Sunday, August 2, 2015
Let the World Know
Christians have a hard time promoting themselves. They feel like they are boasting. If God gave you a gift, He meant for you to pass it on. You're not bragging. You're glorifying the work of the Lord in your life. He has blessed me so many times: recently He physically healed my kidneys that failed during back surgery, and daily as he improves my walking during physical therapy. He has also given back my writing which he held in safekeeping until I had the energy to focus and concentrate again. I have written chapter one and 1/2 of chapter of in the third in the Length of Days trilogy. Length of Days - The Age of Silence and Length of Days - Beyond the Valley of the Keepers are still available. Let others know how God has blessed you. This is your testimony that only you can give of the work of the Living Lord in your life. And, if you have read a good book, post a review on Amazon. This is sometimes the only testimony to the work God has done in your life through the words He has an author in this "on-line marketing craze" we now live in. Blessings to you all!
Saturday, April 11, 2015
You Are Who You Think You Are
It's all in your brand. Who you think you are is who you are.
Right now, I have a slipped disk. Some of my older children like to tease me about getting older. My cousin developed a similar condition when she was nineteen years old. My pain isn't in my age, it's in my back. I refuse to let people turn my pain into a family joke. Not that I can't take teasing. You have to be very careful about maintaining a positive attitude while recovering from an illness, an injury or a wounded self-image. You are young until you die; my back is healing until it's healed; and my self-image is determined by me and no one else.
Your brand is the picture you present to your public. If you are an author, it's your "voice" as revealed in your characters and plot. But, it's more than that. Your physical, emotional, spiritual and creative energy are what lie beneath and support your voice or brand. Never let anyone punch the energy out of you. If they will not stop, take a vacation from them for a while until they are willing to accept your image as you project it on the world around you.
You are who you think you are. Think only positive, loving and creative pictures.
Doris
Copyright 2015 Doris Gaines Rapp
Right now, I have a slipped disk. Some of my older children like to tease me about getting older. My cousin developed a similar condition when she was nineteen years old. My pain isn't in my age, it's in my back. I refuse to let people turn my pain into a family joke. Not that I can't take teasing. You have to be very careful about maintaining a positive attitude while recovering from an illness, an injury or a wounded self-image. You are young until you die; my back is healing until it's healed; and my self-image is determined by me and no one else.
Your brand is the picture you present to your public. If you are an author, it's your "voice" as revealed in your characters and plot. But, it's more than that. Your physical, emotional, spiritual and creative energy are what lie beneath and support your voice or brand. Never let anyone punch the energy out of you. If they will not stop, take a vacation from them for a while until they are willing to accept your image as you project it on the world around you.
You are who you think you are. Think only positive, loving and creative pictures.
Doris
Copyright 2015 Doris Gaines Rapp
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Radio Talk Show - THURSDAY!
Hi Friends!
Want you to know about an Internet Talk Show I'll be on Thursday, October 3 from 10 to 11 p.m. eastern time. What fun! Source of Wealth Talk Show - I'll get the connection for you tomorrow.
I'll talk about my little eBook, Promote Yourself; why people of faith are sometimes afraid to promote themselves; and other topics.
Also, you can call in and ask questions, tailor the talk to meet your needs, or give valuable information that would benefit others. Tune in!
Doris Gaines Rapp
www.dorisgainesrapp.com
Want you to know about an Internet Talk Show I'll be on Thursday, October 3 from 10 to 11 p.m. eastern time. What fun! Source of Wealth Talk Show - I'll get the connection for you tomorrow.
I'll talk about my little eBook, Promote Yourself; why people of faith are sometimes afraid to promote themselves; and other topics.
Also, you can call in and ask questions, tailor the talk to meet your needs, or give valuable information that would benefit others. Tune in!
Doris Gaines Rapp
www.dorisgainesrapp.com
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Remove the Mask
Are you afraid others will discover you're a fraud? If you promote yourself, everyone will be able to scrutinize your invention, business, or books. So, you hide. You put up the mask of the suffering martyr that says, "If only . . . "
"If only I had the money to launch my dream, it would sell millions."
"If only I could afford to publish my own novel, Hollywood would line up at my door to buy it for a movie."
"If only I could pay a publicist, my new business would boom."
Bring your dreams of mega-bucks down to reality and you can promote your own work. You may not have a sell out in your new store, but you can enjoy the launch by measuring success in new contacts and renewed friends. Your new novel may not open on the Best Seller List but those who read it may love it and benefit from the words. Your "game" or invention may not make you a dot-com millionaire by Christmas, but you may gain new followers, start a contact list and thoroughly enjoy the ride.
Remove the mask you hide behind. You are a sincere, realistic person and that is whom others will see. Make honest claims about your product, service the customer with joy and make new friends.
You do not claim to be Henry Ford, but you do have an exciting new product.
You do not have a sign on the wall that says, "I'm All That and More," but you are who you are, and you are a wonderful person.
You do not claim to be Charles Dickens and affix his name to your books but you do have something to say.
You have a product to offer that is uniquely yours, so go out and promote yourself - permit success.
"If only I had the money to launch my dream, it would sell millions."
"If only I could afford to publish my own novel, Hollywood would line up at my door to buy it for a movie."
"If only I could pay a publicist, my new business would boom."
Bring your dreams of mega-bucks down to reality and you can promote your own work. You may not have a sell out in your new store, but you can enjoy the launch by measuring success in new contacts and renewed friends. Your new novel may not open on the Best Seller List but those who read it may love it and benefit from the words. Your "game" or invention may not make you a dot-com millionaire by Christmas, but you may gain new followers, start a contact list and thoroughly enjoy the ride.
