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The Only Creativity Workshop Training on the Web You Can Change However You Want!

How much joy can you stand?

Learn Trade Secrets of Leading Creativity Workshops – and Change Your Own Life in the Process ...

Do you wonder how to get started leading your own workshops?

Do you want to create and lead workshops and retreats of your own that use your own unique gifts BUT you don't want to start from scratch?

Do you coach artists and entrepreneurs, but need creativity coaching on how the process really works?

Have you checked out other creativity workshops and trainings, but they're too expensive to simply too limiting?

Do you, yourself, long to reignite your own creative spark?

If so... congratulations! You've come to the right place.


 

"I led my first Joy workshop at a large bookstore here in Saskatoon. The event sold out with a waiting list, and I got a wealth of positive feedback and valuable testimonials. I’m delivering another next week… there is such a demand. People love the title! Thanks for this program that helped me ‘just do this’!”
--Teresa Quilty

"A few years ago I did Suzanne Falter-Barns’ Facilitator’s training. Although I’m not in the habit of teaching this course, I live it and share it through who I am and what I do."
-- Kim Beaumont

 

 

Read actual case studies of how speakers, coaches and others have have used this work

If you're a life coach, teacher, therapist, trainer, consultant, author, speaker or infopreneur of any kind, this product is designed specifically for you. Or maybe you're just here because you’ve had the urge to lead workshops or retreats … to connect intimately with a group of people for a few hours, or a weekend, or even an entire week. If so ... good for you!

On the other hand, you may be like many people who've become Joy Facilitators simply so they can use this technology in their own coaching and consulting. They aren't planning to ever lead workshops or retreats, but see value in knowing how to move someone through a creative breakthrough. And they use this work all the time in their work with others.

Nothing is More Fun Than Moving People to Express Themselves!

how much joyI'm in the business of moving people to express themselves. My first book, How Much Joy Can You Stand? sold more than 60,000 copies worldwide and was featured in Woman's Day, Fitness Magazine, More, Woman's World, SELF and as a One Spirit Book Club main selection. My second self-help book, Living Your Joy, is an Amazon bestseller and was called one of 9 "Best of the Best Self Help Books" by SELF Magazine. And I've led  sold-out workshops and retreats on this work across the US and Canada. In fact, my Taos Writer's Spa retreat is so popular it sells out early and develops a long waiting list year after year.

What I'd like to offer you is the chance to take the impact of those two books and lead workshops, teleclasses, and retreats based on them. Or use them to enhance your own coaching and consulting with individuals.


 

I led my first 3-hour Joy workshop last night and I was surprised how extremely comfortable I felt presenting it. I realized how truly I am supported by the training …

“My favorite part was the Creativity Exercise. Witnessing what was produced by these courageous people really humbled me. I feel so blessed to have been drawn to this work. I had one woman tell me as I packed up, ‘I don't know what happened here tonight, but I've never had so many goose-bumps before in my life!’…  My mind is spinning this morning with everything that took place! What a wonderful and humbling experience. I look forward to many more! Thank you Suzanne!

-- Shanana Golden-Bear

 


Why Most of My Peers Think I'm Nuts When it Comes to This Training
facilitators workshop

I don't want you to have to stick to my point of view, my style, and my message as you develop your program or work. Unless, of course, you want to. That's why I invite you to take my material and change it to suit your own needs. So basically, you can stick to the program as I've laid it out ... or you can pick and choose pieces that suit your own purpose - and proceed from there.

The real meat of this program is not the 400 pages of course material, the meditation and lecture CD's, the live teleclasses with me, or even the marketing training and materials. It's the freedom to take this program and make it truly your own.

Here's the beauty part: Not only has the core of my material been proven to impact tens of thousands of people - I've gone out and led workshops and figured out what works and what doesn't ... so you don't have to! You get all of my collective training wisdom - a genuine template to work from, complete with syllabuses for all kinds of programs. Yet, you can STILL reshape it and rework it as you see fit.

So why am I basically letting people run riot with my material? Because in my experience, that's what makes great workshops. I want you to feel really connected to your material when you get up in front of a roomful of people. So you're passionate, and you're living your Soul Purpose in life. That's what will make it great for your audience, and a whole lot more fun for you.

So by now you must be wondering: what exactly IS this Joy Training? Is it about being happy and joyful ... or what?

Joy Training is about moving people through the roadblocks that stand between them and their dreams.

