Do NOT launch an online course this year!
Do NOT launch an online course in 2023! Here’s what to do instead… Here’s the thing. An online course will cost you a bomb to make, and people will pay peanuts to buy it. That’s if they buy it at all. It is weird that people quibble so much about...
Writing a book is an emotional journey. Here are two high-risk moments that can sabotage your success.
Having now worked with dozens of clients as they write their books (which is truly an honour), I have seen the emotional trajectory travelled by authors. You can see my model of this journey above. Every step of this journey – from the moment you start to ideate and...
How not to get scammed from book coaching
A while ago, there was a book coaching scam! Who knew! You paid US$2000 and you got nothing. Since I started helping coaches and other experts to write books (in 90 days), quite a few other providers have joined the market. Cool with that (except the scams)! But for...
Gratitude keeps the darkness away
I’ve always been an ambitious person. It’s a positive quality in many ways, but it has a dark side. The drive to do more and to be more can make me forget the sheer wonder of what I already am and already have. There is a Buddhist proverb that goes like this: “Enough...
Why this year’s IWD is the most important ever
I became a feminist at the age of 15 when I was treated to a sudden and shocking political awakening. I left the Canberra Girls Grammar School and went to the School Without Walls (SWOW). There I met communists, feminists, and openly gay men and women for the first time in my life. I won’t say my sheltered life. No life, no matter how financially privileged (as mine certainly was), protects a woman from the impact of sexism, misogyny and abuse. I have had my share.