclass WHY skill cards by June 2023
- The masterclass / webinar ( I've heard that webinar has a higher conversion rate. Need to clearly understand why that is) will explain the urgency (based on newspaper articles and radio broadcasts) , problems (based on case stories), pain (based on casestories and experience of previous customers and own experience in my various roles) and the WHAT of the solution.
- Create content (use the NEN-ISO 30401 Knowledge Management systems - requirements standards as field of reference)
- Record masterclass
- Publish on LinkedIn (maybe Linkedin Learning) and YouTube; Knowledge management platforms; Service Management platforms etc.
10) Create training on HOW TO skill card by september 2023
- Turn the content from the masterclass into to HOW TO knowledge clips
- Reuse the content from the masterclass (LEGO blocks) as field of reference creating HOW TO use the skill card
- Create a film of max 2 minutes on how to fill the skill card
- create a film of max 2 minutes on how to use the skill card to mitigate risks for braindrain
- create a film of max 2 minutes on how to use the skill card for targeted knowlegdge sharing
- create a film of max 2 minutes on how to prioritize knowledge transfer based on the skill card
- create many more products around the skill card.
-- As a teaser for a bigger product, zoom uit to the bigger picture of how to use knowledge management to mitigate the risk of knowledge drain within the company based on my knowledge management framework
11) Create Masterclass WHY transferring Implicit and transfer knowledge by November 2023
- See point 9 replacing skillcard with tranfer of implicit knowledge
12) Create a training on HOW TO transfer Impliciet knowledge by January 2024
- see point 10 by replacing skill card with impliciet knowledge
THIS IS MY PREFERRED ACTION
- Creating the HappyHomes makes my heart sing so I will start with putting my thought on paper creating the book I would love to read myself.
Followed by the online business for Airbnb which indirectly is connected to the same business as my vision on HappyHomes is the center of the training. The products created will also share the same logo and signature.
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Inspired my the V.I.P. session and the HOT seat session of tonight - 15th of September, I realize that there are so many more remarkable products to be created and offered for a high price.
The normal price I would charge for a manual Knowledge audit by means of a tailormade skillcard was euro 25,000. For three reasons I wish to automate this process: 1) It is a time consuming process for both me and my customers, 2) it creates dependencies (vendor lockin) which is not the manner in which I like to operate and 3) my customers wants real time data (time to market is short).
Eventhough this will no longer be my core business, this might be an intersting business magnet at a high price to be used for the business development of HappyHomes (my contribution goal)
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Day 5
How am I going to do it?
1. Good plans in my google calendar
2. Focus
3. Using an app to keep me on track (teamwork? Asana?)
4. Outwardly an agenda when I am going to give the webinars so that I can have a deadline, register and take it into account
5. Talk to my buddies above
6. Talking about it with my master mind group
7. If someone wants an appointment at my scheduled activities, say I can't
8. Regularly email about new topics
9. Post a few times a week on social media about my expertise
10. Continue what I'm doing 🙂
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Day 4
My goals:
1. Mainly money mindset. About pricing what my products and services are worth. Get more financial insight
2. Give a new webinar within a month
3. Planning to give the webinars in the coming months that I also gave this spring, now for new customers
4. Finding and Finding a New VA
5. Clarify my new program starting in 2023
6. Acquiring more knowledge by following training yourself on a specific subject with regard to intestines and testing and nutrition
7. Customers who are almost ideal customers, tag them so that I can see them more
8. Pay more attention to my (almost) ideal customers
9. Set a good example yourself with regard to my stomach and intestines and being fit and healthy
10. Make better planning for learning about marketing and money mindset
11. Planning social media
12. Let me know on social media what I'm working on (learning something yourself, creating webinars, preparing half-year trajectory)
My main goal is to give a new webinar! (About reintroduction)
My sub-goals are further refining the six-month trajectory + working on my (intestinal) health myself
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day 3
I choose a specific commitment:
- Time investment:
I am going to invest 2 hours every week to learn about this specific topic (FODMAP, intestines, diets for IBS, etc)
I will also invest 1 hour every week in marketing
And I will also invest 1 hour every week in money mindset
Because of what I have learned I will also teach others through blogs and webinars
And what is also important, that I will update my book (published in 2017) and publish it again as a 2nd edition
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Day 2
How do I mainly want to be known as an expert?
1. As the FODMAP Diet Expert / Queen
2. As someone who can train dieticians well
3. As someone who knows a lot about stomach pain in relation to food
4. As someone who knows a lot about all the possible causes of IBS
5. As someone who knows what nutritional adjustments can be made in IBS
6. As someone who knows how to get rid of your annoying belly
7. As someone who knows how to be fit and healthy, without stomach complaints
8. As someone who knows a lot about all possible causes and treatments for IBS
9. As someone who knows a lot about all diets in IBS
10. As someone who has a lot of knowledge about food hypersensitivity
I now choose number 1 and I also think number 7 is important
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Just back from my holiday so I will do this part of the program a few weeks later...
day 1
Why do I want to be THE expert in my field?
