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POWER Concept #4: The POWER Of Endorsement!
Here is the Endorsement Equation:
Power of Endorsement = Endorsement + Thread of Connection
The verb to endorse means, "to approve, support or sanction". So an endorsement is an approval or sanctioning of something.
To delve into this idea, let’s use the example of a new local restaurant.
Let’s say that you discovered a new restaurant and loved it. In fact, you loved it so much that you began eating there three or four times each month. And because you loved it so much, you began to "endorse" this restaurant to your family and friends, spreading the word about the great food and atmosphere.
But here is what I want you to remember...
Your family and friends WILL TRY the new restaurant simply because you endorsed it! They will have the confidence in your "good food judgment" to give it a try for themselves. Your endorsement carries weight.
Thread of Connection
A separate but related idea is the "thread of connection".
To explain this idea, imagine the same new restaurant. In this example, however, the scene is set a little differently.
Now you don’t know anybody who has tried the new restaurant but you learn that the new owners are members of your Church or Synagogue. And even though you’ve never met the owners personally, you decide to give the restaurant a try.
In fact, the only reason you decide to visit the restaurant is because you want to support a fellow worshipper.
In this case, the Church or Synagogue is the "thread" connecting you with the owners of the new restaurant. You are willing to visit the restaurant BECAUSE you and the owners are connected through the same house of worship.
Putting It All Together…
So what do restaurants, endorsements, and threads have to do with a Birthmom search? The answer is powerful!
You will be reaching out to thousands of people across the country that you have never met and who have never met you. And you will be asking them to get involved with your Adoption Search.
And these people will help you for one of two important reasons…
Either your Adoption Search will be endorsed by a common, personal friend…
OR your Adoption Search will be endorsed by someone that is connected to them by a common "thread of connection", like a Church, club, Association, school, etc.
Let’s look at how this will work in practice.
Endorsed by Your Inner Circle
From each member of your Inner Circle, you will ask for at least 75 to 100 (or more) names and addresses of their friends, family, acquaintances, and fellow members in clubs, churches, schools, sports teams, etc.
Each member of your Inner Circle will be the thread connecting you with each person on their list of 100.
Each member of your Inner Circle will personally introduce you to their list of 100 via a mailed letter called your Introduction Letter. With this personal introduction will come their personal endorsement for you and your Birthmom search.
Your Inner Circle’s Sphere Of Influence
The concept of Sphere of Influence is not new. Simply put, you…and those people closest to you…exert a great deal of influence on each other. You care about them and they care about you. Your concerns become their concerns…and vice versa.
Each member of your Inner Circle has a sphere of influence, a list of family and friends that are closest to them. These people will be the first (and most helpful) people on the list of 100 you receive from them.
These people care deeply for your Inner Circle members…and therefore, they will be willing to help you because they were asked to do so by their close friend of family member, your Inner Circle member.
The Sphere Of Influence’s Sphere of Influence
Finally, to take this the final step, each person in your Circle member’s sphere of influence (their List of 100) also has a sphere of influence themselves.
This simply means that for each person on your Inner Circle’s contact list of 100…they also know at least 10 people that will be willing to help you in your search. You will ask each of your Inner Circle’s list of 100 to share your Birthmom search requests with at least 10 people in their sphere of influence.
Here, the POWER of ENDORSEMENTcombines with the POWER of EXPONENTIAL EFFORTand miracles WILL happen!
As you make contact with these people through letters and postcards (and email if you use "J2A – Online Techniques"), you will be "connected" to them through your Inner Circle member…because your Inner Circle member personally endorsed you.
Even though you don’t know your readers personally, a common thread will begin to be woven, binding you together, and causing interest and a willingness to help.
POWER Concepts Summary
By combining these 4 POWERS together, you will unleash a search campaign that will be unstoppable.
The POWER of EXPONENTIAL EFFORT combined with The POWER of ENDORSEMENT drives participation of hundreds, even thousands of people that you don’t even know.
Apply to these thousands of people, The POWER of ECHO MARKETING driving The POWER of AWARENESS, and you have thousands of aware people taking action!
Each POWER builds on the others, to harness the essence of human interaction and human nature, all providing LASER-SHARP FOCUS for the effort of your birthmom search!!
FEEL THE POWER! ENGAGE THE POWER!!!
START NOW!!!!
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