Not Every Book or Word You Write Is Ready to Share “It took me five years, and it had zero personal stories. It was a book about other people’s teachings. And I threw it away. I invested so much time in that book, and I threw it away because my intuition was telling me this […]
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Authors Who Lead 200th Episode “Writing is a creative process. And creative processes allow you to actually grow and change if you allow it.” —Jadah Sellner For over four years, I’ve recorded a podcast every single week. I have not missed a single one. Putting out content consistently takes commitment, and I’m proud of that,
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How to Stop Chasing the Spotlight “Our failures, the challenges, the roadblocks that we’re up against can actually be pathways to success.” —Tim Schurrer Tim Schurrer wanted to be the next John Mayer. But he soon realized he wasn’t selling enough records or concert tickets to achieve this goal and became frustrated. He then pivoted
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Understand Your Unique Voice “Honesty is the thing that takes your book from sounding like everything else on the market to sounding like your unique message.” —Ann Maynard Ann Maynard came into editing by selling a very expensive bottle of wine to an author in Austin, Texas. The joke was that she was an English
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How to Know Your Book Idea Is the Right One? “Letting out a book has more to do with thinking about your own lens than having a good book idea.” —Azul Terronez What does it take to write a book that really matters? Do you think it’s a good idea? Is it your expertise and
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Trusting Your Inner Knowing to Build a Business You Love “Give yourself permission to do things differently . . . I’m someone that not only do I not believe in doing things that you’re not excited to do even if it comes to book marketing, I don’t think they’re going to work.” —Jenny Blake Have
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Finding Free Time Can Change Your Business Forever “There are these decisions that we will make that prioritize our time and our freedom and our happiness and joy over purely money and success.” —Jenny Blake Jenny Blake lost 80 percent of her income within the first two weeks of the pandemic in March 2020. That
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Use Tiny Connections to Build a Life You Want “When we connect with the world around us, we live happier, more fulfilling lives.” —Jen Nash As a child, Jen Nash would get annoyed while shopping with her family because her mom loved to talk to strangers. Years later, Jen has learned to say thank you
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It’s Never Too Late to Fulfill Your Dreams “And I can sense the joy that you’re having. The mistakes don’t matter. It’s the ideas and the concepts that you’re bringing into the book. Your flare. You know it’s got your uniqueness.” —Steve Vannoy What happens when two guys who run a successful business helping nonfiction
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Writing a Book That Matters “I think the courage came from just slowly piece by piece telling the truth.” —Danét Palmer Have you ever thought about writing your life story, or has somebody come to you and said you should write a book about your life? Sometimes that seems exciting, and other times that can
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