Posts Tagged ‘Ronda Del Boccio’

Inspirational thoughts often come to me in conversations. And my chickens also provide me a lot of inspirational thoughts.

I raise chickens for their eggs and their insatiable craving for bugs.  The variety of chicken bodies is such fun. Some are more streamlined while others are more squat. Yet all are chickens. Likewise, a chihuahua and a great Dane are both dogs despite their enormous differences.

When I commented about the astounding variety to my friend, who is a scientist by nature, she shrugged it off. “Well I would expect as much,” she said. As if it were beneath her to notice such a thing since it is part of life.

Yes, of course I know that a lion and a housecat are both cats, and yet I am still in awe of the variety. That is the inspiration for today’s Miracle Mindshift Moment Podcast.

Listen to this episode.

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Commanding the atmosphere of miracles means not taking the seemingly mundane aspects of life for granted.

If you BLAH your way trough life, you close yourself to the miraculous, because you are not in a state of awareness.

You could be experiencing miracles in any area of your life within the next 30 days. Find out how people just like you are opening to the miracle flow with the Miracle Mindshift Month, which you will find at www.ProfitableStorytelling.com/shift.

Follow your bliss!

Ronda Del Boccio, the Story Lady

#1 best selling author & Celebrity Author Mentor

Inspirational Thoughts on Focus: Do You Set Your Intent?

Originally uploaded by The Story Lady

These inspirational thoughts on focus mike just help you get where you want
to be in life!

This picture of my dog is a beautiful example of focus. Molly sees a
critter moving around on the ground, and she wants to play with t! She is
laser focused.

She does not for 1 moment lose sight of what she wants. What about you?

Put your attention on what you want. Imagine yourself already having that
experience. and start livingi t!

If you find that you are not certain what you want or how to get it, then
you might need to get in better touch with your purpose in life.

Discovering and living your life purpose has many wonderful benefits. You
are less stressed, more connected, and overall more joyful.

You are less likely to need medications, and scientific studies have shown
that living your purpose in life will make you a happier person!

Begin your first step on the journey by taking the free Life Purpise Quest
at www.Profitablestorytelling.com/quest.

Follow your bliss,

Ronda Del Boccio The Story Lady

#1 best selling author & Celebtity Author Mentor

gloria’s full moon lights the way!

Originally uploaded by The Story Lady

the moon is so huge tonight! You can see it’s just barely lighting the
tree. It is truly miraculous!

Follow your bliss,

Ronda Del Boccio
#1 best selling author and Celebrity Author Mentor

Tomorrow, the moon will be even bigger and it will achieve super moon
status!

Pinterest for Authors: What Are 3 Ways Authors Can Use Pinterest for Book Promotion?

As an author of fiction and/or nonfiction, Pinterest is a tool that will definitely boost your visibility and your book promotion efforts.

Pinterest Is a bit like Twitter for photos. It is the fastest growing social network around. Rather than sharing words, people share pictures on Pinterest.

Thanks to Caitlin Muir for your  article about Pinterest for Authors that inspired this post. Here is what Caitlin wrote. I add some thoughts afterward:

3 Ways Authors Can Use Pinterest Guilt Free

By Caitlin Muir In Platform Building Tips, Social Media Tips, Website Tips

I should probably confess this right now.

I’m smitten with Pinterest.

I avoided it for a few months but then I feel prey to the pinning site. If Twitter is public text messaging, think of Pinterest as a public personal pinboard.

After joining the site, I believe that every author should be on Pinterest. I’m not alone. Gini Dietrich wrote a compelling piece on three ways you can use Pinterest for business. Gini is a marketing genius who is highly respected in her field. Bloggers from every sphere are writing about the new opportunities Pinterest is providing.

Here’s why you as an author should be on Pinterest:

1. Inspiration

Are you working on a novel? Are you populating a world? Get inspired.

Find the house that your main character lives in and put it on a  board. That’s what I do on my Book|Places board. There are something about the pictures on the board that speak to me.  I know that a scene from one of my stories will fit into those pictures.

How do you populate your worlds? Where do you get your inspiration?

2. Directing Traffic

My friend Ashley writes Domestic Imperfection, a DIY blog. She regularly shares photos from her blog to Pinterest.  Her design photos get repinned hundreds of time. Every time that happens, her blog is introduced to a new set of people. By using Google Analytics, Ashley has been able to track where her viewers come from. A large chunk of her viewers come from Pinterest. So she keeps using the site. It’s a great strategy that is paying off.

