3-Steps for Success - Biz Series

Monday, March 8, 2010

Introducing a series of three workshops in Washington, DC designed for entrepreneurs and those teetering on the brink to follow their passon and understand the nuts & bolts of managing a brand and a business.

Join co-hosts Sisarina and Simply Leap for useful information, action items for getting going now, and guided networking with your peers. Sign up for all three, or choose the ones that fit where you are right now.

While we finalize the venue, here's your chance to sign up before we open the series to the public. Only 30 spots are available for each session.

Details…

What: 3-Steps to Success: What entrepreneurs need to get going now!
When: Tuesdays, April 20, May 4 and May 18
Time: 6:00 - 9:00pm ET
Cost: per session or if you sign up for all three by 3/15 (code: IWANT3FOR2)
Where: TBD, Dupont Circle area
RSVP here

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Marketing for Coaches Teleseries

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

You're a great coach sharing a special gift. The challenge? Putting yourself out there in a way that feels natural - and makes you an income.

This three-month program covers topics such as:

• Building a business plan
• Identifying ideal clients to find your niche
• Creating content (elevator speech, bio, brochures)
• Increasing word-of-mouth success

Included:

• Six 90-minute conference calls, two each month
• Small group discussions that allow coaches to commune and brainstorm while maintaining focus
• Two 30-minute one-on-one calls for reviewing your content or asking questions about your business

By the end of our time together, you will have a plan in place, and marketing tools to use. You’ll feel comfortable and confident networking and see growth in your coaching business – in the number of people in your network and in prospective clients.

Details…

What: Marketing for Coaches Teleseries
When: Wednesdays, January 13 and 27, February 10 and 24, March 10 and 24, 2010
Time: Choose ONE: 1-2:30pm ET and 6:30-8pm ET
Cost: 240.00 (185 if you sign up by Dec 31)
Where: Phone number to be provided
Register by email

Monthly call topics:

• Business planning: create a workable vision
• Find your niche the easy way
  
• Free market research for finding and targeting ideal clients
  
• The elevator speech
• More marketing tools to spread the word
• Networking and other methods to expand your reach

Facilitator
Lauree Ostrofsky helps clients express themselves more clearly. From entrepreneurs marketing their new businesses, to individuals wanting their voices heard at work and in relationships. They articulate what’s important and remove obstacles to go after what they really want – the sky’s the limit.

Lauree received her life coaching certification from Coaching for Transformation in New York and is a public relations and marketing veteran serving such diverse clients as Girl Scouts of the USA, Liz Claiborne, IBM and Fodors.com.

Colorado Writing Retreat in January

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Writers: feeling stuck about a rough draft that needs shaping up?

Join award-winning writer, editor and professor David Hicks, PhD, and Certified Coach Lauree Ostrofsky, in a series of innovative exercises to help you strengthen the structure, conflict, plot, dialogue and point of view of your story. Improve the depiction and find the voice of your main character with one-on-one sessions with Lauree. By the end of our weekend together, you'll have vastly improved your story and feel confident about where it's headed.

Details…

What: "Ready to Revise" Writing Retreat
When: January 9 - January 10, 2009, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Cost: 190.00
Where: Regis University in Denver, CO
More information: This is part of a series of writing workshops

Have Sex Like You Just Met

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Want to rekindle the fire in an otherwise comfortable relationship? Check out Have Sex Like You Just Met the second book from the writing duo, Joselin Linder and Elena Donovan Mauer. In addition to the real stories from 20- and 30-something women talking about passion, romance and sex toys, Lauree Ostrofsky is featured throughout with counsel on how to communicate to keep it real. From the introduction:

In this book, we hope to arm you with tools to create a relationship that not only contains a lot of sex, but also contains a lot of desire. 'Each individual needs to define for themselves what a healthy sex life is,' says Lauree Ostrofsky, a life coach in New York City. 'Sex is a vital element to what makes a long-term commitment possible.'

