Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My passion lies in helping others to lead their best possible life. It is a passion that blossomed from my own desire to succeed in spite of perceived obstacles and challenges that seemed to follow me everywhere.
During one of my defining birthdays, I questioned my entire life. What had I actually accomplished? Was I happy with my life? What were my stumbling block and how could I remove them or simply go around them? I decided to redefine my life as if I had no limits or boundaries. Miracles happened and dreams became living realities. As a test, I chose what I saw as an impossibility – to be a guest on The Oprah Show, paths opened and a month later, I was sitting on the Harpo stage talking to Oprah. That journey became my first book, Three Paths, Three Choices. The tagline, Getting the Life that You Deserve, was chosen as a reminder that we must first question what we feel we deserve.
For over twenty years, I have served others through coaching, speaking and one on one encounters in guiding clients to live their realized dreams. I have a deep love for helping others live their best possible life and nothing will stop my giving of myself in this endeavor. Reading is a passion and writing is a lifelong love affair. When I am not writing. reading or traveling – you will find me in my backyard garden.
My newest book is Choose Again! – Embrace the Blessing of Choice and Create the Life You Want (an update to the first book). I have also written The Art of Growing Older Gratefully – BE Attitudes for Purposeful Living and The BIG Business of Gratitude with its partner – The Big Business of Gratitude Journal.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Choose Again! and it was inspired by my continuing desire to guide others in living their best possible life through conscious choosing of daily thoughts and actions. It takes the reader on a journey that creates the necessary personal questioning to create a desire to change and more importantly ownership of making life changes.
I am constantly inspired by those who see opportunity when others see obstacles. I had the opportunity in this book to re-frame our definition of fear in a way that allows one to move ahead with speed when encountering fear instead of stopping or retreating. I see this new understanding of fear becoming a touch point for the book and for general discussions.
I am very excited for what lies ahead as I create my own possibilities from my greatest desires while helping others to create theirs.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Whether I am writing fiction or non-fiction, I always start with my table of contents and the book develops from that. I constantly amend the TOC as I write. I have found this to be very helpful because as new ideas surface, I merely jot them down in the TOC and flesh them out later. It also keeps me clear on the mission of the book. The TOC becomes the window that I constantly review.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
My bookshelf is overflowing with possibilities. I love Wayne Dyer, Pam Grout, Louise Hay in the nonfiction genre. In fiction, I love Elizabeth Gilbert, Ann B Ross and generally fiction that takes me to another place. Good writing literally bring s me to tears sometimes. I love a book that makes me feel guilty in putting it down to make dinner.
What are you working on now?
My next writing adventure will be fiction. I have a few that have been sitting on the shelf for over 10 years. One is about a Russian who inspired the nation to pursue and honor the written word and the other is about a woman who spent her entire life seeking the status of bestseller.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I generally promote my books through speaking engagements and social media. I love engaging with my readers and meet them in the most unlikely places. I am enjoying this new to me venue – My Awesome Gang – and plan to become fully engaged.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Follow your passion and it does not have to be in only one genre. Write often without judging the outcome in your first attempt. Writers write . It is an urge that will not cease even when ignored. If you have that urge, follow it. That is one of your gifts and the world is waiting to hear your voice.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
There really is a Muse. If you want to experience it, write without thinking about what you are writing. The result will be a page filled with words and thoughts that you don’t remember writing and the prose will be excellent. You have experienced your Muse. Write at the same time everyday and it is easier for the Muse to meet you there.
What are you reading now?
I am always in the middle of two to five books. I am finishing emergence by Derek Rydell; rereading You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay; rereading Thank and Grow Rich by Pam Grout and starting the book by Damon Johns.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Discovering new ways to promote my books so that I can help more people and serve more people. In September, I will pull out the Russian book and prepare it for introduction to the world.
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. The Celestine Prophecy
2. Eat, Pray, Love.
3. A Course in Miracles.
4. The Holy Bible
5. Miss Julia Takes Over
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