1. Marketing Handy
2. Then they want to be with me
3. Then I really know what I'm talking about
4. Am I asked for lectures or podcasts for example
5. Do they want to buy from me
6. Because I'm the expert, they believe me
7. More and more customers can come per training
8. Being an expert gives me a wider reach that keeps growing
9. My sales will also increase
10. I can charge more for my services
Yes I want to be the expert. Now mainly in the field of FODMAP and then in the field of intestinal complaints and what can professionals advise in terms of nutrition
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Day 4 – HERE IS MY IDEAS FOR SPECIFIC, CLEAR, ARCHIEVABLE GOALS
HappyHomes
1) write a book on HappyHomes by June 2023.
2) Book is to be publised around Christmas 2023
3) Create awareness around HappyHome on Social Media bij December 2022
Airbnb
4) Develop a masterclass on WHY Airbnb by January 2023
5) Develop a training on how to Airbnb by April 2023
6) Create a remarkable product for Airbnb by June 2023
OptimizePeople
7) Find software developer who can develop my Skillcards by February 2023 (remarkable product)
8) Skillcard automated and easy to use by May 2023
9) Create Masterclass WHY skill cards by June 2023
10) Create training on HOW TO skill card by september 2023
11) Create Masterclass WHY transferring Implicit and transfer knowledge by November 2023
12) Create a training on HOW TO transfer Implciet and Taciet knowledge by January 2024
AND MY 1-2 SUB GOALS
a) Learn how to make online training
b) Chose platform for online training
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Day 3 –THIS IS MY COMMITMENT FOR BECOMING THE KNOWN EXPERT IN MY FIELD.
E.g. time investment, knowledge acquisition, skills practice, budget reserved or any other parameters you need to take into account to make it happen
1) Write 23 scripts with content
2) Find the right location to make a video
3) Make 23 videos of a maximum 2 minutes
4) Learn how to create a platform for online training
5) Learn how to make an online training
6) Identfiy which equipment is required for an making online films (iPhone, Stand, Light, Microphone etc.)
7) Get someone to edit the film
8) Start shooting
9) Invite people for a dry run
10) Create a mailing list
11)decide which platform to use
12) decide which sales channels to use
13) Create a nummer of different products (to a big audience; to a small group; one on one)
14) Develop a number of VIP products
15) Start cooperation with Airbnb in order for them to promote the training
16) Learn about promotion strategy
17) Chose promotion tool
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Day 2 – THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO BECOME KNOWN FOR AS AN EXPERT IN MY FIELD
AIRBNB
1) How to create a HAPPY HOME
2) I ensure that my target audience generate an additional annual income of a minimum of € 3.000 by becoming an Airbnb host.
3) As THE EXPERT I will teach them how to make a competition table to find their price and discover their sweet spot
4) the will know exactly how to set up the site
5) They will know all there is to know about the different parameters
6) How to use the platform to their own advantage
7) They will know all about finance: how much to invest to make it beneficial. how to calculate costs when serving breakfast
8) How to get good referrals
9) How the referrals work
10) How to handle bad referrals
11) How to claim if something gets destroyed
12) How to decorate the room so that people will love it
13) How to welcome guests so they feel appreciated and welcome
14) How to automate the checkin procedure
15) How to outsource your business
16) How to set up houserules
17) How to create events
18) How to generate the maximum income
19) How to feel comfortable being and Airbnb host
20) How to become a Super Host
21) The benefits of being a Super Host
22) The Airbnb Community: How to participate and what it gives you
23) How to create a community
OptimizePeople
I am the expert of knowlegde transfer of impliciet and tacit knowledge
1) How to create a skill card
2) Which information is important for a skill card
3) How to determine the areas of Risk
4) How to determine your knowledge gaps
5) How to determine the impact of knowledge drain
6) How to prioritize your knowledge transfer activities
7) How to determine the depth of your knowledge transfer
8) How to create a knowledge transfer strategy
9) How to ensure people are willing to share their knowledge
10) How to put people at ease
11) The importance of communication and transparancy
12) How to use the Knowledge transfer roadmap
13) How to use the skill card
14) How to determine the knowledge values
15) How to identify the impliciet knowledge
16) How to determine which knowledge to transfer and which to let go
17) The importance of equality in seniority
18) The impact of knowledge drain
19) The impact of vendor lock in
THESE ARE THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT FOR ME
AIRBNB
1) As THE EXPERT I will teach them how to make a competition table to find their price and discover their sweet spot
OptimizePeople
1) How to create a skillcard
OptimizePeople
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Day 1 – THIS IS WHY I WANT TO BECOME THE KNOWN EXPERT IN MY FIELD.
1) I know I have something to offer which is of big value to my target audience
2) I lvoe what I am doing and I wish to share my knowledge
3) It gives me immens joy to share my knowledge and expertise
4) I love it when I see people implementing my implementation steps and benefitting from it from the first moment
5) Saying how successful people get when implementing my ideas make me even more creatieve in developing new products which will help them even further
6) Being approach as an expert gives me a proud feeling
7) I love to being able to help people eliminating the pain their are experiencing for which my product is an answer
8) I get invited to work with very big and intersting companies
9) I sit with stimulating brains around the table
10) The projects I am asked to do, I complex, inspiring and very challeging - and I know that however complex, I can fix it
11) I get invited to interesting knowledge sharing events
12) People approach me as THE EXPERT in the field which makes me proud but not arrogant
13) I am asked to talk at events
14) My business models are per definition valuable as I am the expert
15) My clients pay a high fee for me without any problems
16) Money is not an issue
17) I can invest in training and personal development
18) I can invite business partners to join me for a win win
19) My target audience love to work with me as does my providers
20) I can pay to have things done so I can concentrate on my genious
21) I am proud to be independent
22) I find happiness in creating, developing and implementing
23) I can contribute to a bigger cause
WHEN I'VE BCOME AN EXPERT, THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO GO FOR
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DAY 1: BEING THE EXPERT IN MY FIELD, THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO GO FOR
AIRBNB
- claim my expert position by creating an (online) training
OPTIMIZEPEOPLE
- Writing a book on identifying, transferring and intergrating tacit knowledge
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Week 10
Day 5. Design a plan to grow your expert position
I think the most important thing is doing research, writing blogs/articles and going out in the world. Showing my expertise. I have already started by posting three times a week on SocMed.
