Before I take on a new project with someone who wants to write a client-attracting book, I ask him or her a series of clarifying questions. Often, I’ll ask the…
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My girlfriend is planning her first trip to Ireland. She’s bringing her teenaged kids along with her. She’s purchased the plane tickets, reserved the rental car, now it’s dawning on…
I’ve got two points I’d like to make. Think of this as the CliffsNotes version of this post. 1. Read The New York Times Book Review to educate yourself on…
Turtle Bunbury was fixated on 1847. In fact, he wrote over 40 stories about people and events that made the news in that fascinating year. But when it came time…
I caught sight of myself on video last week during a group coaching session. There were about 10 other entrepreneurs on the call as well, their faces appearing whenever they…
Bear with me for a moment. I’m going to begin with a sidebar simply because I must. As I was browsing for pictures of beavers on Google, something you probably…
If you’d like to outline your message and be seen as an expert in your field, you’d be silly to write a novel. If you’re not keen to write a…
David Treece, who wrote the following piece, is a financial advisor down in Miami, the kind that has a fiduciary responsibility to clients, who doesn’t get paid on commission, which…
There’s nothing that excites me more than seeing a client project come to fruition. It takes a major investment of time and focus to write a good book, the sort…
I was 26 the first time I realized that what people thought about me had more to do with them, then with who I was/am as a person. Such an…
