This episode provides advice for authors on how to create an online course idea from your book. 

Brigitte uses her book (Quality Book Formula) that's listed on KDP as an example.  This book was written to help you understand the steps between a book idea and selling it. 

Link for course Business of Books idea on the Maven platform: https://maven.com/brigitte-cutshall/the-business-of-books

My latest book is Quality Book Formula: Professionally Publish Your Book for Excellence. 

It's common for us to take our knowledge for granted, and I was encouraged to write about this topic based on feedback from other authors since I have over two decades experience in the print and publishing industry.

Link to watch video: https://youtube.com/realthingsliving

Zachary Green is the definition of courage and learned to embrace the chaos from his U.S. Marine Corps and firefighter experiences. Integrity is important to him.

The title of his best-selling book is "Warrior Entrepreneur: Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom."

The warrior principles learned can be translated into any career or business. Those principles can be summarized as teamwork, purpose, confidence, adaptability, tenacity, serenity, and morals. 

Learn more about him at https://www.warriorentrepreneurbook.com/

Chuck and Hannah Keels share their unique and remarkable relationship. They are both Stage 4 cancer survivors; met and fell in love, got married on January 1, 2020, and founded Living Hope Cancer Foundation. 

They each wrote their own book prior to meeting; and co-authored Get Up and Live to inspire others to have a positive mindset. The focus is to encourage others to live with a hope bigger than life. 

Their 5 Pillars of life include: (1) prayer, (2) love, (3) juicing, (4) essential oils, and (5) move the body.

Learn more https://getupandlive.org and their YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/LivingHopeCancerFoundation

Matt Ode truly is a miracle. 

At the age of 24, he was diagnosed with Stage 3C Testicular Cancer. Matt experienced major complications during treatment and near death experiences such as a two-week coma after complicated surgery, kidney and liver failure, and a heart attack.  

Matt shares his captivating journey and the lessons that were learned along the way. His story is an inspiring example of resilience...from Survivor to Superhero. 

Learn more about Matt at https://mattodespeaks.com

We tend to think of finance and math as a 4-letter word. It's not and we should change that perspective.

The focus for John Grace is working with essential workers to help them better understand their financial health. The main goal is to do everything he can to help take the mystery out of money management. He is also the author of Making Finance Make Sense: Striving to Win.  

"The relationship with your financial planners should be one built on trust, you should know they have your best interest at heart." 

John Grace has been in the financial industry since 1979 and is the Founder and President of Investors Management Corp.  You can connect with him at [email protected]. 

Lesleigh Jolin was drawn to the Grief Recovery Method program based on her own painful and personal losses throughout her life. That program was the "last healing measure she tried to heal her own heart, and the first that actually worked for her well-being." 

She is now certified Advanced Grief Recovery Method Specialist and offers an 8-week program to individual adults. She also collaborates with the Dream Foundation of Santa Barbara to turn dying dreams into lasting memories for her patients and families.

Lesleigh has 27 years in the healing arts and a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology. Her purpose in life is to heal hearts.

Learn more about her at https://lesleighjolin.com

I love what these two pianists are doing, Anna Szałucka and Monika Mašanauskaitė. They both live in Europe and I'm honored to be a part of the journey to share their story.

Anna and Monika started touring together in 2021 and created a documentary about what was learned. Their mindset is to change the perception of classical music, focusing on connecting with the audience, and to emphasize "let's be in the moment together." Music is so calming and that is needed these days.  

The YouTube channel where the documentary will be shared is Piano Deck. 

In 2016, Joel Cohen had 6 figures in student loan debt and a job with no opportunity to be promoted. He had to find a way to provide for his family.  "My WHY was clear to pay down student loan debt and provide for my family." 

The Morning Miracle book, by Hal Elrod, had a positive impact on him too. He learned to definitely appreciate what you  have.

Joel's perspective now is focusing on the long-term and helps others who have hit a brick wall in their field. 

You can connect with Joel on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelcohen00/

Yep. Chris Bystriansky understands the importance of financial health for his family. From the moment he became a father, he wanted to make a difference and knew his children needed to learn how to manage money. That perspective inspired him to write his first book, Renting from my 6-Year-Old. The goal is to share examples and lessons learned to inspire other families to have a similar mindset. This is the first of many books to come!

Chris left the corporate world after experiencing burn-out and was definitely ready for change. He wanted more freedom and more control of his life. The 3 major takeaways that Chris learned:  (1) getting professional help - you can't do everything alone; (2) setting and then accomplishing some goals; and (3) surround yourself with successful people in the area you want to be successful in. 

Connect and learn more about Chris at www.chrisbystriansky.com.