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Week 10
Day 4 – come up with at least 10 ideas for specific, clear, achievable goals
1. Write a book that is accessible
2. Organize a lecture
3. Get an invitation to give a lecture
4. Rewrite my ebook
5. Doing research
6. Start with writing a synopsis
7. Making a plan how to advertize it all
8. Brainstorm with likeminded people
9. Talk about it with my customers during a 'round table' discussion
10. Make a moodboard
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Week 10
Day 3 Day 3 – What is your specific commitment for becoming a/the known expert/authority
I am going to write an article/blog every two weeks about a sustainable subject. I am also going to put the article/blog on my website, on LinkedIn, SocMed and in my newsletter. So people will know that I know what I am talking about.
I am going to organize a lecture/information evening about a sustainable subject every four months. I am already reading and learning a lot about sustainability but there is always more to be learnt. I will try to read even more and take courses. Looking for specific courses..
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Week 10
Day 2 Define WHAT do you want to become an expert in
I want to become an expert in everything that has to do with sustainability. To be more specific: slow fashion. Secondly: slow food. Within the subject sustainable there are so many different subjects but I want to focus on fashion and food. I also have a travel blog on sustainable travelling. So I guess that is a third subject. But the three are intertwined...
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Week 10
Day 1. Find your compelling WHY
1. There is more and more attention for sustainability these days
2. There is a lot of greenwashing
3. The big shops try positioning themselves as being sustainable
4. It is necessary for people to know about sustainability
5. It is a complex world outthere
6. There are so many researches about sustainable subjects
7. It is a really interesting field
8. A lot of people are confused because there are so many lies
9. Greenwashing clouds people's judgements
10. It will be a challenge
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Day 5 – come up with as many ideas as you can how to actually achieve the goal(s) you’ve written yesterday and choose your preferred actions;
find JVs to work with together
* make an IO for them
* Make list of JVs that I would love to work with
* Approach them - and when they say no, have the guts to ask how I could make it interesting enough so they WILL say yes
every week go for one day on my bike and visit companies to hand out the book in person
* do research and make a list of companies that I want to visit
* call the secretary and make appointments with the RIGHT person to hand over the book and give them options on the specific dates that I have
* send them something upfront to warm them up
* create an elevator pitch that I will deliver together with my book - and find for each of them what is their challenge
Get publicity
* Talk with Janneke (VIDM) for help
* make the call with the reporter
* when she agrees, go to Vattenfall and have a call with their media department to get the CEO to receive the book
* use this to talk with others too
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Day 4 – come up with at least 10 ideas for specific, clear, achievable goals and choose your main goal and possibly 1-2 sub goals;
Main goals:
1. Book. Book, book, book. To be honest I would prefer to not have more ideas at the moment because it will get me excited and I will take my eyes off the book haha.
2. Give webinars on my topic for free
3. Get publicity (thursday I have a call with a reporter for AD)
4. Start publishing one exercise every week (and have people register to a flow of 10 different ones maybe?) (@Marcel Dassen if I do that I will share this workflow with you) - after that put on the newsletter
5. Post on LinkedIn every week
6. Start writing the next book on hybrid working (and find companies to come look internally at hybrid meetings and help them to get them better - free offer)
7. Work on a specific offer together with Elske on how to use hybrid working to leave less footprint as a company
8. Start a YouTube channel where I can share cool exercises and tips on creating an effective team in a hybrid environment (see? I would LOVE that, but my book should be my first priority now:))
9. Find associates and JV partners to work with together
10. Every training that I give should be better than the one before. (this is quite a biggie for me since I am scared of reflecting... (I know I should...)
Main goal: the book.
Sub goals:
* find JVs to work with together
* every week go for one day on my bike and visit companies to hand out the book in person
* Get publicity
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Day 3 – come up with a specific commitment for becoming a/the known expert/authority as you defined it yesterday.
E.g. time investment, knowledge acquisition, skills practice, budget reserved or any other parameters you need to take into account to make it happen…;
I am already writing a book, it’s almost done. I believe that this book will skyrocket my expert position. I am committing to spend at least one day EVERY WEEK from now on to promote my book. I prefer doing this face to face, but I have many ideas on how to do this in a different way too (the ones that came up in the first week)
Next to that: I am already reading all the books in DUTCH that are there over the topic, and I will keep on reading all the english material also. I will also keep on training myself in becoming better, I will register for the next NVC training too and keep on practicing.
Because I want to give away as many books as possible, I will need to print a lot of books and give them away. I put away at first 1000 euro to print my own books, which will be around... 200 books, I think.
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I am writing this one week behind the group, mainly to document my answers for later.
