Category Archives: What the Heart Wants

13
Feb

WHY: A tiny uber-powerful word to change your world!

By: Guest Blogger

This is a guest article by #1 bestselling co-author of “Unbreakable Spirit” with Lisa Nichols and owner of SheVelocity.com, Corinna Rogers:

 

So you’re starting a business.  The path will be many things; wonderful, exhilarating, terrifying, challenging, thrilling, all-absorbing.  Wow.    You are sailing along, full of enthusiasm, ideas, and energy one moment… and then it happens.   Things seem to get hard.  There is more to do, more to learn, more to decide.  There is a never ending supply of demands on your time, energy and resources.    Don’t panic.  This happens to all entrepreneurs.     What gets you through it is your WHY.

Why are you working on this, why are you banging your head against the wall, why do you keep moving forward when others are encouraging you back to their version of the status quo?   Just Why?

“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.”  ~ Nietzsche


12
Jan

Today We Support the Non-Profit Organization ‘Aid Still Required’

By: Amber Ludwig, Website Development • Social Media Branding • Internet Marketing Coaching

One of my dear friends, Andrea Herz Payne, is an important leader of our time. She is one of the authors I was lucky enough to work with in the Amazon best-seller for Get Your Woman On, a book of inspirational essays by 39 women about transformational events that changed their lives and the lives of others.

In December 2004 Andrea and her husband Hunter sat in their kitchen on pins and needles waiting to hear if their friends had survived the southeast Asian tsunami. Asking themselves, “What can we do to make a difference?” prompted a life-changing journey which led to founding their own nonprofit organization, Aid Still Required (ASR).

This influential nonprofit has enlisted the help of former President Clinton’s United Nations office, in addition to musical artists such as Paul McCartney, Norah Jones, Maroon 5 and Bonnie Raitt, and NBA stars such as Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash and Grant Hill.


12
Sep

Brendon Burchard’s Experts Academy – 10 Takeaways

By: Amber Ludwig, Website Development • Social Media Branding • Internet Marketing Coaching

I just attended the September 7-11, 2011 Experts Academy with Brendon Burchard and wow, wow, wow. I’ll admit I walked in and thought it would just be a nice way to just get an update on my industry news. Not only did I walk out with that, but I walked away with some pretty great contacts and my heart wide open.

Sometimes we get so focused on “how do I get more traffic”, “how do I make the most out of social media”, or “how do I make more money online”, that we forget the very most important key to success online: Giving.

When your ideal customer goes online, they pull up Google in search for an answer. They don’t want to be forced into jumping through hoops on your website to get the answer. They aren’t even ready to engage with you. All they want is the answer and secretly they want to get inspired to be a part of something bigger.


29
Oct

13 Ways to Increase Employee Retention and Keep Your Team Happy

By: Amber Ludwig, Website Development • Social Media Branding • Internet Marketing Coaching

I assume we’ve all been in situations where we had a Star employee or representative working under us that eventually turned into a messy termination. Hurt feelings, misunderstandings, disappointment. All you want is one more chance to do all of those things that would have kept them around and happy for years to come.

My biggest disappointment was named Lee Michael. We worked at Vector together — me the Sales Manager, him the brand spankin’ new representative that wanted to prove to the world he could do anything. He was a sucker for recognition, just like me. We totally hit it off from the beginning – a sales duo that was indestructible. Out of all the representatives I interviewed and trained myself, he was the highest earner in his first week pulling in over $12,000 in sales. (I worked hard to pull in $3,500 my first week!)


21
Oct

Coach John Wooden Video on True Success

By: Amber Ludwig, Website Development • Social Media Branding • Internet Marketing Coaching

Coach John Wooden is responsible for some of the greatest motivational speeches of all time and has inspired so many. He was born in 1910 and was the first person to be inducted into the Hall of Fame for Basketball as a player AND as a coach. He is considered the greatest coach of all time, across all sports by ESPN. If you have not learned about his life or heard him speak – Google him, sit back and get ready to be enlightened.

