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Polly Letofsky

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Memoir, Biographies & Memoirs, Business

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Polly Letofsky is best known for being the first woman to walk around the world. It took five years to complete her walk and another six years to write the book about her journey.

After a series of bad choices in her publishing endeavors, she launched into a deep dive to study the industry. The results were six national awards for her book, 3mph: The Adventures of One Woman’s Walk Around the World, and the eventual beginning of My Word! Publishing, a self-publishing project management and consulting business.


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Polly Letofsky Hang out with fellow writers. Get comfortable in your own voice -- your very unique, silly-if-it-wants-to-be voice.
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Polly Letofsky I am looking forward to reading the Elon Must biography. Also, there's a great story called "When I Grow Up I Want to be a Chair" by Ryan Harbuck. Rav…moreI am looking forward to reading the Elon Must biography. Also, there's a great story called "When I Grow Up I Want to be a Chair" by Ryan Harbuck. Rave review on the story of her getting in a car accident the night of prom, and became paralyzed from the waist down. The story is how she built her life back up, found love, had a family, great job, then wrote this book about it. Stunningly well written. (less)
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“When you change the way you look at things; the things you look at change.”
― Polly Letofsky, 3mph:The Adventures of One Woman's Walk Around the World
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“Passion + Persistence + Patience = Success.”
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“Even people who know nothing about Greece know something about Greece. The very name sparks visions of ancient civilizations that dominated the Mediterranean.”
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“When you change the way you look at things; the things you look at change.”
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“Passion + Persistence + Patience = Success.”
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“Every single road in the world is somebody's neighborhood, part of somebody's everyday routine and comfort zone. Why, I then reasoned, couldn't I be perfectly comfortable walking down their road?”
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“Women who behave rarely make history.”
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“Fear’s power lies in its ability to make us believe we are alone, abandoned to the mercy of monsters, beasts, and demons. To the extent that we discover strategies to overcome that sense of isolation, we find courage. —Allan J. Hamilton, M.D. Brain Surgeon, Professor, Horse Trainer & Behaviorist”
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