Be More Than An Author
It is terrific to be an author and have books in
the world. Over 80% of Americans plan to write a book at some point during their
lifetime. Many people have published books through traditional publishers or
self-published their book. It's exciting to hold the new book in your hand and
dream of people reading and enjoying your book.
This morning I watched this
eight-year old video of Robert
Kyosaki for at least the third time. Why? Because this video
contains multiple messages and insights from a bestselling author. He and his
wife, Kim, are always learning, always promoting, always selling and do not see
themselves as authors but as entrepreneurs. Leading up to the Quantum Leap
program Steve Harrison offers a series of free teleseminars. The next one is
Thursday, September 17th and you can sign up here. I always learn a great deal from these sessions and recommend it
to you.
If you watch this video, you will hear Kyosaki
encouraging you to be more than an author—to be an entrepreneur. In the last few
years, I've been hearing the term authorpreneur. The word combines the word
author and the word entrepreneur.
The authorpreneur is “relevant,
entrepreneurial, action-oriented and literary focused.” I pulled these words
from the back cover of Will
the R.E.A.L Authorpreneur Please Stand Up?
An authorpreneur
gets it. They understand they can't simply throw their book into the world and
expect people to buy it just because it exists. No, it takes more effort than
publishing a book to achieve success. I participated in this book and
contributed a chapter to it called Always Learning. If you read this book and
study the content of the various participants, it will get you started on your
own journey to become an authorpreneur.
From my years in publishing, I find many people
looking for the path to become a bestselling author. They are saying, “Just show
me the path and I will follow it.” Unfortunately the journey is different for
each author. If there was a single tool or a single path, every author would
find it and all of our books would sell many copies—which is not happening. The
key from my experience is to always be learning, always trying new tools and new
ideas. If the ideas work and increase your sales and your presence in the
marketplace, great. If not, then discard those ideas and try something else.
The
point is to be taking regular and consistent action in the marketplace. It
certainly will never happen if you do nothing.
As I've written before, 80% of the sales for every
book is up to the author. As an author, I encourage you to follow the
first principle of The Success
Principles by Jack Canfield: I will take 100% responsibility for my
life. It is far easier to blame others and depend on others than to take your
own responsibility.
What actions are you taking today to move forward
for your book?
the world. Over 80% of Americans plan to write a book at some point during their
lifetime. Many people have published books through traditional publishers or
self-published their book. It's exciting to hold the new book in your hand and
dream of people reading and enjoying your book.
This morning I watched this
eight-year old video of Robert
Kyosaki for at least the third time. Why? Because this video
contains multiple messages and insights from a bestselling author. He and his
wife, Kim, are always learning, always promoting, always selling and do not see
themselves as authors but as entrepreneurs. Leading up to the Quantum Leap
program Steve Harrison offers a series of free teleseminars. The next one is
Thursday, September 17th and you can sign up here. I always learn a great deal from these sessions and recommend it
to you.
If you watch this video, you will hear Kyosaki
encouraging you to be more than an author—to be an entrepreneur. In the last few
years, I've been hearing the term authorpreneur. The word combines the word
author and the word entrepreneur.
The authorpreneur is “relevant,
entrepreneurial, action-oriented and literary focused.” I pulled these words
from the back cover of Will
the R.E.A.L Authorpreneur Please Stand Up?
An authorpreneur
gets it. They understand they can't simply throw their book into the world and
expect people to buy it just because it exists. No, it takes more effort than
publishing a book to achieve success. I participated in this book and
contributed a chapter to it called Always Learning. If you read this book and
study the content of the various participants, it will get you started on your
own journey to become an authorpreneur.
From my years in publishing, I find many people
looking for the path to become a bestselling author. They are saying, “Just show
me the path and I will follow it.” Unfortunately the journey is different for
each author. If there was a single tool or a single path, every author would
find it and all of our books would sell many copies—which is not happening. The
key from my experience is to always be learning, always trying new tools and new
ideas. If the ideas work and increase your sales and your presence in the
marketplace, great. If not, then discard those ideas and try something else.
The
point is to be taking regular and consistent action in the marketplace. It
certainly will never happen if you do nothing.
As I've written before, 80% of the sales for every
book is up to the author. As an author, I encourage you to follow the
first principle of The Success
Principles by Jack Canfield: I will take 100% responsibility for my
life. It is far easier to blame others and depend on others than to take your
own responsibility.
What actions are you taking today to move forward
for your book?
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