Bøger af Boni Wagner-Stafford

Authored by an accomplished couples counsellor, Wanted provides the blueprint on how to be your best self in relationship. Aimed at both men and women at any stage of a relationship, Wanted is a practical, insightful guide to keep in your bedside drawer, to pick up whenever you want some answers. Perhaps you're derailed by your partner's uncharacteristic behaviour or concerned that your relationship is becoming stale. Maybe you feel short of a communication skill or two or you fear you're losing your partner's love. Whatever your reason, when it comes to relationships, this guide will maintain its relevance. True to its title, Wanted details the importance of feeling wanted and demonstrating our want for one another in a relationship. It challenges you to consider whether you would want you and if your answer is "no' or half-hearted, Wanted proffers the changes that are necessary to acquire a healthy self-esteem. A healthy relationship with yourself is a continuous theme throughout the book, nudging you towards self-awareness and competency in a partnership. Through the often sad and sometimes funny real-life narratives of the author's relationships and those of her clients, you're sure to find meaningful connections to your own journey. If, like many people, you struggle with challenges such as mistrust, ongoing conflict, poor communication and weak boundaries, you'll find the tools herein to turn your relationship around. You'll learn how to master what the author calls 'allies' - of which there are 14; trust, respect, listening, reciprocity, tenderness, resilience, freedom, delight, energy, disruption, responsibility, friendship, belief and passion. You'll also recognise the "opponents" that disable relationships and come to know the toxic power that comes with being passive aggressive. Real in substance, Wanted navigates delicate subjects including how to recognise when a relationship is over, reflection points to find closure and guidance on how to break-up with compassion and grace. The author tackles the sometimes awkward subject of sex and intimacy in a way that promotes open sharing, vulnerable disclosure and enticing discovery with thought-provoking exercises and questionnaires adding to the impact of key chapters. Finally, Wanted offers a unique understanding of love and argues that love should be our endgame rather than the elusive experience we often seek at the outset of a relationship. "I found myself tucking away interesting nuggets of insight and advice to use in areas where my own relationship might be lacking. If you don't find yourself nodding along to the author's discernment of how relationships can break down, smile at her recognition of some of your partner's behaviour patterns, or wince at an example or two of your own, then you've attained that rare thing - the perfect relationship." Paul Richardson, Bloomberg News "Inspiring, actionable advice to "participate as your best self" in relationships." Kirkus Indie

Those who want to write a book believe writing it is hard. Those who have written a book discover that marketing the book is harder.One Million Readers is for traditional or self-published authors of nonfiction who want to feel more confident about marketing their books, but don't know where to start. It's for those who want to gain power and control over their book sales and achieve real results.Learn why creating your book marketing strategy is the most important thing you can do for your author career and your business, and how to create your own. Boni Wagner-Stafford walks you through everything you need to market your book, starting with creating the right book for the right audience.In section one of the book, Getting Started, you'll explore your objectives, target audience, your unique selling proposition, how to scan your market for competition and broader environmental factors, setting a budget, and placement and pricing strategies.Section two, Messages and Methods, is a guided tour through decisions you need to make around your web presence, social media, public relations, reader reviews, email marketing, promotional products, handling a book launch, your book signing kit, and advertising.Section three is about Taking Action. Here's where you'll learn how to create your tactical timeline, pull together contact lists, how to set baseline measurement and track metrics. It's also where you'll learn how to craft your book overview and strategy brief, and then pull it all together into a polished, professional marketing strategy that will bolster your confidence, impress others, and ensure you never again wonder what you should do today to market your nonfiction book.One Million Readers is complete with real-life examples of book marketing strategies so you can see how the advice in the book translates and applies to your book.The only way to get a handle on which of the gazillion possible things to do, and what is right for you and your book, is to craft your own marketing strategy."In One Million Readers Boni Wagner-Stafford shows indie authors how to create and implement a real-world book marketing strategy, and how this approach can help you achieve your publishing goals and sell more books. Recommended." -Joel Friedlander, TheBookDesigner.comBoni Wagner-Stafford is author of One Million Readers: The Definitive Guide to a Nonfiction Book Marketing Strategy That Saves Time, Money, and Sells More Books, Rock Your Business: 26 Lessons to Start, Run, and Grow Your New Business From the Ground Up (co-author), and No More Author Envy: 9 Essential Steps to Writing Your First Book. She is co-founder of Ingenium Books, an assisted self-publishing company working exclusively with nonfiction indie authors. Her book marketing experience is built on a foundation of an award-winning career in journalism, government media relations and PR.Connect: @ingeniumbooks and @bclearwritingWww.ingeniumbooks.com