[Quick Tips] Knowing who to trust

[View Online Version]( [Quick Tips]( Knowing who to trust Dear Creative Professional, I went to sleep away camp once — and only once. I hated it. I made my parents pick me up early. (I told them I was scared because some kids were smoking pot — which was true — and they came right away!) The only camp I liked was day camp and only when I was the counselor (hints of unemployability?). The truth is, for the first 15 years of my life, I didn’t want to leave home, unless it was for work. Like Barak Obama, my first “real” job was at Baskin Robbins. But before that, I answered phones at my parents’ factory and I did a lot of babysitting – not to mention reselling wax lips from the Ice Cream Man to kids in my 5th grade class. (Does that count?) But I digress. I liked camp when I could be in charge. That’s why I'm thrilled to be a Camp Counselor once again for [Terri Trespicio’s annual Summer Camp](. It's July 18-21 and it will be amazing! The theme is “breaking the rules” – which is right up my alley – and my topic is trusting ourselves. So I've been thinking about who I've trusted. I know better than to trust the part of me that: - wants something too much or for the wrong reasons - feels desperate sometimes, even when everything is actually just fine - is afraid, when there’s nothing to be afraid of But even when I didn’t trust myself, I knew to trust others. Somehow, even early on, I knew to trust the market to tell me what it needed. That way I didn’t need to know if I was "right" about what I was doing. And I eventually trusted my teachers, who always saw more clearly and thought more logically than I did. I even learned how to start thinking like them, by importing parts of their brain into mine. But it took me a while to trust myself – you know why? That’s what we’ll be talking about at Summer Camp. [Will you join me?]( [Summer Camp Details & Registration here]( What did you think of this newsletter? [Loved it]( | [Great]( | [Good]( | [Meh]( | [Bad]( Ilise Benun Your Marketing Mentor (917) 750-0498 [Is it time to get a marketing coach?](     Summer Camp, July 18-21 It's an all star line up, including Terri Trespicio (of course), Farnoosh Torabi, Laura Belgray, Suzanne Kingsbury, Cass McCrory and more! When: July 18-21 [Register here now](   Master Your $$ Mindset with Farnoosh Torabi [The first 50 to register]( for this live event will get a free copy of Farnoosh's new book, A Healthy State of Panic. Join us for an enlightening discussion about fear and money! When: Wed. Aug 9 at 12 PM ET [Register here now](   Help me get to 4000! If you like Quick Tips, you'll love Quick LinkedIn Tips: Painless Ways to Grow Your Business with a little LinkedIn Magic. Latest issue: "Is Your LinkedIn Outreach Timid or Targeted?" Subscribe here now](!   Here's How to Avoid Being Ghosted In [Writing a Winning Proposal: Land Your Dream Clients](, you'll learn my proven "Proposal Oreo Strategy" and the 3 most important things about writing a winning proposal: 1. how to identify the right prospects 2. the best practices for writing proposals 3. the 10 essential elements I also show how to share it with your prospect so they say yes, instead of ghosting you! "What a gem course. Straight to the point, no embellishments, full of tips, and a wealth of information. Highly recommended." OMG! For a limited time, the course is only US$9.99.Give it or get it here: [( [ratio](   FOLLOW US [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [marketing-mentor.com]( | [View Online]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Manage]( your preferences | [Opt Out]( using TrueRemove™ Got this as a forward? [Sign up]( to receive our future emails. View this email [online](. 350 Barnard St. | Savannah, GA 31401 US This email was sent to {EMAIL}. To continue receiving our emails, add us to your address book. [powered by emma](