John and Tom were in a Miracle Morning group about two years ago, when Tom committed to write a book.
He had no idea what he was in for!
Writing is a different process for different writers, but for Tom, he knew he was going to write a book of stories, but he had no idea what the theme would be.
In the beginning, he looked back on some of the blogs and magazine articles he'd written, just looking for a hook, to get started.
It wasn't until he was about a third of the way through the book, before he had an idea of the direction he had in mind.
When he thought it was finished, he consulted with a writing coach, who challenged him to dig deeper, be move vulnerable, and find the best book he had inside him.
The journey from idea to book, is very similar to the entrepreneurial journey.
To get his book from idea to reality, Tom had to assemble a team. Just like we all have to do as entrepreneurs.
AJ Harper helped him refine the words. Amber Vilhauer helped him launch the marketing campaign.
Do you have your team in place? Who is helping you on your Hero's Journey? Have you assembled your Voltron?
Prepare to tell the story of your journey. Your story has value for those who aspire to reaching the success you have achieved.
Every journey has its challenges. Joseph Campbell wrote extensively about The Hero's Journey.
Guess what? Your journey, our journey, everyone's journey is a heroic journey.
Drop Tom a line at tom@tomrubens.com to get the heads up on all the free stuff you'll get when you order his new book, <em>Lifeness</em> on April 4th.
Key Teachers we mentioned today:
AJ Harper, book shepherd/author's mentor extraordinaire www.ajharper.com
Amber Vilhauer book launch guru www.insightfuldevelopment.com
Books mentioned today:
Joseph Campbell, <em>The Hero's Journey</em>
Hal Elrod, <em>Miracle Morning</em>
Tom Rubens, <em>Lifeness</em>