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Don’t Let the “How” Stop You from Your Dreams
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Don’t Let the “How” Stop You from Your Dreams

When I was first starting my business, things like logistics used to stress me out – setting up a button for people to book calls with me, maintaining my website,…

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How Exploring Is More Than Just Traveling
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How Exploring Is More Than Just Traveling

Exploring doesn’t just mean traveling to adventurous, new places. In fact, it doesn’t have to involve traveling at all! I’ve been receiving various messages lately from different sources telling me…

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3 Reasons to Embrace Leadership as a Ghostwriter
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3 Reasons to Embrace Leadership as a Ghostwriter

Ghostwriters wear many hats. Being a coach is one of those. Ghostwriters don’t just write. They help provide guidance throughout the project on how to approach the book process, how…

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Why Your Ghostwriter Needs to Share Your Intention
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Why Your Ghostwriter Needs to Share Your Intention

The importance of a solid ghostwriter and author match cannot be emphasized enough. I’ve talked about it before, and I’ll talk about it again. Today, I want to talk about…

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Why We Procrastinate Our Own Content
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Why We Procrastinate Our Own Content

I am always on top of client work, but when it comes to my own content… I’m less disciplined. I am weeks ahead on my LinkedIn posts. My blog posts……

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How Acknowledging Your Own Strengths Can Change Everything
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How Acknowledging Your Own Strengths Can Change Everything

When I was in school, I loathed my English/Language Arts classes.  Yet, all throughout high school, my teachers begged me to take the more advanced classes. I declined literally every…

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Why Theme Development in a Memoir Is So Crucial
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Why Theme Development in a Memoir Is So Crucial

How do you narrow down your life to one theme? That’s a dramatic way to ask the question but can be a perspective that authors struggle through when writing a…

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Beyond Tactics: The Benefits of Hiring a Coach
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Beyond Tactics: The Benefits of Hiring a Coach

Hands down the best decision I ever made as I was starting my business was committing to working with a coach (shoutout Rasa DiSalvo). I actually joined my coach’s mastermind…

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