Things like fear of failure, procrastination, lack of clarity, and no sense of purpose of passion.

This is the foundation all of my work has been based on - and I've put together a powerful enough book that best-selling authors like Cheryl Richardson, SARK, Laurie Beth Jones and leading coaches like Phil Humbert have all sung it's praises.


 

"It has been so moving to share this work with students in my Joy workshops, and see them come to realizations about why they’re not using their unique gifts. Some cry. Others have no idea what they want. It’s been very good for me… it keeps me committed to working on my own ‘stuff’." -– Anonymous in Canada

 


Read actual case studies of how speakers, coaches and others have have used this work

 

I Invite You to Help People Turn Off the TV, Quit Their Humdrum Jobs, and Change Their Lives... Now!

Yet, the Joy Training has expanded to include more than it used to. Now you canturn off the tv also learn how to coach people on creating the time, money and energy to create their dreams.

That's the missing piece with a lot of motivational and inspirational training. Sure, you can inspire people to rise up out of their fears and create bigger and better things - but NOT if they've got a running conversation all the time about how to pay the rent.

My Living Your Joy workshop offers a full day of digging into the nitty gritty: everything from creating a business plan for your dream to learning how to shift from a full-time job to full-time dream work.

So you can imagine the impact of offering both of these workshops in sequence. Together, they make a natural product progression. (Studies have shown that up to 65% of all sales with information-based work comes from repeat customers.) There's also an opportunity to sell my books and CD's in the back of the room for additional income.

When you take the How Much Joy workshops you:


Learn how to connect with your own innate creativity, and help others connect with theirs
Discover the difference between your intuitive guidance and the pestering pit bulls in your head
Gain clarity on your mission and purpose in life
Do a powerful exercise that demonstrates exactly how creative you really are
Learn ten truths that must be present to make your dreams real -- and learn how to share them with others
Understand why people let their dreams die, and what you can do about it

... and much more


 

"The wealth of information you have shared has taken the mystery our of conducting workshops in general -- for that I am grateful! I've also learned that using creativity as a way to delve deeper into yourself takes some of the scariness away..."
-- Lis Tanz-Harrison, life coach

 

 

When you take the Living Your Joy workshops you learn


Your Soul Purpose in Life
How to structure your time so you can easily accommodate your dream work
How to transition from a full-time paid job to full-time, paid dream work
Where your energy leaks are and how to fix them
How to get the support you need ... and why you really do need it!
To create a business-like approach to your dream
How to set up a business plan for your dream

... and much more

The Nitty Gritty of How to Sell and Fill Workshops Explained in Detail

And did I mention the entire second binder of the Joy Facilitator's Training is marketing and logistical resource information?

That's what I found was most needed now as more and more people get into this kind of work. So here's what you'll find in that binder.



(And do keep in mind, I was IN marketing and promotion for almost 20 years, so I know how to sell this stuff.)


Get inside info on the logistics of running an affordable workshop, including booking rooms, negotiating rates, catering, some legal considerations, handling registration, etc.
Learn how to fill your workshops with a minimum amount of effort
Receive templates for exercises, handouts, and important forms
Learn what sort of venues might hire you and what they generally pay
Learn pitfalls that can kill fledgling workshops


AND
How to work with any kind of audience, no matter how tough, and get the passion stirring in the room
Marketing musts and mistakes to avoid
How to use your phone to fill the workshop
Creating your own exercises - templates for different types
Hot tips from current Joy Facilitators


 

"I now feel so much more prepared to move my facilitation to the next level. To reach out to groups and be hired to lead workshops instead of trying to fill my own."
-– Marion Corbin Mayer

 


By the way, the program also comes with four CD's:

The How Much Joy Can You Stand meditations (for use while leading this workshop)
Discover Your Soul Purpose (for use with the Living Your Joy workshop)
Niche Carving 101 (for further defining your particular slice of the workshop market)
The Remotivator (for keeping you juiced even if your workshop-leading spirits flag occasionally)


I'll also send you my $297 program Fill Your Groups Now...for absolutely free!

suzanne falter-barnsJust to seal the deal ... so you have EVERYTHING you could possibly need ... let me share with you one of my best gems. My Fill Your Groups Now program, that teaches you how to fill any seminar, talk, retreat or weekend workshop to overflowing capacity. Cause yep, it's a system. And if you work it ... it works like magic!