Why becoming an expert
Legacy, change the world-
To be able to do the project that really make an impact on the world: sustainability, climate, poverty, diversity
To be able to combine my heart and my head, and have people longing for that (passion)
to make a difference, value and impact x 1000
get an easier life- money wise
get an easier life, client and project wise- people come to me
To be able to give more, money, education, wisdom
less frustrations of the kind I face now (doing stuff i don't like)- to be able to build a great working team
Make other people happier
have more fun
choose: tomato a difference by helping to solve the worlds problems.
What expert in/ famous for:
solving complex issues- to unravell/ getting things done in no time
making things simple+fun+ + seems easy to do
energy bringer
story teller: consensus and meaningful dialogue bringer
change excellerator
Asking great questions, so people get great insights
facilitator (of innovation)
quick analyses (zoom in zoom out)
Agile scrum- leader (more for like a method)/ to create cooperation
Break through creator
maximizer of what to cancel/ not to do (rode streep)
Creator of the Wheel of the Product owner- method
Creator of Focus, Energy and Cooperation- method
Choose
Thé go-to to get complex stuff done in no time
Commitment:
Finish the book (I know, I keep saying it...)
Start my morning routine at 6.00- 8.00 (yoga, meditation, walk/play the dog, breakfast, read)- practice self discipline and lead by example
Get to know the absolute main frustrations and wishes of my ideal clients
Get an assistent (delegate, automate)
create 1 new website for design sprints 'projectin2weken.nl'
create 1 new website for product owners: product owner gilde (with henny)
create an online course for product owners
create an online course for scrum basics
create an online course for FEC
create an online course for design sprints (what it is)
create an introduction video about myself
do a training how to present online trainings
get my certifications in order (highest ones)
Maybe do an internship at a firm in Berlin that I love (for fun)
write 1- 3 more books (FEC-method) and 'myths of projects/ management' and YEAH! (just general ideas, outlines are there)
Get merchandise rolling
Investment: 10% of income
Goals:
Get an assistent (september)
Finish the maindraft of the book (sept, publish in januari)
Start marketing book (oct)
Interview 3 main ideal clients (sept)(video?)
Interview 5 ideal users (sept) (video?)
Finished 1 design sprint last week, now collecting 5-10 testimonials, more sprints coming (ongoing, directly after it is done)
Create videos from the design sprints (help...!)
Main idea new website online (nov)
Create an introduction video of myself (sept/oct)
Merchandise list ready (oct)
Start creating the FEC-method (jan)
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Day 5. Come up with as many ideas as possible to get to my goals.
1. Get a ghost writer
2. Write at night
3. Have a list with topics available so I can use any 10 minute window to write
4. Record calls with friends
5. Get other experts to write for me
6. Go through my archives and see what is useful
7. Record short videos that can be used unedited.
8. Get clients to ask me questions and use the answers as posts
9. Ask clients to write about the results we got
10. Join content sharing groups.
11. Create a big survey to get some cool results
12. Ask people to write about their personal growth moment.
13. Get trainers and coaches to write about their challenges and solutions.
14. Get short whatsapp conversations that can be posted as screenshots
15. Use an image generator for cool images
16. Find a dedicated artist to draw images for me.
17. Find a writing buddy.
I am going to find a writing buddy who wants to write together every day. And have a big list with topics and power words available so I can produce quickly any moment. When all is going, I will have a look at the AI generated images and a dedicated artist from fiverr to support my writing.
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Day 4 + 5
Having too many goals would spread my focus and efficiency too much.
Only two goals:
- become known as the expert, helping and flexible supplier with personal access
- augment my expert status just before launching my training program
How to:
By creating the right and targeted videos that show my expertise, my understanding of their problem and all the possibilities they can have/get to get their problem solved.
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I am going to become THE expert in my marketplace.
Day 1 Why
1. Share my knowlidge
2. Let other people bennefit from it
3. Connect people with the same question
4. Make life more better/easier for people
5. Have influence on the world
6. Give parents ande childeren there trust in theme selfs back
7. Developpe another way of judging children by test standarts
8. Deliver value to the schoolsystem
9. Change the way we test childeren
10. Earn enough money to build a training center for testing different
Day 2 What
1. Educator for childeren from 0-6 years old
2. Become a parents dictionary for easy life with childeren
3. Be the autority on Iq test
4. Be the expert on giftedness >145+
5. Out of the box thinker
6. Motivator for parents and childeren to stand up against the testing system
7. Toddlres with high potential
8. Analist of IQ tests
9. Writer of a book about different IQ testing
10. Filantroop and test for those who need and can not afford it
I choose to become a expert on using IQ test for better results for childeren
Day 3 Specific commitement
1. Dive deep in the most common IQ tests on a scheduled based day/time moment in agenda.
2. Reserve half a day pw to work on the resulst, write them down
3. Plan meetings with collegas upfront on the first day we start to stay in the flow and be commited
Day 4 Achivable goals
1. Ranking IQ test by most used against most valuable
2. Collect the data I already have from all different places
3. Layout my goal strategie to my collega`s and look if there is a different/better way or what is missing in the plan
4. Let PA surch for amount of psychologists and orthopedagogen
5. Let PA go over linkedin to surch in my connections for usefull prospects
6. Make a survey for schoolteachers to invest what they miss in a avarage IQ test
7. Make video`s about CF and EF and games
8. Write blog post about CF and EF and games
9. Think about the end product and the marketing strategy it needs
10. Make an appointment with one of the biggest know testing bureaus and speak with theme about the plan
The main goal would be 3 because after reading theme again it goal 3 has 1 and 2 in it.
