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Living Your Life’s Purpose with Conscious Behavior

March 23, 2020 by Colleen Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

Do you react to life's circumstances with unconscious or conscious behavior? Are you living your life's purpose? Recently, I was a guest on the podcast, "SuperPowers of the Soul" with host, Jennifer Urezzio. We chatted about my spiritual power of purpose and how it's easier to be in tune with my ... Read More

Filed Under: Monday Musings Tagged With: #MondayMusings, #SuperPowersoftheSoul, Conscious behavior, Life's Purpose, Unconscious behavior

The Hard Truth About Publishing

March 18, 2020 by Peter Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

Let's rip this band-aid off... Most authors never make money off their books. However, with a little education and hard work you can be an author who makes money. The biggest thing to understand is publishing matters when you look at how you and your book will make money. Let's take a quick look at ... Read More

Filed Under: #TuesdayTip, Uncategorized Tagged With: business, publishing, Self-Publishing, writing

Business and Life Success During Times of Struggle

March 16, 2020 by Colleen Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

Business and life success isn't about luck; it's about planning and taking action. You've heard the quote by Benjamin Franklin, By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." Or, you may have heard the quote, Take action! An inch of movement will bring you closer to your goals than a mile of ... Read More

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Make Work From Home Work

March 12, 2020 by Peter Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

First off, I want to make sure you all stay safe as we face the COVID-19 epidemic. Listen to your local heath experts and stay aware of how you can do your part to keep yourself and others healthy. With the sudden and massive closures of sporting events, schools, and work we thought it would be ... Read More

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: business owner, home business, work, work from home

7 Amazing Publishing Plan Hacks

March 10, 2020 by Peter Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

Writing and publishing your book takes time, it's true. No matter how hard you will try, you won't be able to write your book in three days or a week or even in a month. So how do you make sure your book can be published in a timely fashion? Make a publishing plan! A publishing plan is a holistic ... Read More

Filed Under: #TuesdayTip, Authors, Uncategorized Tagged With: author, marketing, Planning, publishing, writer, writing

Self-Publishing? Don’t Make the Same Mistakes I Did!

March 9, 2020 by Colleen Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

I didn't know what I didn't know! When I started my self-publishing journey, I went into the process blind as a bat. I was so excited to publish my book, and I had great information to share! Not only was I completely unaware of the tasks and money it takes to publish a book, I didn't know where to ... Read More

Filed Under: Monday Musings Tagged With: authors, books, brand, branding, publishing, Self-Publishing

Turning Your Book Into a Lead Generator

March 3, 2020 by Peter Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

Happy Tuesday! I hope you've all been doing well. This week I want to share with you our #TuesdayTip: Turn Your Book Into a Lead Generator. Remember, your book is a business and whether your book is your primary business or you are using your book as part of your business, generating leads is the ... Read More

Filed Under: #TuesdayTip, Uncategorized Tagged With: author, book, coach, marketing, promotion, public speaking, speaker, writer

What makes a good book?

February 25, 2020 by Peter Wietmarschen Leave a Comment

  What makes a good book? It's a question many authors ask themselves. There are many factors which influence the overall quality of a book, but today let's focus on the content of your book. Change the question to what stories/experiences/ideas make a good book. Become CLEAR on your message Over ... Read More

Filed Under: #TuesdayTip Tagged With: authors, business, children's book, entrepreneur, memoir, writers, writing

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