60 Seconds for Thoughts on Thursday: How Do You Tackle Too Much Competition?

<p>Hello to you listening in <a href="https://www.travellens.co/best-things-to-do-in-debary-fl/" target="_blank">DeBary, Florida</a>!</p><p>Coming to you from <a href="https://whidbeycamanoislands.com/" target="_blank">Whidbey Island, Washington</a> this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Thoughts on Thursday and your host, Diane Wyzga.</p><p>I’ve been mulling over this predicament posed in <a href="https://seths.blog/2023/06/too-much-competition/" target="_blank">Seth Godin’s blog post dated 10th June 2023</a>: how to tackle having too much competition.</p><p>According to Godin you have two choices:</p><p>“<i>Broaden your offerings, make them easier, cheaper and more available. Dumb them down and race to the bottom.</i></p><p><i>Or…</i></p><p><i>Focus on the customers who care enough about your idiosyncratic and particular offerings that they’ll not only happily walk away from the lesser alternatives, but they’ll tell the others</i>.”</p><p>Here’s what charms me: that my “<i>idiosyncratic and particular offerings</i>” attract the right clients, the happy clients, the repeat clients as well as the others that they tell.</p><p><strong>Question</strong>: How do you tackle too much competition? </p><p><strong>You’re always invited</strong>: “<i>Come for the stories - stay for the magic</i>!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe, share a 5-star rating + nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time!</p><p>Meanwhile, stop by my <a href="https://www.quartermoonstoryarts.net" target="_blank">Quarter Moon Story Arts</a> website to:</p><p>✓ Check out <a href="https://www.quartermoonstoryarts.net/services/" target="_blank">What I Offer</a>,</p><p>✓ Arrange your free <a href="https://www.quartermoonstoryarts.net/hire-me/" target="_blank">Story Start-up Session</a>,</p><p>✓ Opt In to my monthly <a href="https://www.quartermoonstoryarts.net/hire-me/subscribe/" target="_blank">NewsAudioLetter</a> for bonus gift, valuable tips & techniques to enhance your story work, and<