Author: Dave Thompson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359199585
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WANT TO WRITE A BOOK. MOST DON'T. HERE'S WHY. If you're a coach, practitioner, expert, speaker, personal brand or entrepreneur, you know the value of writing, publishing and launching a best-selling book. Credibility, authority, leads, speaking engagements, media appearances, new business opportunities - a book is like a golden handshake to take you to the next level. So why, with so much at stake, do so many highly talented, hard working, ambition people struggle for years to finish their book? In this book, coach and founder of the Inspirational Book Writers Program Dave Thompson examines the 12 major obstacles that stop people from writing their book and launching it to the world. This book takes you into the heart of the book writing journey, bringing you awareness so you can navigate your way to great success with your book.
The Book Writer Breakthrough - Your Guide For Overcoming The Resistance To Finally Write, Publish & Launch Your Book (paperback)
Author: Dave Thompson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359199585
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WANT TO WRITE A BOOK. MOST DON'T. HERE'S WHY. If you're a coach, practitioner, expert, speaker, personal brand or entrepreneur, you know the value of writing, publishing and launching a best-selling book. Credibility, authority, leads, speaking engagements, media appearances, new business opportunities - a book is like a golden handshake to take you to the next level. So why, with so much at stake, do so many highly talented, hard working, ambition people struggle for years to finish their book? In this book, coach and founder of the Inspirational Book Writers Program Dave Thompson examines the 12 major obstacles that stop people from writing their book and launching it to the world. This book takes you into the heart of the book writing journey, bringing you awareness so you can navigate your way to great success with your book.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359199585
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WANT TO WRITE A BOOK. MOST DON'T. HERE'S WHY. If you're a coach, practitioner, expert, speaker, personal brand or entrepreneur, you know the value of writing, publishing and launching a best-selling book. Credibility, authority, leads, speaking engagements, media appearances, new business opportunities - a book is like a golden handshake to take you to the next level. So why, with so much at stake, do so many highly talented, hard working, ambition people struggle for years to finish their book? In this book, coach and founder of the Inspirational Book Writers Program Dave Thompson examines the 12 major obstacles that stop people from writing their book and launching it to the world. This book takes you into the heart of the book writing journey, bringing you awareness so you can navigate your way to great success with your book.
The True Secret of Writing
Author: Natalie Goldberg
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451641257
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The author draws on her teaching background to share new writing guidelines and outline the steps for a personal or group writing retreat, providing coverage of such topics as working in silence and writing without criticism.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451641257
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The author draws on her teaching background to share new writing guidelines and outline the steps for a personal or group writing retreat, providing coverage of such topics as working in silence and writing without criticism.
Around the Writer's Block
Author: Rosanne Bane
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101597119
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Discover the tricks that your brain uses to keep you from writing—and how to beat them. Do you: Want to write, but find it impossible to get started? Keep your schedules so full that you don’t have any time to write? Wait until the last minute to write, even though you know you could do a better job if you gave yourself more time? Suddenly remember ten other things that you need to do whenever you sit down to write? Sabotage your own best efforts with lost files, missed deadlines, or excessive self-criticism? The good news is that you’re not lazy, undisciplined, or lacking in willpower, talent or ambition. You just need to learn what’s going on inside your brain, and harness the power of brain science to beat resistance and develop a productive writing habit. In Around the Writer’s Block, Rosanne Bane-- a creativity coach and writing teacher for more than 20 years-- uses the most recent breakthroughs in brain science to help us understand, in simple, clear language, where writing resistance comes from: a fight-or-flight response hard-wired into our brain, which can make us desperate to flee the sources of our anxieties by any means possible. Bane’s three-part plan, which has improved the productivity of thousands of writers, helps you develop new reliable writing habits, rewire the brain’s responses to the anxiety of writing, and turn writing from a source of stress and anxiety into one of joy and personal growth.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101597119
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Discover the tricks that your brain uses to keep you from writing—and how to beat them. Do you: Want to write, but find it impossible to get started? Keep your schedules so full that you don’t have any time to write? Wait until the last minute to write, even though you know you could do a better job if you gave yourself more time? Suddenly remember ten other things that you need to do whenever you sit down to write? Sabotage your own best efforts with lost files, missed deadlines, or excessive self-criticism? The good news is that you’re not lazy, undisciplined, or lacking in willpower, talent or ambition. You just need to learn what’s going on inside your brain, and harness the power of brain science to beat resistance and develop a productive writing habit. In Around the Writer’s Block, Rosanne Bane-- a creativity coach and writing teacher for more than 20 years-- uses the most recent breakthroughs in brain science to help us understand, in simple, clear language, where writing resistance comes from: a fight-or-flight response hard-wired into our brain, which can make us desperate to flee the sources of our anxieties by any means possible. Bane’s three-part plan, which has improved the productivity of thousands of writers, helps you develop new reliable writing habits, rewire the brain’s responses to the anxiety of writing, and turn writing from a source of stress and anxiety into one of joy and personal growth.
