Dr. Ivan Misner, the founder and chairman of Business Network International  (BNI), the world’s largest business networking organization, and a senior partner of the Referral Institute, a global referral training company, joins Dr. Tim Morrison, host of Write Here, Write Now and a certified networker through the Referral Institute, for a conversation about Dr. Misner’s newest book – Business Networking and Sex (not what you think). Dr. Misner has written 16 books including three New York Times bestsellers. In addition to discussing the research that led to Dr. Misner’s newest book, Dr. Tim will ask Dr. Misner to share personal advice, suggestions and encouragement to other business leaders, professionals and entrepreneurs about the power and impact derived from writing a book.

In this week’s show, we talk with parents who turned the death of their child into a legacy to create hope and help for others. Debbie Houchins Sobeski is author of A Dove Set Free – A Mother’s Journey Through the Flood. In her book she chronicles her faith journey as a mother during her daughter Hannah’s battle with cancer. Debbie is also one of four co-founders of Hannah’s Hope Ministries operating under the mission statement “To provide hope to individuals and families in life crisis.” A movie about Hannah’s life is currently in production under the working title of “The Hannah Sobeski Movie.” The second guest on today’s show is W.E. (Bill) Smith who wrote Later: A Journey of Hope for When Everyone Survives which tells about his son Wes and the faith, family and community that helped them through a life-changing year. Wes loved life, looked for opportunities to laugh and enjoyed making others laugh until his death from leukemia. The foundation Bill co-founded, When Everyone Survives, has donated $625,000 to date for leukemia research in honor of Wes.

Join Vanessa Lowry and Tim Morrison as we discover the legacy of faith and influence left by the children of these parents/authors.

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We constantly hear the power of story:  in a job interview share a story of how you tackled a challenge at work and resolved it; when meeting with potential clients, tell a story of how your work or product had a positive impact on the bottom line of other clients; when writing an article or a book, fill it with personal stories.  Today’s guests have highly successful businesses, speak often to challenge others to success and are authors.  Stories are key to their presentations.  Donna Satchell is a Professional Speaker, Success Skills Trainer, Author, and President of STARR Consulting & Training, an organization dedicated to motivating, training, and helping individuals and businesses achieve greater success.   Jim Dawson is a nationally recognized, award-winning expert in the area of human functioning in the workplace. His company is ADI Marketing. As a presenter/speaker Jim has addressed and impacted thousands of people and achieved impressive results for his clients. Listen in as Donna and Jim provide insights on identifying the stories in our lives which we can use in our writing, speaking and especially in growing our businesses.

Let’s look at writing with passion and purpose and when we do write with passion and purpose, we might generate a solid manuscript that gets published. How, then, do we market it?  Today’s guests share their personal take on “practical” writing and marketing.

Jill Jepson is a writer, traveler, linguistic anthropologist, and college professor and describes herself as a writing and spirituality coach. Dr. Jepson empowers writers to fulfill their greatest artistic and professional potential through techniques that facilitate focus, clarity, creativity, and growth. Her approach is spiritual in the sense that she believes that the writer’s inner life and writing are interconnected. Jill’s book Writing as a Sacred Path: A Practical Guide to Writing with Passion and Purpose is one of the very few books that Write Here, Write Now host, Dr. Tim Morrison, turns to again and again for guidance and encouragement in his own writing and journey.  Tim has also had the good fortune of experiencing coaching sessions with Jill.

Renea Winchester wrote a book, got it published, won a writing award,went on a book tour and discovered something unsettling: the number of talented authors whose basements are filled with unsold books.  That led Renea to write  Stress-free Marketing: Practical Advice for the Newly Published Author.

Today’s guests are business coaches and workplace consultants. They have each authored a book to connect with their ideal clients and to expand their expert status in the corporate business environment. Founder of the Red Cape Revolution, Darcy Eikenberg has recently launched Bring Your Superpowers to Work: Your Guide to More Clarity, Confidence & Control. Her book is designed to help mid-to-upper level professionals identify and capitalize on their natural talents to grow their career. Jennifer Kahnweiler, author of The Introverted Leader: Building on Your Quiet Strength is a woman on a mission—determined to help introverted professionals thrive in an extroverted culture. Join Vanessa Lowry in exploring the writing and publishing journeys of these entrepreneurs.

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You want to write about your life, a memoir of high points and maybe even the low points.  You think about leaving a legacy to your children and grandchildren.  Perhaps you want others to learn from your mistakes or avoid possible heartbreak.  It is a great idea; however, writing in a timeline fashion – I was born . . . I went to school . . . I graduated . . . I got a job . . . I struggled with . . . I overcame it by  . . . is not going to generate a whole lot of interest even among your children and grandchildren.  You have to write with passion which may  include humor as well as some painful recollections.  Many folks believe they have “poured their heart and soul on the paper” when in fact they have written little.  What they see in their minds as they write and what ultimately appears on the paper are not necessarily the same thing. Today’s guest has successfully taken the pictures and images, call them memories, that she held inher mind and got them on paper.  Dr. Shirley Garrett wrote A Tap Water Girl in a Bottle Water Word: Reflections on Belonging and Believing.  How did she do it  – get her stories on paper in full color?

Looking way ahead so you can mark your calendars!  Dr. Ivan Misner, the founder and chairman of Business Network International  (BNI), the world’s largestbusiness networking organization, and a senior partner of the Referral Institute, a global referral training company, joins Dr. Tim Morrison, host of Write Here, Write Now and a certified networker through the Referral Institute, for a conversation about Dr. Misner’s newest book – Business Networking and Sex (not what you think). Dr. Misner has written 16 books including three New York Times bestsellers.

Write Here, Write Now departs from the usual focus on book writing for this edition but the intent remains the same:  bringing insights to business leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals.  What are important considerations for writing an article? Is it possible that the book you have in mind could actually be the foundation of a solid and informative article?  We’ve invited back two former guests who in their first appearances shared insights on the books they have written or helped to write.  Echo Garrett’s first appearance on Write Here, Write Now was on our October 18th show.  Dr. David Galloway was interviewed on December 20th. Both Echo and David have written a variety of articles for publication.  Today they tell us about that aspect of writing and their thoughts, suggestions, and wisdom on the challenge and value of writing articles for publication.