Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have had my wellness business, Better Beings, for over 22 years. I started out as a personal trainer but in the past 10 years have primarily been facilitating wellness workshops and trainings. My mission is to inform, influence and inspire people to take control of their health to become better beings. This is my first book.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
the YOU Revolution; the Journey of a Better Being is based on the content of a 10-week lifestyle enhancement class I created in 2014. It is also the story of my own wellness journey. At the end of the 2017 session of the 10-week class, one of the participants said…”you really need to write this in a book”. So I decided to do that!
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I tend to write best sitting on my couch with mindless tv in the background or sitting by the pool at my condo.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I read The Culprit and the Cure about 10 years ago and I felt like I was reading my own words
What are you working on now?
No more books…my focus is to use my book to expand my reach via public speaking–keynote, conference workshops and breakout sessions, etc
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I have been writing articles for various publications and am working to brand myself as the “go to” wellness expert for local media
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Getting noticed is a grind. You know your book is fabulous, all the people around you tell you it’s fabulous, but others have to know you wrote a book before they can tell you it’s fabulous. Unless you are a “name” it’s tough to get exposure. Personally, I think writing the book was easy—getting it out there is way more difficult!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t waste time on things you know you aren’t good at—hire someone or let it go!
What are you reading now?
Kings of Cool by Don Winslow
What’s next for you as a writer?
There may be another book in me someday, but for now I am going to relish in the fact that I wrote this one!
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?
Grit by Angela Duckworth to remind me I can survive this desert island, Savages by Don Winslow because I now have read his prequel, and some other entertaining book that is really long to distract me from the fact that I am stranded on a desert island
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