Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
John Spender is a 16 time International Best Selling author didn’t learn how to read and write at a basic level until he was ten years old. He has since traveled the world started many businesses leading him to create the best selling book series A Journey Of Riches; he is an Award Winning International Speaker and Movie Maker.
John was an international NLP trainer and has coached thousands of people from various backgrounds through all sorts of challenges. From the borderline homeless to very wealthy individuals, he has helped many people to get in touch with their truth to create a life on their terms.
John’s search for answers to living a fulfilling life has taken him to work with Native American Indians in the Hills of San Diego, the forests of Madagascar, swimming with humpback whales in Tonga, exploring the Okavango Delta of Botswana and the Great Wall of China. He’s traveled from Chile to Slovakia, Hungary to the Solomon Islands, the mountains of Italy and the streets of Mexico. Everywhere his journey has taken him; John has discovered a hunger among people to find a new way to live, with a yearning for freedom of expression.
His belief that everyone has a book in them was born. He is now a writing coach having worked with more than a 170 authors from 34 different countries and his publishing house MotionMediaInternational has published 20 non-fiction titles to date.
John also co-wrote and produced the movie documentary Adversity starring Jack Canfield, Rev. Micheal Bernard Beckwith, Dr. John Demartini and many more, coming soon in 2020! Moreover, you can bet there will be the best selling book too!
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I created this book and chose this collection of authors to share their insights, into their journey of developing courage, assisting people and raising your belief that you too can tap into courage and overcome your fears.
Like all of us, each author has a unique story and insight to share with you. It just may be the case, that one or more of these authors have lived through an experience that is similar to circumstances in your life right now. Their words could be just the words you need to read to help you through your challenges and motivate you to continue on your journey. Perhaps reading about one or more of these experiences will fill in the missing piece of your puzzle, so to speak, allowing you to move forward into the next phase of your life.
Storytelling has been the way humankind has communicated ideas and learning throughout our civilization. While we have become more sophisticated with technology and living in the modern world is more convenient, there is still much discontent and dissatisfaction with one’s reality. Many people have also moved away from reading books, and they are missing out on valuable information that can help them to move forward in life, with a positive outlook. I think it is essential to turn off the T.V., to slow down, and to read, reflect, and take the time to appreciate everything you have in life. I like anthology books because they carry many different perspectives and insights on a singular topic. I find that sometimes when I’m reading a book that has just one author I gain an understanding of their viewpoint and writing style very quickly and the reading becomes predictable.
With this book and all of the books in the A Journey of Riches book series, you have many different writing styles and viewpoints that will help shape your perspective towards your current set of circumstances.
Anthology books are also great because you can start from any chapter and gain a valuable insight or a nugget of wisdom without the feeling that you have missed something from the earlier chapters.
I love reading many different types of personal development books because learning and personal growth are vital to me. If you are not learning and growing, well, you’re staying the same. Everything in the universe is growing, expanding, and changing. If we are not open to different ideas and different ways of thinking and being, then we can become close-minded.
The concept of this book series is to open you up to different ways of perceiving your reality, to give you hope, to encourage you, and to give you many avenues of thinking about the same subject. My wish for you is to feel empowered to make a decision that will best suit you in moving forward with your life. As Albert Einstein said, “We cannot solve problems with the same level of thinking that created them.” With Einstein’s words in mind, let your mood pick a chapter in the book or read from the beginning to the end and allow yourself to be guided to find the answers you seek.
With gratitude,
John Spender
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really.
I plan each chapter starting with a storyboard transferring that information onto a blueprint.
This way I’m clear on what I’m writing about, the purpose for me writing about it and the key take away points for the reader. And how it relates to the theme of the chapter.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Author influences are in any order; Dr. Wayne Dyer, Paulo Coelho, Sonia Choquette, Rob Kosberg, Bryce Cournourey, James Patterson, Wilbur Smith, Napolean Hill, Wallace Wattles, and Malcolm Gladwell.
What are you working on now?
Working book 17 in the A Journey of Riches series ‘In Search of Happiness’ and book 18 in the same series ‘Liberate your Struggles’ and promoting and collating two more books ‘Way of the Wealthy’ and ‘The shadows of the cedars’ the latter is a working title and may change.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Amazon and Facebook for sure!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Yes, start small — step by step you can reach any goal.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
From Dr. Wayne Dyer; ‘When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.’
What are you reading now?
Publish, Promote, Profit by Rob Kosberg
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Sam Leong by Sam Leong with Stephen Lee
Way of the Wealthy by John Hanna
The Shadows of the Cedars By Fida Fidel
What’s next for you as a writer?
I am refining the script for my first full feature film starring Jack Canfield, Michael Bernard Beckwith, and many more inspiring peeps.
Also working book 17 in the A Journey of Riches series ‘In Search of Happiness’ and book 18 in the same series ‘Liberate your Struggles’ and promoting and collating two more books ‘Way of the Wealthy’ and ‘The shadows of the cedars’ the latter is a working title and may change.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
1. How to survive on a desert island by Jim Pipe
2. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
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