The Art, Science, and Business of Speaking
Do you frequently find yourself saying, “I’m a ______, but I want to be a professional speaker/author/guru”? If so, this blog post is for you! I recently spoke with “serial quitter” Jon Acuff about his new book, Quitter: Closing the Gap Between Your Day Job and Your Dream Job, and […]
This week’s newsletter is inspired by a statement from Mark Schoenwald, the new CEO of Thomas Nelson (the sixth largest American trade publisher and world’s largest Christian publisher, according to Wikipedia): We can no longer think of ourselves as just a book publisher, but as a content provider. That means […]
Wondering how to introduce your new presentation to prospective clients? Or wondering how to launch your brand new speaking business? Nothing works better than a great email campaign anchored by some high-content videos (three of them, as a matter of fact). Watch the video above and you’ll get a […]
Brendon Burchard’s new book, The Millionaire Messenger, is #1 on both the New York Times‘ and USA Today‘s paperback advice/how-to bestseller lists. How did he do it? Well, I got an email from Brendon this week and he broke it down into eight steps: Write a great book with a […]
Have you ever asked… “Does Twitter really work?” “Can it help my business?” “How do I get the most out of it?” “How do I measure success?” Odds are you have, because these seem to be the big social media questions on everyone’s mind. If so, good news — I […]
Who wouldn’t like a #1 best-selling book? But with upwards of 300,000 books published on a yearly basis (in the United States alone), how do you make it happen? Contrary to popular opinion, it’s not as simple as “write a great book.” Also contrary to popular opinion, your publisher isn’t […]