It was in the year 2000 that we started our Writer’s Agency. We were extremely thrilled and excited to be able to assist authors in self-publishing their books. However, it did not take us long to realize, we had to shift from just helping authors publish books, to coaching them to become entrepreneurs --
authorpreneurs. So after 3 years, we had to start mentoring our clients in entrepreneurship.
If you are planning to publish a book now or in the future, you need to know, you have to think like a businessperson -- an authorpreneur. Once your book is published...now what? This is where thinking
like an authorpreneur plays in the picture. In fact, you need to start thinking like an authorpreneur way ahead in advance. We tell our clients, don’t wait for your book to be published to start putting together a strategic plan. You want to start 3 to 6 months ahead of time. Just like the movie industry. They start advertising way ahead
in advance, so we can be informed and ready to go and see a movie when it is released. It is the same with a book project.
When you publish a book, it is not a small feat. So you want to do everything in your power to be successful. We recommend that you read up on entrepreneurship as much as possible and as soon as possible. This will be a major factor in you being successful as an author.
By learning about entrepreneurship, you will gain invaluable insight and strategies on how to sale, market, brand, network and just overall how to manage a personal business.
Many people when they publish a book, they never think about the fact that they have to be their own PR & Marketing Firm (unless they have money to hire one). The reality is most people don’t. So, you need to read up on how to handle these aspects of the business. Yes, I keep calling it a business because it is. You have to manage sales, set up book signings, manage your speaking calendar, follow-up with possible engagements, etc. This is what business people do. Listen, you should never be satisfied with others pushing your book more than you!
Even when people hire our PR Firm, we always make it clear that in order for us to represent them successfully, they must understand, we are going to need them fully engaged in the process. This is not a time for them to lay back and drink soda and eat popcorn all day long. We need them activated and engaged throughout the entire PR & marketing campaign.
So, if you are planning to write a book, be prepared to get in the trenches with it. Be prepared to work! After all, you have already put a lot of time and effort into writing and publishing it, why not do the same to make it a bestseller? I close with a quote I read in a book, “You’re going to spend the rest of your life doing something. It might as well be something you want to do.”
Shirley Clark is the owner of Jabez Books Writer’s Agency, an Award Winning #1 Amazon Best-Selling Author, Certified Business Coach, Professional Speaker, Digital Educator and a Marketplace & Community Leader. Learn more: www.drshirleyclark.org
Genevia Windley Hill is a native of Washington, North Carolina. She grew up in an environment with strong independent women. Genevia earned her bachelor of science degree from Elizabeth City State University and a master of business degree from University of Phoenix. Genevia’s passion is using her knowledge to help others succeed. Genevia served as a marketing and leasing director, college advisor, circulation advisor, assistant director, interim director, advertising director, program director and Editor-In-Chief. Genevia is a #1 Amazon Best-Selling Author. She is married to James Hill. Genevia hopes that everyone who reads this book will find the strength to overcome whatever obstacles standing in their way of success.
Dr. Rollan Roberts II is the CEO of Courageous! Entrepreneurship, an advisor to world governments, the host of iHeartRadio’s only national business call-in show, Courageous! Entrepreneur Radio, and former CEO of the Hoverboard company - the single, hottest, global, consumer product of 2015. In addition to being nominated to the Central Command Task Force for the Department of Defense, and keynote speaker at Harvard University and for Bloomberg, he has led several global, high growth companies and has a record of creating some of the fastest growing viral brands in the world. He has a Doctorate degree in Global Business and Entrepreneurship, founded the CEO Entrepreneur Cruise, authored 4 international best-selling books, and spoke to China’s government and business leaders on the US-China Trade War at the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China.
Coach Dana Bennett, new author of the book, “Reminders For Grinders,” has now joined the literary community of motivational and inspirational writers in encouraging people never to give up on their dreams and visions.
For this former homeless, teenage mother, she is a living witness to the fact that if you will continue to “grind,” no matter what situation you find yourself in, things will eventually turn around in your favor. Your dreams will be realized, and you can be successful!
For Coach Dana Bennett, life is truly what you make it. While this old adage is a common cliché, it is truly a truth for her. Despite the detours she had in her life, she completed college with a B.S in Psychology, and now, she is aspiring to complete a master’s degree in Industrial/ Organizational Psychology. And according to her, she is not going to stop here.
For the past 13 years, Coach Dana has worked in financial services and in the compliance industry. She is a licensed real estate broker, and she and her husband, Ken, have had a successful house flipping business for over seven years. This is why releasing the book, “Reminders For Grinders” is so important in this season in her life. Not only does she want others to be inspired to never give up on their dreams and visions, but she herself uses this book as a voiceprint in her life to serve as a catalyst for her to never give up on her future aspirations. While she has achieved quite a few lifelong dreams, she knows without a doubt, she is still called to do more.
“Reminders For Grinders” is a book for all who are striving to make an impact in this world. It is a clarion call for people to be empowered overcomers. “Reminders For Grinders” has been touted as the best of both worlds. Meaning, if you are willing to do both -- the spiritual and the natural work that is needed to fulfill a task or dream in your life, then it will come to pass.
So often people focus on one and not the other. But to get the maximum results in achieving your goals and ob-
jectives in life, according to Coach Dana, you have to be committed to the process. You have to embrace both. “Reminders For Grinders” is the fuel you will need when the road gets hard. Yes, life is full of ebbs and flows -- ups and downs, but having a tool such as this book, will encourage you to stay the course.
Today, this mother of five, wants you to know, it is truly not over until you say, “when.”
Never give up on your dreams! Never stop believing! And most of all, Coach Dana wants you to know, “Keep Grinding.”
•She is a giver.
•Her favored color is green.
•She loves Mexican food and seafood.
•She hates bugs and cold weather.
•She never watches scary movies.
•She dreams of visiting Ghana and Dubai.
•She used to sing in a girl group and a Reggae band.
•Her favorite way to relax is to listen to music.
•She loves stand-up comedy.
•Her favorite movie is The Color Purple.
•She hates pie and loves cake.
•Her favorite accessory is shoes.
