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.

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

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

3. Lucky, right?

4. Upon finishing my first book…
Photo: Dense Jacobs

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What does does that look and sound like?

13. Exactly.

14. Needed to bust through my blocks

15. 3 Blocks to Shameless Self-Promotion

16. 1) Fear of Uniqueness: Not enough

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

18. 2) Fear of being completely who you are

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

20. Not extending yourself/reaching

21. What do these all have in common?

22. Fear!
Photo: Denise Jacobs

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

24. Subtle Fear: Inner Critic
Photo: Denise Jacobs

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

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

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

28. Subtle Fear: Busyness

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

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

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

32. Know your Brainwaves

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

34. Fears create roadblocks

35. How do we bust these blocks?

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

37. “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

38. 1) Manage your attention

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

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

41. 3) Play!
Photo: Denise Jacobs

42. Flow!

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

44. Reignite creativity; light shameless spark

45. You’ll stop feeling like this

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

47. Being of value and service

48. Much has changed for me…

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

50. Find your shameless spark

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

52. 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/

53. 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”

54. Upcoming
Workshop:
Unfold Your Brain
Get on my mailing list at
DeniseJacobs.com/signup
20% Discount for WSS attendees!

55. DeniseJacobs.com
denise@denisejacobs.com
twitter.com/denisejacobs
facebook.com/denisejacobsdotcom
slideshare.net/denisejacobs
Your Creativity Evangelist Extraordinaire
Photo used with permission: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aarronwalter/4629078087/

56. And finally…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27620885@N02/2609974180/i