✅ Just hit #1 Best Seller in Strategic Management! 🎉 Hello Orange badge! 🧡 I used one important strategy from @Julie Broad’s book to do it. Something I’ve asked about here before. Any guesses as to which one it was???

Since finishing my manuscript in August/September, about three months have passed—and now the book is finally scheduled to release on Amazon this weekend. I’m actively learning what it takes to get a book into the world. I had a small ARC group of about a dozen readers, and I’m hoping a few of them will leave early reviews. - If you’re at a similar stage in your publishing journey, feel free to reach out. I’d love to learn from each other and share what’s working. - If you’re interested in reading the book, I’m happy to send it your way—and I’d be grateful if you’re open to leaving a review as well. - Here is the back cover description of my book: Have you ever felt like you were running from a past you could never escape? For years, Xiaorong Deng carried the weight of a life defined by loss: her mother’s suicide, her stepmother’s rejection, and the guilt of not being by her father’s side in his final days. To survive, she buried her story, convinced she was not good enough, and unworthy of belonging. But when she became a mother, she knew she had to face the past—or risk passing her wounds onto her daughter. I AM GOOD is a vulnerable and hopeful memoir about the brave journey to reclaim the girl within and find the way home. It is a story that will help you feel seen in your own struggles, find the courage to confront your past, quiet your inner critic, and finally heal your core relationships to create a legacy of love. If you have ever struggled to find your worth, this book will remind you of a powerful truth: you are, and always have been, good.

Hey everyone — I’m excited to share that my latest book, The Cognitive Demo, is officially published. This book breaks down the neuroscience of how buyers learn and provides a step-by-step framework for creating high-impact software demonstrations. If you’re in sales engineering, SaaS, consulting, or any role where you present complex solutions, this may be useful. Key takeaways include: - Cognitive sequencing for modern demos - How to reduce cognitive load - Presentation structure based on learning science - Proven techniques for clarity, momentum, and engagement If you’d like to check it out, here’s the link: https://a.co/d/6s9JeAi

Hi all. Do any of you authors that do speaking engagements have any pro tips to minimize AV mess ups? Sessions would be for training 80 leaders during breakout sessions. I'm trying to decide how specific I want to be about: Mics Screens for PowerPoint or flip charts Workbooks and so on... My goal is to: 1. minimize tech issues and complications 2. deliver high value and engaging sessions without unnecessary noise and nonsense 3. provide empowerment, education and entertainment that sticks ( that's on me but if you've observed or experienced this- let me know- I have plenty of ideas however) Thanks!! And Happy Thanksgiving a little early.

Woah! Monday Win for ya! My Amazon Ads actually started selling books! 🎉 I've had them running for a while now. Not a whole lot of spend, and likely not optimized. Just basic, entry level Amazon Ads. This is all the while I've been interviewing agencies to actually manage the ads for me (and learning a ton from those conversations...) Anyway, the ads, running on auto-pilot basically, actually started selling some books. Which... is amazing! 🤩 And a great way to start the week!