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One
day in the mid 1980's, I was depressed and wondering why no one
would invest in me. Then from "out of nowhere"
I got the bright idea to walk over the bridge between my perspective
and theirs to pay a visit to the other side. What I found there
were other Creative Spirits aching for my way of life. That's
right, my foray into the other side attracted potential lenders
who secretly wanted what I already had and were willing to support
me.
There
was only one catch.
They
couldn't support me unless I could prove I was really committed
to my idea by writing a business plan. On the surface level, it
may seem that the only reason a lender wants a business plan is
so they have written proof that you have what it takes to pay
them back.
Actually,
a business plan serves a much higher purpose than that. A business
plan proves to YOU that you have what
it takes to manage a successful business.
And what does it take to manage a successful
business?
I'm glad you asked!
All it really takes to manage a successful business is for your
Creative Spirit and Logical Mind to be able to dance together
without stepping on each other's toes, and even though the lenders
out there might not use my choice of words, I think they feel
the same way. That's why most of them are so adamant that you
write a business plan before they hand over the money.
How about that? They actually have a valid
point in all this after all!
 My
eWorkbook, Business
Planning for Creative Spirits, takes you through the process
of writing a business plan in a way that honors both your fun
lovin' Creative Spirit and your brilliant Logical Mind. This collaboration
means you will produce a document that will be praised for its
thoroughness and professional polish by anyone out there in the
'unreal' world- which by the way is filled with Creative Spirits
who would love to invest in your idea - and allows you to confidently
step into your future as an entrepreneur.
But what if your business idea doesn't require
outside funding?
Great question!
Why would you want to invest your precious time
and hard earned money into an idea when the funding of this adventure
is going to rest squarely on your capable shoulders?
My
answer is simple. Your time is precious and your money —
at least at this point in your journey — is hard earned.
Investing these two valuable assets without the necessary skills
to successfully create more is a waste of precious resources (in
my humble opinion of course).
If you look at the big picture that is your life, writing a business
plan is a relatively small investment in time and money to become
a walking talking expert about your business idea.
And the good stuff doesn't stop there.
Using
my Business
Planning for Creative Spirits method you also get, at
no extra charge, a priceless new decision making tool that you
can use in all areas of your life when the challenging times show
up.
Challenging
times? What's this about challenging times? Ah……..here
we are at the crux of the matter. Did you think I could promise
an end to challenging times by writing a business plan?
I'm
sorry my Love, that's something I can't do for you. However what
I can do is tell you how I view the concept of challenge. I see
challenge as a method the universe uses to test us on how serious
we are about our choices — nothing more, nothing less. If
you can see challenge from this perspective, challenging times
can then be put in their proper place, and the proper place as
I see it, is underfoot to be used as fertilizer to produce abundant
success in life.
With
practice this can easily be done, and you will get lots of practice
at putting challenge in its proper place by using my priceless
new-to-you tool while writing your business plan.
And
what is the name of this exciting new tool?
Have I told you lately that you ask very powerful questions?
The
name of this exciting new tool is PLAN
BE.
You
may be familiar with Plan B, which I describe as a reaction to
life's ever changing, never ending ways. The only thing about
using this particular problem solving approach, especially when
you are self employed, is that you always have to be on guard
against the unavoidable changes in customer tastes and your own
personal growth.
Plan BE is a completely different
way of operating. Plan BE enables
you to react with whatever life brings into your world because
you have an intimate knowledge of what's really important to you.
When choices are made from this place, you can meet any challenge
that tries to block your way with self-reliant joy and purposefulness.
Just imagine. Life moves at an amazing pace, but you feel you
are in complete control because the gray areas of indecision and
'should dos' have disappeared off your radar screen. Plan B creates
stress, Plan BE releases stress,
and there is a big difference between the two when you are talking
about quality of life.
My
method of writing a business plan is effective because I focus
on the importance of fitting your business idea into your Life,
not visa versa. Based on my own personal experience and the personal
experience of my magnificently creative clients, this has proved
to be a much more rewarding way to approach the business world.
We all have fantastic Life Plans that happen to contain a Successful
Business, and that's what I also want for you.
Here
are the success stories from just a couple of my clients who have
used my method of Business
Planning for Creative Spirits:
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"Diane
is an incredible positive force that helped change my life and
gave me the courage to make my dream come true. She showed me
that anything is possible. If you have the will to succeed you'll
be amazed at what can be accomplished with Diane at your side.
