Jan 5, 2017 | Audience, Blog, Blogging, Curation
by Robin O’Neal Smith When you visit a museum and notice a sign with artwork: “From the Collection of….” Somewhere there are many more pieces of art, but a curator selected the specific items they wanted to display. And the other items are stored elsewhere....
Jan 4, 2017 | Blog, Pursuing Your Dreams
by Greg Hurley I attended Leverage because I want to be the keynote speaker God created me to be. Living in the Bay Area, my calling is to encourage Bay Area Christians to live as God intended, in the areas of calendar, cash and calling. Three areas we all tend to get...
Dec 21, 2016 | Blog, Platform, Speaker Tips
As a fledgling speaker, I had much to learn about audience. Not just any audience, MY audience. Who is my target audience? Who are the people that are going to sit in those seats and absorb with keen attention everything I have to say (or write). And hopefully apply...
Dec 15, 2016 | Pursuing Your Dreams, Writing
Why write? There are hundreds of reasons I come up with to not write. Here’s a sampling: No one will read this. This isn’t a real job. There are so many writers who are better than I am. I have other things I should probably focus on. It’s all been said before. I...
Dec 6, 2016 | Blog, Self Publishing, Tell Your Story, Writing
by Rachel Lewis When I quit my writing job to take care of my firstborn daughter, an opportunity suddenly presented itself. I could now write about what I was passionate about, not what was assigned to me. Starting a blog seemed like the natural first step. I had no...
