I spent 20 years in business before publishing ‘iLead’. In fact, I grew four businesses to multi-million dollar levels, and have since helped numberless clients do the same as a business consultant. I have traveled the world, and spoken in many different countries as a motivational speaker. By all accounts, one might consider me a professional. After all, I had made a name for myself, right? People should be impressed by such a resume, right? Well, as it turns out, writing ‘iLead’ didn’t just expand my credibility. It actually did a LOT more than that. Writing a book definitely gives you more credibility, but it is hard to put it into perspective until after you have given it some time to really work its magic.
If you write a good book on a topic that is tied right into your industry, than you are going to notice three things very quickly.
It Changes How Others Perceive You
Writing a book affects your credibility in a very measurable way. In fact, I was able to tell a difference immediately! It was a very good book in my opinion (not to brag!), and I was very proud of what I had accomplished… but I realized that I wasn’t the only one surprised at my accomplishment. Colleagues, peers, and other industry leaders seemed to look at me in a new light… as if I had graduated from the minor leagues and was now playing with the pros. All of a sudden, my words held a weight that even I had not experienced before! I always knew that writing a book would increase my credibility, but I had no idea that it would literally make a day and night difference! (Find out how you can become an author in as little as 90 days with help from my specialized and highly-motivated team!)
It Changed My Entire Professional Dynamic
I often asked myself ‘Should I write my book?’ before actually deciding to take the leap. It was, after all, a pretty big deal. Writing a book isn’t what you would call a picnic. Of course, I had most of it in my head… but getting it down on paper was a definite challenge. Yet, when it was all done and I was finally able to hold the published copy in my hands for the first time… I realized that my professional dynamic had changed. In a lot of ways, it wasn’t just my colleagues and peers who saw me as a pro. I felt like a pro! My knowledge level didn’t necessarily change… but actually getting a book finished created such an exhilarating sense of accomplishment within me that I literally felt as if I had just run a marathon! In a lot of ways, I had… and it felt amazing!
It Changed My View Of My Profession
Another positive effect that finishing my book had on me was that it gave me a new, professional perspective on who I was. It is one thing to believe something… but it is quite another to go through the process of getting it out of your mind and recorded onto paper. This, in a lot of ways, helped to reaffirm within me that my ideas were valid and proven. As a result, I gained an entire new level of confidence, and was able to stand even more firmly on what I had come to believe about my career and my industry.
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