George Rodriguez's Blog: From the Beginning

Using Influence to Promote Your Indie Books

I’m relatively new to indie publishing with only four e-books currently on Amazon.  What I am not new to is reading business books and applying their lessons to improve performance. One thing that has stood out to me as I’ve researched the best way to get the word out about my books is some of [...]

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Why a Regular To Do List Doesn’t Work

This is the third in a series of posts focused on procrastination.  In the first I wrote about ten causes of procrastination.  In the second post I looked at ten cures for procrastination.  In this post I want to explore why a regular to do list will not help you with your procrastination. I love [...]

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10 Ways to Overcome Procrastination

In last week’s post we talked about 10 reasons we procrastinate.  Today we will look at the top ten tactics I discovered while doing research for my next Kindle e-book. Part of the fun of focusing on peak performance and professional development is I get exposed to so many pieces of helpful advice and effective [...]

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50 of My Best Resources for Ideas, Creativity Sparks and Interesting Content

I did an inventory recently of the best resources that I use to come up with ideas and that help me spark creative connections.  I also just love consuming interesting content so I never shy away from more content as long as it is top notch.  Here are 50 of my favorite sources. I’ve left [...]

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Keystone Habits – Lesson 2

Anyone who successfully changes their habits owes a debt of gratitude to Eugene Pauly. Without Pauly none of us would have the level of understanding of habits that we do today.  Sadly, Pauly was able to transform our knowledge through the loss of any recollection of his life, forgetting those closest to him and the [...]

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Keystone Habits – Lesson 1

Like many business people I love to read about productivity, time management, organization and habits.  When I take a step back though and analyze why I read about these topics I realize that constantly searching for the latest tip, trick, hack or strategy is not the answers I’m really looking for. What I want is [...]

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10 Reasons We Procrastinate

I’m currently working on my next nonfiction Kindle e-book and I wanted to share some of my research, both to get it out there and to start sharpening my thoughts on the ton of information I’ve gathered since I started this project. I’m going to do a post on my process that I use to [...]

3 Books (and Websites) to Make 2015 the Best Year Ever

‘Tis the season for resolutions. With the new year fast approaching, you, me and millions of others are making plans to shed those pounds, kick those bad habits and start living a healthier and more productive life. In order to make 2015 the year we have always dreamed about I recommend three books below that [...]

Using Hootsuite to Promote Your Book on Facebook Groups

How to properly promote your book as an indie author is a common topic in books and on websites, blogs and forums. For those enrolled in Amazon’s KDP program using free days (up to 5 days for every 90 you are enrolled in the program)  to get the word out, get as many downloads as [...]

11/13/14 - Thursday

I love to read nonfiction books. Mostly business, but everything from history to science to anything Roy Peter Clark has written.

I think I've learned enough and seen enough over 20 years of business to have something useful to offer my readers.

I'm shy, introverted and worked in sales for over 10 years.

I read some Kindle e-books and think, "I know I can do better than this."

My son was born last September and I don't want to tell him to chase his dreams if I've never chased mine.

My company went under last month and we are having our second child in May.

This is my writing journey.

I have three books on Kindle select and have sold four copies.