Day 5 Achive the goals
The one and only action to achive anny of the goals is to acutaly set the date for the foiorst meeting with my collega`s and I did it by creating an app group and we came up with 9 sept, in the morning as beeing the starting moment.
I will then tell theme what I want, how and in wicvh time frame and then see what they come up with in better of different ideas by letting theme use the 10 idea system.
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Day 5 of 5 - Concrete actions
1. Claim domain name for academy (done)
Schedule a conversation with Marcel Dassen.
3. Have a conversation with Luc Donners (31-8-2022).
4. Scheduling dates for working on my 6 month program.
5. Scheduling dates for elaborating my 5 workshops.
6. Conducting conversations with strategic partners (5-10)
7. Speaking at (network) meetings of the VGS. FUTUR, VOM, NSOB.
8. Writing a blueprint book neglected municipal organizations
9. Recalibrate blueprint book leadership and cooperation.
10. Writing blogs in the run-up to starting community.
I will do 1-4 and 6 in August and September 2022.
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Day 4 of 5 - Goals
1. Develop the new 6-month program Conscious Public Leadership for 15-12-2022 together with the recruitment and selection agency.
2. Complete the book on leadership and cooperation of complex administrative public organizations together with Pieter Parie before 1-7-2023.
3. Write a new book in the field of neglected municipal organizations and how to guide them to recovery together with Luc Donners before 1-1-2024.
4. Establish an Academy for Public Leadership by 12/31/2022.
5. Seek collaboration with other trainers or strategic partners to grow the Academy before 7/1/2023.
6. Start building a community of conscious public leaders (conscious virgins to master/executive level) on (start 1-1-2023)
7. Develop a 4-hour workshop on what the SECRET of the job of an Citymanager is (improved version ready on 1-3-2023)
8. Develop a 4-hour workshop on how to restore neglected municipal organizations by 5/1/2023.
9. Develop a 4-hour workshop on which strategies you absolutely must adopt to become a high-reliability organization by 6/1/2023.
10. Develop a 4-hour workshop on how leadership is related to talent development in government organizations.
11. Develop an improved version of my existing 4-hour workshop on how to properly or appropriately establish and strengthen leadership and collaboration in government organizations (1-2-2023).
I choose 1 and depending on what I learn in the coming months in WOMB2022 under the guidance of Nisandeh and Vered I wisely choose the next steps.
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Day 4 – come up with at least 10 ideas for specific, clear, achievable goals and choose your main goal and possibly 1-2 sub goals;
- become THE LEADER in off-grid housing in 5 years
- fully understand heat-need in common Dutch houses + interaction with humans/airflow/isolation etc
- become an ideal trainee on Triple Solar, combination of heat and power + get a referral by 1 of the key stakeholders of this company
- design a completely new ideal house based on complete off grid principles
- build a prototype of an off grid social housing wooden not so tiny, tiny house
- become a thought leader on energy independence, energy consumption, resilience
- start building easy implementable small steps + products
- develop a learning tool for our clients tot enable them to think about the energy need themselves.
Mail goal:
Become THE LEADER in off-grid housing in 5 years
- build a prototype of an off grid social housing wooden not so tiny, tiny house
- become a thought leader on energy independence, energy consumption, resilience
Day 5 – come up with as many ideas as you can how to actually achieve the goal(s) you’ve written yesterday and choose your preferred actions;
- develop + test a completely new concept of in-house energy usage/availability in 3 years
- develop clear working manuals on all products we offer and make a concept for working out any content on energy production, usage, storage, availability, transport etc. within 1 year
- make a long list of available products on heat and power and test them 1 bij 1.
- get the right person trained to implement the test projects
- start filming/photographing all new projects from now on.
- make my website ready for social media integration + blog-posting/knowledge sharing within 3 months
- start ordering content for a course/book/zoom session and make the Q&A available for clients via an online meet.
- plan time for every activity during the week, also preparations + office work
Tell my story + decide to develop it well and add every time to the knowlege base.
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This is an impressive list, Matthias… and a big vision.
It seems like now you’re walking the leadership path.
How does it feel?
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It feels awesome. Much bigger than everyday struggles and lack of time 💪🏻
Tnx!!!
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Day 5 – come up with as many ideas as you can how to actually achieve the goal(s) you’ve written yesterday and choose your preferred actions;
When I look at the questions from yesterday and today, I think I'm messing up specific, clear, achievable goals with preferred actions. I allready made actions yesterday.
Tomorrow I'll work out the schedule of the PersoonlijkeKracht-training. It will be finished in four months (or less).
1.
Finishing the training of PersoonlijkeKracht in next four months; by following the training schedule;
2.
* exercise kaval every day, at least 2 x 15 minutes;
* exercising embouchure at least 2 x 15 minutes every day, in connection to sfincter-exercises;
* exercise sfincters every day at least 2 x 15 minutes, following methode Paula Garbourg and Rita Beintema;
* exercise dancetraining with sfincters at least 2 x 15 minutes;
So summary I can do training one hour morning and one hour evening and integrate all in it.
