What’s the Best Way to Become a Paid Speaker? “For those who are looking to do keynotes, it’s important to think about who are the decision-makers who are booking keynote speakers for where you want to go.” – Alexia Vernon Last September, Alexia Vernon was dealt a massive blow: thyroid cancer. And she couldn’t escape […]
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Listen In On an Actual Coaching Session with an Author “You’ve got to turn off the editor brain because you’re judging yourself before the words come out.” – Azul Terronez Have you been staring at a blank screen, instead of typing “The End” on your book? Or maybe you’re still dreaming about writing, but you’re
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Why Leading Your Way Matters Most “My company has become a place where everybody is transforming as individuals, because everybody is getting stretched a little bit, as well.” – Sarah Hawley On the brink of burnout, Sarah Hawley had an epiphany. She had stepped away from her company for a month to refocus and, during
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This is a huge fear of mine. I mean, just to be honest, I almost always wonder if the idea that I have for a book is any good. I guess it’s because I don’t want to write something that isn’t well received by the readers. I don’t want to be a failure. Almost all
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The first book I wrote, The Art of Apprenticeship, is a book of passion. It is a book that I wanted to validate by doing what I advised in the book. But, the problem was I hadn’t tried the techniques yet. I was nervous to share my learning without validating it. I decided that I
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Who has time to write? Well, you have more time to write than you think and even if you don’t think you have time to write, I bet you have 20 minutes a day, don’t you? When I was writing my first book, I was busy just like you. My two kids were both in
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What Will Work Look Like in the Year 2040? “The five most dangerous words in business are ‘this time it is different.’ Almost always, it is not different.” – Jeff Wald Admittedly, Jeff Wald harbored an ulterior motive when he dedicated $10 million of his own money to the Future of Work Prize. Modeled after
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Behind the Scenes of a $20K Dream Home Office Makeover “Get them excited about what you’re doing. Lead with the value you want to provide to them.” – Kevin Rizer As authors, we try to figure out what our readers need and want. How will our book help them? What can we do to serve?
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Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur in Business, Love, and Life “And so for me, it’s very important to have a beautiful balance, and space and time, and just enjoy life.” – Natalie Sisson A year ago, tears ran down Natalie Sisson’s face as she walked her dogs in the rain. She was stuck in an
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Owning Your Uniqueness to Write Your Book “It’s a small little idea that you found that everyone had stepped over again and again, but you picked up and had a wonder.” – Azul Terronez If you live uniquely and authentically, you may find that, one day, you don’t fit into other people’s boxes of who
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