How would you like to write the book you’ve dreamed of, even become a best-selling author? Most people have a book in them. Will yours get birthed, or will it die because it never was conceived? Books create credibility. Whether your dream is to write the great novel, a children’s series or to create a book that will enhance your professional credibility, this fast paced session is for you. The business of publishing will be revealed; you learn how to create titles that soar, how to structure a book, how to get started, whether you should publish with a traditional publisher or self-publish and much more.
You will learn from a master book shepherd. Judith Briles is the author of 25 books—many of them award-winning, has sold in excess of 1,000,000 copies, sold multiple foreign rights to 13 countries, created her own publishing imprint, has been featured on over 1000 TV and radio shows—from Oprah to CNN and print media from the Wall Street Journal to the National Enquirer, columnist for several publications including the Denver Business Journal, sought after speaker for conferences and associations, is the resident "money" expert on Denver's Channel 2 and is the first recipient of the Life Time Achievement Award from the Colorado Independent Publishers Association.
Judith knows the publishing and speaking worlds. To many, she's known as Colorado’s Book Shepherd. Her books include Stabotage!®, Money Smarts, Zapping Conflict in the Health Care Workplace, Smart Money Moves for Kids, The Confidence Factor, Woman to Woman, Woman to Woman 2000, GenderTraps and The SeXX Factor.
She has been a featured guest on over 1000 radio and TV shows including Oprah, GMA, John Gray, CNN and MSNBC. She is the Financial Expert on Denver's CW2 Television station and has received widespread coverage in USA Today, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Time and People. Dr. Briles writes several monthly columns including Career Moves in the Denver Business Journal.
Based on the best-selling book, The Confidence Factor-Cosmic Gooses Lay Golden Eggs, attendees will learn that confidence is acquired, not inherited; and it usually comes from the pitfalls-the cosmic gooses-of life. Woven around the 10 Steps to Building Confidence, this stimulating and humorous speech is guaranteed to motivate and inspire audiences. With confidence, anything is possible. This keynote/general session has consistently received outstanding evaluations.
The working habits, styles and behaviors of people you work with, manage or even report to may be the curse of your workplace. Over 50 behaviors have been identified in Stabotage!® and Zapping Conflict in the Health Care Workplace (a Nurse Book Society main selection and best seller)-behaviors that contribute to lower productivity, morale, and increased turnover. Participants will learn what behaviors can be classified as Red Ink, how to quantify their impact on their workplace and departments and how to create a more collaborative workplace. This presentation is highly interactive and involves audience participation.
Are you communicating? With Whom? You might think you are, but only your colleagues know for sure! Rarely is a communication style wrong, just different. Learn the 4 steps to effective communicating, both as a listener and speaker, and identify the key factors that impede successful communication. Learn how to avoid the pitfalls of sharing too much information and why listening is the key to resolving conflict and to successful negotiation.
The “average” person spends over 10,000 days making money. How many days are you willing to commit to keeping some of it... and better yet, making it grow? Based on Judith Briles” book, Money $marts: Personal Financial Success in 30 Days!, participants will learn practical tips and take away an action plan to build a stronger financial future no matter what happens to Social Security or the economy.
Theories are bypassed and realistic strategies are presented. This program gets to the point. There are no pie-in-the-sky ideas, just useful concepts that you will begin to implement today. The result-you will reduce debt, eliminate waste, create a safety net and create a realistic strategy that allows you to be financially independent. It's projected that most people will retire at 70++ -- money issues are huge!
Every workplace has its fill of Conflict Creators, Staboteurs® in the Midst, and Red Ink Behaviorists who are waiting for the retirement bell (even if it’s five years away). The effect is that huge amounts of money are lost in productivity, turnover related costs and patient safety factors. Based on 9 national studies released in Zapping Conflict in the Health Care Workplace, The Briles Report on Women in Health Care, Woman to Woman: From Sabotage to Support and the latest book, Stabotage!® Participants will practice role-playing in the CarefrontingScript® Model, and learn how to effectively deal with the bad boys and girls of the workplace.
Every workplace has them—the pit bulls that hide behind lipstick and designer clothes; skunks that look harmless yet create stink fests; snakes who flick their abrasive tongue and voice at any and all; the scorpions who sting you with a slap of their heavy backhand; and the slugs… those who are "just there" and breathing, barely. The effect is that huge amounts of money are lost in reduced productivity, turnover related costs and patient safety factors. Staboteurs® can be very visible or they can operate on a stealth basis. There are differences in how male and female Staboteurs® create chaos and who they are likely to target. When there are Staboteurs® in the midst, good, and great employees declare their workplace is toxic, the pits and leave.
Based on a study completed in the fall of 2007 and spring of 2008 with over 3000 respondents, you will learn how to effectively deal with the bad girls and boys of the workplace. Included is Judith's revised CarefrontingScript® Model, updates on the latest in communication techniques in dealing with conflicts and toxic behavior, tools and quizzes.
