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The traits that turn everyday dreamers into can-do, build-it, make-it-happen business leaders Some entrepreneurial characteristics come naturally. Others require intentional effort and practice. The good news is that every one of these qualities can grow in you. Entrepreneurs aren’t born fully formed—they develop over time, step by step, experience by experience. These are the [...]

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It was supposed to be a sermon warning against greed, but it was more of an attack on billionaires. On a recent Sunday, the preacher at the church we attend used Luke 12:13-21 as the basis for his message. But in his critique of people who accumulate vast wealth, he didn’t seem to understand [...]

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Not long ago, I would have said absolutely not; now, I think it’s worth considering A lot of people love listening to audiobooks and a lot of authors would love to have audio versions of their books. But a big issue for authors is the cost of audiobook production. Traditional audiobook production with a [...]

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The Science of Leadership: Nine Ways to Expand Your Impact Jeffrey Hull & Margaret Moore Berrett-Koehler Publishers A guide for leaders and their teams This is not light reading or a warm, fuzzy “be a great person and your team will follow you” book. But it’s time well spent, and if you follow Jeffrey [...]

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Don’t let Google do your thinking for you. If you use Google (and yes, I still do), you’ve probably noticed that it has added an AI answer to the top of its search results. While this is sometimes convenient, a big problem with this new feature is that the AI answer is not always [...]

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Don’t get ripped off by Author Solutions or any of its subsidiaries Recently I received a pitch from a publicist offering me a review copy of a new book. I was interested in the subject matter (Christianity and American history) and captivated by the story behind the book (a family wanted to share a [...]

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America May God Thy Gold Refine: A Biblical Perspective on Forgetting History Charles A. Stakely IV AuthorHouse We must know and understand our history to secure our future When I heard about America May God Thy Gold Refine, the story behind it captivated me. Charles A. Stakely IV’s family found the almost-finished manuscript after [...]

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The easier you make it for people to leave reviews, the more likely it is that they’ll do it I leave reviews. I review books, I review products, I review companies. I don’t get paid for it, I just do it. Why? Because an author who has written a good book or a company that [...]

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Making their phone ring could get them killed Recently I was talking with a friend whose daughter is a student at Florida State University and was in the Student Union on April 17, 2025, when a gunman opened fire, killing two and wounding several others. Campus police quickly took the gunman down, preventing a [...]

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Angela Hoy with Writers Weekly has compiled a list of “publishers” and service providers that all authors should avoid I wrote Simple Facts About Self-Publishing after seeing too many aspiring authors get ripped off by “publishers” who charge a lot of money and deliver poor quality work or no work at all. Even though [...]

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