{"id":14921,"date":"2017-01-25T05:40:24","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T10:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisatener.local\/?p=14921"},"modified":"2024-09-30T08:58:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T12:58:32","slug":"powerful-personal-growth-tool-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jodieburdette.net\/lisatener\/2017\/01\/powerful-personal-growth-tool-around\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Powerful Personal Growth Tool Around"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s the shortcut to personal growth?<\/p>\n

Hint<\/strong>: Maybe it’s not exactly a shortcut.<\/p>\n

Answer<\/strong>: Yes. You got it. Writing a book.<\/p>\n

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One of the joys of being a book coach is seeing people’s lives expand, grow and deepen in\u00a0remarkable ways as they journey\u00a0from aspiring author to published author.<\/p>\n

\"\"After writing and publishing her first book, Amy O’Brien, a Bring Your Book to Life\u00ae Program graduate\u00a0admitted that, “Writing a book was something I thought was reserved for other people. I honestly didn’t believe I could do it.” Once Amy broke through her own doubts, she went on to write two books, Stuck with Mr. Wrong<\/em><\/a> and Star in Your Own Life Story<\/em><\/a>. You can imagine how exciting it was to see her inner writer\u2014freed!<\/p>\n

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Victoria Dunckley finds her book on the shelf of her local bookstore.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another Bring Your Book to Life\u00ae Program graduate, Victoria Dunckley<\/a>, MD, confessed that\u00a0she was terrified of being on TV. Yet, in service to her book and the good she knew she could accomplish with it (and with the hope of attracting a publisher) she overcame that fear and appeared on the Today Show<\/em>\u00a0as a mental health expert\u2014twice! Now, Reset Your Child’s Brain<\/em><\/a> is a reality, published by New World Library, and her work has influenced\u00a0other bestselling authors, creating a movement around reducing screen time for kids.<\/p>\n

Carol Lambert, MSW<\/a>\"\"<\/a>, author of Women with Controlling Partners<\/a>, shares, “I ran the Boston Marathon at 42. Writing and publishing a book gave me a similar sense of empowerment, like, ‘What can I take on next?’ Both achievements make me\u00a0hopeful that when I break down tasks and master them I can get to the finish line. That’s how I approached the marathon and approached my book.<\/p>\n

“Since becoming an author, I continue to feel more and more confident in my professional life, and have greater ownership of what I know. I’m becoming the expert that people see me as. I had to grow into it and I’m still growing into it. ”<\/p>\n

\"bookWriting and publishing\u00a0Feedback First<\/em><\/a> gave Huibert Evekink the confidence he needed to leave his job in a multinational company in order to start his own consulting business<\/a>, something he’d contemplated for years. Less than four months after publishing,\u00a0he is helping teams boost\u00a0performance by improving communication skills. His clients come from both the private and public sector around the globe.<\/p>\n

And you?<\/h2>\n
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This book by Bring Your Book to Life\u00ae graduate Linda Mercer was just published!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When you write a book, you say “yes” to:<\/p>\n