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Well Said Wednesday in Haiku: Why You're Not Writing Today

June 16, 2021 in The Writing Habit

We make up sooooo many roadblocks to getting content done, don’t we? Almost anything sounds better than staring down a blank page. But it doesn’t have to be that way…

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Tags: Haiku, Messaging, blog, Barbara Govednik, not writing, procrastination, productivity
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Photo: Death To Stock Photo

Well Said Wednesday: The Thing Your Content Needs *Before* Features & Benefits, Solutions & Value Props

June 09, 2021 in Message Basics

When we write for our business, we want our most ideal people to sit up and say, “Yes, that’s me!” You do that by focusing on the stuff that comes before your solutions and value propositions.

It’s defining the problem/struggle your ideal client is up against — pain points, as many people call them, or tolerations or struggles— but in a very specific way. You need to define those pain points as they define them. Not as you define them.

It is a subtle but mighty difference that requires a point of view shift.

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Tags: Languishing, Audience, Adam Grant, Know Your Audience, Being Seen
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Well Said Wednesday: The Value of Celebrating the Small Stuff

June 02, 2021 in Inspiration & Creativity

During On Fridays, We Write, we complete three 45-minute working sprints. At the end of each one, everybody gets a gold star for their work. Just like we used to get as kids. Yep, I literally hold the Post-It up to the camera and say to each and every co-worker, “gold star for you!” My husband has heard the phrase so often in the year-plus he’s been working from home that he said it to me when I emptied the dishwasher!

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Tags: Gold Star, Accomplishment, Co-Working, Recognition, Barbara Govednik

Well Said Wednesday: When You Hate Writing For Your Business

May 26, 2021 in The Writing Habit

Yep, running a business requires a lot of patience, drive...and words! 😀

But those words are crucial and it literally pays to get them right. They do the work of talking about your business and results when you can't be there to talk about your business and results. Consider the process you use. Mine is a four-stepper that takes you from blank page to finished content in no time.

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Tags: WordLaunch, Get Clear, Get Started, Get Done, Get Better, Content Creation, Content Stress, Barbara Govednik

Well Said Wednesday: Taking My Own Advice, aka Why The Blog's (Back) On Hiatus

April 14, 2021 in Voice & Authority

When you own your voice and put it out there, you are making the single biggest contribution to your marketing that you can make. Clever taglines are nice and beautiful photos may reel someone in, but what makes them choose to work with you?

You.

What is the thing that differentiates you from all the other coaches, designers, consultants, agencies?

You.

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Tags: Content, Well Said Wednesday, Writing, Barbara Govednik
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