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William Matthies

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Born

in Los Angeles, The United States

Website

https://williammatthies.com/

Genre

Business, Self Help, Fiction

Influences

My 6th grade teacher, Matthew Kim, Jack Doyle, founding president of P ...more

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September 2012

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https://www.goodreads.com/coyotewm

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Like the main character in his novel "The Unlived Lives of Raymond Quinn," William Matthies served in the U.S. Army including a year-long stint in Vietnam during the war.

After leaving the service, Matthies graduated college, married, raised two sons, and eventually found his true calling as a serial entrepreneur. His first book, The 7 Keys to Change, is based on years of research on personal and professional change management.

His other accomplishments include earning a lifetime ban from Catalina Island, viewing Earth from 80,000 feet during a Mach 2.5 flight in a supersonic aircraft, and remaining an absolute beginner after "playing" guitar for more than three decades. ...more

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Average rating: 3.83 · 70 ratings · 14 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Unlived Lives of Raymond Quinn (The Unlived Lives series Book 1) 3.83 avg rating — 58 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 7 Keys to Change 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unlived Lives of Shelly Bennett (The Unlived Lives series Book 2) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unlived Lives of Shelly Bennett: The Unlived Lives Series, Book 2 by William Matthies (Goodreads Author), JT Farrell (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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William Matthies's Blog

It's Time

New Year's Eve: A time to reflect.

I should have taken more time to do that. I do now.

I think about friends and family who have passed, particularly those whose demographics are similar to mine. A few when we were younger.

That didn't pertain to me, or so I thought. It does now.

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William Matthies wrote a new blog post This time last year. . . (An end-of-year post for my self-published author friends.) . . . The Unlived Lives of Raymond Quinn had been out six weeks. I had coerced and t Read more of this blog post »
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William Matthies has read Midnight in the Pacific: Guadalcanal—The World War II Battle That Turned the Tide of War by Joseph Wheelan	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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William Matthies has read The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America by David Baron (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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William Matthies has read Wiseguys and the White House: Gangsters, Presidents, and the Deals They Made – An Authoritative Exposé of the Mob's Secret Influence on American Political Power by Eric Dezenhall (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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William Matthies rated a book it was amazing The Last Voyage of Columbus: Being the Epic Tale of the Great Captain's Fourth Expedition, Including Accounts of Mutiny, Shipwreck, and Discovery by Martin Dugard (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Ok, truth be told, while I thought it might be interesting, it was the $2.99 price that got me to buy it. Whatever the case, I'm glad I did, it checked all my great book boxes. Remember the poem used to teach kids something about Columbus? The one tha ...more
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William Matthies answered Goodreads's question: If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there? To visit some of my unlived lives. How different would things be for me had I made different choices?
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William Matthies rated a book it was amazing Once There Was a War by John Steinbeck	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I am an avid reader of non fiction WW2 stories, and a handful of great historical writers keep me coming back for more. This book is different. Steinbeck wrote a series of daily articles for the New York Herald Tribune during the last six months of 1 ...more
Dec 04, 2024 03:34PM · 1 like · like · see review
William Matthies made a comment on Maria’s review of The Unlived Lives of Raymond Quinn (The Unlived Lives series Book 1) " I just came across your review this afternoon, Maria. Not getting into it is not your fault, no book is for everyone. Thank you for giving Raymond's s ...more "
Dec 03, 2024 01:12PM · see review
William Matthies is now following Matt Haig Author of The Midnight Library
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William Matthies rated a book it was amazing Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 by Stephen E. Ambrose	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Stephen Ambrose and Cornelius Ryan are two of my favorite history authors, particularly anything having to do with WWII. Their research and attention to detail is second to none. I've also enjoyed accounts written by those who lived the events they w ...more
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“Not my quote, it came from Matthew Kim, my 6th grade teacher, but I use it a lot.

Speak not so you can be understood, but so you cannot be misunderstood.”
― William Matthies

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William’s Quotes

“Never say more than is necessary.”
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“Not my quote, it came from Matthew Kim, my 6th grade teacher, but I use it a lot.

Speak not so you can be understood, but so you cannot be misunderstood.”
― William Matthies

tags: communication, speaking, writing-quotes

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