Find it in the Member Area on the Inspiration Calls page.

Good morning, gang!

SoHo Mastermind Weekly Update 
for the week of June 27-July 1, 2011

Hey gang,

Chicago area business coach Victoria Cook of The Guilt Free Coach is offering a goal setting challenge to women entrepreneurs and business owners nationwide.  Participation is free, and the program is open to anyone interested in receiving expert guidance for making the most of their time to achieve significant goals and make this their most productive summer.

The Best Summer Ever 30 Day Business Challenge includes $400 worth of professional coaching services, including: an introductory teleconference, the proprietary 7 Step Guilt-Free RESULTS™ system, daily instructional e-mails, a progress tracking tool, motivational videos, and an interactive forum.  In addition to a prize package valued at over $900 (including prizes from Veronika Noize, SoHo Marketing Guru; Deana Maio, The Intern Expert, Brandie Kajino, The SOHO Solutionist and Holly Stokes, The Brain Trainer), the accomplishments of the winning participant will be nationally publicized.

The challenge is being conducted by certified executive and personal coach Victoria Cook, ACC and will run July 1^st – August 26^th, 2011.  Deadline for registration and still have 30 days to complete the challenge is July 28^th, 2011.  Complete details on the challenge are available at 30DayBusinessChallenge.com.  Ideal candidates are women entrepreneurs and business owners motivated to positively impact their business before the end of summer.

Women entrepreneurs and business owners often find summer a challenging time to grow their business and maintain momentum.  Said Victoria, “Summer time often brings about extra competing priorities for many business owners looking to grow their business. Prospects and clients are often out of town making follow up difficult, and for business owners with children; summer brings about a whole new schedule to juggle.  It’s easy to get overwhelmed or complacent.  Without the extra accountability we tell ourselves it’s acceptable to push important projects and tasks into fall.  But when we focus on ending the summer strong and get a jump on business planning for the final half of the year, it removes a lot of pressure. It’s all about striking a balance between having enjoyable summer and completing strategic projects and tasks for moving our businesses forward.”

Any professional woman interested in setting herself up for having her Best Summer Ever and a productive end of 2011 is encouraged to visit 30DayBusinessChallenge.com to register for this national challenge.  Deadline for registration and still have 30 days to complete the challenge is July 28^th, 2011.  The Best Summer Ever 30 Days to Success Quick Start Teleconference is scheduled for July 7^th, so early registration is recommended.

Because we all want to be smarter, right?

Today we honored 10 requests for coaching, consulting and brainstorming about: new business name, interview questions, using multiple domain names, what to offer at a speaking gig, elevator speech, finding a place for a Meetup, getting customers back in the store more often, how to reduce no-shows/cancellations, tagline for website, and more.

Great stuff, and great job, Masterminders!

Hear the audio in the Open Coaching Calls section.

Fun discussion today as we worked on follow up sequences for members in our Lead Generation 2 teleconference. Two big take-aways:

1. Every lead generating activity (free report, speaking, referrals) needs a follow up sequence.

2. Email coaching as a service line.

So much happens on our calls, Masterminders! Join us, and get your business in the spotlight as we strive to improve our processes.

Inspiration Calls offer members accountability, acknowledgment and support. Today's Inspiration Call has been posted in the Member area of the site. Find it on the Inspiration Calls page.