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Help Yourself by Helping Others 
By: Healthy Wealthy nWise
Steven E, bestselling author of the "Wake Up...Live the Life You Love" series, is a book publisher with over 20 books in print, 14 of which have been bestsellers. He was consulted as a leading expert in the movie "Pass It On", and he enjoys helping people live life to their fullest potential on every level.
Finding your life's purpose early is the best thing you can do for yourself. When Steven E was 21 years old, he heard an inner voice telling him to write a book. The voice was so strong, it awakened him from his sleep. He wrote a book, and he knew right from the start it would sell millions. Now he publishes books, has CDs and scheduled speaking engagements.
People will magically show up in your life when you need them most after you've found your true purpose, but by far the best way to help yourself is to help others first. Steven tried this by asking 55 people to co-write a book with him. Everyone did a little bit of the work, and in turn, everyone was published in a bigger book. Steven calls this "team publishing."
Steven compares team publishing to opening a coffee shop with investors. If people invest in your coffee shop, they will invite all of their friends and family to the grand opening. If several people contribute to a book you're publishing, they'll buy copies for all of their friends and family. Word of mouth advertising and guaranteed sales are the best ways to boost a new product.
Help other people first. Steven believes this is the key to helping yourself. Introduce yourself to others by saying, "How can I help you?" You'll break the ice with your offer of help, and by listening to the needs of the other person, you can formulate a way to help yourself at the same time.
When you find out what others need, helping them will form a bond with them. They will refer you to all of their contacts and help you get noticed by jointly setting up speaking engagements, book publishing, and so on. This type of marketing can even be seen in the small business world. Perhaps you're a massage therapist? Offer your services to people free of charge. They will tell all of their friends about you, and you'll soon have more clients.
If you plan to publish a book, be aware that major publishers only pick up major authors. It's rare to see an unknown rise to the top of a major publishing company. Steven E says you'll almost always have to self-publish. You're going to need to figure out your own marketing strategy, and his advice is to start small with a business card approach. If you hand out a business card, you're just another face in the crowd. If you hand out a book, you're an "expert."
When you hand out a book, you're setting yourself up for residual incomes. People talk about books. They don't talk about business cards. Getting your name out there will build your business. To make it even better, try getting a short story published in a book with a big author. You'll have instant credibility, and you'll be helping the big author sell more books as well.
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