Episode 193: The Self Employed Facilitator Life with Jeffrey Shaw
When I dropped out of corporate life three years ago, I remember trying to write social media posts, emails, even website copy and I couldn’t break out of that “be professional” way of doing things.
As a result, my messages came across very vanilla and didn’t really attract anyone (let alone my dream clients!).
I’m honestly still trying to break that mindset, that balance between being myself, showing up authentically, and being confident that by doing that, I’ll attract the right people.
That’s the conversation I have with today’s guest, Jeffrey Shaw, author of The Self Employed Life.
Jeffrey shares wonderful perspectives on our facilitation business messaging (like “Don’t worry about repeating yourself!"), how he gets into state to deliver his sessions, and he also shares his perspective on why the work that we do as facilitators does take its toll on our energy levels.
Speaking of energy, Jeffrey shares a cool tip on how you can boost your productivity by setting different environments, for different tasks.
He’s a legend in the self-employment game and I’m so delighted to share our conversation with all of you today.
About our guest: Jeffrey Shaw
How many people can say they’ve never worked for anyone else? Selling eggs door-to-door at 14 years old began a lifetime of self-employment. As a speaker and small business coach, Jeffrey Shaw helps self-employed and small business owners gain control of their business in what seems like otherwise uncontrollable circumstances.
Drawing on his experience as a renowned portrait photographer, Jeffrey shows business owners how to see business through a different lens and strategies to compose the often-chaotic pieces of life and business into sustainable success.
Jeffrey’s TEDx Lincoln Square talk is featured on TED.com, he’s the host of the top-rated podcast, The Self-Employed Life, author of The Self-Employed Life and LINGO, an in-demand keynote speaker at conferences, events and universities, a LinkedIn Learning instructor and contributing writer to Entrepreneur magazine.
In this episode your will learn:
How Jeffrey designs his workshop experiences around 7 fundamental shifts he’d like to create for his participants
How to consider your facilitation business messaging, using the analogy of stakes (big stake, little stake)
How to think about writing your email broadcasts in a way, that doesn’t feel inauthentic
Jeffrey’s productivity hack using different work environments around your house
How Jeffrey gets into the right energy before he jumps onto stage / in the virtual workshop room
The responsibility you have on your shoulders as the workshop facilitator
A very cool activity called the “Up it” activity you can use to dream big!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Visit Jeffrey Shaw’s website
For self-employed listeners, visit self-employed.me
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About your host: Leanne Hughes
Leanne Hughes is an international facilitator, speaker and coach who loves creating unpredictable workshop experiences, that predictably work.
She combines her experience in Marketing, with her education in Human Resources and Psychology, to help leaders create engaging everyday experiences - that are so contagious they scale across teams, functions and regions.
Leanne has facilitated leadership, onboarding and team-development workshops across Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, and Singapore and believes in a strengths-centred approach to learning and development. She has over 14 years’ of experience across a range of industries including mining, government and tourism sectors.
She’s the host of the First Time Facilitator podcast and is a finalist in the 2021 Australian Learning Impact awards for Learning Professional of the Year.
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