Remove the mask you hide behind. You are a sincere, realistic person and that is whom others will see. Make honest claims about your product, service the customer with joy and make new friends.
You do not claim to be Henry Ford, but you do have an exciting new product.
You do not have a sign on the wall that says, "I'm All That and More," but you are who you are, and you are a wonderful person.
You do not claim to be Charles Dickens and affix his name to your books but you do have something to say.
You have a product to offer that is uniquely yours, so go out and promote yourself - permit success.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Promote Yourself - in eBook!
Promote Yourself is now available in eBook form at www.amazon.com and Barnes and Noble at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Promote-Yourself---Doris-Gaines-Rapp?keyword=Promote+Yourself+-+Doris+Gaines+Rapp&store=book.
It will soon be available in paperback at www.dorisgainesrapp.com.
Fantastic!
Are you willing to take the step and begin promoting your new office, book, invention, ideas or project? If you are still apprehensive about self-promotion, order and read Promote Yourself by Doris Gaines Rapp.
No eReader? No problem! You can download an app at no charge and read it on your computer!
Get started! Permit Success - Promote Yourself!
Doris
It will soon be available in paperback at www.dorisgainesrapp.com.
Fantastic!
Are you willing to take the step and begin promoting your new office, book, invention, ideas or project? If you are still apprehensive about self-promotion, order and read Promote Yourself by Doris Gaines Rapp.
No eReader? No problem! You can download an app at no charge and read it on your computer!
Get started! Permit Success - Promote Yourself!
Doris
Monday, August 19, 2013
What if a Writer is an Introvert?
It is no surprise that writers are five and a half times more often Introverts than Extroverts. Is it any wonder they shrink from self-promotion? Introverts do their thinking in their head, not rearranging sentences in mid-air once the words blurt out of their mouths. I read "Writers According to Myers-Briggs" on http://youngbloodblog.wordpress.com/myersbriggs today. The author reported the statistics and I drew the conclusion that writers just may be uncomfortable promoting their own work.
Really?
Introversion or Extroversion is the way an individuals orients themselves to the world. That makes it a personality trait, not something they turn off and on. One does not have to become an Extrovert to promote a novel, new business, or any other new project. You can learn to be assertive.
When you are assertive, you go about getting what you need without walking on anyone else. That's not Extroversion. That's confidence - and we all know some Extroverts who talk loud and long with no confidence at all.
You have a right, and are expected, to be assertive, to promote what you have for sale or have created. That's not a personality trait. That's belief in yourself.
Promote Yourself - Permit Success
Doris
Copyright 2013 Doris Gaines Rapp, Ph.D
[Promote Yourself ISBN: 978-0-9637200-7-8 (sc - soft cover), 978-0-692-01895-8 (eBook) will be available at www.bn.com or www.amizon.com on Friday, August 23, 2013.]
Really?
Introversion or Extroversion is the way an individuals orients themselves to the world. That makes it a personality trait, not something they turn off and on. One does not have to become an Extrovert to promote a novel, new business, or any other new project. You can learn to be assertive.
When you are assertive, you go about getting what you need without walking on anyone else. That's not Extroversion. That's confidence - and we all know some Extroverts who talk loud and long with no confidence at all.
You have a right, and are expected, to be assertive, to promote what you have for sale or have created. That's not a personality trait. That's belief in yourself.
Promote Yourself - Permit Success
Doris
Copyright 2013 Doris Gaines Rapp, Ph.D
[Promote Yourself ISBN: 978-0-9637200-7-8 (sc - soft cover), 978-0-692-01895-8 (eBook) will be available at www.bn.com or www.amizon.com on Friday, August 23, 2013.]
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Permit Success
For some of us, it is the step of giants to move into a successful mindset. You may have a positive self concept and feel mentally healthy - but, successful? Not so much.
You may feel good about your garden and the wonderful vegetables you pull out every year, but write a gardening book or present a seminar? "Who me?"
You may pin hundreds of pictures and suggestions to your Pinterest board on home schooling children, but lead training sessions for a text book company? - "No way!"
Your children may listen in awe as read the stories you create about their dog Boots. "Write children's books, The Many Adventure of Boots? Who am I kidding?"
Part of your reluctance may be the measurement you use to determine "success." You may not sell ten-thousand Boots books, but the few that you sell may be cherished by the ones who own them. If you always validate success in terms of the size of your bank account, you will miss the fun of accomplishing that you have always prized.
Do what you love. Step into success by permitting yourself to use a different yard stick than the one the world uses. The prize is in the doing, not the achieving. Permit success!
You may feel good about your garden and the wonderful vegetables you pull out every year, but write a gardening book or present a seminar? "Who me?"
You may pin hundreds of pictures and suggestions to your Pinterest board on home schooling children, but lead training sessions for a text book company? - "No way!"
Your children may listen in awe as read the stories you create about their dog Boots. "Write children's books, The Many Adventure of Boots? Who am I kidding?"
Part of your reluctance may be the measurement you use to determine "success." You may not sell ten-thousand Boots books, but the few that you sell may be cherished by the ones who own them. If you always validate success in terms of the size of your bank account, you will miss the fun of accomplishing that you have always prized.
Do what you love. Step into success by permitting yourself to use a different yard stick than the one the world uses. The prize is in the doing, not the achieving. Permit success!
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