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Vol 4: 13 July 22, 2010
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"Goals that are not written are just wishes."
-- Anonymous
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Two Roads to Realization
The Book: Accidental Genius: Using Writing to Generate Your Best Ideas, Insight, and Content, second edition
 Why Read It? Author Mark Levy wants to show you how writing can be used to reach a breakthrough in a particular problem or to become unstuck long enough to realize a larger goal.
The Bottom Line: Freewriting is the answer, and it's deceptively simple. You'll be able to think more honestly and resourcefully than ever before, generating breakthrough ideas and solutions. This second edition includes seven new principles, more stories, and an extensive section on how to refine your freewriting into something you can share with the world.
 Why Read It? Author Brian Tracy won't accept your excuses because he knows (and so will you) that there is a surefire way to set and meet all of your goals.
The Bottom Line: This book explains the key elements of goal setting and the steps necessary to set and accomplish goals of any size. In this second edition, Tracy has added three new chapters addressing areas in which goals can be the most rewarding, but also the toughest to set and keep: finances, family, and health.
Read an excerpt here and buy the book for 30% off.
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For media and review copies, please contact Publicity Manager Katie Sheehan.
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The BK Author Co-Op Retreat
 If you feel it's time to recharge your literary brain cells while communing with other writers and authors in the BK Community, you should register right now for the Berrett-Koehler Authors Cooperative Retreat (October 7-10, 2010, at the Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center in Maryland). You don't have to be a BK author to attend, and registration is officially open.
The early-bird registration deadline has already passed, but if you use the secret password to email Co-op Administrator Brenda Price by August 1, 2010, she'll register you at the early-bird discount.
Check out the details about the retreat here.
View pictures from the 2009 Retreat here.
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 Title: Full Voice: Mastering the Five Elements of Powerful Vocal Communication
Author: Barbara McAfee
Release Date: Spring 2011
Synopsis: Most of us are woefully ignorant of how our voices determine our effectiveness. This revolutionary guide offers a tried and true mechanism for making a lasting shift in how we communicate vocally. |
 Bonnie Kaufman, our Digital Community Builder, will henceforth be hosting this new section of the newsletter, where she'll ruminate on the digital world, online media, social networking, geeky tech pranks, and other things that plague her thoughts.
For this first entry, Bonnie pens a bittersweet love letter to the internet.
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 Last time, I issued this challenge. The first correct answer came from Rachel Kador. See the solution here.
This issue's challenge can be found here.
Email me with any comments or rants. Also, were you amazed by the fact that this man defies every rule of biology?
Were you able to figure out this weird puzzle? Excellent! But please tell me what this strange site is all about.
P.S. -- this isn't real, is it?
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