Do you have a book in you???

Besides my marriage and the birth of my children, the biggest thrills in my career have been seeing my name on the cover of three books- the latest just out (Selling to the Government).

I have a theory that goes like this:

95% of the people are very happy (professionally, not necessarily personally) with who they are, what they currently know about their profession, and assume that they will learn what they need to know by some form of osmosis- proximity to others in their profession. Possible, but not likely.

4% of the people proactively go to seminars, belong to professional associations, network with peers on a regular basis, read trade publications and the like. Practical and good - real growth occurs.

1% of the people wish to excel and go to seminars, belong to and participate in associations, read trade publications and the like. They also write articles or blogs, and/or make presentations, and find other ways to actively grow their knowledge bases and share it with others.

Among all three groups, there are some who think they should write a book.

For those in the 95% group, this will probably never happen.

For those in the top 5%, it is a possibility. But the possibility is stifled by a self-imposed limitation: it will take too much time and work to write a book.

As the author of 3 books (2 self-published, the 3rd just out from John Wiley) I can tell you from experience that-
1) yes, it takes time;
2) it is not easy, but it is not as difficult as most think;
3) the rewards of being an author come in many ways.

Thursday, Jan 27, my friend Steve Harrison will be hosting a free teleseminar/webinar where he will interview Ann McIndoo, the former creative assistant to motivational guru Tony Robbins. Ann has trained 268 authors to write their non-fiction books in under 90 days.

If you have a book inside you waiting to come out, or if you have one started that is stalled for whatever reason, consider listening in to the teleseminar or watching the webinar. It is available twice on Thursday, once in the afternoon and once in the evening. Details are here:

http://www.freeauthortraining.com/call/?10535

I can tell you that short of my marriage and the birth of my children, there is nothing like seeing your name on the cover of a book!

While I have not attended this session, I have attended several events hosted by Steve Harrison since my first book came out in 2005, and I have benefited from each. I am also now a compensated affiliate for Steve and Bradley Communications. If you have questions about my experience with Steve and Bradley Communications, enter your comment or question here on the blog post, or email me at markamtower gmail com

If you really want to write a book, take an hour and listen in!

http://www.freeauthortraining.com/call/?10535