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Supplement about Personal Power day 5;
Finishing the training of Personal Power in next four months; by following the training schedule;
Schedule is a 10-step-plan. It says: 'This 10-step plan gives you the structure to go through and complete the PK-Training in an effective way. You will find different assignments to learn on 3 levels: 1. Strengthening your Personal Power 2. The growth of your company 3. Experience as a PK-Coach.
Can be done in 10 to 12 full days, I choose to do it on saturdays and finish around end november.
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Day 5 – come up with as many ideas as possible to actually achieve the goals you wrote yesterday and choose your favorite actions;
The ideas are incorporated in the goals and in the other assignments.
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Day 4 – come up with at least 10 ideas for specific, clear, achievable goals and choose your main goal and possibly 1-2 sub-goals;
- 1. Reach 100 000 followers
- 2. Reaching 50 000 virgins of my target group who are registered in the app./online learning environment and pay € 22.99 per year
- 3. 100,000 people use the ideal match on the platform http://www.fietsrepatratie.nu
- 4. 9.6 bicycles per day at 200 affiliated bicycle repair shops with a focus on delivery vans
(100,000 assignments : 52 = 1923 per week : 200 participants = 9.6 bicycles per day)
- 5. Explanation / repair videos have been made of all work assignments.
- 6. the bike repair app is used by 1000 mechanics and pay €5.00 per month (€60,000 per year)
-7. Get paid for using/promoting products. A product every week and €2500 for the promo (€130,000)
8. Online training courses are given and recorded and then sold again.
9. Set up a mobile bicycle repair shop for the ANWB (or another party) and I will receive €1.00 per repair order. The assignments are 100 000 (is € 100 000 per year and this is growing)
10. I am asked to attend lectures and workshops.
Main Goal 9 and Main Goal 3
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Day 3 – Make a specific commitment to become a known expert/authority as you defined it yesterday.
E.g. time investment, knowledge acquisition, skill practice, budget reserved or any other parameters you need to consider to make it happen…;
I'm going to work as the bicycle repairman.
- By recording weekly podcast.
- By sending a daily email, from entertainment with a reference to videos where I share my story and then an online training.
- During working days I make videos of working as a bicycle repairman. On social media. Now also watching tik tok
- I will receive (Monday certainty) I will have a complete workshop set up and I will do a promo with it and make videos of all assignments
- I'm going to make online training for maintenance and the top 10 bicycle repairs for the racing bike
for the ebike
for the mountain bike
for the cargo bike
- I start the day with the live savers and cold showers. Sports and healthy eating. The best business starts with you
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Great ambitions Leo..!
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Day 2 – come up with at least 10 specific ideas for WHY you want to be known as an expert and pick one or two that are most important to you;
1. To do why I'm here.
To live my potential, not that little boy's anymore.
2. From the knowledge that Nisandeh told in the meeting that you really only want a virgin as a target group. And to experience for yourself how stubborn bicycle mechanics they (experts) are they know it all so well and better but they work very hard, earn very little and only complain. They don't hear me when I have solutions. Do I have to be an expert myself?
Or how do you connect with an expert?
3. Expert or specialist is still seen as the one who has experience and has learned for it, that's why you want to be a customer with them. You would rather go to the specialist or expert for pain in the back than the doctor or let them help you by the assistant.
4. Expert position gives me the stage to share my experience. To take the podium.
5. Especially by the virgin target group customers you are really seen and they are amazed and they want to know everything about you and they remain loyal to you.
7. As an expert I can position myself and distinguish myself from my competitors.
8. The role provides certain focus. Gives certain power
9. As an expert, you are valued when you give your opinion or are asked for your opinion. Also here by the virgins and not by the expert himself.
10. The term expert (Latin: experts; 'experienced, tried, proven, sound') or expert refers to a person who is expert in a particular field. An expert is expected to have a lot of knowledge and experience in a certain field. and I have. And somehow I sometimes make myself small because I don't know everything (eg everything about electronics of the eBike) and yet I get them all made. I've got something to do here.
Thank you. NR. 1 means something to me. Commit to why I'm here.
I have things to experience and embody and pass them on.
I've got enough on my pad, which is all learning material. Earning comes naturally when I start doing what I'm here for.
When I'm grateful.
If I follow my heart
and lles kennsi that I have gained now really going to do instead of fun experiences and looking for even more warnings and challenges.
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The most important 2
4. Expert position gives me the stage to share my experience. To make it to the podium.
9. As an expert, you are valued when you give your opinion or are asked for your opinion. Also here by the virgins and not by the expert himself.
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I realise that I am late, but I did not have enough time this week and it took some time.
1. the Why. Be the number 1/be the point of contact/be a reliable partner/supplier/To charge a higher hourly rate/Gain recognition/be distinctive/focus/ gain trust/serve customer optimally/expand network in my field of expertise
2. the what to be known as expert. Bavaria specialist; travel guide for Bavaria; focus on customers' needs and expectations; organise unique group tours; deliver quality at the highest level; be a holiday coach for Bavaria; advisor for questions on tourism; travel coach for companies; travel coach for schools; travel consultant for all-inclusive holidays.
3. commitment to make it happen. At least 2 months per year stay in Bavaria and at least 15 appointments and new partnerships per year with tourism-related companies; collect literature, travel information, tours.
4. the Goals. 1) 3 group tours which I accompany myself.
2) 1 group tour with an external guide
3) 3 group tours where no specific guidance is needed but "digital guidance" suffices.
