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What I Really Miss About Israel, My Heart and Home

January 4th, 2021|Accidental Soldier, dreams, expatriate, new memoir, Sand and Steel, Uncategorized|

Bear with me... I want to tell you about what it feels to be far, so far away from Israel, my heart and home... Each year from the 3rd week in December to the 2nd week in January, I ask myself the same 3 questions: Why is it so cold in Pittsburgh? Why is it [...]

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The One Thing I Learned about Rejection from 60 Days of Crowdfunding My Memoir

June 26th, 2017|courage, crowdfunding, defining moments, dreams, memoir writing, new books, new memoir, pain stories, Uncategorized|

Today I want to talk a bit about rejection and how it affected me personally as an author specifically with crowdfunding. When I finalized the decision to go the crowdfunding route for my second memoir Sand and Steel: the Spiritual Journey Home, I was a bit hesitant. I had already published an award-winning book called [...]

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Podcast: The Courage to Overcome Your Perfection

September 18th, 2016|author interviews, Blog Talk Radio, courage, defining moments, dreams, joy, mindset, Podcast, public speaking|

50695222 - hand with marker writing: practice leads to perfection Imagine this: 1. You're going through a nasty career transition. You're trying to figure out your next steps. Should you study? Open a business? Learn a new trade or skill? 2. Then there's the dream.... of finally opening your own business or learning that [...]

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New Facebook Training Video: The Courage Not to Sell: Build Credibility As a Business Owner!

August 26th, 2016|branding, content building, content marketing, content strategy marketing, courage, defining moments, dreams, faith, marketing, social media|

I just did my first live video training on "how to sell and build credibility as a business owner" and let me tell you...I had a blast! Now that I've redefined my big WHY, I want to share lots of videos on how to use content marketing effectively and what NOT to do. You can [...]

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New Book of Courage in the Accidental Soldier Series: Book Blurb Revealed!

July 21st, 2016|courage, defining moments, dreams, faith, mindset, new memoir, the heroine's journey, transformation, transformational author experience|

I'm way beyond excited to share the official news! I'm working on the second book in the Accidental Soldier series. If all goes well, it will be published sometime in 2017. (that doesn't seem a long time away in the grand publishing world of things!) The second book focuses on my displacement as an immigrant [...]

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How to Make Social Media Work for Your Platform (Making Courage Easier)

June 26th, 2016|authenticity, author platform, authorship, branding, copywriting, courage, creativity, defining moments, dreams, faith, marketing, speaking, success|

It's a strange thing, yes, this concept called building your "platform." And I think I'm beginning to understand the energetic side of it and how it translates into social media. Allow me to share with you my breakdown. Because everything begins and ends with social media. And while social media constitutes just 10% [...]

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Having the Courage to Pursue Your Dreams: Interview with Entrepreneur Terina J. Hicks

September 4th, 2015|Blog Talk Radio, blogging, branding, courage, defining moments, dreams, faith, mindset, success|

Learning other entrepreneur's secret to their success can be very inspiring. This past week, I interview Terina J. Hicks, president and chief baking officer of CobblersWorld.com to learn more about how she had the courage to pursue her dreams despite a job loss. I wanted to know what she does now to stay successful. Here's [...]