After posting Part 1 of my evaluation of Ali Brown’s Shine, I decided to take a stroll through the Internet to find out who else blogged about her event.
I found quite a mixed bag of opinions and reviews, so here are a few additional takes on Ali Brown’s Shine event:
- Alexis Martin Neely – Was it Worth It: Ali Brown Shine Debrief Part 2
- Jennifer Bourne – Ali Brown Shine Event: I Didn’t Come for the Woo Woo Junk
- Jennifer Donogh – 7 Takeaways from Shine
- Elizabeth Potts Weinstein – Do It With Your Eyes Open & Speaking, Bullsh*t, and Billionaires: Post-#Shine Wrap Up Pt 2
- Lori Radun – Being a Mom Entrepreneur Brings out the Best and Worst
- Jim McGivern – Ali Brown’s Event: I Attended
If you’re thinking about attending Ali Brown’s Shine event in 2010, I have one piece of advice for you…
Make up your own mind about whether to attend or not. I can’t make that decision for you. As you can see in the blog posts above, the feedback varies. Some liked Shine, some didn’t.
- For those who liked it, they enjoyed Ali’s many changing styles, the quality of attendees to network with and the positive atmosphere.
- For those who didn’t like it, it was the lack of content, lack of food or the messages from some of the keynote speakers that got their ponytails in a bunch.
My Shine Business Plan
As you can see, even those who had opinions about the event can’t even agree on the one thing that made it good or bad. That’s why you’ll have to make your own decision whether to attend based on your budget, learning style, years in business and goals.
What I can say for me, Leesa Barnes, is that I’m glad I went. While there were some things that irked me, I had a MAJOR breakthrough attending Shine and I know that my presence at Ali’s event was Divinely orchestrated. I set the intention back in May 2009 to attend Shine and God aligned everything so I could be there.
Attending Shine helped me to see in a rather bold way what was holding me back. Being in the aura of Ali’s success pushed me into thinking bigger about my business. Looking at her on stage and seeing who was in her circle helped me to eye my business in a critical way for the first time in 3-years.
My Shine Video
And being a scholarship winner means that Ali invested in my success. So, there’s no way I could let her or God down by returning to my mediocre business.
So, will I attend Shine in 2010? Most likely because if one breakthrough from her 2009 event helps move me into high six figures, then I can only imagine what the 2010 event will do for my business.
Exciting times ahead. Will you join me?
One of my dad's favorite idiom was ” one's man's meat is another man's poison or something along those lines. Everyone is entitled to his or her opinion and that should be respected. For those who did not like “Shine.” – it just not live up to their expectations and for those who did like it … it lived up to their expectations. Both opinions are correct – it is, after all, an opinion … not a scientific conclusion. Lets celebrate the fact that we can agree to disagree and that we have the freedom to express ourselves freely and openly. At the end of the day – appreciated or not – Ali Brown, will continue on her journey, to create the vision she has for her life.
Hi Leesa,
This is a great post. I attended Shine, and am SOOOO glad I went. It cost me a lot of money when you look at tickets, hotel, flights, food etc etc! But I know this experience was incredibly valuable for my business.
So, one thing just irks me a little about you and a couple of others who have been blogging about Shine. Everyone seems to agree that they got something very valuable out of it, but they seem to have more to complain about than praise.
And, if not lying is so important, why did you call your previous blog post “Why I regret going to Shine” when you really don't?? The only reason to title it that way was to catch people's attention and that's exactly what Barbara Corcoran & Baby Einstein lady were doing when they told their “white lies” . They hardly could have built multi million dollar businesses by lying their way through it- I really don't think that's possible.
Just wanted to share my opinion on that! It's really refreshing to read your post above because it's real and authentic.
xoxox
Best wishes
Hi Leesa,
This is a great post. I attended Shine, and am SOOOO glad I went. It cost me a lot of money when you look at tickets, hotel, flights, food etc etc! But I know this experience was incredibly valuable for my business.
So, one thing just irks me a little about you and a couple of others who have been blogging about Shine. Everyone seems to agree that they got something very valuable out of it, but they seem to have more to complain about than praise.
And, if not lying is so important, why did you call your previous blog post “Why I regret going to Shine” when you really don't?? The only reason to title it that way was to catch people's attention and that's exactly what Barbara Corcoran & Baby Einstein lady were doing when they told their “white lies” . They hardly could have built multi million dollar businesses by lying their way through it- I really don't think that's possible.
Just wanted to share my opinion on that! It's really refreshing to read your post above because it's real and authentic.
xoxox
Best wishes