This elevator pitch prompt is killing me.
I have looked at articles online, including the Live
Your Legend site, with suggestions for creating one. I’ve looked at my
taglines, bio blurbs, etc. across multiple social media platforms.
Nothing.
I thought about my hobbies and all the things I would
like to do if I didn’t have to work full time to pay the bills, things I hope
to do after retirement, and things I enjoying doing in what spare time I have
now. It’s obviously stuff I enjoy doing, but something I think would grab
somebody’s attention enough to include it in an “elevator pitch”? No.
I guess part of my problem is the “sales” concept of
an elevator pitch. I don’t like sales. I’m not good at it. Even products that
“sell themselves” would sit on a shelf in my inventory because in order for
them to sell themselves, you have to tell people about them, and that means
finding people to talk to.
Thinking of it as my introduction doesn’t help a whole
lot either. I’m uncomfortable when meeting new people. I like watching people,
but striking up a conversation? Not. My. Strength. A “hello” and smile is much
more my speed. LOL
Are there topics I could run with, get carried away
talking about? Yes. I enjoy talking about something as simple as planting
certain plants that attract butterflies and bees rather than having a perfect
carpet of sod. I could wax eloquent on the amazing power of the brain and how
you can use visualization techniques to get your brain to help you create the
changes you want. I ramble frequently about what I’ve learned following the
Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle lifestyle. And any sense of time (or how many
pictures I’m taking) is lost when I’m out for a photo day. It wouldn’t surprise
me if at least one person out there finds one of those topics interesting as
well.
But that doesn’t make it any easier for me to boil it
down to a simple paragraph or a couple sentences aimed at engaging someone,
making them want to know more.
I don’t have an elevator pitch and have no idea how to
come up with one. If you have
suggestions or tips I haven’t looked at, please, lay ‘em on me. Maybe someday
one will just click for me. Meanwhile, I’ll just go with my smile approach and let
someone else do the talking or stick to rambling about it in writing.
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