Month: August 2009
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Give in to the Machine
Some people have been asking me about productivity recently, close friends and acquaintances that have wondered how I got a book out, etc. Because goddammit, that’s a lot of words. And yeah, it is. The truth is, I did have some idea of how to complete big projects, or make progress in some kind of…
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How To Get a Book Deal
I was asked to do a last minute speech for my local Toastmasters group this week since there was a slot open. What I decided to tell them about in 5-7 minutes, was how to get a book deal. Here are the steps I outlined. They’re vague, but I think they nail it pretty well.…
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The Big Push
So today is when it all begins. I’m sitting in the same breakfast place I sat in for the past year, writing the book, practically every day. Now, it’s finally available. It’s by far the longest single project we’ve worked on. To me, this is not a social media book. It’s a book about success,…