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One Month Of Comment Luv –

One Month Of Blessings

And A Big “Thank You!” To All!

This has been an interesting month: a blogging challenge month. And while I may relate more of the benefits in another post, I felt the more “personal side” of the challenge by going back and reading a number of the comments posted on my blog over the last 30 days.

My plan here is simple, although not without a small amount of apprehension on my part. Why? Because in this post I plan to:

• Share a number of the comments posted on my blog.
• And make my own comments about the comments at the end.

“Well, Lee, that’s simple. So why the anxiety?”

Answer: because I can’t quote everyone! You see, I truly mean it when I say that I appreciate the folks that have taking the time to drop by, read, and make thoughtful comments about what I have posted. For me, reading over the comments has been:

• Encouraging.
• Insightful.
• And meaningful.

Comment Luv And Comments About The Luv

I think what I will do is simply to share several posts with you and then make my comments afterword. Now, if you are a blogger and working through the whole idea of blogging for prospects and blogging as a part of “reflecting the real you” (branding yourself), then what I would do as you read down through this list would be to:

• Get out a notebook, pad of paper or create a document.
• Get into a “learn and grab” the ideas mode. And, I would suggest to aspects of this: (1) record the obvious ideas; and (2) record the ideas that touch your heart.
• Visit some of the days during the month of August — not so much to read my articles but to catch the quality comments that I have been fortunate enough to find left on this blog… and continue the process of idea gathering and listening to your heart.

Okay, Here We Go!

• Note: the links are those given by the posters at the time of their comments
• Any italics added are mine. Just highlighting various things that stand out. I may take one or two examples in another post of mine and “tear them apart” in terms of sharing with you what lessons I learned through reading them.

From Faith Barnard…

“Hello Lee,

This is a very extensive list of questions to pose to ourselves to truly reflect on our lives and the direction we choose for our lives.

What came through was balance and priorities. Through evaluating every aspect of our lives we can see our journey from a wider perspective.

Stepping back if you will and taking in our choices and our priorities. Giving us an important perspective to examine if there are areas that can be expanded and adjusted to mirror our hearts desires.

Thank you for this thought provoking post. What an amazing journey we are on. I look forward to your future posts as well.

Faith”

From Natasha Nassar

“Wow! Great post Lee! I love the part where you said:

“Can you influence someone by simply “letting it go” and building the relationship that way?”

That was the exact advice that I needed to hear- funny how it works that way, isn’t it?

Looking forward to reading more from you!

Natasha”

From Alicia

“I found this so helpful. Wish I had read it when I had my last business because as it grew to a full time job I found I was spending less and less time with my family. I let the love of my business define my self worth instead of my family. It was a learning experience and one I don’t want to happen again. I know better now.”

From Karen Wilson Wehrle

“My husband has a legally-blind aunt who’s almost 90. She’s such a sweetheart her family cast her out and she lived in a nearby state for most of her life. She outlived all her enemies and returned to her hometown five years ago.

What happened? She brought the remaining family together! She sees the good in everything and everyone. That’s such a powerful attraction that no one can resist her. We meet other family members as we visit with her, and we’re getting to know each other. What a gift she is to us all!

I just had to share that. And of course, I’m emulating her!”

From Mari-Lyn

“Thank you for the simple suggestions and reminder for us serial entrepreneurs, like me. I tweeted it out for you. It’s so important that I keep intouch with my personal as well as my business relationships.”

From Kelly Baadner

“Lee,
The only thing I want to say here is “PREACH IT!!!”.
I hope you “feel” my passinoate shout-out here!
I am sharing this post via FB & Twitter!
Kelly”

From John Zehr

“Great blog. Your commitment to service is evident. My first-born just left for college. I wish I’d read more books and blogs like yours before he left.”

From Sye Wells

“Lee, I love this post (as always, it’s my joy to read your content and share it) . I love how you carved time out to write in your gratitude journal. What if everyone had one? This is an powerful intentional choice and action, to decide to not just think about what we are grateful for, but to write it down and actually share it.

I have made it a part of my daily action plan, to write down and share with someone.. what I am grateful .. “right now”. Hey I think you are on to something… product.. “the Gratitude Journal”. xo Life is great! Sye-“

From Tracy Rissik

“Thanks for this thought-provoking article, Lee.

Hmmm…
Question Number One: What one small thing — anything – is (or could be if repeated over time) is holding me back from being my best today?
==> not taking proper breaks, so I get more tired more quickly

Question Number Two: What “something” — one small something — is hindering me in just one area of my life today?
==> not filing things!!!
(that one really resonated!)

Thanks!
Tracey”

Several Of My Lessons/My Responses

Good night! Can you see why I loved reading back through the responses over the past month?