How can you use Pinterest to direct traffic to your site?

3. Sharing Character Details

Nicole is an author who writes historical novels that feature horses. By having a board dedicated to the horses that populate her books, she’s giving readers the opportunity to connect with her stories in a deeper way. She also wrote a great blog post on why authors should use Pinterest.

What if you created a board for your main character? What makes them unique? Put it on a board and share it with your readers.

There’s a Board For Everyone

Populate the world you are creating. Collect character pieces from all over the internet and share them in one place. Post your board to Facebook. Let your readers visualize your world and encourage them to get creative and build their own fan boards. Then encourage them to share those boards on your fan page.

What kind of boards do you create? Where do you draw your inspiration from?

Author Media can help you create a social media strategy that will help you maximize your impact while minimizing your time. Ask us how. 

Example of Pinterest for Authors

Here is a fabulous example of Pinterest for authors by my friend Velda Brotherton, who herself is a prolific author. repinned or shared. View her entry on Pinterest here.:

Source: thehawksbillcrag.com via Velda on Pinterest

(Note: Here is the text “behind” the picture that the author entered.)
In 1865, Union Army Captain Nelson Paintier returns under military orders to his boyhood home, bushwhacker ravaged southern Missouri.His orders are to pardon or kill the raiders riding there under the black flag of “Give No Quarter.”

Caught up in a bushwhacker chase, he must help them or lose the schoolteacher love of his life. She alone understands his guilt for causing the death of a fourteen year old slave girl years before.They ride a path that leads straight towards death on the cliff.

Here is another example of using Pinterest for authors:

One way to use Pinterest is to use a screenshot. That’s what I did to celebrate the success of my student Tim Bennett with his book Cracking the Entrepreneur Code. He published his book, and 5 days later, he was #1 in Hot New Releases on Amazon.

Here are 3 additional tips to keep in mind when using Pinterest for Authors:

1.Be educational and interesting, as in the example photo that Velda Brotherton “repinned ” (shared) in the included example. Don’t be pushy-promotional. And remember it’s ok to add a link or book title. In fact, it’s a good idea for you to do this!

2. Use Pinterest gently for book promotion but don’t ignore the opportunity. Mention the name of the book if you have it or your website. You can also say your book is available everywhere or available on Amazon.com.

3. Use Pinterest to share photos that will touch the hearts and minds of your ideal customer. Let the pictures tell a story for you and be sure people know how to purchase your book and got o your website. Make everything about the reader, not you.

Meteoric Rise of Pinterest

If you’re not using Pinterest, you WILL be left in the dust.

According to Gayle Falkenthal of the Washington Times Communities:, Pinterest  ” is the fastest growing social media website in Internet history. Yes, even faster than Facebook.”

According to Business Insider, traffic to Pinterest has increased by more than 40 times since December of 2011.

Watch for more articles about Pinterest for Authors on ProfitableStorytelling.com.

Don’t Let Social media Distract You from Writing Your Book!

It’s easy to get caught up in “doing social media” or running your business or doing anything else OTHER THAN writing the book that will be:

• Your best lead generator ever!
• Your best credibility tool EVER
• Your Instant VIP Status!

It’s time to get around to writing your book, and now your excuses are gone.

No longer can you complain things like…

• I don’t know how.
• I don’t have a system.
• I don’t know what to do first.
• I don’t know how to publish.
• I am not a good writer.

You can write and publish a book in 30 days and finally say, “I’m a published author!”

How to Write and Publish a Book in 30 Days – FREE

Join the FREE 30 Day Awakened Author Challenge and you will get a step-by-step system for how to write a book, plus book promotion techniques and more. You’ll have a book in print and on Kindle or Nook when you follow the lessons in the Challenge.

You have just seen social proof of the system…the screenshot I posted on PINTEREST!

Are you up to the challenge?

Get “around to it” at last! Write and publish that book with the help of the Awakened Author Challenge  at www.ProfitableStorytelling.com/challenge

Follow your bliss!

Ronda Del Boccio, the Story Lady

#1 bestselling author and Celebrity Author Mentor

Chickens in the Conference Room

Originally uploaded by The Story Lady

the conference room is what I call the swing outside my house. The view
from the conference room today included the chickens wandering around and
doing what chickens do best.

I love my life!

Follow your bliss.

Ronda Del Boccio, The Story Lady
#1bestselling author & Celebrity Author Mentor