This was from a private training I did with my Inner Circle a few years ago. The video and training never was seen after that by anyone, and I found it this week and thought that it would benefit a lot of you who are struggling to figure out how to design yourself as a character.
Stephanie Dove Blake was on the original training, and afterwards dropped her takeaways (which are a pretty amazing summary of the video) - so here you go!
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I thought I’d share my takeaways…
👉 The value of education & info you provide will keep a customer for a few years… but the value a relationship with YOU will keep a customer for LIFE.
👉 The majority of ones expertise is disseminated in the first year of a customer’s entry into your world…you can’t keep dispensing brand NEW info for the rest of your life… train on one thing in many ways.
👉 Business isn’t about core info - it’s about characters.
👉 We’re not in the info business, we’re in the RELATIONSHIP business.
👉 Those who WIN at business realize that: Your business isn’t the products you create — your business is your HERD/TRIBE/PEOPLE. They are the only business ASSET.
👉 Know your market and make sure you have “Message to Market Match”
🤩 Good, Fan-worthy Characters: 😍
- Can’t be boring
- Have an origin story
- Have a back story (what they did before)
- Have parables
- Have experienced miracles
- Have “insider” language
- Have a measure of likability
- They do likable things. (This is why comics aren’t about the villains.)
- Are good at what they do
- Have overcome adversity
- Are emotionally complex
- Experience substantial change
- Show their flaws
- Have a position
- Have a philosophy
- Shows courage that others want to emulate
- Share their likes/dislikes
- Share their failures as well as their failures
- Share their beliefs
- Share their pathological behaviors
- Share their incompetencies
- Share their religion/belief system
- Share their significant life events
- Share their envy/desire
Seemingly Shady Dan Kennedy Points 🤣 - How does one do these things while being authentic in business? Or can they be done while being authentic in business?:
- Exaggerate Your Personality Intentionally
- Sharpen Your Voice
- Embellish Your Heroics
🤔 Questions to Ask Yourself:
- Is it evident in my actions that I view my tribe/herd/list as the ONLY real business asset that I have?
- How do I keep them around for life?
- What are my signature stories for my “Crafted Parable Inventory”?
- How can I shift my mindset to think of my tribe as a friend that I absolutely MUST keep in touch with & update because I value their relationship THAT much?