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A room filled with clay pots of various sizes. Text over the image reads "Learning vs. Knowing: Is one of my favorite success stories a lie?" The article attached to the images discusses the "lots of pots" theory of creativity.

Learning vs. knowing: Is one of my favorite #Success stories a lie?

What happens when you find out one of your favorite stories about achieving success is wrong? The real story behind my success mantra: “lots of pots.”

By Tom Collins May 16, 2022 Creativity, Tips from Tom's inbox, Writing
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Mark Anthony of The AfterLife Frequency Talks Spirits, Electromagnetic Souls and More

Mark Anthony Psychic Explorer (also known as The Psychic Lawyer) is a fourth generation psychic medium who communicates with spirits. Have I got your attention now? Being a medium, connecting with the spirit world, is in his DNA.

By Yvonne DiVita May 12, 2022 Big Ideas, Books, Smart Conversations with Yvonne
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5 Secrets to Writing a Best Seller

5 Secrets to Writing a Best Seller

Everyone is intent on becoming a best-selling author, these days. The prime best-selling status most writers are after is the recognition on Amazon that your […]

By Yvonne DiVita April 27, 2022 Books, Writing
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Two men shouting and pointing fingers at each other across a table. Over that photo are a picture of Jerry Manney's book, Why We Argue and How to Stop, and the text "Book Review: Why We Argue and How to Stop."

Why We Argue and How to Stop – A Book for Managing Emotions

Anyone who knows me knows I highlight passages in books to return to, at later times. In this book, the first thing I highlighted in yellow was in the Introduction: “Think of this book as a toolkit.”

For those of us who want to do better, be better communicators, this toolkit is invaluable. Let’s unpack it.

By Yvonne DiVita April 22, 2022 Book Reviews, Books
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A close-up of an elderly person's hand holding a child's hand. Text over the image is a quote from Tom Collins that reads "Wisdom is built, not bestowed, as we age." The image is connected to an article on how to grow wiser as you age.

Wise up! How to grow wiser as you age

We’d all like to be known as wise, right? And deserve the label. So whether or not you’re thought of as wise right now, this post will show you how to recognize wisdom and how you can gain more of it over time.

By Tom Collins April 18, 2022 Aging Well, Marginalia, Tips from Tom's inbox
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A photo of publicist Andrea Pass of Andrea Pass PR, next to text that reads, "A smart conversation with Andrea Pass of Andrea Pass PR.

Public Relations in a Digital Age: Insight with Andrea Pass PR

Andrea Pass wants you to be relevant. Relevant to the audience your business or book serves. And she offers placement in top tier targeted media.

By Yvonne DiVita April 13, 2022 Business & Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Marketing your book, Smart Conversations with Yvonne
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A man in silhouette against a sunset jumps across a gap from one cliff to another. The word "CHANCE/CHANGE" is under the man. Over the image is the question "What on earth is revisioning?" This image is attached to a post defining "revisioning" and showing its similarities to the PIERS Whole-Self Model

On “revisioning” and the PIERS whole-self model

How a “revisioning” process can help you get unstuck, what inspired that name, and how it fits in with the PIERS Whole-Self Model.

By Tom Collins April 4, 2022 Business & Entrepreneurship, Health & Happiness, Tips from Tom's inbox
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From Tiger Mom to Zen Mom: Zhu Shen and a Story of a Thousand Miles

I have so many talented and smart people on my show, and this interview shows that Zhu is among the highest in talent and resilience and storytelling. Her capacity to bring the listener into the story, offering so much angst and then joy, will captivate you throughout. This is about an amazing journey. A “Journey of a Thousand Miles.”

By Yvonne DiVita April 4, 2022 Big Ideas, Smart Conversations with Yvonne
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Writing Advice from Author Melanie Notkin: Write Like You Mean It

In this new installment of Smart Conversations, I talk with Melanie Notkin about her book, OTHERHOOD: Modern Women Finding a New Kind of Happiness and how the experience of being […]

By Yvonne DiVita March 2, 2022 Books, Business & Entrepreneurship, Smart Conversations with Yvonne, Writing
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How Do I Get A Real Publisher?

We served our authors as editors, guides, teachers, book designers, publishers, and to a small degree, marketers. At the time, we encouraged and taught them to blog. Back in the early 2000s, blogging was a successful way to get noticed. Much as podcasts are today. And we did other things to help them get noticed. The hard work, of course, was always at their end. That’s just how it is. As the author, the work of marketing and selling is up to you – no matter who publishes your book.

By Yvonne DiVita February 21, 2022 Book Coaching, Books, Writing
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