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About Tom Collins

Here at Master Book Builders, I'm known as the "Book Artisan" -- the guy who takes over to help with your book design and publishing steps, after you and Yvonne finish writing, editing, and polishing your book manuscript. As a writer myself, I usually chime in with a suggestion here or there. Since reading your book is inherent in my layout process, I bring that understanding of your message to your cover design, as well. And then I help with many of the tech and "author business" tasks in the publishing and marketing phases, constantly learning as the industry evolves. I try to share some of that learning in my blog posts, too.

A white woman in a lab coat holds a clipboard. She is in front of a blackboard with lots of mathematical and science equations. On the image is the Thomas Carlyle quote, "The best effect of any book is that it excites the reader to self activity." This image is attached to a post on how to achieve shared immortality.

Reaping the Seventh Reward: Shared Immortality

The subtitle of my book is 6 Science-Backed Ways Reading Puts You on the Road to Achieving More and Living Longer. The title of this post confirms what the judge I worked for right after law school taught me: No piece of writing is ever done; you just run out of time.

By Tom Collins July 8, 2019 Aging Well, Books, Learning, Reading
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A man is seated at the top of a mountain holding his arms such that his hands are raised above his head. Next to the man is a dog. Text over the image contains a quote from Buddha that reads "Your work is to discover your work and then, with all your heart, give yourself to it." This is followed by a response quote from Tom Collins that reads, "And then, when you discover that it is no longer your work ... Rinse. Repeat." This image is attached to a post on how to apply Buddha's wisdom in the 21st century.

How to apply Buddha’s wisdom in the 21st century

Perhaps in Buddha’s time it made sense to identify your calling “and then, with all your heart, give yourself to it.” I’m not that old, so I can’t be sure if it was true in Buddha’s world, but I know that lifelong careers or jobs are pretty rare nowadays.

By Tom Collins September 18, 2017 Aging Well, Business & Entrepreneurship, Health & Happiness, Learning, Spirituality
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A group of people in a field making "victory" gestures such as a fist pump. Over the image is a quote from Dale Carnegie that reads, "People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing." The image is attached to a post on how to build fun into your brand statement.

How to build fun into your brand statement: the Old Dog Learning Limerick

After “retiring” from our BlogPaws business, I spent a lot of my time on getting clear about the work I want to do going forward and how to […]

By Tom Collins August 17, 2017 Business & Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Writing
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The Entrepreneur’s Apprentice: Creating Your Business Owner’s Learning Environment

“Be an Apprentice, Not a Student,” advises our friend and business coach Mary Anne Shew. Does that mindset resonate with you? It sure did for me! If you agree that learning should remain at core of how you work and live, let’s take a look at how adopting an apprenticeship mindset and finding a partner or group to practice it with can help you and your business grow.

By Tom Collins July 20, 2017 Business & Entrepreneurship, Learning
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A multigenerational, multiracial, mixed-gender group of businesspeople against a dark teal background. Text at the top of the image reads, "What are the experience gaps in your organization?" The image is attached to a posts on the benefits of elderships, deliberately retaining older workers so that younger workers can learn from their experience and benefit from their perspective.

Elderships: Filling the Experience Gaps in Your Organization

Historically, in a variety of communities and institutions, elders have played roles as respected sources of knowledge, experience, and advice. Particularly when recruiting older talent, the term provides some acknowledgement of the value gained from experience, from living a bit longer to collect more of those “experiential dots.”

By Tom Collins June 16, 2017 Aging Well, Business & Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Learning
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A photo of cartoon artist Nina Paley speaking at TedX Maastricht about her take on copyright law. This image is attached to a post titled "Should we just abolish copyright law?"

Should We Just Abolish Copyright? [Fair Use Revisited, Part 1]

Let’s stop for a moment and examine why Paley wants to abolish copyright. I mean, she and all artists and authors get the benefit of protection of her work, right? More like, “Yeah, right!”

By Tom Collins May 15, 2017 Blogs & Social Media, Business & Entrepreneurship, Copyright & Legal Stuff
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