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Send us Fan Mail Joe Barnes is the author of Escape the System: The Ultimate Guide to a Life of Freedom and Greatness and How to Create an Income with Working a Boring Job . Today, he talks about his book writing process, what got him to write about escaping the system, staying connected with people, and how to generate income without getting stuck into the system.   What We Discuss with Joe Barne...

Send us Fan Mail David Grzybowski is the author of Mr. All Around , a book about the legendary Philadelphia basketball icon Tom Gola. Today, he talks about how he conceived the idea of writing a book, as well as his book research and writing process. Find out his journey toward accomplishing David’s passion project!   What We Discuss with David Grzybowski : What got him to write a book about Tom G...

Send us Fan Mail Suzanne Van Der Veeken is the author of Ocean Nomad . Her motto is to help people connect to the ocean in a positive way and to be able to connect to a like-minded community. She has been sailing for four years now and continues to find places where she can connect to the sea. She doesn't have a home so wherever she is, she creates a little home until she gets itchy again to...

Send us Fan Mail Linda P. Jones is a global wealth mentor and the author of You're Already a Wealth Heiress! Now Think and Act Like One: 6 Practical Steps to Make It a Reality Now . In her book, she explains the six steps to wealth. Today, she talks about a couple of those steps, the importance of transforming to a wealth mindset, the power of finding a mentor, how you can use the wealth form...

Send us Fan Mail SJ Scott has written a ton of books including Declutter Your Mind, Habit Stacking, Master Evernote, and Level Up Your Day , just to name a few. Today, we talk about why writers get stuck, the editing process, self-publishing, audiobooks, and some great tips to market your book. What We Discuss with SJ Scott: What keeps writers from writing HIs experience writing his first book and...

Send us Fan Mail Michel Falcon is the author of People-First Culture . Over the years, he has built his expertise in customer experience, company culture, and employee engagement. His personal purpose is to keep people safe and expresses his strong value for caring about people versus caring about profits. Today, he talks about engaging with your employees, acquiring customers, hiring the right pe...

Send us Fan Mail Alexia Vernon is the author of the book, Step into Your Moxie: Amplify Your Voice, Visibility, and Influence in the World . She is also a sought-after speaking and leadership coach to executives, entrepreneurs, media personalities, and changemakers who want to spread their ideas, positively impact people’s lives, grow their businesses, and advance their thought leadership. What We...

Send us Fan Mail Gwen Gordon is an Emmy award-winning creative director who began a life of play designing and building Muppets for Sesame Street. She is the author of The Wonderful W , a picture book for grownups. In this podcast, she talks about miracles, her process of writing a children’s book for adults,   What We Discuss with Gwen Gordon: The tiny miracles she's giving to other people H...

Send us Fan Mail Davide Di Giorgio is an author, professional keynote speaker, TEDx speaker coach, and leadership coach. His book, Being UNapologetic: Empowering You to Become an Influential Speaker and Visionary Leader , hit #1 on Amazon in 8 countries and #2 in 2 other countries, and has received high praise from book lovers worldwide. Learn why Davide transitioned from the education to the coac...

Send us Fan Mail Heather DeSantis is the Founder of Publicity for Good . She has helped so many people generate millions of impressions for the media outlets like ABC, CBS News, NBC, Fox, CNN, BBC, iHeartMedia, and more! Learn how this works for you as an author and why it's important to focus and give attention to your book in the way the media is hoping to hear it.   What We Discuss with He...

Send us Fan Mail Ricky Shetty is the genius behind Daddy Blogger . He's a writer, a father, and a fellow nomadic traveler for a year and a half now. Ricky talks about depression and why men should talk about it too. He also discusses his book writing journey and how Daddy Blogger started. Ricky has a very interesting book project, writing seven books about seven continents in seven months!  ...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Shaun Woodly is the author of MC Means Move the Class: How to Spark Engagement and Motivation in Urban and Culturally Diverse Classrooms . He is also the host of The Urban & Educating Podcast. Today, he talks about his journey from music to education, how writing a book is different from academic writing, and the parallelism between being an MC and a teacher.   What We Dis...

Send us Fan Mail Ajit Nawalkha is a former CEO of online university Mindvalley, and Founder of Evercoach, dedicated to helping educators and trainors. He's the author of Live Big: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Passion, Practicality, and Purpose and The Book of Coaching .   What We Discuss with Ajit Nawalkha : Ajit’s story growing up in India, living with a huge extended family About the ed...

