The secret to making your writing more interesting, plus why I have the best job on the planet
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Mindset coach, life coach, health & wellness coach, sales coach, grief coach, coaches coach—what do all of these have in common?
ME!
I was chatting on the phone with a friend the other day and couldn’t help but rave about my clients (while trying to respect their privacy, LOL).
As I glimpsed at the names on my computer desktop, people I’ve been working with to make their book and publishing dreams happen, the full realization of what I was doing hit me, and I just gotta tell you…
I have the best frickin’ job in the whole world.
My authors are the kindest, most generous, most open hearted, most ambitious, most courageous, most fascinating people I have ever come across in my life.
And I…get to help…them.
God does that feel like a gift, and also a great responsibility at times. Though I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Who else is feeling like that about the work they do? If so, I’d love to hear about what you’re doing.
And if not, what first step could you take to come closer to making it happen? I’ll bet I can make you smile just thinking about it ;)
PS: If you’re on a mission to inspire and empower and connect and serve, and you see your book as a way to do that, DM me. We should talk.
Q: How do I engage my audience and make my writing interesting?
Here’s the short answer: Put more of YOU in it.
Long answer: Honestly, the more YOU come through in your writing, your story, your book, the more your reader will lean in.
I don’t care if yours is a book about how to increase productivity, sales or creativity—as Roosevelt famously said, “No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care.”
Think about it this way: How much do you love navigating through various prompts before FINALLY getting to speak with someone at your phone company? Would you rather be talking to a chatbot, or a REAL PERSON?
That’s what I thought.
Another case in point: I was checking out a book a friend recommended to me recently, and the only reason I KEPT READING, was because the author’s voice was so powerful and compelling. She was so…herself, it was awesome. I couldn’t put it down.
People are craving connection. And the more we get away from that in our culture and society today, the more you’ll stand out by giving the people what they actually want: More of YOU.
The more REAL, the more honest, the more vulnerable, the more specific, the better. You may lose some readers who don’t vibe with you, but you’ll gain a legion of fans who really get you and love you for it.