Nikki Nash Quotes On How To ‘Market Your Genius’

What you do doesn’t speak for itself. If you want people to see you, to connect with you, you must get out there.

To market yourself, according to Nikki Nash, ‘When going after your dreams, if you take a day off, don’t let that day become decades.’

‘Fear is deceptively powerful. It can sneak up on you, and you may not even realize it’s there untill it’s too late.’

‘One of the bravest things you can do in this world is share some of yourself with others. Your story has healing powers.’

‘The only box you’re ever in is the one you put around yourself.’

‘You will not be for everyone, and that is a good thing!’

‘You will never have 100 percent control over where your ideas come from, but you will always have 100 percent control over your actions to attract them.’

‘Implementation leads to vital information.’

‘A great lead magnet is like a great first date. It leaves your prospect excited for the next one.’

‘To get new leads, you don’t need 1,000 different tactics. You just need one tactic that brings 1,000 leads over and over again.’

‘Remember, your prospective customers are people first. Treat them how you want to be treated.’

‘Don’t be the friend who only calls when they want something. Be the friend that’s there no matter what.’

‘Treat failure like a scientist.’

‘Persistence is your new secret weapon.’

‘Failure is an important part of the learning process that doesn’t feel good.’

‘Your business dies or thrives based on its reputation.’

‘Your customers will remember an overwhelmingly positive experience, but even more so, an overwhelmingly poor one.’

‘Systems and structures allow you to repeat results.’

‘All referrals are recomendations, but not all recomendations are referrals.’

‘If you want more customers, build more relationships.’

‘Acquiring new customers is important but so is keeping the ones you already have.’

‘Building a long-term relationship with clients requires both parties to see the possibility of a future together.’

Further Reading:

Nikki Nash (2021). Market Your Genius: How to Generate New Leads, Get Dream Customers, And Create a Loyal Community

You Are Not Rejected. You Are Redirected

Life is full of rejections. When you face one, it is not about you. Rejections are about what you are selling, not about you.

Because you are more than that. No one can reject you. If you are for yourself, no one can reject you.

If you are struggling with rejections, you are not alone. Here are some quotes that you can use to overcome future rejections.

‘When you tell someone a new idea, you are looking for approval- we all are. But that doesn’t always mean you need it in order to move forward.’- Angela Duckworth

Sometimes a work-related heartbreak can inform your next steps in a useful way.’- Andie Kramer

You don’t have to accept a below-average performance review in an all-or-nothing way. You can work on critiques that resonate but call bullshit on the ones that don’t.’- Isa Watson

Self-reflection is useful; self-recrimination is not. You have to keep going.’- Sarah Koenig

A rejection in the moment feels so dramatic because it’s what is right in front of you.’- Laura Weidman Power

Tracking rejections can help you find informative patterns.’- Laura Huang

Major, heartbreaking disappointments can happen on the path to success.’- Rachel Platten

Doubling down on yourself and working harder than you ever thought possible can help you get through rejection.’- Rachel Platten

There’s more than one way to reach a goal.’- Elizabet Bell

When someone rejects your creative work, it just means that they can’t see a path for it. It doesn’t mean there isn’t one.’- Michelle Tea

Sometimes ‘no’ is just ‘not this and not yet.’- Alysia Reiner

Practice allowing yourself to not be perfect.’- Keri Smith

You don’t have to pay attention to every critique, and you don’t need to be good at everything.’- Keri Smith

A rejection can feel like it was your ‘one shot at success and fulfillment.’ That doesn’t mean that it is.’- Emily Winter

‘It sounds strange, but aiming for rejection can lead to success.’- Emily Winter

You don’t have to take every opportunity; it’s okay to reject the ones that don’t feel right.’- Sam Jay

Rejection might be more about the rejecters than about you. And you might just have the last laugh.’- Roz Chast

If you always protect yourself from rejection, you may not build the emotional stamina you will need to deal with rejection when it happens.’- Kate Manne

Getting rejected can lead you to take initiative in ways you wouldn’t have imagined.’- Tara Schuster

Pay attention to the work that brings you satisfaction- and the work that doesn’t.’- Ana Homayoun

‘In a moment of transition, take time to think about everything you’ve done workwise, even some of the work that never felt like part of a ‘career.’- Ana Homayoun

A mindset of ‘I’ve got nothing to lose! can be useful if it helps you to imagine new opportunities and be brave.’- Jessica Bennett

Sometimes it’s okay to reject an opportunity, even if everyone around you tells you that you’re crazy to turn it down.’- Unmi Abkin

You may fail once in a while, but that does not mean you ara a failure. Learn from your mistakes and then get right back on your path.’- Unmi Abkin

Behind the rejections are real people, and it’s a good idea to acknowledge their humanity.’- Pamela Shifman

Source:

Jessica Bacal (2021). The Rejection That Changed My Life: 25+ Powerful Women on Being Let Down, Turning it Around, and Burning it up at Work.