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No, it is definitely not the end. It is a new beginning. This means you can start your New Year’s resolutions now. Start that New Year’s list by thinking about what products and collateral can you extract from your book. Then write out a list of potential products that can be leveraged from your book. […]

Many of you will be familiar with ‘fake it till you make it’ mantra (although I feel that is at that stage of being overused). Regardless, it does resonate well with getting in and getting things done, regardless of your mindset. Based on the theme of ‘faking it’, let us assume that you have written […]

If you truly believe that your stuff (your story) is not worth strutting, then you should stop and find something else to do with your time. There are times when we should stop, take a breath and reconsider what we want to achieve. If you are not proud to strut your stuff, why would anyone […]

There is a saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Whether you believe it or not, does not matter when you put into context what this saying can suggest. My interpretation is that what you do on a daily basis reflects how you live your life. Perhaps this saying can be traced back […]

It can flourish and bloom. Or it can never see the light of day. As an avid gardener, what would the process be if you wanted to see success with the growth of that plant? You would tend to it regularly. Potentially, in the very early stages, you would check your plant each day, at […]

Many people will be familiar with the story of Johnny Appleseed. The American pioneer who loved apples and is credited with spreading apple trees across America in the 1800s. It is said that he was a good farmer and enjoyed growing apple trees. Out of this passion, he travelled from place to place and planted […]

During a presentation at QUT at one of the Women in Thought Leadership series by Pitcher Partners, Tracey Vieira (CEO of Screen Queensland) showed a short video of a young girl who has been recorded going on a ski jump for the first time (link at the end of this post). The video is a […]

While some non-fiction authors may consider it offensive to ‘make it up as you go’, the reality is in many professions, advice that is given is an ‘educated guess’– in other words, they are making it up as they go. One of the most important factors for writing a book is understanding why you are […]