If you want to improve, start a daily practice. Do you want to build skills in something? Want to be a better writer? Painter? Musician? Welder? If you do, start a project. It sounds pedantic, but it’s the truth. Do something daily. Practice again and again. You’ll be amazed at what you achieve. Below, you…
How to Add Value Like You’re Readhing Your Clients’ Minds Are you having trouble reaching out and adding value to your clients on social media? Imagine if you could answer your clients’ exact questions. What would it look like if you were their go-to person on what you do? Here’s how to do it. Read…
How to Get Reporters To Snap Up Your Story Pitches One of the best ways to get more visible online is to have other sites, reputable sites linking back to yours. If they believe you’ve got the goods, they’ll link to you more often. A terrific way to get that visibility is to join HARO or…
Communication Expert and Avowed Space Geek, Beth Mund Beth Mund joins the Tell Your Story Better podcast today. Among other things, she revealed how she crafted stories as the communications officer for the International Space Station. A professional keynote speaker, writer, and space geek, she also hosts her own podcast called, Casual Space. (She honored…
An Announcement and How to Stay in the Moment While Achieving Dreams Is it more important to achieve your dream or to be in the process of achieving it? Because here’s the thing. No matter how this evening’s book release event goes, I will be one step closer to achieving several dreams. And you’ll need…
How Being Like Luke Skywalker Changes Your Clarity, Wisdom, and Decisiveness. This week’s quote: “You’ve failed, your highness. I am a Jedi like my father before me.” Sometimes, I pretend I am Luke Skywalker. I know, I know. “Huh?” But bear with me. Choosing makes me struggle. I agonize, and I hit the breaking point…
Words, Camera, Action! How beloved movie and TV quotes can spark our creativity, inspire us, and improve our lives. Welcome to a brand new feature on this site. If you know me at all, you know how much I adore movies. Particularly, I love the words characters say. Good screenplay writing will tug at your heart….
How to Handle Tears During a Public Speech The other night, at my book release party, someone asked about how to deal with being emotional during a public speaking event. “What is the place of natural tears when you’re public speaking,” she asked. She shocked me into silence. This strong, brave woman, who is a…
The Art of Finishing Two heavy boxes arrived in this afternoon’s mail. My husband carried them inside. I screamed and ran over to them with scissors. These boxes held my version of art. They contained my author’s copies of my latest book, Speak From Within. Two of my books have been fiction. The first two…
Start Writing Books – The Sequel Here’s the sequel of how to finish your first draft. In last week’s podcast episode, I explored how to start writing your book. I also introduced the workbook that will help you get started writing. (If you complete the workbook, in the end, you’ll have a great outline for…