Find Your (Shameless) Spark

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This session is A Creative Dose™ – a booster shot – to inspire your creative thinking for your personal brand. Being true to yourself and loving what you do is a key part of being able to promote yourself shamelessly... Learn about the mysterious alchemy that occurs in the brain – and how to exploit it to find your best self for stardom.

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Find your (Shameless) Spark
Denise R. Jacobs
Women’s Success Summit
Miami, FL
21 May 2013
Bust Blocks to Shameless Self-Promotion

I am:
@denisejacobs
This fine event:
@Womens_Success #wssmiami
I’m talking about ways to find your:
#shameless-spark
For the Twitters

Upon finishing my first book…
Photo: Dense Jacobs

I had an epiphany
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44085287@N05/4055814772/

It’s all about this!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/designandtechnologydepartment/4771136128/

My book is on web design/development
Photo: Denise Jacobs

Wanted to speak at web design conferences
Used with permission: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aarronwalter/4629076165/

Who I was – vs -- Who I wanted to become

Practicing Shameful Self-Promotion
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenzzz_14/7031233649/

What does does that look and sound like?

1) Fear of Uniqueness: Too unique
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tboard/2259391512/

3) Fear of failure
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/2717325940/

Physical evidence of fear
http://www.flickr.com/photos/grumpyfeline/4626401443/

Subtle Fear: Inner Critic
Photo: Denise Jacobs

The evil voices in your head
http://www.flickr.com/photos/epsos/4887528060/

Subtle Fear: Perfectionism
http://www.flickr.com/photos/diepuppenstubensammlerin/7648792510/

Subtle Fear: Procrastination
http://www.flickr.com/photos/irrezolut/2311904560/

Fear has neurological effects
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorelei-ranveig/2294885580/

Unclosed mental loops
http://www.psychwiki.com/wiki/Zeigarnik_Effect

Detrimental brainwaves
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44568283@N02/4097561067/

Impedes generation of new neuron paths
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vmcamposjr/3630714365/

“False Evidence Appearing Real”
or, alternatively,
“F*ck Everything And Run!”
F.E.A.R. =

“Fear is not real. It is a product of
the thoughts you create. Do not
misunderstand me. Danger is
very real. But fear is a choice.”
- character of Cypher Raige
(played by Will Smith), After
Earth

Self-acceptance and empathy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pocait/2847866615/

2) Banish your Inner Critic
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mythoto/3822942678/

Reframe #FAIL
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/2717326642/

Reignite creativity; light shameless spark

But instead, enter into a special pact
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrote/2646295354/

Because I am now joyfully shameless!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rvm_71/5011353192/

Light up your self-promotion!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7730492@N03/4958540694/

My articles for further reading
netmagazine.com/features/
four-secrets-enhancing-
creative-productivity
alistapart.com/articles/
reigniting-your-creative-spark/
alistapart.com/articles/
banishing-your-inner-critic/

My books!
The CSS Detective
Guide
CSSDetectiveGuide.com
InterAct With
Web Standards
InterActWithWebStandards.com
My chapter:
“Learning with the
Web”
Smashing Books #3 &
#3 1/3
SmashingBook.com
My chapter:
“The Missing Element
of Redesign: Story”

Upcoming
Workshop:
Unfold Your Brain
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And finally…
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