Posted December 20th, 2006 in General |
WOW! I don’t know where to begin. The leaders were great, the attendees were awesome, the venue was amazing, and the information shared was out of this world. After two days of non-stop discussion, networking, and getting to know the attendees I was exhausted. I was just a facilitator and this conference was simply not about the facilitators. There were no lights shined on us. It was about the attendee and what they needed to do and to learn to make their business a greater success. Not only did I share actual secrets and ideas that will help grow their businesses, the other leaders did this as well. The combined brain power of the 4 leaders AND the awesome attendees was out of this world.
When it came time for my presentation on Day 2, I must say I was a bit nervous. I was standing before some of the brightest minds on the web, and this was my first internet speaking engagement ever. Once I began the presentation all was cool, questions were being asked, details were being shared, and I loved it! The feedback each of the 4 leaders received was out of this world as I heard words like “amazing”, “awesome”, and “phenominal”.
At the end of the last day, I felt as though I was departing from friends. It was an interesting feeling as the mood and conversation was so very enjoyable. I know that all who were able to attend will remember this event for years to come. I may have more to say, but I really feel I should let the attendees do the talking….
Chris Hooley’s Blog - ThinkBait
CPA-Affiliates Blog
Earners Forum Thread
Lee, that was your first time speaking? Really? I think you did a terrific job. I’ll have more to say, after I’ve collected my thoughts. (I’ve already begun implementing things I learned)
Lisa
That’s great Lee. Wish I could have found the time and money to go
Next time don’t have it so close to Christmas!
Lee, it was absolutely a great success. I’m not just trying to be a fan boy when I say to raise your prices. Next year, more people will want to come.
It must have taken a ton of effort to make it feel so effortless. We really were spoiled pretty well. I really appreciate you guys.
You all did a great job, seriously. Have a Merry Christmas and enjoy some time off, you guys all deserve to enjoy some relax time with that “after successful venture” feeling.
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I totally agree, Lee! You would have never known you were in the least bit nervous and you shared so many details about how you do your work and what tips have made you successful.
All of the leaders were so transparent and they shared so many really specific details - right down to logging into Adsense and CJ.com accounts - just to show us exactly how things are happening for them.
I agree with Chris - keep it small - which may mean raising the price. You simply can’t find the kind of environment that you all created anywhere else, so keep it special. Don’t lose the edge of being able to go to dinner with everyone and feel like we are all friends.
I just spent a couple of hours creating a complete plan for 2007 based on what I picked up at the Retreat. I will certainly share the results of our efforts - which I think is what people really want to see - in an effort to validate all the yapping I have been doing about how great it was!
More later…
Laura
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