You'll learn several different styles of marketing techniques for live events -- and how to keep the process as streamlined and simple as possible. Because must of us AREN'T born marketers, even when it comes to these passionate missions of ours. 

Fill Your Groups Now is my gift to you when you sign up to be a FULL Joy Facilitator. You'll get access to download links you can access instantly ... and so begin this valuable work right away!

*Bonus delivered as MP3 download links

The fun begins when the Joy Facilitator's Training arrives, because the first thing you do is 'take' my basic How Much Joy Can You Stand? and Living Your Joy workshops. Then I teach you how to actually lead, book and fill these workshops for others, in a three hour or full-day format. You'll also learn how to turn my Living Your Joy Workshop into a weekend or week-long retreat ... and how to turn any of this material into a powerful, user-friendly teleclass series.

For several years I taught my creativity workshop to both corporate and non-professional audiences across the US and Canada. Now I no longer lead this workshop anywhere. Instead, I'm making it available to you as a home study course you can do at your own pace, on your own schedule, in the comfort of your own home or office. It arrives by UPS or express mail within seven to ten days of ordering (customs clearance permitting for orders outside the US.)

In the box you'll find everything you need to lead workshops now: two elegantly designed, three-ring binder with almost 400 pages of course material, plus four CD's. And you'll also receive via email all the details on attending our 8 monthly teleclasses, and accessing the Joy Facilitator's Yahoo Group where you can share ideas, inspiration and tips with your Joy kin.

Furthermore, as I mentioned above, this program includes a license agreement which gives you the right to transform and use this material however you wish... that means you lead this workshop without restrictions on a fee or free basis. Incredibly enough, you get all of this for a single, affordable price. No royalty payments. No hidden charges. You simply pay me once (or in three monthly installments), we ship the course, and you're up and running. If you'd like to read our license agreement, click here.

This really is the only facilitator training on the Web which allows you to use the material, and morph it however you wish … so it truly suits your own purposes. This is life coach training you can really use, right now … and right here.

If you've read enough, click here to purchase the course.


 

"I recently received my facilitator’s workshop binder, and from the moment I opened the package I have been beside myself! I love it, LOVE IT, love it and am so thankful and excited about all the information and possibilities you offer!" -- Kathie Henry

 

 

Use This Work to Live Your Purpose... Not Mine!

So you may be wondering ... why change the workshops at all and make them your own?

Because I don't want you do go out and replicate my entire workshop, unless, of course, you really, really want to. Instead, I'd invite you to take my creativity coaching, and then create the rest of the workshop for yourself – so it bears your own basic stamp, speaks to the people you are meant to reach, and gets you excited about leading it. After all, your purpose in life may not be the same as mine. (Mine's moving people to express themselves. If you want to know more about yours, you'll find out when you do the Living Your Joy workshop.)

So that's why the Joy Facilitator Training is fully customizable. There is an entire process in it to help you truly make it your own. But then, there's another key piece to this work... finding your ideal client.

By the way, do you know your niche? Have you discovered your own particular corner of the workshop leader's market? Or are you still casting about, trying to decide what that might be?

We've got you covered on that, too, because on one of the enclosed CD's is a critical meditation called "Finding Your Ideal Client". And then there's the one I mentioned above called 'Niche Carving 101', in which I interview niche-marketing specialist Molly Gordon on this critical piece of market definition. It helps you determine just who your ideal client really is.

By the way, you cannot find this information about filling workshops anywhere else on the Internet. Trust me... I've checked. (And do keep in mind that publicizing and leading workshops can help build a thriving coaching practice.)


 

"You seemed to anticipate every possible question orconcern that a person new to giving workshopsmight have. I greatly look forward to implementingwhat I have learned." -- Lauren Miranda

 

Finally, we've also included two bonus reports in our binders: "Who's Out There", which contains actual excerpts from the hundreds of email I've received from all sorts of creative dreamers. You'll learn what drives these people, and what they need from you. "Report From the Trenches" features interviews with six successful dream pursuers, from a professional jester to an artisan bread baker who tell you their secrets for living their joy.

If you've read enough, click here to purchase the course.

Why the Workshop Matters Right Now

thomas leonardThe late coaching guru Thomas Leonard wrote "The trend is definitely toward creativity/self expression. I believe there is a niche for a coach who can help clients make money from their creativity." In Today's Coach, Leonard wrote: "This is why clients are coming to coaches - to enter the age of inspiration and for help in earning their livelihoods via something they are inspired to do."