4) 1 group tour with external expertise
5) develop a digital travel book
6) Research into the desirability of additional Bavarian products and articles whether these can also be offered
7) cooperation with 5 external partners of products (e.g. bikes, hikers, etc.) needed for our group tours
8) at least 50 non-bounce visitors on the site
9) at least 30 completed bookings by 2023
10) get at least 20 enquiries per month for additional info
5. HOW to achieve. Making the concept of qualitatively EXCELLENT group and package tours a reality. A style that makes the customer feel that our trips are different and better than other group trips. In 2022 this wil be clear inclusive the new website.
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WOMB WEEK 10, AUGUST 26 2022, DAY 5/5
GROW YOUR EXPERT POSITION
HOW TO ACHIEVE MY COMMITMENT GOALS:
Main Goal
1. Break down my specific commitment into clear and strategic tasks and start working on a detailed schedule: Executable Plan de campagne. How? By:
* Use the Idea Generator for each commitment and choose the ideas that will bring me closer to my goal
* Take time to contemplate if the choices are really strategic (on a regular basis)
* Collect the chosen tasks and organize them by category (knowledge acquisition, skill practice, implementation, etc.)
* Prioritize the tasks and plan them in the agenda (within my 15 work week hour commitment)
* Build a routine that enables me to implement the tasks with 100% focus
* Set ONE goal per week (maximum three), and ONE purpose for each hour of work
* Establish a fixed moment (weekly) to set goals and evaluate results
* Report my progress to my accountability bodies on a weekly basis
* Come up with some progress levels (gamification) by establishing exciting/meaningful milestones and establish upfront how I am going to celebrate/ reward myself
Sub Goals
2. Write down in detail my Expert Vision/ Leader Philosophy and find a great name for it. How? By:
* Organic brainstorming: write down all the ideas, observations, theories, and experiences about parenting. Everything that comes in mind
* Organize the ideas and select the best ones
* Come up with good questions to ask myself and others, for example: why do I want to be a parent? What is the meaning of parenthood?
* Dare to extend my thinking to the horizons of the nearly "impossible". Like the Wright brothers once did about flying.
* Continue exploring my own parenting vision through journaling. Establish a system how to find back Eureka insights
* Make sure to always have a way to record ideas (even in the shower)
* Read relevant literature on parenting styles and philosophies
* Create a silent, Thinking retreat at home (as part of my weekly routine)
* Continue finding out what my ideal clients want, and contrast it with what they need/ have to do in order to get what they want (break down the process)
* Design my ideal client Journey starting with the hardest pain (sleep deprivation) and work it out into THE ONE VISION (reverse engeneering)
* Inventarize all areas in life that impact the hardest pain (and therefore parenthood) and analyze how they relate to/influence each other
* Research the existing concepts out there and play around with different word combinations until finally finding the right name for my vision
* Blog about it and encourage constant engagement/feedback from ideal clients
3. Create my Compelling Why Vision Board poster. One with the power of getting me out of bed at 05:30 am every day How? By:
* Use the four entrepreneurial quadrants (independance, fulfillment, money, and contribution) and write down what is important to ME. What do I want?
* Think about "The Seasons of My Life". At which season am I right now? What is important to me? What is no longer important and why? What could become important in the future? Consider this introspective in the Vision Board
* Then search for compelling images, quotes, and questions that move me to the core. For example what happens when you don't stand up now?
* Include the concept of Cycles and Seasons in a beautiful visual way
* Delegate and barter the creation of the board to a photoshop master (based on my instructions)
* List it and place it next to my bed. I want it to be the first thing I see when the alarm sounds at 05:30
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WEEK 10, DAY 5 - ACHIEVE THE GOALS
Come up with as many ideas as you can how to actually achieve the goal(s) you’ve written yesterday and choose your preferred actions.
[Design a plan to grow your expert position What will YOU do to achieve the goal(s) you’ve set for yourself in the previous step.]
1. I finish the workbook of A Course In Miracles before February 15, 2023 by practicing (almost) daily
2. I keep up with the latest developments on the chosen subject.
3. I make notes of everything I learn about the subject.
4. I write blogs on the chosen subject and post them on my company page on LinkedIn once every month - to begin with, and increase this to weekly before December 31, 2023.
5. I develop a remarkable product (Back End) on the chosen subject before March 1, 2023.
6. I develop a fitting client magnet (Front End service/product).
7. I know and use my own life’s purpose, personal qualities and strenghts.
8. I adapt my website accordingly in small steps before March 1, 2023.
9. I involve my ideal clients in the development of my remarkable product.
10. I ask clients to write or film reviews and recommendations.
11. I hire someone to make and execute a mutichannel marketing plan.
I am going to become THE expert in my marketplace.
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Day 4 Specific, clear and achievable goals
1. Sell our first PO event (without having a clear program yet)
2. Sold more than 200 pieces of our box Het Wiel van de Product Owner -out of the box-
3. Organize at least 2 “Scrum Gilde Amersfoort” meetings
4. Be invited to speak at one conference
5. Sell 2 trainings for Product Owner this year
6. Initiate the online “PO Gilde” community
7. One post a week for the coming month and expand to 2 a week
8. Get one extra PO coaching assignment this year
9. Clear visualisation (on paper) of my expert position
My main goals are nr 6 and 9. Subgoals that are contributing to that are nr 2 and 4
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Day 3 of 5 - Commitment
Next year I will spend at least 1-2 days a week further increasing my expert status in the field of leadership public organizations. I will be writing two new books next year on leadership and collaboration of complex administrative public organizations (book 1) and on empowered municipal organizations and how to guide them to recovery (book 2). This makes it even more clear that I know how this kind of organization should function and be managed. And what this means for (the professional growth of) the directors who are responsible for this.