The Power of Slow: 101 Ways to Save Time in Our 24/7 World

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Looking for ways to save time? Check out Christine Louise Hohlbaum's The Power of Slow. Lauree Ostrofsky is featured (on pages 44 and 196) among the experts and tips for making the most of life, and slowing down to actually enjoy it:

The Myth of Multitasking

Multilevel worrying can lead us to paralysis. Downloading our mental vision and adjusting our energy flow can sharpen our outward focus.

"Rather than completing several tasks at the same time," states certified personal coach Lauree Ostrofsky, "it's more likely that we're just worrying about all of those tasks at once. And not getting any of them done."

Focus Factor

New York-based communications consultant and certified coach Lauree Ostrofsky says forgiveness is a big step toward learning how to do things one at a time. "If I'm working on something, I often feel guilty about not doing something else. I know it sounds silly, but it's like each to-do has its own voice begging me to choose it. When I make my choice, I'm letting one of them down. The key to focus is (1) being honest about what you really want to do, and (2) forgiving yourself for not being able to do it all so you can just do that one thing really well."

Women in Business: Career Coach or Mentor: Who Best Suits Your Needs?

Monday, December 14, 2009

Thinking about a career change? Check out the Women in Business blog, "Career Coach or Mentor: Who Best Suits Your Needs? It looks at the difference between a Career Coach and a Mentor and the benefits of each. Lauree Ostrofsky provides tips for making the best choice for you.

Now that we understand the difference between business coach and mentor, Lauree Ostrofsky, CPC, Communications Consultant & Certified Coach gives us these tips to make the best individual choice:

Choose 3-5 things you want from this expert. For example, to be promoted, to switch industries, to learn a new skill, to be seen as a leader within your organization. Then, put a star next to the one you want the most. Yes, these should be in writing. That way the list can be posted as a visual reminder. Also, the act of writing makes this more of a commitment.

It's easier to determine who fits your requirements by knowing what they are. The list you start out with and the one you end up with by the time you speak to the expert can change drastically. Getting down your thoughts now helps determine what you really want to put your energy towards, so when you begin working together you both are focused on the same thing (and therefore are more successful).

Talk to at least 1 mentor and 1 coach. There are lots of gray areas between mentors and coaches. And while skill sets are important in choosing one professional over another, it really comes down to a personal connection. This is true of relationships, even sales, of any kind.

Take the number one thing that you want, and ask the mentor and coach how they would each help...

New Partnership with Sisarina

Monday, March 8, 2010

Announcing a new strategic partnership with Sisarina.

Sisarina is a woman-owned, web-marketing firm that connects individuals and companies with the tools they need to market and promote their brand successfully and efficiently.

We will combine coaching with communications consulting to help clients starting or growing their businesses. Entrepreneurs will receive help with:

• Creating a vision for their businesses
  
• Communicating effectively, and
  
• Identifying and removing obstacles that stand in their way

As strategic partners, Simply Leap will guide clients in the early stages of getting clear on what they want - and how to say it. Sisarina will provide clients with the tools needed to engage their target customers and position their brand successfully in the marketplace.

For more information, contact us, or visit Sisarina.

Communicating Strengths for Coaches

Monday, March 1, 2010

As part of the Coaching for Transformation coach training program at the New York Open Center, Lauree Ostrofsky will lead students in a one-hour marketing activity. Students will learn to translate their strengths as a coach into advertising to attract their ideal clients.

Details…

What: Coaching for Transformation
When: Saturday, March 13, 12:00 – 1:00pm ET

Simply Leap offers similar help for one-on-one clients. See our Entrepreneurs page or contact us for more information.

Launch of Reflective Renewal

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Introducing Reflective Renewal!

Bringing together teachers, in-person and online, friends and co-creators Lauree Ostrofsky and Christine Woodcock discuss and celebrate what it means to be women today, framed by the joyous lens of children's literature.

As teachers you're asked to serve the "whole student." What about serving yourself in the same way?