Forget word count. Forget productivity. Forget how much you got done. Think about YOU. What have you proven to yourself this week? Maybe: 🌿 You showed up. 🌿 You wrote when it was hard. 🌿 You got clearer. 🌿 You didn't quit. Books are built through those moments. This week I had been working on my speech and focused on fighting that inner critic that wanted me to throw in the towel. But I didn’t! I gave my speech virtually live yesterday and that’s because I didn’t give in to staying in my comfort. So, I have a question for you, What did this week teach you about yourself as a writer? ✍️

The SKOOLx Final is now available to watch on replay and 😮‍💨 it’s was intense yet rewarding! All 8 of us did a great job! We stepped onto the virtual stage, each with a unique story, message, and perspective. Now I’d love for you to experience our talks and decide which one moved you the most. (I’m hoping that mine moves you the most! 😉) ▶️ Watch the replay here: https://youtu.be/xdsKiaPQf7c 🗳️ Vote for the speaker you connected with the most here: https://forms.gle/kDLtMA1W7HoryhLJ6 ⏰ Voting closes on SUNDAY at 23:59 CET. My legs felt like wet noodles for an hour or two after doing my speech! 🎤 😅 But I’m so thankful for sharing my message and my dream is to get on a stage and perform in front of a live audience!! Exciting!! Thank you to all the other finalists and for all the support! Also, thank you @Ben Sherry for inviting me to this! @Justin Yip loved your talk! Éva Raposa her talk was moving and touched my heart! @Doa Kaptan you did remarkable! @Ayu Masruroh your talk was much needed and I’m happy that you had the courage to share it! Each person delivered a piece of themselves in the talk! All of them were amazing! 🤩

I think I found the design for the cover art for You Are Forgiven. The book deals with how we need to face out shadow and realize that much of what we see in the world is a projection of what we've not healed in ourselves. Similarly, in my book Silicon and Soul, I make the case that AI becomes a mirror of humanity's consciousness - shadow and all - and we need to be mindful of how we train it. So, I wanted the two covers to be similar, and I think I found a winner.

If you haven’t heard, my speech has made it to the finals for SkoolX and in less than an hour, 8 of us are competing! You can come and join to vote or just see all of us perform live. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84496409302?pwd=QnDAQmgNpvvzn1EYnikOaAPxJt2CNR.1 All the speeches are quite good and mine is about melted shoes and how taking that next step is how we grow! Come and join, I’d love to see you there!

Today at 3-5pm CET (Central European Time, check your timezone) is when myself and 7 others are going to give our speeches LIVE! 🗣️ My talk focuses around when I had MELTED shoes and how I still had to climb a mountain! ⛰️ I share the similarities of how important it is to keep moving forward, no matter what! Like when we start writing a book, or take on any new journey in life. I’d love to have your support! 😁🔥 So come to the live by joining The Public Speaking Community! Once you’re in that community, the link to the live will be in the calendar! Thank you for your support! 🫂