I
could have never started my studio without her knowledge, passion
and understanding!"
-
Lisa Tingle
Founder & Director,
Seaside Dance Academy
SeasideDanceAcademy.tripod.com
"Dear
Diane,
I again want to thank you for your love, support and guidance
- it has and will help me……….In the past four
months my mission to start a business has already come true.
I feel connected, settled and at peace. Diane you have helped
me stay positive and focused, so I would not stray away from
my goals. Basically, my dream is coming true and I am doing
what makes me feel complete and energized.
SUCCESS = loving what you do, feeling what you do, believing
in what you do and in return making a living doing it! Miracles
do happen!"
-
Terri Street
Founder & Owner
Special Touches
Skin Care Services
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Now
I'm not immune (or even against) the lure of immediate gratification,
so I have made it possible to begin bringing your business idea
to life right this moment by purchasing and downloading Business
Planning for Creative Spirits online for just $49.99!
Every
copy of Business
Planning for Creative Spirits is 143-pages chocked full
of exercises and worksheets specifically developed to teach your
Logical Mind and Creative Spirit how to dance together - and more!
Business
Planning for Creative Spirits also contains an outline
and sample sentences to help you get started with the actual writing
of your business plan. Here is a sample
chapter and the financial
worksheets that are included in every book.
In
fact, your low, low investment of $49.99 contains all of the necessary
tools to create a successful business of your own design that
will impress any lender out there in the 'unreal' world. Here
is the complete Table of Contents:
Business
Planning for Creative Spirits
By: Diane Armstrong, CLC
Table of Contents
Introduction
Course timeline
How to get the most from this course
How to Be*
Bringing Life to Business
What is your definition of success?
What are your distinctive gifts and talents?
What will the business look like?
Visualizing the future
What is your ideal business name?
So…..What do you do?
All About the Money
How much money do you want to make?
What business structure will you use?
Accounting Terms
Financial Worksheets
Bringing it all together
To Market, To Market…..
Economic and Social Factors
Market Demand
Competitive Environment
Geographic Area
Market Description
Target Customers
Competitive Analysis
Advertising and Promotion
Polishing the Gem
Thinking like an Entrepreneur
Organization Chart
Job Descriptions
Management Team
Premises
Equipment
Staffing
Executive Summary
Financial Data and Appendix
Nuts & Bolts
Business Plan Template
Licenses, Permits, Taxes, Insurance
Operations Manual
Office Procedures
Creating a Web Site
Extra Worksheets
Congratulations!!!
But what if you are already self employed
and only interested in exploring one specific aspect of your overall
plan?
No problem!
I have divided Business
Planning for Creative Spirits into five stand-alone
eWorkbooks that can be purchased and downloaded separately for
only $14.99 each.
- 1. Bringing
Life to Business
Business is a part of life so why not merge the two? This workbook
takes you through the process of defining your own version of
success that capitalizes on your unique gifts and talents.
- 2. All About the Money
How much do you want, what does it all mean, where will it go?
- 3. To Market, To Market
Attracting the perfect customers so everyone ends up doing the
'jiggity, jig'!
- 4. Polishing the Gem
Polishing the internal operation of your business to reflect
the maximum amount of your sparkling self out into the world.
- 5. Nuts & Bolts
Nuts and bolts - like license and tax information, a great operations
manual, paper control, and creating a web presence - hold everything
together so you can enjoy the ride with peace of mind.
Take
another look
at the sample chapter from the entire eWorkbook of Business
Planning for Creative Spirits. Just remember each separate
eWorkbook will look different than this example because each workbook
also contains complete instructions on how to implement Plan
BE.
However for only $49.99 you can have all of these stand-alone
workbooks at one time. That's a 30% discount! Yikes what a great
deal, and it's all because you deserve to bloom with the multi
colored hues of success.
If you are still hesitant to jump into the freedom and joy that
self-employment brings into life, here's one more little 'somethin',
'somethin' from me to you...
I
will refund your $49.99 purchase price if you feel that Business
Planning for Creative Spirits, does not contain all of
the benefits I have been describing to you.
Simple
and clutter free isn't it?
Just
how I like everything in my life.
Welcome to a brand
new perspective! The view is spectacular from here isn't it?
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reiki 
