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Can I Develop My Idea Into A Book?

Posted in book publishing, Business on March 14, 2022 by OC Talk Radio

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Is Your Idea a Book? Sometimes a small idea can become a much bigger conversation (55k words or more of conversation) and other times it’s more of a blog post. On this episode of the Pub Date Podcast, Dr. Jen Dorsey and Vanessa Campos share how the rhetorical triangle can help you answer the question, “is my idea enough for a book?”

This is the step you MUST take before having the book talk with people in publishing. It’s so important that we developed a course to help you master the book proposal–even if you’re not planning on pitching your book to the big publishers.

Start your publishing journey with a little help from the book broads: https://www.broadbookgroup.com/bbg-publishing-school

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About the Write A Winning Book Proposal Course:

This course gives you the roadmap you need to craft and position a winning proposal. We help you put it all together to make your publishing dreams a reality. You will learn how to:

Create your elevator pitch
Showcase your writing skills with chapter summaries
Integrate your book in your business with a solid marketing plan
Set yourself apart with a strong author bio and platform
Bring it all together with an editing checklist

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Negotiations Are like Relationships

Posted in Business on March 11, 2022 by OC Talk Radio

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Summary

In this episode of Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way, Will Crist sits down with Christine McKay, CEO of Venn Negotiation. Christine is one of the world’s best negotiators, and her resume speaks for itself. She’s helped nearly half of the Fortune 500 companies as well as several hundred small and mid-sized businesses. Together, Christine and Will discuss negotiating in today’s world, embracing emotions to improve negotiation skills, and changing the world with the EOS model.

Thanks for tuning in!

Shownotes

(0:19) Introducing Christine McKay, Venn Negotiation

(1:21) What’s Happening in the World of Negotiation?

(4:47) Seeing Others’ Humanity during Negotiations

(11:10) Scarcity vs. Abundance

(19:19) Don’t Be Afraid of Emotions!

(26:34) Freedom Starts with ‘No’

(31:25) EOS Can Change the World

(45:29) Closing Thoughts

Links

Quotes

“If we don’t create an environment that allows us to have hard conversations about the state of our relationship in business—or even in our personal lives—then at the end of the day, we’re not going to be successful.” (3:36) – Christine McKay

“We’ve created a culture where the fear of loss is greater than the hope for gain. How sad is that when there’s so much gain that we can hope for, when there’s so many possibilities.” (18:33) – Christine McKay

“What do you think it would be like if, by the time we hit our ten-year target, you had 100% of the people in this organization living the EOS life or have a path to it? What do you think that would do for the attraction of new people, retention of your best people, and motivation for everybody?” (39:13) – Will Crist

“Making money is not the most important thing. That has brought us to our knees, and we’re struggling with that.” (46:15) – Will Crist

“Negotiation is a conversation. It’s a conversation about your relationships, and you can’t win relationships. So, stop trying to win them—work on building them and growing them…Create that space that allows not only for you to grow, but for your counterparts to grow too.” (47:25) – Christine McKay

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Cowtown Party Bikes (and Pedego eBikes)

Posted in electric bikes on March 7, 2022 by OC Talk Radio

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If you’ve ever wondered “what comes next?” hear the amazing journey of Vicki and Neal Peden, who went from a career in real radio (where she was the News Director for a big radio station in Dallas and he was the Chief Engineer). To hanging up their headphones and heading in a totally different direction as the founders of Cowtown Cycle Party, a 16-person BYOB party bike that’s like a big bar on wheels.

A path that eventually led them to eBikes as well, as they opened a complimentary Pedego Electric Bike store for the many others who wanted to ride along on their many guided trips thru the famous Ft. Worth stockyards (and their daily cattle drives). And all the bars and BBQ joints for which Dallas and Ft. Worth are famous.

A truly a wild ride down one of the many “roads less traveled” for these modern day cowboys and eBike Entrepreneurs. For whom “fun” is an everyday part of their vocabulary (along with “yee haw” and “y’all come”).