“With profound simplicity, Coach John Wooden redefines success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves. In this inspiring talk he shares the advice he gave his players at UCLA, quotes poetry and remembers his father’s wisdom.” – TED


30
Aug

Your Brand Radio with Mark Crowley and David Sandusky

By: Amber Ludwig, Website Development • Social Media Branding • Internet Marketing Coaching

For those of you awesome readers that follow me on Facebook and Twitter, you probably noticed I was invited last week to be interviewed by two amazing gentlemen. Mark Crowley and David Sandusky host a live radio show as part of their company “Your Brand Radio” that is helping millions of entrepreneurs online. I was honored!

What’s really great about Your Brand Radio is the theme behind its well-known program: Your business is not unique, but you are! With a couple million followers, Your Brand Radio invites some of the most talented experts on the show to provide never-ending value to its loyal listeners.

The live show was held at Espressole Caffe in the Denver Tech Center which is a great coffee shop that can’t be beat. Accompanying Mark, David and me was a fabulous professional photographer, Neil McKenzie. I noticed throughout the show he was really seeing my interaction with the hosts from every possible angle. I couldn’t have been more impressed. If you need a photographer or a professional photo shoot done, call Neil! I just have to give props when people deserve it!


12
Aug

Tony Robbins 5 Keys To Thrive Video

By: Amber Ludwig, Website Development • Social Media Branding • Internet Marketing Coaching

Tony Robbins is one of my all-time heroes and mentors. I attended an event of his five years ago this month. Back then, I was searching for answers about why I was the person I was, and clues as to who I was going to be in the future. Back then I was just a kid starting out on a journey.

At Tony’s event I had many realizations about my past and future – how I wanted to show up in this world. This jump started my book to release next year titled “Rescuing Me: A Teen’s Journey From Lost to Found” and made my life’s purpose clear. I make every effort to improve and thrive, then help others along the way.


6
Aug

Do You Feel Frozen In This Economy? 5 Tips to Get Energy & Take Action Again

By: Amber Ludwig, Website Development • Social Media Branding • Internet Marketing Coaching

I see it happening everywhere. Entrepreneurs know what they need to do, they get inspired, but when it comes to taking that action… they freeze. This got me inspired to write a blog post in hopes of spreading awareness, then offering some solutions to get you back on your feet again.

I have been one of the lucky few that wasn’t dramatically affected by the swift change in the economy (don’t throw eggs at me!). I haven’t missed any mortgage payments, my work is steady and my ambition is strong as ever. Let this be the best news you’ve heard all day so far. Why? Because maybe I can help you see a new perspective – one that loosens up your stiffness and gets you on the track you know you want to sprinting on.


17
May

Announcing My 2nd Website, Now Released: AmberELudwig.com

By: Amber Ludwig, Website Development • Social Media Branding • Internet Marketing Coaching

I am very excited to announce today the release of my 2nd website: AmberELudwig.com

Ever since I began working at Vector Marketing, as a sales rep and manger for Cutco Cutlery, I have had this intense passion for helping and impacting people. My teenage years were spent with me feeling lonely, negative and searching for who I wanted to be. Vector was my first step to moving past those events which happened in high school. I was motivated and encouraged. I became addicted to helping others achieve the same strides I had made in my own life.

After I move past my position at Vector, and started seeing what else was out there for me, my opportunities to impact people felt less frequent. Especially young people. In Vector, I primarily managed kids right our of high school or just starting college. The age when you’re wondering what the hell you’re supposed to do in life and who you should be. It was perfect.


5
Mar

Amber’s March Madness: The Heat is On

By: Amber Ludwig, Website Development • Social Media Branding • Internet Marketing Coaching


March will be a very interesting month I have a feeling. After just getting over a cold, I have a renewed motivation to kick ass!

It’s in the air…do you feel it? The success wheel is turning and starting to speed up. Just this morning I got an email from a client:

Hi Amber:

I thought you’d like to know that someone bought the tomato growing guide today–my first e-book sale! How cool is that??

Thanks again for all your help!


So what’s on the agenda for March? Plenty!

I have some adjustments to my website that will be happening over the next couple of weeks. I always tend to get that itch to redesign a little every quarter. I have a new header being designed, I have a home page slideshow being created, and I’m ready to start a products page on my site now. InsightfulDevelopment.com has been the best side-project! I’ve so enjoyed seeing comments role in here and there, getting you interested enough to sign up to stay connected on my right sidebar, sharing my teachings with you…I want to continue to provide you with little tidbits here and there to help you grow right along side me.