I’ll assume you’ve read my posts What is a Book Coach? and Should You Hire a Book Coach? or that you feel you already know enough to move on to the meaty question—how do I actually go about hiring a book coach? And not just any book coach, but the right book coach for me?
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Should You Hire A Book Coach?
If you just read my post What is a Book Coach? you might be saying to yourself, “Now I know what a book coach is, but how do I know if I need one or not?” You’ve come to the right place for the answer, but if you’re already thinking you need a book coach,
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What Is A Book Coach?
This is the first in a series of posts about hiring and working with a book coach. See Should I Hire a Book Coach? and How to Hire a Book Coach to learn more or, if you’re ready to hire one right now, check out my book coaching options. This post focuses on just one
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How to Create Intentional Content For Your Book
As you write your book, how much of it is intentional? By “intentional,” I mean it’s on purpose, rather than incidental. Each of us creates hundreds, perhaps thousands, of pieces of “content” each day, most of it without ever thinking “Now, I’m going to create some content.” Every email you send, word you say, and
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The 80/20 Rule of Writing and Publishing Your Book
The Pareto Principle and Richard Koch’s book The 80/20 Principle state that 80% of results come from 20% of the inputs. This is especially true when it comes to the results you get with books—just having a book, even if it’s far from perfect, will give you the vast majority of results. Don’t get me
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Your New Identity: Published Author
There has never been an easier time to be an author, nor a time when your voice was needed more. Since there’s no time to waste, grab a sheet of scrap paper, a sticky note, or anything else at hand, and write: My name is [insert your name] and I am an author. Put that
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3 Ways To Make Writing Your Book Less Stressful
Writing a book is a challenge. As Churchill said: To begin with it is a toy and an amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, then it becomes a master, then it becomes a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster and
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Use White-Label Public Relations To Grow Your PR Firm
Here’s a drop-dead easy business idea…if you have the right connections and/or aptitude—use white-label PR services to grow your own PR firm. This is ideal for: Existing PR firms Freelance PR professionals Someone who wants to start a PR agency Individuals and companies that already help companies with their marketing, thought leadership, and personal branding
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Affirmations For Entrepreneurs
Do positive affirmations work? Yes, if you actually do them. And if they’re good affirmations (a lot of them are silly and I had to do a lot of curation and creation to come up with a smaller number of affirmations I think are worth repeating). Positive affirmations have been shown through studies to improve
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How I Got Verified On Instagram
Want to know how to get verified on Instagram? I can’t guarantee my formula will work for you, but it worked for me. The crazy thing is that I tried for years to get verified and couldn’t make it happen, and then I changed ONE THING and within days I had the coveted blue badge
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