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Posted on March 4, 2009 - by Sharon Lindenburger
My new 5-part ecourse - Writing a Wise Book - free sign-up
I have developed a 5-part online “mini-course” called WRITING A WISE BOOK: FIVE QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF BEFORE YOU WRITE A BOOK. I invite you to sign up by clicking the link near the bottom of the homepage. IT’S ENTIRELY FREE! If you desire to write a compelling book, the mini-course will guide you through five questions to give you clarity for your book project.
Posted on March 4, 2009 - by Sharon Lindenburger
Wise book example: Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life, by Wayne Dyer
Wayne Dyer’s output in the book world has been prolific. He has changed a lot of lives. It has been fascinating to watch Dyer’s evolution from being a personal growth author into becoming a wisdom teacher. I feel that one of his best books is Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life. Here Dyer taps into the ancient wisdom of the Tao and bases his insights and reflections on the Tao De Ching, the timeless classic of the Tao tradition. The Tao has always been about polarity and achieving a state of inner balance. It’s about living in the flow of change and finding eternity there.
Dyer does not offer facile formulas but rather asks the reader to consider how the wisdom of the Tao can apply to one’s own life. This book can help you find your way to the state the Chinese called Tao and which we in the West call Flow. In showing us how to navigate within the Tao, Wayne Dyer puts us in touch with our own wisdom when we connect with the Flow, don’t stress out about polarities, and welcome life with joy and acceptance.
Posted on March 4, 2009 - by Sharon Lindenburger
The need for wise books
With the current world situation today, there is a desperate need for wisdom. As a society and as individuals, we have reaped the results of “over-reach” (often with tragic consequences such as the huge numbers of families losing their homes and jobs). Our lives and our world markets have fallen prey to hype, greed, and counterfeit philosophies. We are in the midst of a world-wide recession accompanied by all the insecurities this causes for millions of people.
But the good thing about the current situation is that many of us are now taking a long hard look at ourselves and our world and asking the question, “What really matters?” We are thirsting for wisdom. There is a shift in energy going on all over the planet, perhaps most dramatically symbolized by the history-making election of Barack Obama as US President. Not only is Obama the first African-American president, he is a man who came to office speaking of hope and calling upon the world to “turn the ship around”.
Suddenly it’s cool again to be asking big questions and dreaming big visions. We see that surface answers are not enough. I work with authors to help them create good books. I want those books to be not only well-written but also to be wise. Many of my clients are coaches–people dedicated to helping others find the joy, the passion, the meaning, and the pathway for living with vitality and purpose in the 21st century. And there are many other fields where wisdom is making its way back into modern consciousness–in teaching, in healing, in business, in creativity and the arts, in leadership. If your work involves helping or empowering other people, chances are you have wisdom to share. The ease of getting published today–so many opportunities and methods for publishing–gives you a golden opportunity to extend your wisdom out into the world.
For thousands of years, books have offered wise counsel to people. I believe it’s crucial to reclaim the wisdom role of books, to look for those books in today’s book marketplace that have something real to say, transformational books that can really make a difference in readers’ lives. And to help new wisdom voices to bring their words to the world.
If you want to write a book that really matters, both to yourself and your clients (and the thousands of potential readers out there who will welcome your book with open arms), we should talk.
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