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Will work for FUN

Posted in electric bikes on February 28, 2022 by OC Talk Radio

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Meet Ted Duley, who after a 50 year career in the insurance industry found a new way to work (for fun this time fun) as organizer of the Sacramento Pedego Owners Group (and moderator of their Facebook page). Using the skills he’d acquired as a Sr. VP of Operations, he quickly recruited 71 new members to the group and organized 29 group rides for a total of 2,567 miles. As Ted says, “Having just retired I wasn’t looking for work, but when I purchased my Pedego and discovered how much fun this could be, I just couldn’t help myself from bringing others along for the ride”. Adding a new line to his long and successful resume, “willing to work for fun”.

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Run Your Business Without Ruining Your Life

Posted in Business on February 25, 2022 by OC Talk Radio

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Summary

On this week’s episode of Where There’s a Will There’s a Way, Will Crist sits down with Dawn Abbot to discuss EOS implementation. Dawn is an entrepreneur, business owner, and Professional EOS Implementer, and she is passionate about helping small businesses become the best version of themselves. The duo discusses all five elements of the EOS Life, Dawn’s entrepreneurial journey, and why they think EOS has the power to change the world.

Thanks for tuning in!

Shownotes

(0:31) Introducing Dawn Abbott and Her EOS Journey

(4:47) Dawn’s Experience as an EOS Implementer

(6:10) Prioritizing Employees

(17:13) Living with Purpose/Defining Your Why

(21:00) Appropriate Compensation/Providing Value

(25:30) Supporting Employees’ Passions

(29:39) Changing the World with EOS

(36:24) Closing Thoughts

Links

Will Crist

Dawn Abbott

Quotes

“When I was in a place where I didn’t know that I could run this business by myself, what actually happened from 2017 to 2019 was a 30% revenue increase and a 260% net profit increase. And it was all because of the EOS process.” (4:15) – Dawn Abbott

“I love seeing the impact that EOS has. I love small-business owners…and I am saddened when they’re on that treadmill that I once ran.” (5:04) – Dawn Abbott

“If [employees are] the most valuable assets, why would we ever want them to be less than? Why would we ever want to not take care of them?” (8:30) – Dawn Abbott

“When you’re doing what you love and things that come easily and naturally to you, your energy is high and your production and output is crazy because you’re in your zone. And the minute you have to drop down and do things that you don’t like doing, you can never bring your energy back up that day.” (12:54) – Dawn Abbott

“It’s a beautiful thing to be able to have a full, rich life that contains more than just the grind.” (38:06) – Dawn Abbott

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What to expect and why clinical trial participation is safe

Posted in charities, non-profits on February 22, 2022 by OC Talk Radio

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Tori Larrick, Patient Service Manager with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network guides us through clinical trials, what to expect and why clinical trial participation is safe. Tori encourages anyone considering clinical trials to feel comfortable with reaching out to Patient Services and asking questions. The first step is to feel free to contact PanCAN Patient Services. They’re happy to talk through any fears or concerns before making a decision.

You can reach out to them on the website pancan.org, call 877-2-PANCAN or email patientservices@pancan.org

This episode of Living Hope is dedicated to our Caregivers. Caregivers are important to the Survivor’s journey. We thank our Caregivers and want you to know you are not alone, we are here for you. Regardless of where you are as a Caregiver you can reach out and speak with a Patient Service Case Manager and also ask to be connected with another Caregiver to share experiences.

Clarification on what is the Institutional Review Board: An IRB consists of at least five members of varying and diverse backgrounds. IRB members should have the professional experience to provide appropriate scientific and ethical review. An IRB must have at least one scientist member and at least one member whose primary concerns are nonscientific.

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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Posted in electric bikes on February 21, 2022 by OC Talk Radio

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As Cyndi Lauper sang, some girls “just wanna have fun”. That’s certainly the case with this week’s Pedego fun rider Deborah Neff. Who after finding herself stuck at home alone for too long during COVID, was determined to get out and get active again. So she Googled ebikes, found a hot pink Pedego that matched her style and personality, popped her 8 month old Chihuahua GiGi on the front and took off in search of fun and adventure. Hear how this South Florida woman and her sidekick became the “belle of the ball” at charity rides across the south. And racked up over 2,000 miles along the way (with her trusty sidekick in tow). “All I have to do is say ‘Gigi, do you want to go for a bike ride?’ and she gets excited”, says Deborah. And so are we on this week’s holiday adventure tale (or should we say “tail”). Here on the PEDEGO PODCAST.

