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C.J. Hayden is the bestselling author of Get Clients Now! and eight other books, including Overcoming the Fear of Self-Promotion and its companion Facilitator’s Guide. Alias Rabbit is her first memoir, the story of her teenage years that came before all of this.

After over thirty years as a business coach for self-employed professionals and creatives, she now mentors writers whose primary role isn’t writing. A Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, she was one of the first in the world to earn the Master Certified Coach credential from the International Coach Federation, and a founding director of the first global association for coaches.

C.J.’s articles have appeared in Home Business, Selling Power, Choice, and dozens of other publications. ...more

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	Get Clients Now!: A 28-Day Marketing Program for Professionals, Consultants, and Coaches by C.J. Hayden (Goodreads Author), Jay Conrad Levinson (Foreword) 3.99 avg rating — 801 ratings — published 1999 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Get Hired Now!: A 28-Day Program for Landing the Job You Want by C.J. Hayden (Goodreads Author), Frank Traditi 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The One-Person Marketing Plan Workbook 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Overcoming the Fear of Self-Promotion: Promote Yourself with Confidence as a Self-Employed Professional 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	50 Ways Coaches Can Change the World 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Get Clients Now! Companion: 52 Power-Ups to Fuel Your Marketing Journey 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alias Rabbit: Memoir of a Girl on the Run it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time Management Secrets the Rich Won't Tell You: Gain Freedom, Avoid Burnout, Use Time-Leverage for Wealth by Tom Marcoux, Mark Sanborn (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Laura Stack (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Facilitator's Guide to Overcoming the Fear of Self-Promotion: Lead this Road-Tested Program for Your Clients, Students, or Book Group 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Women’s Giving Circle Guide: Get Together, Give Together, and Make a Difference by Caterina Rando, C.J. Hayden (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Article by C.J. Hayden Lately, I’ve been playing the “what if you were wrong” game with my coaching clients. It goes like this:

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C.J.: What if you were wrong about that?

Client: Hmm, maybe I should call her and ask what’s up?

In this example, a moment’s consideration about the possibility that his thinking might be off base transformed my clien

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“Effective marketing is little more than creating and operating an effective marketing system. When I use the word system I mean several things: (1) the system is documented; you can’t have a system unless you write it down, (2) the system is built on sound marketing principles, and (3) you constantly measure, innovate, and refine the system.”
― C.J. Hayden, Get Clients Now!: A 28-Day Marketing Program for Professionals, Consultants, and Coaches - Third Edition

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“can’t be truly successful if you aren’t willing to let people know that you, your product, and your services exist,” advocates Debbie”
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“Marketing is telling people what you do, over and over. There are many ways of telling people—in person, by phone, in writing, on the Web, through the media—but you do have to tell them. You can’t just wait for the phone to start ringing. You have to tell them over and over. Studies estimate that the typical urban citizen is exposed to thousands of marketing messages per day. Where is your message in all that communication? What will make others remember you if they hear about you only once?”
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