What does Disney's hit movie THE LION KING have to do with Jewish celebrations? Listen to this episode to find out.
Simcha is a word describing a happy, joyous occasion. This certainly relates to bar/bat mitzvahs, and weddings. Hope to be celebrating many simchas with you soon.
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Welcome to the book more Jewish weddings podcast. I'm your host, Pat Blackwell. Today, our Jewish wedding Word of the Week is Simcha. Literally, Simcha translates to joy or gladness, but it's used to signify any happy occasion. Today is a happy occasion because you are taking one more step toward growing your Jewish wedding business. And that's a wonderful reason to celebrate. Thank you for listening. As a Catholic farm girl in Minnesota, I certainly never expected to ever be the Jewish party, maybe. But 4400 parties and 26 years later, I am indeed an expert at Jewish party. I am fiercely committed to helping the best vendors, book more parties in this amazing, lucrative and incredibly loyal Jewish party market. Let's go. If you're listening to this podcast, you're likely a vendor in this wonderful party world. Are you a caterer a photographer, a videographer? Maybe you're a party planner, or a DJ, or band? If so, you all get to be part of simoes every time we go to work, it's a wonderful thing. I miss those parties. But COVID is coming to an end and my phone's been ringing. It feels so great to be planning more similar. Every podcast we've learned a new word. We do it the Jewish party Maven way. Step one, we will say it. Step two, we will see it and step three, we will save it in your brain by using it. So let's jump right in. Step one, we will say it you know how this works. Repeat after me Simcha. The most common spelling for Simcha is s like Sam I m like mother see like Charlie? h A like apple. But if you listen to my podcast, you already know that there's almost always at least a couple of ways to spell every Jewish word. So simka might be spelled Simcha sim ka si m h a s i m ch h regardless how it's spelled. Most all Jewish people agree that it's pronounced Simcha. If you get really good, you can use that guttural sound and say simple clap. But I'm not good at that. So I'll stick to Simcha. Step two, we will see it. I know I know. You think I'm going to make you think of some crazy visualization, right? Well, today we're going to talk about TV. Have you ever watched that Disney show The Lion King. If you have then likely you remember the scene in The Lion King, where Mufasa holds up his newborn son. He holds a son a pyre and introduces his new son Simcha. I mean Simba to the animal kingdom, or that was truly a happy occasion. And that's what this word means. Step three. We will save it in our brain by using it. Simcha can be any happy occasion. And in the Jewish world. There are many times in your life when you would celebrate. When a Jewish baby is eight days old, you would have a bris. If the child is a boy, or a baby naming ceremony if the child is a girl. When that boy turns 13 years old, he is first invited to read from the Torah. At his Bar Mitzvah. Girls become Bat Mitzvah when they are 12 or 13. When they come of age and become adults in the Jewish world. Those are more Simcha. Then, of course, there are wedding ceremonies. Any happy occasion can be called a Simcha. But this word is used mostly for Jewish celebrations. Now that you know all about what the Jewish word simka means, let's turn things around a bit and talk about what a Simcha can mean for your business. The s in Simchais for systems. Perhaps you have used this COVID time to improve the systems used in your business. Our clients are used to zoom meetings, but that's the tip of the iceberg. They expect almost instant responses to inquiries. They expect to sign documents electronically. Many of our couples don't even have checkbooks and they expect the ability to pay electronically to if you haven't improve your systems yet, get on it. I changed my proposals around this week. I'm thrilled to report that I got three more contracts signed with deposits already in the past two days. Whoa, bring it on. I am ready. The i in Simcha is for your ideal customer. For years you've likely had the same ideal customer this year. Perhaps it's time to broaden your opportunities and use some language that welcome some other types of customers to perhaps you're doing same sex marriages. Or if you're listening to this podcast and clearly you are, perhaps you'll use some Jewish language your customers will notice. The M in Simcha is for mindset. Much of your success in life and in business is based on your mindset. For years now, I've kept a little plaque near my mirror that says, happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response. Did you get that one? Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response. Perhaps your mindset is that you don't ever get hired for Jewish weddings. Those things you whisper to yourself. They have an eerie way of coming true. Are you beaten down and worn out from COVID? Your customers can sense that spend some time getting the right mindset to be ready for the 2021 season and 2022 as well. All of those brides who could not have their dream wedding and 2020 are banging on doors right now. Are you ready? The c in Simcha is for coach. coaches are more popular now than ever. Every successful athlete has a coach or two or 10. Talk to any successful business owner, and likely they will mention something they've learned from the coach along the way to as the Jewish party Maven, I'd like to be your coach in all things regarding to your celebrations, you can check out the different programs we offer at my website, Jewish party maven.com. The h in Simcha is for habits. habits are things you do over and over. Usually without even thinking about it. Some habits are good, and some habits are bad. My business coach suggested that I should adopt one new habit that would help grow my business. Maybe make one more sales call, maybe return calls the same day, maybe make one tweak to my sales process. I'm guessing you could probably take that same advice. He also suggested that I stopped doing one thing that's harming my business. Like not returning phone calls promptly. or stop twiddle in the day away looking at Funny Dog videos on Tic Tac. Use your time wisely. Make the most of your day, develop a new habit. And you'll be amazed how much difference it makes in your business. The a in Simcha is for action. What action can you take to grow your business? You are here listening to this podcast. And I truly appreciate that. But if you listen without taking action, then this is just entertainment, not education. Zig Ziglar once said, you don't have to be great to start. But you have to start to be great. take some action. Be bold, you can do this. My Jewish clients are asking me all the time, who's the best photographer? What's the best venue? They want to work with people that they know like and trust. They deserve the best. I'm glad you're here listening to this podcast, I want to help you be one of the best. My business is 90% Jewish clients. We manage over 250 events a year with my red coat ladies business, and it's 100% referral based. How do you get more referrals? Well, you absolutely have to understand the Jewish traditions. This is how to build trust and grow your business. I'm here to lead you every step of the way. Just by showing up here my loyal listener, you are proving that you want to be the best. My Courses will be starting soon. And I hope you jump right in. I would love to be able to refer you as someone who understands the traditions so important to Jewish weddings. I know I know. You might be thinking you don't have time for this. Well, my business is picking up fast. But if your business is still slow, you have to ask yourself, when will you ever have more time? parties are coming back strong. But this year we actually have time to work on our business instead of in your business. Are there some specific words or customs that If you don't understand in this Jewish party world, send me an email or join the Jewish party Maven rockstars private Facebook group. I want to hear from you. Alright, let's get back to the Word of the Week. This week's word is Simcha. So now let's review. Say it Simcha. See it? Think about Mufasa raising his newborn son Simcha. I mean Simba up there for all the animal kingdom to see. Save it in your brain. Hope to see you at lots of wonderful simchas in the months ahead. Okay, let's wrap this up. If you'd like to learn more, follow me on Facebook, or Instagram at the Jewish party Maven. I really appreciate your thoughts and feedback about the show. So all your rock stars, leave me a review. Join me next week and you'll be even closer to booking your next Jewish party. Touching. Thanks for listening