This is in response to a comment by Susan today on the “3 Ways to Position Yourself” post on April 30th.
Yes, it would be great if the gurus in your industry came out and rallied around the content in your book. But in the scheme of things, it doesn’t influence the quality of what you are creating with your work or it’s ability to help people.
Here’s a tip for you that anybody can use:
A great way to get their support is to send the entire manuscript or a partial manuscript and ask for their feedback as an expert in the field that you admire. It’s much more likely that you will get an endorsement fromt hem and they will support it in the marketplace, because you asked for their input.
It’s natural to have all those thoughts. You’ll always look at all the reasons maybe it would be better to not finish or I better be prepared for any negatives once I do.
Get ready for some conflicts
If you’re coming from a position of disagreement with what the big boys say, there may be some flack coming in your direction. You can’t tell someone the world is round when everyone has always believed it was flat and not have some controversy. You have to ask yourself if your belief in what you have to say is strong enough to want to put it out there and help people.
But I think this is a great idea for a book and will help so many people especially if it’s done by someone who cares about helping in this situation where so many people end up feeling taken advantage of. Depending on the depth and content covered in the book, it’s possible you have material that could go further than a book.
You could get a publisher and I could help you with that. Or you could self-publish, but it won’t get as wide of a distribution. It depends on what role you want this book to play in your career.
How does this product serve you?
You may have heard me say this before, but I don’t approach product creation from a cookie cutter prospective.
Look at 2 things:
What do you want your life and your business to look like?
How do you want this book to facilitate that?
What comes after the book, where does it take you?
Where does it take your readers?
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