by Donovan | Sep 8, 2014 | Christian Commentary
As I get older I find that one of the most compelling drives is the drive for significance. This drive is evident as a child when as children we vie for the attention and approval of our parents and adults. It is easily seen in the adolescent need for peer approval....
by Donovan | Sep 3, 2014 | Personal updates
It’s been an interesting two weeks. I’ve not posted anything and was taking a bit of a break but I’m back. I want to congratulate my daughter Candace, and her new husband Devin Pankey on their beautiful wedding over the labor day weekend. To say...
by Donovan | Aug 18, 2014 | Authorprenuership, Marketing Tips
Many authors myself included would love to focus their attention on just writing their book. In our ideal world, we would write the best work we could. Give it to the publishing powers that be, and in our perfect world; people would gravitate to our book and we...
by Donovan | Aug 13, 2014 | Authorprenuership, Book Reviews, Marketing Tips
In my journey to become a successful authorprenuer there are various readings that I have come upon that are simply staples. Books that need to be in an authors reference library because they are that impactful. Platform by Michael Hyatt is one of those books. In...
by Donovan | Aug 11, 2014 | Christian Commentary
In the Bible there is a story about a man named Terah. Terah is known for several things. Being the father to three boys Abram, Nahor and Haran He was a man who had to bury his own son who preceded him in death That he was a man that took in his grandson (Lot) to...
by Donovan | Aug 7, 2014 | Authorprenuership
Reviews for an author provide social proof that your book is effectively engaging with your audience. Many authors struggle to get just a smattering of reviews and when you look through Amazon some of the numbers are tepid at best. While there are many ways to obtain...
by Donovan | Aug 4, 2014 | Authorprenuership, Personal updates
I always had the plan to write more than one book. In fact, I knew when I started the Third Heaven series that it needed to be at least three books to tell the story. It was just too epic to do the story justice with less. Now after seven years, the book is finished...
by Donovan | Jul 28, 2014 | Leadership
In last weeks, post I talked about how leaders are always looking to be more effective. To increase our effectiveness it helps to look for principles that can help us do that. I mentioned that the Pareto principle. Commonly referred to, as the 80/20 principle is a...
by Donovan | Jul 25, 2014 | Authorprenuership, How I did it
Authors today are bombarded with a number of choices when it comes to publishing. Traditional publishing options, indie publishing, hybrid publishing etc. However, one thing remains clear. Your platform consists of people that you have connected to. Common...
by Donovan | Jul 21, 2014 | Leadership
Below are 10 mistakes that leaders must be careful not to make. See if you can find yourself or your organization in this list. 1. Top down attitudes 2. Putting paperwork before peoplework 3. Failing to affirm people 4. Not making room for mavericks 5. Using...