The Road to Birthing a Book
This post started as a small expression of thanks to my dear friend Kim DeYoung, for having written a blog post about her journey of writing her book. Because reading how she’s been making her way steadily toward publication has re-inspired me to get back on the road to publishing myself. (Read Kim’s blog post…
Laughter is the best medicine. Sorrow is (surprisingly) second best.
I spent a solid half-hour today, bawling my eyes out on my healer’s floor. The release I now feel is transformative. And mind you, this type of ritual sobbing is part of my regular self care! (nothing “happened” to make me cry like I did). Life is HARD, people. Left unremedied, the sorrows and wounds…
Building your Intuition Muscle
About a week ago, I was walking down the street and noticed a penny on the ground. Like I always do, I bent down to pick it up. (She who appreciates even the smallest blessings … shows herself worthy to receive the greatest blessings. Just sayin). But this wasn’t an ordinary penny. It was the…
How to Land National Media and PR … for FREE!
I got an email the other day from an AM radio talk show host here in Chicago that said: “I checked out your media kit and am very impressed. Are you available to appear on the show on 12/28 at 6:15pm?” Score! Another notch for me on my media/PR belt. And I didn’t pay one…
Overcoming the Price Objection
Have you ever had a customer tell you they can get whatever you’re selling for free elsewhere? Worse – were they right?? I used to sell social media training – perhaps one of the most readily-available free topics on the internet. But despite the abundance of free information, I was still very successful at selling my…
Change Is In The Air – Are You Celebrating or Suffering?
Whenever the seasons change, energy is available for you to make changes in your life as well. The energy that’s available as summer turns to fall (which is happening here in the northern hemisphere right now) is the energy of harvest. The light, positive side of harvest energy is gathering and giving thanks for all…
Sleaze-Free Selling for Authors: A Methodology for Creators to Share Their Work with the World
If you’re an author who’s interested in learning how to market your books better, then a few things are probably true about you: You view yourself to some extent – greater or lesser – as an artist as well. A Creator. You’d like for the world to read more of your books! The idea of selling your…
The Secret to Writing Headlines That Work
If you want people to pay attention to your message in this crowded, crowded world we live in, you must master the art of the headline. Plain and simple. To help you do that, I’ve compiled a list of several recent articles from sources like CopyBlogger and The Daily Egg that do a GREAT job…
The Referral Marketing Strategy That Signed Up 100,000 New Emails in 1 Week – And Probably Won’t Work For Your Business
Tim Ferriss recently posted about how a couple guys from a razor company, Harrys.com, grew their list from a few hundred to 100,000 in 1 week by deploying a sophisticated online referral marketing campaign. Here is Tim Ferriss’ post. Basically, the campaign offered great prizes and giveaways – and all you had to do was…