Has it really been 30 days? I am happy to say that because of this great challenge put together so beautifully by D'vorah Lansky, I am now in the habit of turning on my computer first thing each morning and sitting down to do my marketing! Like others in our group, I had spent a month before this listening to teleseminars, webinars, downloading and printing out all kinds of free marketing information. I had volumes of notes, handouts, and I was completely overwhelmed. I did manage to start this blog, then my author page on Facebook, and finally, all on my own I designed and created my website! I was feeling pretty good about things at that point... Until I realized that no-one was finding my webpage, I only had a dozen "likes" on my author page, and the website was a ghost town. Enter D'vorah's email with this challenge -- and I took it in a big way!
I could go on for pages about all I've learned and all the things I've done as a result, but the one that stands out for me is my new ebook! Kirsten Eckstein set me on fire! I began this challenge in order to market my fiction novel, "Telling Secrets," and Kirsten was talking about promoting your non-fiction work and creating more of it. She said we already had the content in our present book for another ebook -- so I began looking at my novel. And yes, there was lots of content! It's the story of woman on her spiritual journey, who has to uncover all the secrets in her life in order to begin living in integrity and truth. And my ebook was born! I sat down on Monday morning, and began writing about exactly what steps she took on her journey, questions she had to ask herself in order to begin to see how valuable she is and claim the life she deserved. None of that was actually in the novel, but I started the same journey myself 20 years ago, and have been studying, mentoring others and teaching about this ever since! By Tuesday evening the book was finished, and yesterday, I formatted it for Kindle using KDP and uploaded it! Today, "Telling Secrets Workbook; A Guide to Discover Your Secret to the Life You Truly Deserve" is for sale on Amazon.com! After I uploaded it, I went back to my webpage and updated it to include links to the new book, and all the information about it.
I also designed (as I was writing the ebook) a 5-week workshop for those who want to continue their own journey more directly with me. It includes 6 one-hour calls together, a weekly "Travel Guide" of tasks, exercises and additional information they will need for that week's work, a daily "Travel Itinerary" email that will help keep them focused and give them tips on what to accomplish that day along with lots of upbeat motivation, and membership in my "Travel Group", for those who want to continue this relationship with me long term. I am on fire!!!!
The fact that I created all this content, now have a second book for sale, have the beginnings to really build this business I have been struggling with for years -- and I did it in less than 3 days just blows my mind! I have a lot more to do to really launch this book in social media, get my media press kit online and sent out to local media, and several teleseminars recorded with the next content. But I am off and running.
I know this wouldn't have happened without this wonderful opportunity from D'vorah. She has brought together some incredible experts to teach us, and put so much time and energy into this! I try to live my life in gratitude, and I am so deeply grateful to D'vorah for this gift.
I have come out of this challenge with clarity and a vision for where I'm going, how to get there, and how VALUABLE I am! I am an expert at what I do, and it is time to claim it and share it. My books will sell, I'm already working on my signature speech to get out on the speaking circuit, I will be able to help others along the way, and I will make money. This has been for me a "guide to discover the secret to the life I truly deserve!"
I hope to see all of you out there -- I know we have what it takes to influence the world in awesome ways!
ABOUT PEG: (this is my new bio -- my confidence after this Challenge inspired me to shine my light and claim my expertise! This is why clients will want to work with me!)
Peg Hubbard loves learning and teaching - and she is continually expanding her mind with new areas of exploration. Ever since childhood, Peg understood her deepest life purpose -- to live a life of integrity and joy, and to be of service to others. Over the years she has worked and studied with incredible teachers, mentors and spiritual guides. Since 2000, Peg has studied with Lynn V. Andrews, best-selling author and contemporary mystic. She graduated as a certified Spiritual Healer from Lynn Andrews’ four year Mystery School, and continues her own studies in the graduate program, even as she serves as mentor to currently enrolled students. Peg is an ordained minister with the International Congregation of Spiritual Healers and Earth Stewards (S.H.E.S.), and has organized and led workshops for groups of women and men in her local area and beyond. Peg also takes private clients.
In the corporate world, Peg's experience has been diverse and exciting, but always focused on mastering new skills. She spent years in Toastmasters International, learning and practicing the skills of speaking and writing. She has scores of certifications from training in leadership and management skills. In Southern California, Peg helped to create an educational program that trained several hundred women how to race large ocean-going racing sailboats (at a time when women weren't accepted as actual members of the crew), resulting in women today being included in even the professional sailboat racing circuits. As a Girl Scout Leader, Peg logged in over 250 hours of leadership training, and served as manager to over 40 troop leaders in her area.
Peg's love for writing has inspired her whole life. During her career in the corporate world, she wrote numerous technical manuals, and prepared, edited and proof-read scientific articles for publication in journals. She has written newsletters for organizations, won prizes for her speeches in regional speech contests, and developed marketing materials for a variety of businesses. She loves poetry; several of her poems appear in anthologies, and she has won several prizes there as well.
Peg lives in northern Texas with her wonderful husband of 44 years, happily surrounded by her three children and 10 grandchildren, dogs and birds.
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