Best Seller ...by Pamela Ballard

You've heard before, never judge a book by its cover...but shouldn't the cover reflect the contents of the book's pages in order to appeal to the proper audience? If you write a book on recipes, would it make sense to have a picture of flowers or cars on the front cover or a title that has nothing to do with recipes? I would say that's poor marketing or false advertising wouldn't you? It also keeps you from successfully finding pertinent information you may be looking for during a search. How many people do you know, they look like they have it all together on the outside, but their pages tell a different story? They say one thing (their title) but don't do what they say they will do. (false advertising) If you are really bogged down with pressures and extenuating circumstances, I'm not saying to walk around with your head hung low. But instead tell your story appropriately so someone who is looking for that pertinent information can find it (i.e. how you handled that situation). You don't have to walk around holding a billboard broadcasting what you are really hiding. Your words and actions are the cover of your book that others admire and come to appreciate as if it was a "best seller". Walk out and speak up! You never know who may want your autograph or buy your book after seeing its cover. If you aren't sure how to write a best selling book, here are a few tips:

1. Have an idea. You should be the expert on this by the time you have gone through the trials and triumphs of your life.
2. Get into character. To do this you have to keep it real. In fiction the characters are flawed and have issues just like we do in real life.
3. You have to have a problem. Without it, there is nothing to write about. It may be the worse thing that ever happened to you and you are still here standing ready to tell it. This is key.
4. Elements of the Story: Introduction, climax, resolution. Introduce the problem. Talk about the struggles that surround the problem. Then show how the problem is solved.
5. The Ending. This should have the reader of your book holding on to your words for guidance.
6. Getting Published. That's all on you!! Now, when is the signing tour?

Who Cares?

It’s not about what people think of you when they see you. That is only a fraction of who you are. There's more to you than meets the eye: You are an iceberg waiting to be discovered. You are a masterpiece waiting to be uncovered. You are the hot lava in a volcano waiting to be expelled. You are that person who is drowning coming up for air waiting to exhale. You are the geyser sprouting up and out of nowhere to our surprise, Launching ahead of all the haters that offered only despise So who cares what 'they' think about you? Like an iceberg, the best part of you lies beneath, yet to be seen. Just as the geyser spouts and the volcano erupts at an appointed time under favorable conditions; you too shall rise to the occasion. Be patient. Your appointed time is nigh for you to soar high. by..P Ballard

FEAR

When in fear, we run because we're scared. What are we scared of: success, being hurt, being ridiculed, failure, not being chosen, not being where WE think we should be? These are all reasons we let fear handicap us from climbing the ladder, from loving someone, or from walking in our vision. Typically when we're afraid we run forward and away from what is chasing or haunting us. Fear, like stress, can be good or bad. Fear can also motivate us. Fear of becoming a replica of a family member, fear of failure and not succeeding, fear of being hurt, being ridiculed, and not being chosen can also make us want to be the best at who we are and what we do. Seize that 'fright' as an opportunity to make that weakness a strength. Put it behind you and let it chase you. But this time instead running forward to get away from it, you are walking with it to get better. You will stay consistent in your pace to progress and become less winded :) Have a FEARLESS day! by...P. Ballard