Laura Vanderkam has done it again. Vanderkam, author of books like 168 Hours: You Have More Time than You Think, has become a feature in my email inbox ever since I read ones of her books for the first time and started emailing her incessantly. (I tend to do that. I’m sure she’s thrilled. Ha.) What [...]
Are you a leader? Want to be? Listen up. Some of you may be familiar with Catalyst. A massive, massive(ly) successful leadership conference that happens a handful of times every year. It’s been going on for 14 years, and it’s a movement. A big one. I’ve been lucky to speak a few times at [...]
I read a lot. This week I finished my 63rd book of 2013, meaning I’m well on my way accomplishing my 150-book annual goal by New Year’s Eve. That said, I don’t read a lot of novels. Last year, I can count on ten fingers the number of novels I read among the 150 books [...]
The other day, I wrote a post about How to Set Life Goals in 2013. In the post, I walked through the SMART goals framework from Paul Meyer’s Attitude is Everything (which I’ll recommend again — it’s just $2.99 for 144 motivating pages.) As I walked through the framework, I showed some of my personal goals for [...]
The other day, I mentioned that I’m launching a new ebook in the New Year. The New Year is here. And so is Lead by Morning: 365 Days of the Present Principle. Lead by Morning is a 365-Day morning motivational reader, aimed to help you get started on an excellent day. It’s based on my [...]
Looking for a free copy of The Present Principle? Just enter your email address in the box below! In the New Year, I’ll be launching a new ebook called Lead by Morning. It’s a 365-day morning motivational reader aimed to get you started to greet the day. (If you would like to receive a free [...]
Earlier this week I gave you the top five of my ten tips for getting and managing book endorsements on your next book. (Want the audio version? Check out my podcast on the same topic.) Here are the remaining five tips from the list. 6. If It’s a Glowing Review You’re After, Provide Some Suggestions. Here’s [...]
I read a lot of books every year (the goal this year is 150 books, and I’m on track so far), and many of these books are not actually purchased by yours truly (or Mr. Yours Truly, when he can’t think of another birthday or Christmas gift I’ll otherwise gush about). In fact, many of the [...]
If you’re writing a book, this may be the podcast for you. In it, I’ll talk about the importance of finding good endorsers for your next book, and how you can maximize their support for marketing gold. I share ten key tips on how to best approach endorsers, how to guide them to a good [...]
Following my recent post on how audiobooks are changing my reading life, I received a few questions about when I find time to listen to audiobooks. As my best friend simply wrote: when do you listen to these? i can’t think of anytime except exercise when i wouldn’t just whip out a book/kindle instead? [...]
