Illustration by hurca.com @ fotolia.com Why consider crowdfunding? Maybe you want to engage a professional book strategist to ensure your nonfiction work succeeds in provoking a movement? Or enhancing your influence? Showcasing thought leadership? Boosting your business — or all of the above? Ever wondered how to pay for such a service? That’s what aRead the Rest…
From the book that never gets written to the musical instrument that remains unplayed or played poorly, we’ve all experienced situations in which our aspirations exceed our abilities. And thank goodness for that. It is, after all, how the human race has progressed over millennia—this ability to see beyond our limitations and challenges, on theRead the Rest…
One of the most common inquiries I get comes from business book authors who say no one is buying or reading their books. Can I help? The answer to which is invariably “no.” Like a house that’s been been poorly designed, oftentimes it’s easier and cheaper to start from scratch. With that in mind, it’sRead the Rest…
One of the reasons I love to read, and widely, is because you never know where your next good idea will come from. In the past I’ve taken clients through a number of different exercises to help them complete the following sentence (essential to any aspiring non-fiction author, wouldn’t you agree?): “The question that liesRead the Rest…
It’s always a special moment when a new author holds her book in her hands–in this case the result of 30 months’ hard thinking, researching, and writing. Intercultural communication and international etiquette expert, Sharon Schweitzer’s first book, Access to Asia: Your Multicultural Guide to Building Trust, Inspiring Respect, and Creating Long-Lasting Business Relationships (Wiley, 2015)–co-authored by me–hasRead the Rest…
Have you heard about Audvisor yet? That’s the app you can download through the Apple Store or Google Play that brings you short (under 3 minutes), powerful insights from “the world’s top experts.” And I’m honored to be considered one of them, along with the likes of Tom Peters, Seth Godin, Guy Kawasaki andRead the Rest…
The average person reads approximately 250-300 words a minute, so this post will take you at most a couple of minutes to read. Has this been a valuable use of your time? Please leave a comment to let me know. Whenever I work with a client, one of the first assignments I give themRead the Rest…
In part one of this post I posed the question: Do we care about good writing anymore? Here is Raj Shankar’s thoughtful response: If we begin judging good and bad based only on sales figures the world would have missed number of classics. Would we even remember Leonardo and those like him? Could weRead the Rest…
Can you help me figure something out? Do we care about “Good to Great” any more? Have we stopped (or at least fallen short) of being “In Search of Excellence”? Basically, do we care whether writing is brilliant and not just that it brings in the big bucks? Let me explain why I’m asking. I’mRead the Rest…
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers. ~ Voltaire Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers. ~ Tony Robbins My greatest strength as a consultant is to be ignorant and ask a few questions. ~ Peter Drucker One of the joys of visiting bricks and mortar bookstores is whenRead the Rest…
