When I first met the quirky fellow in today’s spotlight, I wasn’t sure what to think. After all, in his own words he is the following:
Writer. Marketer. Practitioner of sales magic. Singer. Ex-monk.
Makes you wonder, doesn’t it?
And I’ll add he’s also a brilliant copywriter and one of the most supportive people I’ve met online. But what I love most about Martin Stellar is his commitment to being of service. It really is what he’s all about and that inspires me.
That’s the Art.
People talk about service, but fall short more often than not. Why?
[pullquote]”The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Gandhi[/pullquote]
Because what I’m talking about is being of service, not doing service and in my experience, it’s a rare breed that can pull that off.
Martin does so with heart.
Now for the Science.
Lest you think he’s just a smiling, helpful guy let’s cut to the chase. . .
Within a few days of working his magic on my Coaching page it generated over $2000 from new clients. Not too shabby for an ex-monk living in a small town in Spain!
He is a wordsmith, skilled in the art of sales copy and marketing. Because really, what else would you learn at a monastery? 😉
You tell him where you want to go and he’ll navigate the way to your success.
His genius is not simply good copywriting but his ability to get to the heart of the matter and work with you in a way that’s part coach/part consultant/part sherpa.
He has become both sounding board and valued friend and I’m delighted to share him with you in today’s spotlight. Enjoy!
1. Why are you here?
To help, serve, and make money in the process
2. What is your future self calling for?
For me to do more now, so my future self can take a day off. Or two.
To be more in the moment, more focused, and fix the things in my life that need fixin. (Earn more, study more, create a bigger network.)
3. How do you honour that calling?
Work harder, take no lip from myself – not make excuses. Rather, that’s what I try to do, but it doesn’t always work. A learning process.
4. What is both effortless and life-giving to you?
Mirth and merriment
5. What do you do best?
Smiling, making people look and feel good. Being there when others need me, in whatever way. I listen very well.
6. What is extraordinary about your work?
It’s absolutely about you, whatever I do.
[pullquote]”Martin’s bite-size pearls of copywriting wisdom are nuggets of gold.” – Colin Beveridge[/pullquote]
7. What is guaranteed to inspire you?
A friend, always. Love.
8. What will your epitaph say if you’ve lived life on your terms?
Here lies a man who practiced faith and Love every day of his life.
Martin Stellar is a slightly weird yet very kind copywriter, with a knack for getting into people’s minds. His mission is to improve the world, and his tools for that are a very toothy smile and deftly written copy.
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Hey Martin, I love your style and approach to copywriting. AS an aspiring freelance writer I’ve been a little shy of promoting myself as a copywriter – because most of it reeks of sleaze. How refreshing to see someone approach it from a place of service, humor and fun. Glad to meet you.
Hey Sarah, I totally agree with you re: Martin’s approach. Also, can’t wait to see you in the spotlight owning your own talents 🙂
Hi Sarah,
Thank you for the kind words!
I know where you’re coming from – it took me a while to settle in and be comfortable promoting my work. Quite a while, in fact 🙂
The trick is probably to not force it. I needed that time to get my head around what it really is that matters to me in my work. (Big thank you to Sandi for helping me with that!)
I don’t know, what about: ‘Know thyself and ye shall not be sleazy?’
Something like that
Woah Sandi, I’m loving you and hating you for introducing such an amazing writer. I mean I don’t even like marketing (though relationship is pretty much everything in the world) but I keep reading on till the very last page. Personally I hate pages without archives as I don’t have a good grasp of where I will be next but I just couldn’t help but read on. You write in such an interesting way! Damn, I’ll be spending way too much time reading (most of the time I read but don’t apply because I do get information overload) when I have things to get onto if all the copywriters are this good.