e-Course Day 27 Email
SUBJECT: [DIY Marketing] Serious Marketing is Serious Play!
Remember that old saying about all work and no
play making Jack a dull boy? Well, the same happens for entrepreneurs.
If you’re not out on the weekends, like today doing something to
pull yourself away from the daily grind, you productivity,
creativity, innovativeness and of course, your marketing all
suffer. It’s time to get out. Read on for a short message on a
a few things to do.
Oh, and if you just signed up, you can see the course info we’ve
already covered right here:
http://www.diymarketingmonth.com/e-course-email-recap/
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“World-class companies today need play–serious play–if they want
to make truly innovative products.”
– Michael Schrage (MIT Media Lab fellow)
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Like some (though not all!) entrepreneurs I know, I am
“play-challenged”. I have to FORCE myself to do stuff outside of
my work environment. It’s a curse, it really is.
Here are a few ideas for serious play this weekend.
1. Take your kids somewhere fun, or borrow someone else’s kids
(we don’t have kids, so we sometimes borrow our nieces & nephews)
and take them to the park, the zoo, the aquarium or wherever. Try
to look at the world through their eyes. What have you been missing?
2. Exercise. Run, ride, swim, whatever. Go for a ‘long run’ or
something to give you time to get into a groove and focus on something
else.
3. See a funny matinee movie. Laughter has powers beyond belief.
4. Do something fun with your pet(s). This is my favorite form
of weekend activity…early mornings with the dog. Seems she’s
always happy and curious, no matter what time of day it is. We
can all learn something from that attitude.
5. Travel at least 2 hrs away in a direction you rarely go.
Notice anything different?
6. You’re creative, come up with your own!
***** ACTION SUMMARY *****
1. Get the hell out of here and go outside and do something
fun!
Well, that’s all for now. Be on the lookout for next lesson
tomorrow.
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strategy, thought leadership or social media services, where you
work directly with me to build your business through strategic
marketing, go to:
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I’ve created a special set of offerings just for DIY Marketing
e-course members.
And, as always… think big and market well!
Yours truly,
Dana VanDen Heuvel
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