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A photo of Ciaran Walsh, author of "One-Eyed Leo," a book designed to teach children about all the responsibilities of having a dog, and why not to get a dog at a puppy mill. Next to the image is the text "A smart conversation with Ciaran Walsh, author of 'One-Eyed Leo'."

Learning Respect and Appreciation for Dogs from ‘One-Eyed Leo’ by Ciaran Walsh

Ciaran has produced a masterpiece of fiction that is full fof act, insight, story, education, and illumination. For instance, what does adoption look like in the US, compared to … oh, say, Switzerland, where there are no shelters or strays. Where you have to take a 4-hour course before getting a dog. Where… well, watch the video and learn more about the differences between them and us and… why WE, as a country, as a dog loving community, as a society, can finally win the war on puppy mills.

By Yvonne DiVita September 27, 2021 Big Ideas, Books, Smart Conversations with Yvonne
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An open book with a light-colored aura and tiny stars and streamers emerging. Over the text is a Carl Sagan quote, “Books break the shackles of time. A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic.”

Once Upon a Time I Wrote a Book

There I was, this frightened and fearful teenage, sitting at my dining room table with pencil and paper, pouring her soul into stories with happy endings, where the heroine always got rescued, knowing there was no rescue for me, in my home. But the very act of writing gave me the courage and determination to get through an other day, and another day, until … I didn’t quite know what the ‘until’ was, but I knew there had to be something. Something else. 

By Yvonne DiVita September 22, 2021 Book Coaching, Books
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“MWe” knew it! Neuroscience confirms: learning is about connecting the dots

Tom here, to share my thinking behind this bit of marginalia. Here’s what I wrote aside a paragraph on “active learning” in the new book, Uncommon Sense Teaching: […]

By Tom Collins September 11, 2021 Books, Learning, Marginalia
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The Six-Step Road Map to Writing and Publishing a Book Today

Today I’m going to share my Book Writer’s Road Map to Publishing Success. In six steps. Doesn’t that sound easy?

By Yvonne DiVita September 4, 2021 Books, Writing
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Being the Writer and the Reader – How Do You Do Both?

“Write what you know,” the professor admonishes. Because none of us have imaginations to write what we don’t know or to invent what we would like. That would be…what? Interesting? Creative? Insightful? Oh well. Don’t do that. (she said with tongue in cheek because yes, you should do that, just not right now.)

By Yvonne DiVita August 16, 2021 Big Ideas, Book Coaching, Books
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A video capture of Yvonne DiVita, a white woman with silver and purple hair. Superimposed over Yvonne is the text "Write a book, leave a legacy." Text next to the image reads "NOW is the BEST time to write your book."

Why NOW is the BEST Time to Write Your Book

by Yvonne DiVita, author, writer, reader, serial entrepreneur Blah! Blah! Blah! I’m seeing a lot of lip-service being paid to the idea of writing a […]

By Yvonne DiVita July 19, 2021 Big Ideas, Books, Writing
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The Leader You Don’t Want To Be by Mary T. O’Sullivan

The Leader You Don’t Want To Be by Mary T. O’Sullivan A Smart Conversation with Yvonne DiVita and Mary T. O’Sullivan A little about Mary T. O’Sullivan: Before […]

By Yvonne DiVita June 28, 2021 Books, Business & Entrepreneurship, Smart Conversations with Yvonne
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HIBs? 14 Proven Ways to Increase Your Happiness

Ever wonder if there are scientifically proven ways to live a happier life? Here are 14 “happiness inducing behaviors” backed by research.

By Tom Collins May 11, 2021 Books, Health & Happiness, Learning, Lifestyle, Tips from Tom's inbox
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Paul Chaney – Digital Marketer, Author, Writer, Stand-in for Brad Pitt

He’s the first. Here. On this show. Paul Chaney, a BFF from my early blogging days, is the first man invited to be a guest […]

By Yvonne DiVita March 18, 2021 Books, Marketing your book, Smart Conversations with Yvonne, Writing
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Top 5 Reasons You Must Embrace Imperfection in Your Work

わ び ‌さ び (wabi-sabi) The Japanese phrase wabi-sabi means to celebrate imperfection. It’s connected to the art form called kintsugi, or “golden repair” – in which broken […]

By Tom Collins February 28, 2021 Books, Business & Entrepreneurship, Flawsomism, Health & Happiness, Lifestyle
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