Bird by Bird
Author: Anne Lamott
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307424987
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An essential volume for generations of writers young and old. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this modern classic will continue to spark creative minds for years to come. Anne Lamott is "a warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writer’s world and its treacherous swamps" (Los Angeles Times). “Superb writing advice…. Hilarious, helpful, and provocative.” —The New York Times Book Review For a quarter century, more than a million readers—scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilities—have been inspired by Anne Lamott’s hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice. Advice that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from Anne’s father—also a writer—in the iconic passage that gives the book its title: “Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he’d had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother’s shoulder, and said, ‘Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.’”
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307424987
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An essential volume for generations of writers young and old. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this modern classic will continue to spark creative minds for years to come. Anne Lamott is "a warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writer’s world and its treacherous swamps" (Los Angeles Times). “Superb writing advice…. Hilarious, helpful, and provocative.” —The New York Times Book Review For a quarter century, more than a million readers—scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilities—have been inspired by Anne Lamott’s hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice. Advice that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from Anne’s father—also a writer—in the iconic passage that gives the book its title: “Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he’d had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother’s shoulder, and said, ‘Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.’”
Creativity, Inc. (The Expanded Edition)
Author: Ed Catmull
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0679644504
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
The co-founder and longtime president of Pixar updates and expands his 2014 New York Times bestseller on creative leadership, reflecting on the management principles that built Pixar’s singularly successful culture, and on all he learned during the past nine years that allowed Pixar to retain its creative culture while continuing to evolve. “Might be the most thoughtful management book ever.”—Fast Company For nearly thirty years, Pixar has dominated the world of animation, producing such beloved films as the Toy Story trilogy, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Up, and WALL-E, which have gone on to set box-office records and garner eighteen Academy Awards. The joyous storytelling, the inventive plots, the emotional authenticity: In some ways, Pixar movies are an object lesson in what creativity really is. Here, Catmull reveals the ideals and techniques that have made Pixar so widely admired—and so profitable. As a young man, Ed Catmull had a dream: to make the first computer-animated movie. He nurtured that dream as a Ph.D. student, and then forged a partnership with George Lucas that led, indirectly, to his founding Pixar with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter in 1986. Nine years later, Toy Story was released, changing animation forever. The essential ingredient in that movie’s success—and in the twenty-five movies that followed—was the unique environment that Catmull and his colleagues built at Pixar, based on philosophies that protect the creative process and defy convention, such as: • Give a good idea to a mediocre team and they will screw it up. But give a mediocre idea to a great team and they will either fix it or come up with something better. • It’s not the manager’s job to prevent risks. It’s the manager’s job to make it safe for others to take them. • The cost of preventing errors is often far greater than the cost of fixing them. • A company’s communication structure should not mirror its organizational structure. Everybody should be able to talk to anybody. Creativity, Inc. has been significantly expanded to illuminate the continuing development of the unique culture at Pixar. It features a new introduction, two entirely new chapters, four new chapter postscripts, and changes and updates throughout. Pursuing excellence isn’t a one-off assignment but an ongoing, day-in, day-out, full-time job. And Creativity, Inc. explores how it is done.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0679644504
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
The co-founder and longtime president of Pixar updates and expands his 2014 New York Times bestseller on creative leadership, reflecting on the management principles that built Pixar’s singularly successful culture, and on all he learned during the past nine years that allowed Pixar to retain its creative culture while continuing to evolve. “Might be the most thoughtful management book ever.”—Fast Company For nearly thirty years, Pixar has dominated the world of animation, producing such beloved films as the Toy Story trilogy, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Up, and WALL-E, which have gone on to set box-office records and garner eighteen Academy Awards. The joyous storytelling, the inventive plots, the emotional authenticity: In some ways, Pixar movies are an object lesson in what creativity really is. Here, Catmull reveals the ideals and techniques that have made Pixar so widely admired—and so profitable. As a young man, Ed Catmull had a dream: to make the first computer-animated movie. He nurtured that dream as a Ph.D. student, and then forged a partnership with George Lucas that led, indirectly, to his founding Pixar with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter in 1986. Nine years later, Toy Story was released, changing animation forever. The essential ingredient in that movie’s success—and in the twenty-five movies that followed—was the unique environment that Catmull and his colleagues built at Pixar, based on philosophies that protect the creative process and defy convention, such as: • Give a good idea to a mediocre team and they will screw it up. But give a mediocre idea to a great team and they will either fix it or come up with something better. • It’s not the manager’s job to prevent risks. It’s the manager’s job to make it safe for others to take them. • The cost of preventing errors is often far greater than the cost of fixing them. • A company’s communication structure should not mirror its organizational structure. Everybody should be able to talk to anybody. Creativity, Inc. has been significantly expanded to illuminate the continuing development of the unique culture at Pixar. It features a new introduction, two entirely new chapters, four new chapter postscripts, and changes and updates throughout. Pursuing excellence isn’t a one-off assignment but an ongoing, day-in, day-out, full-time job. And Creativity, Inc. explores how it is done.
