If you know anything about me, you know my brain works in acronyms. More often than not, I’m in the audience at one of our author’s events as they are speaking to the crowd. My brain kicks into gear and starts culling their info into program titles for them to host as future webinars. It […]

Ted-X. The Moth. Both GREAT resources for hearing fantastic stories and experiencing life-changing moments! Two years ago, I had the opportunity to attend a weekend speaker’s workshop in NY and spend one of the afternoons under the tutelage of a Moth producer. If you are not familiar with The Moth, you can find it on […]

You are a writer and are eager to be a published author. You have a book manuscript and are ready for a big-league publisher to hand you a contract and turn you into a best-seller. You have spent the last year-or-so reaching out to book agents and getting no response. You have watched the frustration […]

Stop playing small. You know you don’t want to. You KNOW you are ready to play BIGGER. And remember . . . It’s not about WHAT is holding you back . . . it’s all about WHO is holding you back. YOU are the only thing holding yourself back. I’ve been there . . . […]

Who Says A Fish Can’t Sell?: True Tales From Top Salespeople The sales profession has been around roughly since the stone age. Archeologists have traced hunters trading for the best flint weapons and tools. No wonder that sales have long been studied, analyzed, and popularized in movies and literature—from “The Music Man” to “Death of […]

Around 20 years ago, while navigating thru my “corporate” period, I found myself on a flight to somewhere, sitting next to a Disney Imagineer. What I remember most about the conversation is that, much like a 4-year-old, I asked a thousand questions about what his job was like. I was enthralled with the concept of […]

I narrowed it down, remembering I had gotten gas at the local QT less than 24 hours earlier. It must have slipped out of my pocket when I got back into the car. Oh great. Visions of my debit card laying on the ground in a puddle of muddy snow and ice popped into my […]

Author Beth Thater-Maune recently released her book, Unlock Your Soul’s Purpose as an Amazon International Bestseller. While on several spiritual retreats around the world, Beth experienced many visitations from God, Jesus, the Pleiadians, and other spirits of the Higher Realm. During one particular visit, standing in the Temple of Records with Jesus, Beth accepted the task […]

For the past 11 months, my selected word-for-the-year was “Treasure.” My intent was to be much more aware of the treasures in my life . . . family, health, humor, clients, etc. In reflection, I’d have to say that yes, 2019 was a treasure-filled year of experiences. Overall, 2019 gave us quite a RUSH of […]

I’ve been very busy this Fall with speaking events, and as I share my perspective on the current “Wild, Wild, West of Self-Publishing,” the ONE question I continue to get asked the most is, “How do I sell more books?” And yes, I typically answer with . . . “It’s not about how well your […]