That's precisely what this workshop does - it provides the tools to move others towards full, free, unencumbered self-expression. It helps participants understand what it takes to follow their dreams, so they can actually take the leap and fully commit. It also explains the little vagaries of creating so you understand it better, even how to silence 'the pit bulls in your head' - those doubting voices all creators have to put up with sooner or later. Like I said above, this is creativity training you can use right here, right now.


 

"Doing this workshop has unleashed other workshop ideas and now more detailed plans which I'm surehave been there for years.... I've booked threedates to do the workshop in my home in Australia!"
-- Dawn Myree, life coach

 

The How Much Joy Can You Stand? Facilitator's Program gives coaches, therapists, and anyone else who works with others real, concrete tools for facilitating breakthroughs now.

We have authorized facilitators in spots around the US, as well as The Netherlands, Australia, Istanbul, Singapore, London, Nova Scotia, Denmark, Switzerland and more. Yet, more than 75,000 people worldwide have read and been moved by How Much Joy Can You Stand ... and many more by Living Your Joy! (You may want to read the book just to see what this is all about!) In other words, there are still many places left to cast your Joy nets. (Especially since more than half our facilitators use this work to support other workshops or simply to further their own creative growth.)

And just in case you're still waffling about this because you'd like to SEE a lesson, well... have a free sample. Click here to download a free sample chapter now.

Because the point of this work is to promote joy, not angst, this program also comes with a full money-back guarantee. If you are not happy with it, please alert us and return the item in good shape within thirty days. We will provide a full refund immediately.

So what could a course this complete actually cost?

Even though comparable courses which include training, teleclass work and licenses are priced between $3,500 and $5,000. I am committed to making this as widely available as possible. That’s why you get all of this for a gloriously low price.

Joy Facilitator's Training
Full day
One to Three Hour Seminars
Teleclasses
Webinars
Weekend Workshops
Retreats (any length)
Living Your Joy Workshop
Full day
One to Three Hour Workshops
Teleclasses
Weekend Workshops
Retreats (any length)
Course Material
Syllabus for How Much Joy workshops
(full day, 1 to 3 hours)
Syllabus for Living Your Joy workshop
(full day, weekend)
Two 200-page binders of course material
(400 pages total)
How Much Joy Meditation CD
Getting Started Tips
4 Bonus on who needs this work Reports
Access to Facilitator’s Yahoo Group
Eight hours of recordings with Suzanne on additional related topics
NicheCarving
The Remotivator' CD (for maintaining focus)
Discover Your Soul Purpose CD
(part of Living Your Joy Workshop)
Discover Your Soul Purpose meditation
Getting More Information meditation
Expanded material on booking
and leading workshops
Expanded customization tips & exercises
Teleclass program creation tips
Advanced enrollment techniques
Marketing Mistakes to Avoid
Networking Tips
Exercise Creation Tips
4 Bonus on who needs this work Reports
 

$2500
$1300
$1200


ACTUAL PRICE of The Joy Facilitator Training FULL:  $977


I invite you now to sit back for a moment and think about what's possible. Are you called to share this work, and deepen its experience for yourself?

If so, click on the button below to order your course with our secure order form. One click will take you to a license agreement we have created in order to protect both our interests. You only need to read through and click I ACCEPT in order to proceed with your order. (An electronically signed copy of the agreement for your records will be sent your way under separate cover.)


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Suzanne's Reassuring Guarantee

Because the point of this work is to promote joy, not angst, this program also comes with my iron-clad, happy-or-else guarantee. If you are not happy with this product, please alert us and return the item in good shape within thirty days. We will not only provide a full refund immediately.


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Still waiting for something, but you're not sure what? If you've read this far, it says to me that something inside of you is saying yes, yes, yes! You DO have a workshop to lead. There are teleclasses out there to offer with your name on them. I suggest you scroll right down, right now, and click that Buy button. The many people you inspire will thank you for it!

I do appreciate your taking the time to learn more about our work — I hope you can join us on what is truly an amazing journey!




Suzanne Falter-Barns


P.S. Still curious about what your larger purpose is in life? You might want to check out our Discover Your Soul Purpose CD and e-workbook. These guided meditations help you lock in on that larger purpose in an easy, powerful way.


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