We have less than 100 days to save democracy,  Some might say that’s an exaggeration or that I’m being overly dramatic, but if you take the time to examine how our institutions and our rights have been systematically attacked and eroded over the past ten years and how coordinated the effort has been, you’ll see what I see and hear what I hear.  I can’t be silent any longer.

• Why I’m breaking my silence

• Why I think we have less than 100 days to save democracy

• Why I think democracy is under attack.

• What you can expect from me over the next 100 days

Are you thinking about starting a business or a side hustle? In this episode, I talk all about why you should launch a side hustle instead of just creating it and expecting clients and buyers to show up and hire you or buy your products.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• What a launch is.
• Why it's important to launch a side hustle, product, business or service
• How a launch can help you grow and nurture your email list.
• How a launch can help you gather valuable feedback from your customers
• How a launch can create new opportunities for you and your business
• How a launch can increase customer loyalty and appreciation
• Additional benefits of launching
• Where you can learn more about product launches

Links mentioned in this episode:

https://candaceduff.com/launch1

In this episode I interview Liz Sowers, a hairstylist who became a financial coach for women and the creator of two online membership programs. She used what she learned in Stu McLaren’s The Membership Experience (formerly known as Tribe) to create her membership programs and to gear up for her upcoming course launch.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How Liz made the transition from hairstylist to financial coach
• How Liz started one membership and ended up with another
• How the lessons we learned in The Membership Experience (formerly known as Tribe) apply to launching everything from digital courses, ebooks, and other products as well as memberships
• How her membership program complements her one-on-one coaching practice and her courses.
• How a membership allows her to serve more of her community

Links mentioned in this episode:

The Membership Experience Guide: https://candaceduff.com/membership-guide

Liz Sowers Website: https://lizsowers.com

Liz Sowers Instagram: @themoneystylist

In this episode I ask (and answer) a question that I get asked all the time: "Do you love writing?" If you asked every author you know this same question, the answer may very well surprise you. How would you answer the question? You'll learn:

• Whether I love writing
• George R. R. Martin's (the creator of Game of Thrones) answer to the question
• The real reason that I'm a novelist
• The importance of figuring out what you love about writing
• What happens when you stop writing

Links mentioned during this episode:

Write Your Book in a Weekend https://candaceduff.com/bookwritingweekend

In today’s episode of the Candace Duff Show, I interview a very special guest: Dr. Casandra Henriquez also known as Coach Cass – the love coach to professional women everywhere. She's a bestselling children's book author and a mom on a mission. Since becoming an author, she's been featured in the Washington Post, Forbes and NBC. She's also a former student of mine.  In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why a love coach decided to become a children’s book author
• What it takes to produce a first-class children’s book
• How many people it takes to self-publish a first class book
• How your personal story can help you sell more books and garner media attention
• How one author created a book based business off the back of her children’s book

In today’s episode I interviewed a very special guest – Tracie Heskett. Tracie is a freelance writer who used to be a teacher who taught in public and private schools for seven years. Now, she’s a professional freelance writer of teacher and student curriculum materials for educational publishers and a ghostwriter. Over the past 20 years, she has written more than 50 published teacher resource books, including several fiction and nonfiction readers for children. In the past few years, she’s done some ghostwriting and has written adult Bible study lessons for an international Christian publisher. In this episode you’ll learn:

• How Tracie got started as a professional freelance writer
• How knowing your market can help you secure freelance writing opportunities
• How choosing hot topics can help your freelance writing career
• How Tracie was able to write a new book every five weeks
• Techniques every writer could use to create books out of existing content

Links mentioned during the episode:

Write Your Book in a Weekend: https://coachcandaceduff.com/bookwritingweekend

Tracie Heskett’s website: www.tracieheskett.com

“13 Ways to Write a Book” (free report): https://coachcandaceduff.com/13-ways-weekend

Geraldine Hogan, Esq., retired judge, mediator, and the author of Career Moves for Teachers and Other Professionals: Strategies for a Successful Job Change,” is a friend and former client of mine. In this episode she tells her fascinating and inspiring story how she made a major mid-career change and later decided to become a published author.

In this episode you'll learn:

• what made Geraldine Hogan decide to make a major career change after 11 years
• how she overcame obstacles and resistance along the way
• what made her decide to write and publish her book
• her advice to those who are thinking about making a career change
• what it really takes to write and publish a book
• how her life has changed as a result

Books, Workshops and other sites mentioned in this episode:

“Career Moves for Teachers and Other Professionals: Strategies for a Successful Job Change” by Geraldine Hogan, Esq.

“See You at the Top” by Zig Ziglar

Geraldine's website: https://geraldinehogan.com

Live Implementation Workshop: “Write Your Book in a Weekend” https://coachcandaceduff.com/bookwritingweekend

Master Your Book Program. Apply for book coaching with Candace Duff https://candaceduff.as.me/apply

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In this episode, I give you 5 good reasons why you should write a book in a weekend. The reasons span from beating mindset issues like imposter syndrome, perfection monster, and attacks of the inner editor, to the benefits of devoting dedicated, uninterrupted time to your book project.

I also talk about an exciting new program that I've created called “Write Your Book in a Weekend” and describe exactly what happens to those who sign up for the event. In the spirit of Halloween, there may even have been mention of folks being locked in a hotel ballroom and chained to their laptops . . .

In this episode, you'll learn:

• the benefits of writing a book in a weekend
• how writing fast can help with the mindset issues all writers face
• the benefits of being “in the zone” while you write your book
• what you and “wrimos” have in common
• what really happens to those who sign up for the “Write Your Book in a Weekend” program

Live workshops mentioned in this episode:

Live Implementation Workshop: “Write Your Book in a Weekend” https://coachcandaceduff.com/bookwritingweekend

It's 4th quarter 2019. We have two whole months left to leave our mark on 2019. Today, I talk about my plan for ending strong in 2019 and encourage you to finish strong in 2019 too.

As you listen to this episode, think about what you need to do to make sure that you're ending strong in 2019. Do you need to speed up your efforts? Or maybe you need to double down on the time you spend on those projects you meant to get to or complete this year.

What would ending strong in 2019 look like to you?

In this episode you'll learn:

• how close I am to meeting my goals this year
• what online workshops I'm planning to launch in 2019
• what live workshops I'm planning to hold in 2019
• what live event will take place January 18-19, 2019
• what it takes to finish strong

Live workshops mentioned in this episode:

Live Online Workshop: “10 Proven Ways Coaches, Consultants, Professionals, and Business Owners Can Use a Book to Sell More Products and Services” https://coachcandaceduff.com/business-workshop

Live Implementation Workshop: “Write Your Book in a Weekend” https://candaceduff.com/bookwritingweekend

30 Day Book Live (January 18-19, 2020) https://candaceduff.com/30daybooklive

Today, I had the pleasure of interviewing Heather Floyd, an ASP.net website developer, consultant, speaker, and the author of "An Agency's Guide to the Umbraco Content Management System: The Comprehensive Getting Started Guide for Digital and Advertising Agencies."  We had a great conversation about how writing books can help digital and advertising agencies and website developers attract new customers, service existing ones, and showcase their expertise to peers in their industry. We also discussed the merits of publishing on Amazon versus selling e-books directly and her process for writing the book.