This. Is. BIg.

Wow. What a Week. 

One of the most significant in my life, at least in recent memory, I think.

I had a few really big things that have been on my radar for a while, particularly around my upcoming book, which needed focus, energy and a good wad of uninterrupted time to make them happen.

Yet life REALLY got in the way in the last month. Mostly family stuff. Bit of other stuff, too. And you know how it goes, this stuff can knock you off your perch sometimes. 

Floundering around in the valley is not a realistic option for me. Yes, sure I can take a day or two here and there to wallow, rest, and brush all I do with a "go ever so gently" approach"

And that approach will serve my mental and emotional health, but the stark reality is, for all the good that will do, it's not the energy that's going to power some of those big things I truly desire to see happen. 

Thinking about how I was going to...

a) get my head back the space where it needed to be, and

b) actually "do" those few big things that I had as perpetual action items for the last month,

I made a big call and reminded myself that "if it is to be it's up to me".

So I asked myself the question I so often do in such situations....

"What would need to happen for me to.....?"

...then create room for a creative solution to come.

And, no surprises, come it did!

I felt led to go away for a week - a big call yes, (and I've never done that before!) but I put in place the arrangements that would support that - and would enable me to rest my weary mind and brain and take a break from the myriad of decisions and family responsibility I had been holding so intensely for the last month.

I knew that by doing that, when the time is right (and I wasn't sure how long that first part of "settling my head" would take) I could glide back in to business mode, and get the focus and clarity and motivation I needed to do those few big things that are high priority and I knew were going to require the absolute best of my mental processing power!

Anyway I won't go into all the details, but in short it did take the best part of four days to get through that first part, of being mentally and emotionally more settled.

I knew it would take at least two days, but I wasn't going to rush it - or force anything. Because what I had set out to do isn't something that can be forced.

Knowing that I could otherwise attempt 8 hours of striving to do something that could easily be done in an hour of flow state. And that's not a good use of my time. 

So I took the space I needed - give my head the space it needed to be at it's best. 

And all in all, it ended up being four days. Lots of "thinking" and "intention setting" in that time. But very little, if any "doing". Much as I wanted to, I just couldn't. 

But by Wednesday I was good to go. 

So Wednesday was the day I set aside to finish the preliminary edit of my book, and get it ready to send off for professional editing. 

Here's where I started super early and spent a good chunk of the day :-) 

That was one massive day (actually 24 hour window!) but with planning, focus and lots of wind beneath my wings, I was able to do it!

Then, riding that momentum, yesterday I decided to make my book available for Preorder.

And so last night, I lovingly put together a few different ways readers can preorder the book and get access to a bunch of very fun and exciting launch bonuses and special offers as well. 

This IS exciting because it makes it all so real! 

Turning what's been in my head and heart for so long, into reality - that soon you'll be able to hold, read and absorb via the written word!

Due for release July 2023. 

I can tell you this, this launch is going to be one heck of a vibe.

And the trainings and special events that will surround the release of this precious work will be unlike anything I've ever done before. 

I'm very excited to share this with you - and you can have a look at what's in the book, why it's an amazing read, and how you can get your own signed copy shipped to you anywhere in the world!

It's all on the book Preorder page here. Check it out!

Honestly, what's in this book lights me up to no end. 

It shares the journey of what I've learned and experienced and how I now help others to do that too.

Yes it's a book about marketing and personal branding - everyone in business needs that these days.

And so much has changed in how we communicate and connect, so it's timely for this book to be released, with it's fresh approach to marketing that actually feels good (do you, and your audience!)

But it's about so much more, too.

Marketing yourself authentically will stretch you, but that stretch will propel you to amazing places in life and open possibilities beyond what you could imagine.

That's indeed been my experience.

And I also know that the journey of building an impactful personal brand won’t just change your business, it will change your life.

 And I want more people to experience that too.

Just like it's changed mine, and that of many of my clients. 

That's the heartbeat behind this book. 

Check it out here.

And thank you for reading and sharing in my joy as I reached the next step in getting this message out more widely in the world.

I appreciate you!

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P.S. A big thank you to all of those who are choosing to work with me in 2023 in my Marketing Me Experience and those of years past and who are continuing the journey. I am so grateful I get to work with extraordinary people like you and am truly excited for what's in store this year!

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Nina Christian is a Marketing Futurist & Global Marketing Mentor who helps people do their marketing in a more human way. 

She is a Certified Practicing Marketer (CPM), Life Member and Fellow of the Australian Marketing Institute & AMI State Chair (Vic) and for 20 years was director of Braveda (Winner, Best Marketing Agency, Australian Marketing Excellence Awards).

Several years ago Nina saw the world of marketing shifting – this time as people became their own brands.  With this, she created a new business as a thought leader, combining her expertise in brand building with personal positioning, resulting in a breakthrough praxis known as Marketing Me™.

She has a knack for simplifying the complex which comes from being a hands-on mum to five children, and uses this to turn time-sucking activities into easy-to-follow systems and processes that make a lot of sense and get outcomes fast.

There are different ways to work with Nina based on your situation and organisation size - with all of them you'll see rapid transformation and tangible outcomes fast. Book a chat with Nina here.