Goal Setting Workshop with Marian Pierre-Louis

It is an understatement for me to say that the workshop I attended today with Marian Pierre-Louis and 13 other talented, dedicated, professional genealogists was an excellent way to spend 3 hours on a day when there is certainly no lack of many projects to attend to.  For those who know Marian, you'll agree with me that she is as professional as they come.

Today's workshop was aptly entitled, "Setting Business and Marketing Goals for 2015."  As the workshop opened and all the participants came into the webinar, we all had already come to know just a little bit about each other.  Since Marian always comes prepared, she wanted all of the rest of us to come prepared as well.  Part of our pre-workshop preparation was to visit each other's website, blogs and any other social media pages such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+.  That was a great strategy to get to know each other before any of us met.

But that's not the only part of our pre-class assignment.  A little soul-searching was in order. Describe your strengths; your weaknesses. Did you have goals written for 2014 and did you have a plan to achieve them?  And it certainly didn't stop there.  Not painful, just introspective.

Here are a few of Marian's websites and blogs:

Fieldstone Common: www.fieldstonecommon.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/marianpierrelouis
The Genealogy Professional www.facebook.com/marianpierrelouis
On-Line House History: www.fieldstonehistoricresearch.com/
Marian's Roots and Rambles: rootsandrambles.blogspot.com/


She'll be presenting the same workshop webinar to another group on Saturday.  I'm not sure if there's room, but if there is and I know it's short notice, but I recommend you sign up! Click here to read about it. 

I believe I speak for every participant that it was a great 3 hours, especially being led by a professional of Marian's caliber. If nothing else, it's a name to remember.  If the opportunity presents itself to spend some time to learn with her, make sure you put in your schedule.  

As a matter of fact, make it a goal!