“I’m going to give you a gift D-,” he said.
“What?!? How is that a gift?!?”
It was preposterous. I was offended. Did he not understand? Did he not know I needed the grades? That this was about my future?
But he did. The teacher was right. And I not only made it out of that first high school English class with the grade I wanted, but, more importantly, with the knowledge I needed. In a subject that never mattered to me, he made me care, and he made me learn. And that was a start.
Now, I hate to say this, but writing is something that’s always come hard for me.
I was comfortable with numbers and happy to dwell on shapes, colors, and images, but words were tough. It always seemed like there were too many, too few, the wrong ones or the right ones in the wrong places.
Over time, I got better, but I had to learn the hard way – mistake after mistake. As a lawyer, then a project manager, then a business owner, you find out fast when things aren’t working. And not just fast, but frequently, and I had plenty of bruises to show for it.
And if there was a lesson I learned along the way, it’s that the words matter. They’ve gotten me out of hot water, landed me contracts, made friends, built connections, and sustained my business. They’ve even helped give me direction. I just wish it hadn’t taken so long.
So I was pretty excited when I heard about Irresistible Words, a course from Jenika McDavitt of Psychology for Photographers. In fact, I reached out, and we spent a good amount of time just talking. Here are three tips you’re going to learn in this video:
- The biggest mistake people make when they’re writing and an easy way to fix it (in fact, I’m employing the exact same technique here).
- A sure shot way to create language that grabs people’s attention.
- A lesson from Thomas Edison every business needs to know
Now, full disclosure: I am absolutely endorsing a product here, and I’m an affiliate, so I’m getting something out of it. But as most of you know, I don’t endorse or sell a whole lot of products (hell, I’m still in development my own, for that matter), and I sure wouldn’t support something that didn’t work and work well. But I’ve had the time to get to know Jenika over the past year – we’ve talked, I contributed an add-on to her ebook, Irresistible Websites, and she knows her stuff.
After reading through the course and I even used several of the techniques on the very first day out. My favorite part is that it’s practical, and not just flowery. So check it out. Writing is no a get-rich-quick topic, but it’s fundamental. It’s the foundation for good writing, more traffic, more business, and better relations.
Only until November 6th!
Irresistible Words will selling for $119. After that, it goes up to its regular price of $249.
Learn more about using writing to generate business through Irresistible Words. >
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