What would you expect to get from a social networking class? Most likely how to effectively use various components of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, right? Maybe how to use Facebook for business in a more effective way.
I did expect to learn how to increase twitter followers athough I still wasn’t so sure I liked twitter. I also learned the importance of organic SEO where your postings are found organically.
So the last thing I ever expected from a Social networking class was to find my voice , to gain confidence in my knowledge, and to learn how to share it more effectively. (Now I understand that my husband,family and friends would say I’ve always had a voice!)
I also never expected to be coerced into blogging. Yes, I say coerced because I never wanted to blog, didn’t think I could write and who the hell would want to read what I wrote anyway? Video blogging? Are you out of your ever living mind? I didn’t want to look at me in a video!
Transformation through learning
Well, obviously I’m blogging and I’m loving it. I never ever expected to learn to accept what I look like in a video, much less put it on a YouTube channel for the world to see and even comment on. And yet all this happened because a woman I know, Laurie Hurley, introduced me to a woman named Ann Evanston who has the Social Networking Coaching Club.
The SNCC Way community support is amazing. Along with giving you places to promote your blog and free video promotions, these wonderful people in the club helped me look into the mirror and, not only like what I saw but truly accept what I saw and love it, too. I’ve made some wonderful friends here and hope that I can return to them as much as they have given me.
Have you taken a seminar or course that totally took you to another place? Have you taken a seminar that gave you far more than you ever expected?
Love it Julieanne! And thanks to for the ping backs. Obviously this course and community has forever changed my life too. It’s so hard to express what it does for people. SO much more than how to tweet etc
Louise Edington
Breaking Through Frontiers
http://louiseedington.com
Yes, It’s quite a process too. But I love the ongong support as well.
Well Julieanne- your header picture certain shows what happened to you! From egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly, your metamorphosis into a blogger is complete! Congrats to you and to finding SNCC which helped you on your way.
Candace Davenport
http://www.ourlittlebooks.com ~ Little Books with a Big Message
Thanks, Candace. The picture also relates to what I do because Reconnective Healing is very tranformative. So many meanings. @Laurie Hurley coached me using SNCC methods. But I took the blogging intensive from Ann. Ann’s free talks and information she shares on her blogs, BloggerMonday and her coach Louise Edington are also amazing.
What a great testimonial for SNCC and Ann Evanston! I can relate to so much of what you said here, and am very grateful, too for having found this unique group both that has taught me so much and brought such wonderful people into my life.
I love the group here, men and women both. They all are amazing people!
Well, I see blogging has taken to you quite well, or rather you have taken to blogging! So proud of you. I remember in the early days of your coaching when you thought I was crazy even bringing up the idea of you writing a blog. And video – “no way!” you said. I am very happy you have found your stride and obviously something you not only love doing, but at which you excel. Keep going!
I remember very vividly thinking I could not blog or write. I thought you were totally nuts and I remember your reactions to everything I wrote. I also remember your encouragements to me about my writing too. I still am working on my stride because I am changing. I allow the inspirations to come and then it really flows. I will keep going and I thank you for starting me on this. It was @LouiseEdington:disqus who finally got me off my duff on the video and you and many others encouraged me to continue. Now I need to get back on the video route again. Much love to you @lauriehurley:disqus
Really great post Julieanne. It goes to show that until we try something new, we just don;t know if it is for us or not. Further more, we need to give ourselves a chance to get used to the new platform or medium we are wanting to add to our repertoire. Artists are usually great at adapting and I find them to be fast learners. The best seminar have been to was with Diane Hochman and it was called “Instant marketing Professorial”… I loved it because it opened doors for me and truly showed be how i was on the right path to success…
Nathalie
Yes, I was extremely surprised and I’m not sure why I agreed to take the coaching. But I love the women and men I’ve come to know and interface with. I feel I have forged new friendships and I’ve gotten much more visibility! We all find what we need to move forward! Thank you for you comments and your compliments. I’m very appreciative!