Posts Tagged ‘benefits of writing a book’
20 lessons from writing my first book
I was recently having a conversation with someone who had ‒ in their words ‒ wasted £12k on their book. After engaging a company to help, the service was slow. Their deadline was missed, which meant that it wasn’t ready for an important event. And this person was never truly happy with the end product. So…
Read MoreHow writing a book has changed my life!
On last month’s Ask The Book Mentor webinar, we were asked the following question: How does writing a book change your life as a business owner? Wow that’s a hard question to answer. If you listened into the webinar, you’ll have heard mine and Sheryl’s responses towards the end of the recording. In my view,…
Read MoreI went from stuck and procrastinating to writing 60,000 words in a month
I recently interviewed Steve Preston, the Career Catalyst. After writing and publishing his first 2 books, he was struggling with his third. Last summer he was feeling stuck and fed up with procrastinating, and decided to sign up for the 10,000 Word Summer Book Challenge. The challenge was the catalyst that helped him to get his focus…
Read MoreHow to create new opportunities by writing a book
Tonight is the second webinar in the 10,000 Word Summer Book Challenge. Just by stepping up and saying they are writing their book, many of my writers are already creating new opportunities! Actually, I could give you lots of examples of how my clients have created new opportunities – many before they’ve actually finished (and…
Read MoreWriting your book creates clarity in your message
I started running the 10,000 Word Summer Book Challenge on Monday morning, and initially I’ve been focusing on how to get started with writing your book. Before you start to write, you need to get clear on your message. You need to know who your book is for, what your readers want to hear from…
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