Burn Wild
Author: Christi Krug
Publisher: Christi Krug
ISBN: 9780615641188
Category : Authorship
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
A guide to silencing the critic and finding your authentic voice.
Publisher: Christi Krug
ISBN: 9780615641188
Category : Authorship
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
A guide to silencing the critic and finding your authentic voice.
Breakthrough Thinking for Nonprofit Organizations
Author: Bernard Ross
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0787969087
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
This groundbreaking book will help nonprofit managers think in newand creative ways about how they define and meet the challengesthey face--and how to rise above standard practices to lift theirorganizations to greater performance levels. Using examples of bestpractices from innovative organizations in both the corporate andnonprofit worlds, Breakthrough Thinking for NonprofitOrganizations offers a mix of "how-to" advice and case studiesthat will guide readers on a new road to creativity. This book willfundamentally change the way nonprofit professionals think abouthow they do their work--and usher in a new era fornonprofits. 2003 Terry McAdam Book Award Winner http://www.allianceonline.org/publications/mcadam_past_winners_1.page
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0787969087
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
This groundbreaking book will help nonprofit managers think in newand creative ways about how they define and meet the challengesthey face--and how to rise above standard practices to lift theirorganizations to greater performance levels. Using examples of bestpractices from innovative organizations in both the corporate andnonprofit worlds, Breakthrough Thinking for NonprofitOrganizations offers a mix of "how-to" advice and case studiesthat will guide readers on a new road to creativity. This book willfundamentally change the way nonprofit professionals think abouthow they do their work--and usher in a new era fornonprofits. 2003 Terry McAdam Book Award Winner http://www.allianceonline.org/publications/mcadam_past_winners_1.page
Sophie's World
Author: Jostein Gaarder
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466804270
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 599
Book Description
A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466804270
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 599
Book Description
A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.
On War
Author: Carl von Clausewitz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Take Your Power Back Now: How to Overcome Your Resistance to Creating a Life You Love! the Ultimate Confidence Guide for Women
Author: Vanessa Simpkins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781897509272
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Vanessa Simpkins delivers straighforward actionable advice to women on how to deal with and heal self criticism, fear, self doubt, self worth issues, money problems, relationships and more! Once stuck in a bad relationship declaring bankruptcy she is now on a mission to help women take their power back and THRIVE! Do you have a BIG dream or calling that scares the pants off of you and won't leave you alone? Take Your Power Back NOW! is more than a book it's a movement geared to assist women who are waking up and are READY to claim their feminine, God given, Goddess divine power to create a life they love! No more excuses! This book contains the keys to help you unlock that sexy, confident, powerful, prosperous, fun and fabulous diva rocks star inside you that is screaming to be LET OUT! Let Vanessa's inspiring, fun stories, case studies and wake up call experiences ignight your passions and fuel your ability to dream BIG and celebrate your success! Vanessa is an author, speaker and mentor who traded in her red shovel for a red bikini and now lives the dream, inspiring others from the paradise island of Kauai Hawaii. To learn more about her programs, retreats and online courses visit www.TakeYourPowerBackNow.com
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781897509272
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Vanessa Simpkins delivers straighforward actionable advice to women on how to deal with and heal self criticism, fear, self doubt, self worth issues, money problems, relationships and more! Once stuck in a bad relationship declaring bankruptcy she is now on a mission to help women take their power back and THRIVE! Do you have a BIG dream or calling that scares the pants off of you and won't leave you alone? Take Your Power Back NOW! is more than a book it's a movement geared to assist women who are waking up and are READY to claim their feminine, God given, Goddess divine power to create a life they love! No more excuses! This book contains the keys to help you unlock that sexy, confident, powerful, prosperous, fun and fabulous diva rocks star inside you that is screaming to be LET OUT! Let Vanessa's inspiring, fun stories, case studies and wake up call experiences ignight your passions and fuel your ability to dream BIG and celebrate your success! Vanessa is an author, speaker and mentor who traded in her red shovel for a red bikini and now lives the dream, inspiring others from the paradise island of Kauai Hawaii. To learn more about her programs, retreats and online courses visit www.TakeYourPowerBackNow.com