Are you allowing these 10 hazardous excuses to Distract, Detour, and Derail You From Getting Your Book Started? This is not a rhetorical question. It requires an answer. An honest answer. According to thesynergyexpert.com, “…97% of people who start to write a book never finish it.” Are you the 97% or are you the 3%?{ Read More }
Your Second Quarter: 4 Questions to Ask
Question: What are you taking with you into the Second Quarter of this year? This is the time of year when all the goal setting and scheduling gurus ask you how you’re doing on your goals. After all, on January 1st or before, they told you to set S.M.A.R.T. goals. They urged you to break{ Read More }
Are Your Goals in Pain?
Are your goals in pain? When the idea for this blog, Are Your Goals in Pain, first popped into my mind, I thought perhaps that only women would be able to relate to the analogy of a pregnant woman with labor pains. But after I thought about it, I came to the conclusion that anyone{ Read More }
3 Ways to Know if You’re Walking in the Footprints of Fear
Are you walking in the footprints of fear when it comes to writing your book? Are One of These 3 Fears Stopping YOU From Moving Forward with YOUR Book? 1. I’m walking in the footprints of fear because I suck as a writer. You don’t have to write your book yourself! Ghostwriters abound in a{ Read More }
5 Excuses That May Be Stopping You From Writing Your Book
During the years I’ve been in business, I’ve found there are 5 Excuses that may be stopping you from writing your book. They may not be earth-shattering excuses, and they probably sound pretty good to your ears when you say them out loud. But…alas…they’re still excuses and excuses don’t get books written. Excuses waste breath{ Read More }
Life Transition: 4 Keys to Live L.I.F.E. Through Major Life Transitions
Your life is a STORY about the power of life transitions and in this post I’m going to share 4 Keys to Live L.I.F.E. and Harness the Power of Life Transitions. Think for a moment about the very nature of transition. You are always leaving one chapter behind while moving on to the next. Some{ Read More }
Author Spotlight Interview
I’m usually the one interviewing people so I was thrilled to be the interviewee “on paper” for @Lisa Tener – Book Coach – “The Creativity Catalyst” and her Author Spotlight. Click the link below to read the entire interview. https://www.how-to-write-a-book.com/co-authoring-a…/ In today’s spotlight you will learn Michelle’s advice for new authors plus tips on: –{ Read More }
5 Reasons Why Athletes Should Write and Publish a Book During Their Playing Days
Most of the sports clients who come to me to find out how to write and publish a book have left the game for one reason or another. Many left the game due to one crushing injury that ended their playing days. For some, it was the constant erosion of their bodies, battered and bruised{ Read More }
Write that Book!
Your Legacy Builder Playaction Pondering: I’ve never been a fan of the expression, “a book is the new business card.” To me, calling your book a business card undervalues how important a book can be to your career.” Business, leadership, and organizational consultants all need a book in their arsenal to demonstrate their expertise to{ Read More }
Working Past Fear and Toward Acceptance
We’re human. We face fear all the time. It’s what we do with that fear that either propels us forward or plummets us backward. The ultimate goal is working past fear and toward acceptance. What primary fear are you facing today? Is it fear of your unstable new business walking its way into the garbage?{ Read More }