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Lose Your Inefficiencies, Not Your Mind

Posted in Business on February 18, 2022 by OC Talk Radio

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Summary

In this episode of Where There’s a Will There’s a Way, Lauren Carson joins host and EOS Implementor Will Crist to discuss how EOS radically transformed her business. Lauren is the Founder and CEO of Kinect Solar, which sells solar energy equipment on the excess market––in simple terms, it is the TJ Maxx of solar-power equipment. In their conversation, they cover delegating and elevating, living the EOS life, hiring the right people, contributing to the world around them, appropriately compensating employees, and much more. Check it out!

Shownotes

(0:27) Introducing Lauren Carson and Kinect Solar

(1:40) Kinect Solar and EOS

(3:40) Delegate and Elevate

(5:46) The EOS Life

(8:41) Hiring the Right Team/Core Values

(11:45) Making a Great Contribution

(17:25) Appropriate Compensation

(19:07) Celebrating Employees’ Lives Outside of Work

(24:08) What’s Next for Kinect Solar?

(27:01) Closing Thoughts

Links

Will Crist

Lauren Carson

Kinect Solar

Quotes

“For the first couple of years starting the company, I had my hands in sales, I had my hands in procurement operations, customer service, and finance. While the company was doing well, I was literally losing my mind…I can say unequivocally that we would not be where we are today if we hadn’t found the EOS system.” (1:50) – Lauren Carson

“Everybody spends the majority of their waking hours at the office. So, that cultural environment that you can set in the office and how people treat each other really affects everybody’s lives, and they take it home to their families and everything else they do.” (6:32) – Lauren Carson

“The core values for us [have been] so powerful as far as setting the tone for the company.” (10:27) – Lauren Carson

“The first year, we had a banner year. The numbers were really, really good, but I found myself feeling really empty and probably more depressed than I’ve ever been. It was because that purpose wasn’t there. I thought it was financial for so long, and now I know it’s not.” (14:27) – Lauren Carson

“I’m a firm believer that entrepreneurs and business owners have the ability to change the world…We have so many challenges and problems right now, and they can all be tackled by doing things differently.” (15:02) – Lauren Carson

“We’ve set up an employee stock option plan so that everybody in the company shares in the company’s success–down to the most entry-level person and all the way up to the top.” (18:46) – Lauren Carson

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Just turned 60…now what?

Posted in electric bikes on February 14, 2022 by OC Talk Radio

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After turning 60 and asking “now what”, Greg Lewis and his wife Kym decided to pack up their new house, buy a travel trailer and throw in a couple of Pedego eBikes to see where life might take them next. A new “life on the road” in search of their next great adventure. Using the travel trailer as their base camp and their eBikes as modern day horses to ride down the trails they discover (and over the the next ridge to whatever awaits them). Chronicling all this in their new YouTube channel called “WeeRVee”.

So if you want to feel stuck. Or just wanna feel young and yell “weee” again, ride along as “weee” take to the road with Greg and Kym Lewis (and their wee dog Charli) to see where the wind takes them. On this week’s PEDEGO PODCAST.

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How to Get Your Book Discovered on Amazon

Posted in book publishing, Business on February 14, 2022 by OC Talk Radio

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On this episode of the Pub Date podcast book broads Dr. Jen Dorsey and Vanessa Campos discuss banned books, Scribd, Shel Silverstein (with a side of cannibalism), word of mouth marketing, and how to get your book discovered on Amazon as a self-published author. We try not to nerd out as we cover:

Good metadata (what makes up basic metadata, keywords, descriptive phrases, etc.)
Creating an Amazon Author Central (you can add extended bio, video content, blog content, images, and more) — Reviews (verified customers and editorial reviews) can help your book’s ranking
A+ content (Additional content to help the buyer learn more about your book. Consider adding images (spreads) of your book where you have images, graphs, etc.)
When in doubt, browse the competition and find books that are from distributed publishers. These books are more likely to check off major metadata boxes to ensure they’re discovered by new readers.

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