My publisher, Champagne Books, sent out an email asking authors to be part of a online chat. I emailed back and said that my book, Breach Of Trust, was not out until May 2008 but I’d love to be included. My easy going publisher said sure and I had a blast, meeting and mixing with readers and authors.
A couple weeks later, an eNewletter needed some author input quickly. Who did they ask? The authors that did the online chat. Score!!
I’ve never been one of those fortunate people who get opportunities dropped in their laps (you know those people… lucky son of a guns). I’ve often had to ask for them or make up my own.
And I’m not alone.
Brian Tracy in Million Dollar Habits (if you ever get a chance to see him speak, please consider it – one of the best all day seminars I’ve ever attended was his on sales) says…
“The American Management Association reported on a study of managers who had been divided into two groups, those whose careers has flattened and those whose careers were moving upward and onward at a rapid rate.”
“Managers and executives who were on the fast track were constantly moving out of their comfort zone and taking the initiative to try new things in new areas. On the other hand, managers who were being continually passed over for promotion were continually waiting for someone to come along and tell them what to do.”