Responding/Learning/Growing I Would Say…

• Check out the Heart Responses. Wow. What makes a great comment on a blog? Answer: one from the heart.
• Complimentary. In their own unique manner they were complimentary. Sincere, appreciative comments. What makes a great comment on a blog? Paying sincere compliments. Not trumped up. Sincere.
• Genuine Interaction. People thinking, responding, taking action, etc. What makes a great comment on a blog? Thoughtful interaction.
• Saying Who You Are in your business and in life. What makes a great comment on a blog? Sharing in such a way so that people want to visit your link, see what you are doing, or enter into dialogue with you.
• Sharing A Story from your life or from the life of someone you know, love, appreciate, etc. What makes a great comment on a blog? Answer: story telling!
• Sharing Good Ideas And Content. What makes a great comment on a blog? Think about it. Someone could read through just the comment I shared — let along the others that are there — and receive good tips, ideas, examples and advice on how to live better! So the answer is: short, well said comments that impart information, reveal skill sets or encourage others.

Time To Visit Your Heart

I have shared with you several ideas above relative to my reflections/lessons learned from reading over my commenters’ thoughts. Now what about you? I sincerely hope you took my advice and the ideas are flowing.

• What did you quickly catch? I mean, what immediately caught your attention as you read through the sample comments?
• What inspired you?
• What encouraged you?
• If I were to ask you: “Now, quick, give me your top 3 to 5 ideas gained or lessons learned about making significant comments on a blog” how would you respond?”

My Sincere Thanks!

Once again, I am very grateful for all the folks who stop have stopped by, shared and left a small part of themselves here on my site.

I’ve tried to learn myself about how to become a better blogger and how to become better at making quality comments on the blogs of other people by reading through all of the comments that have been left.

My Thanks also goes out to the following commenters in the month of August (in no particular order): Christina Leo, Heather Bestel, Jim Campbell, Evelyn Roberts Brooks, Larry Pollock, Martha Giffen, Stephanie Tanner, Marueen Wielansky, Kareem Williams, TeamCurtis Family, Judy H. Wright, David, Sheila Atwood, and Ligia.

A Brief Quote For Your Consideration

On Beauty Of Gratefulness

In the reality of being grateful

lies the beauty of not only seeing as we should

but in becoming the persons we should in the process.
© Lee Wise

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12 Ideas For Increasing Your Personal Value

Today I was browsing a post by one of my favorite people, Ann Sieg, on The “New” Model of Team Building over at the Renegade Professional Blog.

Tucked away in that excellent article was this brief statement that, I thought, in and of itself is a great “take away” for brainstorming on how to become and maintain being a person of value in the attraction marketing process:

— Statement By Ann Sieg —

Here are 12 other ideas for increasing your personal value to make yourself irresistible to prospects and potential business partners:

• Expertise: What you know
• Expert status: What you are KNOWN to know (there’s a BIG difference)
• Skill: What you do
• Productivity: What you get done
• Efficiency: HOW you get done what you get done
• Effectiveness: Opportunity selection and how well you do what you get done
• Organization/Multiplication: How you get things done by means other than manual labor (for example: creating content all by yourself or having others help you with it)
• Influence: What you can get others to do
• Relationships: Who you know
• Celebrity Status: How well you are known (by your target audience)
• Reputation: What others know about you
• Vision: What you see that others don’t

— End Of Ann’s Statement —

What I personally liked about this was: (1) first, it was a summary list which can be very helpful; and (2) the list in and of itself could provide someone a way to focus on what means (or could mean) most to them in their internet marketing business endeavors.

Questions

As you review the list, what areas are you drawn to?

Reviewing those areas, do you feel any “next steps” should take place?  If so, what are they?

That’s It!

All the best to you and those you love,

Lee

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An Just So You Know…

Yes, absolutely! I am a member and affiliate of Renegade Professional and related links in this article where I go to learn, grow and develop as a professional who has a very strong interest in the areas of personal development and attraction marketing.)

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Attraction Marketing Excellence Means Capturing Your Heart
© Lee Wise All rights reserved

You will hear me say in the video below on this subject, that it’s extremely important — or something to that effect.

I want to expand up on that just a bit here. It’s important because I see the essence of good, professional attraction marketing as always working toward the goal of “heart to heart” communication with our audience.

We look for ways to share who we are as persons with those who may be appreciate and identify with what we are marketing or communicating that we truly want them to heat.

In other words, we attempt to begin or continue a “heart to heart” relationship at some level.  This establishes a relationship, opens the door for building additional trust, and of course can lead to a long term relationship with and audience that are, at varying levels, friends.

Watch the video below.  Take notes.  And make comments if you like.

Quick: Strive For Three “Take Aways” From This Post and Ask…

1. Have I noticed anything on the heart level that I should respond to?
2. Looking in my recent past, what has captured my heart?  Have I recorded it in a journal where I could go back, “pull it up,” and use it to express “who I am” in any marketing setting?
3. Do I have any immediate impression after watching this video that I should note?

May you continue to be blessed in your attraction marketing — and personal life — journey!

Enjoy the day,

Lee

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