When a client is on the fence about who to use, they're always going to go with the person who wrote the book about it. They're looking for authors so they look better.Īs an author you will find yourself having more conversations with potential clients, you'll be able to put your prices up 50-100-200% without any trouble at all and no-one will question it. What blog or magazine wants to feature someone who isn't an authority. It makes it easy for people to feature you. Getting speaking gigs happens BECAUSE you are an author. Lead generation is among the easiest thing in the world. Once you are a published author, you'll find many things easier. Minimum of 100 pages (about 2-4 hours reading time).When I say "a book", this is what I mean: Let's clear a few things up before we go any further. The second article will be about promoting the book. The first (this one) is about the why, planning and writing of your book. Maybe it wasn’t such a crazy idea after all.Īction Step: Choose a challenge to stretch yourself, to move you out of your comfort zone.This article is going to be written in two sections. Can’t wait to see what comes out of it THIS time. BUT I’m re-taking that 30 day book writing challenge. We have vision, rapidly coming to pass, of a worldwide constellation of powerful women connected and together lifting the energy on the planet. Some of those transitions seem almost designed to shut women down, put them out to pasture, and encourage them to give up.īut Lorna and I know the importance of support, open communication, and having a supportive tribe that can inspire and encourage women that instead of giving up, this is the best opportunity in their lives to SHINE brighter than ever before. Tons of resources to help women navigate the myriad of transitions that women over 50 go through. Since then I have written an online course, developed a killer workshop, scheduled Mastermind groups, designed hundreds of social media posts, written countless blogs, recorded over 30 podcasts, arranged meetups and retreats, all around the topic that I originally was going to put in that book.īut I’ve created so much more than that. We jumped out of an airplane to make the point, “You just have to take that first step, and that makes all the difference.” Since then, she and I started an entire company about the topic of the “book.” We had a website designed and built a brand called Isn’t She Amazing, LLC: A community of women over 50 to encourage them to live their most vibrant lives NOW. We began talking about what happened to women after retirement, etc…which was actually the main gist of the book I started working on. She had also recently retired from a high powered job as a CFO. We would get together for lunch, or a drink occasionally and just talk about life. Here’s what DID happen: I started meeting Lorna (my business partner). “Hm, interesting,” I thought, “it might just help me pull some thoughts together and get focused.” So I accepted the challenge.ĭid I ever finish the book? Well, no…BUT… Then I saw on social media a 30 day book writing challenge. I know that when I challenge myself, it stimulates me to grow. I was feeling that I was blossoming again. After about five months of taking care of myself, I began to feel some stirring of interest in taking some courses and exploring some areas of interest that had bubbled their way to the surface of my mind.Įach course or masterclass or group, seemed to whet my appetite for more. So I travelled my husband and I bought a second home in Florida, and decided that I would just focus on me/us. I had retired for the second time, and this time I was just “DONE!” I didn’t want to do anything else I didn’t want any more obligations I was just fed up. Last year at this time, I was pulling myself out of a “burn out funk.” The darkest part of my burn out lasted about 5 months. Well, it’s AMAZING how much change and progress you can accomplish by simply setting a goal. What? Why on earth would I accept such a short term challenge of such a huge task?
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