53: Christine Norton Helps Life Story Writers Get Up and Running

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Christine Norton of Forget-Me-Not Life Stories

How a life story writer ramped up her business with licensees

Christine Norton is passionate about telling people's stories. And she knew others were, too. But not everyone is comfortable with creating a business from the ground up, and that's where her Forget-Me-Not Life Stories writing partner program comes in.

In exchange for a business license fee, her writing partners get everything they need to get their own memoir-writing service companies up and running. Listen as we discuss this and much more, including:

  • the high-end, hand-bound book design, created especially for Forget-Me-Not Life Stories, that allows clients to later add more pages to their books
  • the value of celebrating photos and memorabilia in highly designed life story books
  • her mentoring and coaching program, offered to clients who need some help as they write their own life story
  • how the success of her business licensees equates to her own success
  • what her licensees get as an official Forget-Me-Not Life Stories writing partner

Because Christine had so much great stuff to talk about—and I don't want anyone missing any of it—I split our conversation in two. Check back next week to hear part two of the interview.

 

Curious about how her writing partners are finding clients? Check out this incredible list of their speaking gigs.

 

Talks given by the Forget Me Not Lifestories members up to end September 2017

AUCKLAND

  • Bupa Wattle Downs Retirement Village
  • Bupa Erin Park Retirement Village
  • Ryman Grace Joel Retirement Village
  • Ryman Bruce McLaren Retirement Village
  • East Coast Bays Library
  • Highgrove Retirement Village
  • Rosedale Retirement Village
  • Lady Allum Retirement Village
  • Bert Sutcliffe Retirement Village
  • The Poynton Retirement Village
  • Birkenhead Rotary Club
  • Northcote Rotary Club
  • Devonport Rotary Club
  • Takapuna Probus
  • Glenfield Probus
  • St Andrews Parish Ginger ‘n Bread Group
  • One Tree Hill Ladies Probus Club
  • Inner Wheel Club of Auckland East
  • One Tree Hill Rotary Club, Onehunga
  • Lynfield-Hillsborough-Mt Roskill Rotary Club
  • Auckland Harbourside Rotary Club
  • Ponsonby Probus
  • Rotary Western Springs
  • Manurewa Gardens Probus club
  • Summerset Retirement Village, Manukau
  • Ormiston Probus, Auckland
  • Takapuna Probus, Auckland
  • Selwyn Park Retirement Village, Hillsborough
WAIKATO
(including TAUPO)

  • Views on Vogel (Resthaven) Retirement Village, Cambridge
  • BUPA St Kilda Retirement Village, Cambridge
  • BUPA St Andrews Retirement Apartments, Hamilton
  • Lauriston Park Ret Vill, Leamington, Cambridge
  • Selwyn St Andrews Ret Vill, Cambridge
  • Tahuna Lions Club, Tahuna Golf Club
  • Trevellyn Retirement Apartments, Hamilton
  • Cambridge Lyceum
  • Hilda Ross Ret Village, Hamilton
  • Cambridge Senior Net
  • North Gate Community Church, Hamilton
  • Alandale Retirement Village, Hamilton
  • Aged Care Network Hub, Hamilton
  • Age Concern, Hamilton
  • Summerset Retirement Village, Taupo
BAY OF PLENTY
(including the Western and Eastern BOP)

  • Aged Care Network Hub, Tauranga
  • Recycled Teenagers, Mount Maunganui
  • Age Concern, Tauranga Branch
  • Ryman Bob Owen’s Retirement Village, Bethlehem
  • Ryman Bob Owen’s Retirement Village, Bethlehem (Show and Tell)
  • Katikati History Group
  • Association of Anglican Women, Gate Pa, Tauranga
  • Tauranga Women’s Lions Group
  • Sunday Scribblers, Katikati
  • Baptist Church, Mount Maunganui
  • Papamoa Branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists
  • Lions Club, Omokoroa
  • Somervale Retirement Village, Tauranga
  • Age Concern, Tauranga
  • Vision Retirement Village, Papamoa, Tauranga
  • Metlifecare Bayswater, Tauranga
  • Rotary Club Sunrise, Tauranga
  • Rotary Club of Tauranga
  • Rotary Club of Katikati
  • Althorp Retirement Village, Tauranga
  • Rotary Club of Otumoetai
  • Carmel Country Estate Retirement Village, Tauranga
  • Bureta Probus, Tauranga
  • Vision Probus, Tauranga
  • Avenues Probus, Tauranga
  • Katikati Probus
  • Mt Maunganui Probus, Bay of Plenty
  • Men's Group, St John's Church, Otumoetai, Tauranga
  • Kowhai Rebus Probus
  • Omokoroa Beach Probus
  • Omokoroa History Group
  • Acacia Park Rest Home, Omokoroa, to celebrate International Elders’ Day

Workshops, Seniors’ Expos, Arts Festivals and Family History Fairs

  • University of the Third Age (U3A), Tauranga
  • Papamoa Branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists workshops
  • Leys Institute Library, Auckland, workshop
  • Remuera Library, Auckland, workshop
  • Seniors Expo, Baptist Church, Cambridge
  • Arts Market, Autumn Festival, Cambridge
  • Participation in Omokoroa Arts Festival
  • Family History Fair, Hamilton
  • Seniors' Expo, Summerset Manukau
  • Eastern BOP Hospice, Training workshop for their life story writers

Links & Stuff

Christine's website: http://www.forget-me-notlifestories.co.nz/

Patricia Charpentier's Edit Like an Expert video course

Memories of Gallipoli book

Bright Sunlight, Dark Shadow book