Send us Fan Mail Margaret Meloni is the author of Carpooling with Death: How Living with Death Will Make You Stronger, Wiser, and Fearless . She talks about why she decided to write a book about death. She gives valuable insights into talking about death and accepting the impermanence of life. Especially if you have someone going through a terminal illness, this book is a must-read!   What We Disc...

Send us Fan Mail Melissa Press is the author of the book Lost in Perfection . Her writing journey basically helped her heal and transform. From discovering her husband's affair to losing her father and whether to keep her baby or not, Melissa takes us through her transformational story.   What We Discuss with Melissa Press: What made her decide to write a book Figuring out the title of her bo...

Send us Fan Mail Dorie Clark is the author of the book, Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple Income Streams, and Thrive , along with two other books Reinventing You and Stand Out , which was named the #1 Leadership Book of the Year by Inc. She's a former presidential campaign spokeswoman and is a contributor to multiples magazines and journals. She has guest lectured...

Send us Fan Mail Heather Lee Dyer is a fiction writer and the author of Creativity Over Perfection . Heather normally writes along the genre of young adults science fiction, specifically space opera. Find out why she said she'd never write non-fiction books but did it anyway!   What We Discuss with Heather Lee Dyer: Why she never wanted to write a non-fiction book How she got into the art of...

Send us Fan Mail David Kadavy i s a creative entrepreneur and author of Design for Hackers: Reverse-Engineering Beauty (which debuted in the top 20 on all of Amazon ), The Heart to Start , and multiple “short reads. ”   He is also the host of the Love Your Work podcast where he features inspiring entrepreneurs and creators. His writing has been featured in Observer, The Huffington Post, Inc.com, Q...

Send us Fan Mail Larry Ruhl is the author of a very powerful memoir, Breaking the Ruhls: A Memoir , a beautiful story about going through trauma from sexual abuse, living in shame and guilt, and taking the courage to stand up and speak out. Even during the editing stage, Larry was still rattled by his own story. It wasn’t just any other story. It was his personal journey. Ultimately, the message h...

Send us Fan Mail Inspired by Seth Godin’s book, Purple Cow, Jason Zook is known for a variety of things, one of which is making over a million dollars wearing t-shirts. He also sold his name twice and auctioned them off - one of them was Jason SurfrApp. Jason is also the author of Creativity for Sale which he wrote for only two weeks.   What We Discuss with Jason Zook: Jason recalls how he started...

Send us Fan Mail Cindy Henson is an incredible author with a message to share about how she, not only left her corporate life, but found herself during the process of finding what she was meant to do. She is the author of the book, The Jungle: A Journey to Peace, Purpose, and Freedom . Today, Cindy shares how a certain health challenge led her to “project manage” her own life and transform her lif...

Send us Fan Mail Srinivas Rao is the author of An Audience of One: Reclaiming Creativity for Its Own Sake . He is also the host of the podcast, Unmistakable Creative . Srinivas' mantra is around creativity.   What We Discuss with Srinivas Rao: Creative tools then and now: What has changed over the years? Challenges during internship and graduating from college during a time of recession How h...

Send us Fan Mail Craig Martelle is a science fiction author. In just about two years, Craig has authored 30 full-length novels, numerous short stories, anthologies, and co-written books. He has written 2.25 million words written over the last 844 days, averaging 2,677 words a day. Talk about hard work! Craig is also the man behind the 20Books conferences.   What We Discuss with Craig Martelle: Ass...

Send us Fan Mail Steve Sims is the author of Bluefishing: The Art of Making Things Happen . Today, he talks about the concept behind Bluefishing and utilizing different platforms (outside of email) of reaching out to people. He talks about the things he’s afraid of (yet how those fears drive him to success) and the power of asking why!   What We Discuss with Steve Sims: The concept behind the tech...

Send us Fan Mail Jessamyn Stanley is an internationally acclaimed yoga teacher. She is also the author of the book Every Body Yoga . She describes writing a book as an expression of your truth. She's not anything like you see on most yoga ads with the perfect body and asanas, standing on the mat in the middle of paradise. She represents everybody who doesn't see themselves reflected on t...