Be Like Liz

A wonderful tribute to Liz de Nesnera‘s entrepreneurial spirit appeared today in the e-mailed newsletter of her long-standing life/job coach.

Lest you think this blog is turning into a Barbara Winter love-fest, let me just say that one of Barbara’s points in her approach to new avenues of life and work is that THESE THINGS START HAPPENING when you open your eyes to new ways of thinking. You just start seeing the coincidences and the connections more. OK, it’s happening!

I’ve twice recently blogged about Barbara (here and here). Although she lives in Vegas, I had not met her. It took gentle urging from a Voice-actor friend in New Jersey (Liz) to bring us together for a physical meeting. Now, Liz shows up in Barbara’s e-mail newsletter. (coincidence?)

Here’s a reprint of the article….I know you’ll be as proud of Liz and Barbara and I are proud of her.
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Last week Liz de Nesnera called to share her latest success story. What had happened
in her blossoming voice over business that prompted the
call? "I had to turn down business," she laughed. "I told the
client I would love to help him out, but I have no time." We
agreed that having a surplus of business is a milestone
worth celebrating. When I pointed out to her that it was about
this time last year that she was in Las Vegas for her first big
voice over conference, she said, "Wow! What a difference a
year makes."

I get calls like that from Liz all the time, but for years i only
knew her as the name on a mailing label. Sometime in the
mid-1990s, Liz attended Making a Living Without a
Job in New York and subscribed to Winning
Ways newsletter. When her renewal came up every
year, she’d send another check, but I didn’t know the person
who went with that interesting name.

      That all changed in 2005. Liz had planned to attend my
Creating an Inspired Business seminar in Las Vegas
in November, 2004. The night before the seminar was to
start, I got a tearful e-mail from her saying that she had lined
up three caregivers for her elderly mother to fill in during her
absence. All three of them had
emergencies and had to cancel. I assured her that she could
attend the next event, which was scheduled for June, 2005.
In April of that year, she signed up for Camp
Jumpstart saying that she was still planning to come to
Las Vegas in June. So we finally met and I was immediately
charmed by her warmth, curiosity and enthusiasm.
It has been such a delight to watch her business change and
grow. Why is Liz off to such a great start?



      She shows up for her dreams. Like everyone, Liz
has had to confront her doubts and move outside her
comfort zone in order to take advantage of new
opportunities. She’s wise about keeping a
balance between information and inspiration.



      Much of her
voice over business has benefited from sharing with other
voice over artists, as well as from classes on building that
kind of
enterprise. But she also knows the value of inspiration and is
quick to tell anyone who wants to listen that participation in
events like Camp Jumpstart and Creating an
Inspired Business have had a positive impact on her
entrepreneurial thinking. Another huge boost to her business
came when she attended a Voice Over Conference in Las
Vegas where she not only gathered lots of useful information
and ideas, she began building a network.



      She gets into the conversation. Liz is a lively
presence on
voice over sites and blogs. A few months ago, she started
her own blog after a fellow blogger did a survey of his
readers asking them if they thought Liz should be blogging.
The response was unanimous and the gauntlet was thrown
down so Liz started her own blog. It’s easy to understand
her popularity. Liz is not only enthusiastic about building her
own business, she’s wonderfully generous about
encouraging other entrepreneurs, no matter what business
they’re in.



      Show up. Get into the conversation. Pass it on. It’s working for
Liz and it will work for you, too.



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