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May 25, 2015
What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do
What do you do when you don’t know what to do? The great philosopher and baseball player, Yogi Berra, described this state of indecision and gave sage advice when he said, “when you come to a fork in the road, take it.” Not knowing what to do can take various forms, including: two or more great options – […]
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April 20, 2015
6 Thinking Hats for Writing
Can a business strategy be used for the writing process? I thought I would give it a try with the 6 thinking hats for writing. In 1999, Edward De Bono introduced the Six Thinking Hats as a way to improve thinking and decision making for individuals and groups in the business arena. De Bono showed that humans […]
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April 13, 2015
10 Steps to Overcome a Lousy Attitude
Is it possible to overcome a lousy attitude? Because let’s face it … all of us have a lousy attitude some days!
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April 7, 2015
13 Ways for An Author to Use Google Tools
I have come up with 13 ways for an author to use Google tools that will enhance your productivity and the final product. I first wrote about writers using Google in 2012. But Google’s array of tools has grown and my needs as an author continue to morph, so I realized it was time for a […]
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April 4, 2015
Easter Is a Love Story
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March 29, 2015
10 Warnings On Personal Branding
Warnings on personal branding? I’m not sure what personal branding is—and definitely didn’t know it was dangerous. Personal branding, defining and refining the you who you want the world to see, makes a lot of sense even if you don’t perceive yourself to be selling yourself or anything else. Why? Even if you don’t perceive yourself to […]
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March 14, 2015
The Assignment Clause in a Book Publishing Contract
Q: What is the assignment clause in a book publishing contract? Is it important? A: It defines whether you or your publisher can give-grant-sell to someone else the rights and obligations found in your Agreement. It might matter a lot. I’ve worked on and signed hundreds of book publishing contracts as a publisher, author, agent, and […]
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March 9, 2015
5 Stages of Grief for Sports Fans
What do the 5 stages of grief have to do with sports fans you wonder? Just ask the diehard Wrigley Field denizens and they will provide you with enough angst and anecdote to write a Ph.D. dissertation in clinical psychology. The five stages of grief were introduced by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross in the book On Death and Dying (Scribner, 1969). […]
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March 2, 2015
Presumption of Guilt and the Breakdown of Public Discourse
Much is made of the lack of civil discourse and the breakdown of public discourse in American culture today. Is it time we declare the meeting of the minds to be a contact sport with special headgear? The art of diatribe – a long, angry, bitter, satirical criticism against a different opinion – has always been practiced in the public […]
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February 19, 2015
Don’t Eat That Frog First
In his bestselling book, Eat That Frog, Brian Tracy tackles the issue of personal productivity with 21 ways to conquer procrastination, beginning with his classic breakfast recipe : If the first thing you do when you wake up each morning is eat a live frog, nothing worse can happen the rest of the day! If you’ve ever […]
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