How to Build a Writing Habit (That Actually Sticks)
The easy way to write your book is to build a writing habit. A lot of writers start writing books but never finish them. While precise statistics are hard to find, up to 90% of writers start a book but don’t complete it. That’s not good because it means 9 out of 10 people who […]
Three Big Reasons Your Habit Building Will FAIL – Dr BJ Fogg
Have you ever tried to build a habit but failed miserably? I know I have. According to a study by the University of Scranton, only one person in ten fulfils their New Year’s Resolution. In other words, 9 out of 10 people fail. Even worse, they’ve failed by the second week of February. They only […]
Book Writing Template – Make your book great in 6 steps
A six-step book writing template to help you make your book great. Writing a great book can provide a big boost to your reputation and your business. But it can also take a lot of time and effort to produce – especially if you’re writing your first book and you’re not sure how to go about […]
Thought Leadership Marketing – Three Strategies
Thought Leadership Marketing – Three Strategies Marketing is important for all businesses because it helps us grow. Most people talk about marketing in a particular way, and this works well for product-based businesses. But given Thought Leaders are selling ideas, what is the best way for them to market their business? In this post, we’ll […]
Alan Silcock – Five Gifts Flourishing
Geoff McDonald interviews author Alan Silcock about his new book, Five Gift Flourishing in episode 116 of the Ideas Architect podcast. Show Links Alan Silcock’s website – Following Forsyth Alan Silcock interviews Geoff McDonald about his next book, Deep Minimalism Download the Interview Recording Transcript of Interview with Alan Silcock Geoff McDonald 00:00 Hi, Alan, […]
Hero’s Journey: Create your Brand and Marketing Message
Hero’s Journey and What You Do The Hero’s Journey is a great tool to use when you’re asked the inevitable business question: What do you do? How do you usually answer that? Do you respond with a generic category? “I’m a… Business Coach, Accountant or Trainer.” Do you respond with your job title and business […]
Top 10 Business Books for 2018
Top Ten Business Books of the Year What are the top 10 business books for 2018? And what is your book of the year? Each year, I aim to read 50 books. In 2018, I fell a few short and read 40 books. Still a good result. From this list of books I’ve selected my […]
Roy Peter Clark: How to Write Short
Review of Roy Peter Clark: How to Write Short – Word Craft for Fast Times In a classic Simpson’s episode (aren’t they all classics…) dutiful wife Marge is cooking Homer microwave meatloaf. The usually impatient husband is beside himself waiting… Homer: Is it done yet? Is it done yet? Marge: Your meatloaf will be ready […]
Carolyn Tate – The Purpose Project
Carolyn Tate – The Purpose Project Carolyn Tate is an author, educator and community builder. She has written five books with her latest being The Purpose Project. (Her purpose is to write books that truly matter.) She is also an educator running workshops and speaking to groups about how to bring purpose to work and […]
Jack Schafer – The Like Switch Review
Jack Schafer with Marvin Karlins In this review of Jack Schafer and Marvin Karlin’s book The Like Switch, I view it as an author and creator of books and ebooks. As such, I’m constantly trying to tune into why I pick up some books and not others. Why did I like the like switch? This […]