By building an Academy, I am the founder and owner, helping leadership talent grow from (conscious virgin) to the successful government manager, and then to the level of conscious public leader or leadership.
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Day 3 My specific commitment
For me it was a difficult assigment to describe my commitment. On the one hand to clarify what that expert position entails and on the other hand to clarify the commitment I give.
I have tried to reach my commitment based on the descriptions of Maru and Max (Thanks fort he inspiration!)
I want to commit to become a know expert in the field of Scrum Product Owners. By helping Product Owners with coaching, training, tools and events.
Time investment:
- 8 hrs a week (besides a 24 hrs a week role as Scrum Master coaching PO’s and teams)
- Get a weekly routine in order for working ON my business
Knowledge Acquisition:
- Get clear what my expert position entails
- Find out what the real question is from my clients
- Actively participate in blogs or posts on social media
- Read all kinds of relevant literature
- Get my PSPO II certification
- Perform interviews with Agile enthusiasts
- Incorporate servant leadership
Skill Practice:
- Giving training and work on my preparation
- Use our (tool)box in my projects
- Share knowledge during events
- Use the Idea Generator as a daily routine in my business
- Delegate social media to an intern
Budget
- Out of pocket approximately 2.500 euro besides the non billable hours (8 a week)
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hey buddy
Doing well
Can you describe what it is again:
Scrum Product Owners
and the question why?
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Day 5 – come up with as many ideas as you can how to actually achieve the goal(s) you’ve written yesterday and choose your preferred actions;
To develop a yearprogram solving your Burn out, light your fire. and to test it in a group. Actually start my first paid group before christmas.
Ideas to make it happen:
- interview myself and my recent clients on their proces of burn out healing, what was most helpful?
- do depth research on what/who is populair in solving the problem and why (www.psyned.nl/burnout/burn-out-behandeling/)
- Create the program in detailed goal oriented training-sessions, including WOW experiences
- Test the program in short with a testgroup (people I know who had a burn out),
- design website.
- acquisition-actions for first group ( network mindmap, buddy session.)
- Make it remarkable (after the VIP session on 1 sept)
And now I am ready to join the VIP event how to create your remarkable product and sell it!
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WOMB week 10
Day 2 of 5
What do I want to be known for as an expert?
1. The expert in the field of leadership public organizations: he knows how this kind of organization should function and be led and what this means for (the professional growth of) the directors who are responsible for it.
2. The expert on how the municipality REALLY works?
3. The expert who helps leadership talent grow from (conscious virgin) to the successful government manager, and then to the level of conscious public leader or leadership.
4. The expert who always gives and helps.
5. The expert who only delivers a lot of added value.
6. The expert who understands that integrity and professionalism are key in an official organization!
7. The expert who moves government organizations and the people who work in them.
8. The expert who connects talent development, leadership development and organizational development in a logical and beautiful way.
9. The expert who gives the G.E.H.E.I.M. of (the profession of) Citymanagers knows (book was published in 2021 and sold almost 1,000 copies.
10. The expert who fully fulfill his potential (and talent).
I choose a combination of 1 and 3.
PS. Last Monday I 'sold' my new (not yet existing) 6 month program for conscious public leadership to the recruitment agency, which means that I will have between 20-40 participants (ideal clients, read directors) in my program next year.
And I also immediately sold an existing 6-month program De Successful Government Manager, so that 20-60 participants per year will also join it. A few years later, these participants want to take the next step, which I can then guide in the next program.
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That’s amazing, Alexander, to hear your results.
Well done…
You’re crashing it.
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Thank you, Nisandeh! I am working hard for it. By the way this is no complaint, but in my field of colleagues and clients only in this community there is understanding about the work you have to put in to be successful.
I am grateful to you Nisandeh en Vered that I can and may learn so many things from you. Although it is hard and I am really working my ass of, it helps me to experience your tough love mentoring. I implemented all this lessons and insights many years now since 2012 as much as I could and found ways to adapt it in government environment and it brought me really a lot. To much to mention here.
And of course I learn every also from the other students in this WOMB programs! Especially my buddies Bas and Marcel. 😉
Time for a big shoutout and hugs from me from Amsterdam!
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Hi buddy,
Congratulations on this impressive result. This is going very fast and in a moment you are not the expert but the leader 🥳
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🙏🏻
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day 5
Come up with as many ideas as you can how to actually achieve the goal(s) you’ve written yesterday and choose your preferred actions;
1. I start with making a blueprint for the training
2. make a goal (the one thing) for every day/every block/every exercise
3. make a plan how to precent it.
4. search more data/information (names/dates/info)
5. look if its for al kinds of people (auditory/visual/kinesthetic
6. search for the WOW -experience exercises
7. how can I overdeliver? search for someting in line of the training.
8. have fitting homework
9. provide a kind of buddy system
10. have video's to support the content
11. plan this in the agenda!!
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Day 4
1. giving the best trainings ever in sept
2. Have valuable trainin