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pebblestorm-unique-genius-sketch-smallWelcome!  PebbleStorm is an organization that helps people “make money through enjoyment” by supporting anyone in their creation of any Dream Business.

Because your work (whether paid or unpaid) is so central to your life and happiness,  I want you to understand how you can find a path towards making more money, having more fun, and making a bigger difference through your work.  I practice what I preach, and I love helping people and seeing them progress on their own paths.  My dream business is to help others create their own dream businesses!

For a PebbleStorm overview, you can see the slides here from the March 17 launch here, or for the full webinar with audio, Maverick Business Insider has it at www.maverickbusinessinsider.com/enjoy (the sound improves at minute 20).

First of all, to stay up with what’s going on with PebbleStorm and to get updates on my personal journey, here’s how we can connect:

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Three Ways You Can Join The PebbleStorm Movement
Get started with:

  1. Your own self-study
  2. I can hold your hand through my PebbleStorm “Come Play With Us” Game (a six-month group coaching program)
  3. We can have fun designing a custom program or game for your company, team or group

PATH 1: Your Own Self-Study

pebblestorm-tree-2If you could really do anything, what would it be?  What’s your Unique Genius? It’s not easy figuring out what you want to do with your work life, and what makes you happy – and unfortunately, some people never do.  Ongoing self-reflection is vital to getting clarity on where you want to go. We’re not taught to think about this when we grow up, or in college – so we often end up starting almost from scratch.

Here are a few sample blog posts and tools to get your wheels turning (and again, please sign up to get the blog posts through email to make sure you don’t miss new ones):

  1. Review the “Discover Your Unique Genius” workshop slides (you can get the worksheet by subscribing)
  2. Blog post and worksheet: What Is Your Unique Genius?
  3. What would be your 5th Work Option?
  4. An overview of PebbleStorm – from HUB
  5. Some Thought-Provoking Questions
  6. Example of my own reflections: The Original Small Pebble, Big Wave Self-Manifesto
  7. Using The Economic Trouble To Your Advantage
  8. The Five Stages Of PebbleStorm
  9. Some blog posts on Aaron’s Journey

The Power of Groups

Having a support team of people who actively help you succeed makes a huge difference to both your success and enjoyment!  If you aren’t part of a monthly (aspiring) entrepreneurs group, I highly recommend starting one with some of your friends – it’s VERY simple.  It can start as simply as inviting some friends over once a month for a potluck dinner to share ideas.  Write me a note if you’d like some suggestions or extra guidance on starting your own group.

PATH 2: We can hold your hand through our “Come Play With Us” Game

pebblestorm-bridge-sketch-smallThis is more of a game than a program!  Are you ready to do something about your work life and make it more fun, meaningful and profitable?  This curriculum makes PebbleStorm real for you, in a way that will definitely impact your life.  My intentions for the course are to 1) establish you in the practices necessary to help you make money through enjoyment, and 2) to help you in the tangible creation or evolution of the next phase of your Dream Business, in whatever form that first takes (everyone is different – this could be a new business, a networking group, a project, a partner, a…?)

Personally, I love connecting with and coaching people in groups!  Not only do I get to help the participants directly, but inevitably people in the group start working together on each others’ businesses.  In this program, up to 20 students  and I get to work together through a six-part curriculum over the course of six months.

Benefits of the Game:

  1. Learn directly from me about PebbleStorm, and what I see coming down the road for us all
  2. Meet other entrepreneurs on similar journeys who can help you with your projects, or with whom you can create new projects and businesses!
  3. Commit to a simple, monthly drumbeat that helps you keep moving forward
  4. Get supportive accountability from myself and the group

More specifically, I’ll:

  1. Help you develop an awareness of your talents and your Unique Genius
  2. Support you in the creation of your Dream Business(es)
  3. Give you the understanding and tools needed to work through the Five Stages of PebbleStorm
  4. Personally help you overcome your sticking points
  5. Connect you with a group of other entrepreneurs on similar paths, so that you can support and help each other

pebblestorm-heart-sketch-whole-smallFinally, through your participation in the group, we’ll mutually determine if you’re a fit for the PebbleStorm Community, a group of entrepreneurial individuals that implicitly trusts each other, collaborates together on cool projects, partners in creating fun new businesses, and helps each other just have fun in general!  As examples of the value of this group to me personally, DataSalad and ColdCalling2.com would not exist today without my amazing business partners from this community!

How It Works

The game has six steps, covered one per month over six months.  The first five parts dig into each of the 5 Stages of PebbleStorm (“1. Reflect”, “2. Play”, “3. Attract”, “4. Package”, “5. Receive”), and then the sixth and final session is “Graduation”.  Each class of PebbleStormers has about 15 people, so that we can get to know each other and I can ensure you get the support you need to make real progress.

Part of the game is a structured program with multiple components to ensure your progress and success:

  1. pebblestorm-5-stages-bMonthly Seminar: The Program is based on a monthly format, centered around an online group seminar, during which I share session’s material with you, including stories of mine and others’ own personal journeys through that particular stage.
  2. Group Sharing: Part of each monthly seminar is an open forum for people to share and discuss their progress and sticking points. People learn from me and from each other, from real, current situations.
  3. Weekly Group Support: Each week, you will meet or talk with a smaller group of 4-5, to support each other, collaborate on ideas and businesses, and discuss that month’s curriculum and exercises.  I will try to group people by geography as much as possible, so that you can meet in person in addition to by phone.
  4. Homework & Exercises: There are exercises either before or after each seminar, which I’ll review and provide feedback on through email.
  5. Tools & Tips: Part of the curriculum will include the cool stuff that I and others have created to help ourselves in the journey: a Visual Business Plan, vision board, time management, managing email, leveraging Twitter & Facebook, useful business applications…and much more.
  6. Weekly “Office Hours”: Each week, I have an hour set aside during which anyone can call me for any reason.
  7. Email Support: During the time between sessions, I’ll also set aside time each week to respond to your emails and questions.
  8. 1-1 Coaching: If need be we’ll set times to talk live by phone.  This way you are guaranteed to get my complete attention.

A blog from a PebbleStormer about the journey:

Katchme’s Blog

How To Register (Current Game Sold Out), A No-Risk Guarantee & More

pstorm-sunThe next PebbleStorm game begins as soon as you register, because you’ll receive a “Welcome Kit” that includes an assessment worksheet of where you, the Unique Genius worksheet, and some information about getting started.  The first group call (a kickoff/introductory session) will be on March 25th. If you’re unavailable March 25th, don’t worry, you can register and we can still get you going.

No-risk guarantee: Within the first 30 days, if it turns out that our chemistry is wrong or this program isn’t a fit for you – I’ll refund 100% of your payment.  After 30 days, if you need to put the program on pause for any reason, you can do so and pick up where you left off with a future class.

Scholarships: 10% of everything goes into a Pay-It-Forward PebbleStorm Fund, to be used to support future students with high potential who don’t have the money for the class.  The current scholarships for this class are already full.

Gifting the Program: Giving PebbleStorm as a gift is a wonderful way to do something for someone you care about!   However, I can only help people who are ready to help themselves.  Please make sure the timing and way you offer it is right – to get the full benefit of the program, people have to be ready to do something about their dreams.

Before you register: Remember, PebbleStorm is not ‘get rich quick’, or a magic bullet for immediate financial problems.  Mastery takes time.

Sorry, the current class is sold out! Subscribe to the blog (link above), or write me if you’d like to find out when the next game begins, or if a space opens up in the current one.

PATH 3: For business owners, turn your employees into mini-CEOs

ceoflow-triangle-to-circle-sketchCEOFlow (“PebbleStorm for CEOs”) can be beneficial to any group or business that wants to turn their people into a team of mini-CEOs that run the business like high-level executives.  Every situation is different, so contact me (aaron at pebblestorm dot com or you can message me on Facebook) and we can have fun designing a special program for your company, team or group!

6 Responses to “7. Get Started”

  1. Scott Rewick Says:

    great presentation. Thanks for your time!

    Scott

    aaronross383 Reply:

    Thanks Scott, it was fun!

  2. Cat Says:

    Aaron-
    Thanks for the fun! I especially love your colored sketches. I’m so attracted to colorful items that I probably would have attended the webinar (even without Yanik’s recommendation) just to learn more about someone who’s using that much fun stuff in a business setting.
    I can’t attend the PebbleStorm forming–when will the next one be?
    Thanks for making the world more of the place I want to live.

    aaronross383 Reply:

    Hi Cat – yeah, it was an interesting process watching the sketches and art unfold…and it’ll be interesting to see where it goes.

    Not sure when the next class will form, but keep an eye out on PebbleStorm for it. Maybe next month?

    And that’s so nice to say about making the world more of the place you want to live! I really appreciate it – it’s that feeling that makes this all fun and worthwhile.

  3. Cheryl Miller Says:

    Aaron – I loved the webinar with Yanik – just watched/listened this morning.

    I’ve been sitting with a notebook on my lap for 2 months thinking about (reflecting on) my business and your webinar came at a perfect time. I need to stay the course and have patience. I was beginning to get antsy like a race horse wanting to get out of the gate. And now I’m going to think more about what I would enjoy (and what my personal genius is) rather than focusing so much on what people might want/buy.

    I am a wellness expert and am just now working with small business owners to make the connection between their health and well-being and the success of their business. I bought a fabulous url: http://www.HealthyBodyHealthyBusiness.com And when those two circles overlap–healthy profits. I’ve envisioned the logo much like your venn diagrams but with just two circles. The sweet spot between them is the healthy profits. I feel great about my discoveries this far….all these ideas (and more!) came to while working with my notebook in my lap! In fact, I’ve written over 70 pages so far about various aspects of my business and products/services i’m developing.

    Now I need to be patient with the other steps you’ve so elegantly outlined. Discovering you and your work through Yanik has been a real turning point for me and I will forever be grateful to both of you.

    I’m interested in knowing more about the program you mentioned for people who already have a business. Would like to receive the details.

    Also, you mentioned a password to pebblestorm. I’ve got the password but am not sure where to plug it in. Can you direct me?

    Much love, Cheryl

    P.S. Funny aside – I googled your name and was directed to a fabulous little video of a young stunt cyclist exercising his physial genius. It was incredible…I posted it on my blog if you want to see it: http://cherylmillerville.com/blog/?p=489

  4. Marvel Moore Says:

    Good inspiration! Thanks for the presentation!

    Marv

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