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<v Speaker 1>Deborah, with her thirty years of being an entrepreneur and

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<v Speaker 1>creating over seven companies, knows exactly what it means to

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<v Speaker 1>accept the mission. When you make that decision, when you

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<v Speaker 1>accept the mission to become a solopreneur, to take yourself

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<v Speaker 1>and your talents to market, then you embrace a life

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<v Speaker 1>of not only unlimited possibilities, but also the unknown. It's

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<v Speaker 1>an elixir of fear and bravery that only someone who's

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<v Speaker 1>taken the leap really understands. On our show, deb digs

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<v Speaker 1>deep with her guests to highlight what you the listener

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<v Speaker 1>wants to know, the stories, the whys, and the hows

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<v Speaker 1>to navigate the journey to success. Get ready to hear

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<v Speaker 1>from some of the most incredible mission takers from Generation

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<v Speaker 1>Z to boomers. So sit up, perk up, and get

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<v Speaker 1>ready to be blown away. Now Here is your host,

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<v Speaker 1>Deborah Drummond.

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<v Speaker 2>Hello, and welcome back to the Mission accepted. Yeah, that's right,

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<v Speaker 2>that's right, we do dab. There is a lot of peoples.

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<v Speaker 2>If you are listening, let me tell you you are

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<v Speaker 2>with a team of people that have taken the mission.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, we have started these really new cool

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<v Speaker 2>group podcasts in amongst our three part mini series and

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<v Speaker 2>everything else. And I have to say, you know that

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<v Speaker 2>I compliment you because you do what every podcast host

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<v Speaker 2>would want you to do, and that is share the

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<v Speaker 2>word about the guests that they have. And you are

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<v Speaker 2>posting and reposting and commenting and telling us what you want,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're delivering it to you because you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>whole world is getting interested again in something that is

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<v Speaker 2>so valuable that when you move, you don't put it

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<v Speaker 2>in recycling, you don't drop it off at your neighbors.

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<v Speaker 2>You pack and take your books with you. You pack,

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<v Speaker 2>and you then buy furniture to hold them. You buy

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<v Speaker 2>bookcases and you have them stacked and they're under your

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<v Speaker 2>chair and they're on your office and you're so excited

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<v Speaker 2>when someone signs the front cover and mails you one.

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<v Speaker 2>And we're talking about books today, people, and we're talking

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<v Speaker 2>about authors, and we have an incredible team of authors today.

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<v Speaker 2>First of all, they are all best selling authors. They're

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<v Speaker 2>all rocking their world. And let me introduce you to

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<v Speaker 2>who we're going to hang out with for this little

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<v Speaker 2>bit here. So we have Nadine Thompson and I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to say all the way because I'm in Vancouver, all

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<v Speaker 2>the way from China joining us today. And she did

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<v Speaker 2>the most incredible poem on the two sixty two summit.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you've been watching or listening to this podcast

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<v Speaker 2>at all, I don't need to tell you what that is,

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<v Speaker 2>cause you've been hearing us talk about it for two

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<v Speaker 2>or three years now and it's still going strong. She

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<v Speaker 2>is a best selling author and NLP coach and we

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<v Speaker 2>are so excited to hear from her today. Then we

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<v Speaker 2>have doctor Melissa Balizan. It is the doctors are in

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<v Speaker 2>the house today. Let me tell you that she is

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<v Speaker 2>not only a best selling author, she is a international speaker.

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<v Speaker 2>You've seen her on our stage as many times, and

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<v Speaker 2>she is a concierge pharmacist and I love that about her.

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<v Speaker 2>She's like little pharmacist in your little pocket that you

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<v Speaker 2>can contact anytime. And we have miss emy Thurman, who

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<v Speaker 2>we are going to be spending time together in person.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't you love that when you meet people online and

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<v Speaker 2>then you get to meet them and you're like, I

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<v Speaker 2>that short. Oh my goodness, look at you. And she

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<v Speaker 2>is as well a best selling a multiple best selling author,

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<v Speaker 2>as many of these ladies are and is an inspirational speaker.

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<v Speaker 2>And then again doctor Lisa tan and I know you

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<v Speaker 2>know who she is because she too has been a

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<v Speaker 2>big part of the two sixty two and she is

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<v Speaker 2>a red carpet coach and that's super interesting. I'm wondering

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<v Speaker 2>about that. And she as well as a best selling author.

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<v Speaker 2>And today we are going to talk about that lead

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<v Speaker 2>that people take because look at, you might be in

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<v Speaker 2>the world where you're watching quite a few people start

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<v Speaker 2>to become authors. And that's the beautiful thing about this

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<v Speaker 2>whole world opening up. You know, we talk a lot

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<v Speaker 2>about media here, but it still comes down to this.

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<v Speaker 2>There's over eighty seven percent of people that would like

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<v Speaker 2>to write a book, and it's only between three and

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<v Speaker 2>one percent of people that actually do so, even though

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<v Speaker 2>you may see the shell full. I mean, look at,

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<v Speaker 2>we just launched our book. I know that you all attended.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, thank you, you know, and it was incredible

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<v Speaker 2>to us because we were watching it and when I

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<v Speaker 2>was talking to our publicist and we were going through it,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, how many books launched today in Canada. They're

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<v Speaker 2>like five hundred and fifty thousand, you know, you're like,

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<v Speaker 2>this is your number out A five hundred and fifty thousand,

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<v Speaker 2>and like, woo woo woo, we did pretty good. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>pretty excited to say. I always say we hit Harry

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<v Speaker 2>Potter's status. But when you hear someone that's an author,

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<v Speaker 2>take note that it is really only one to three

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<v Speaker 2>percent of the people that want to do that take

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<v Speaker 2>the time, settle themselves in, concentrate, focused, pray, almost get sick,

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<v Speaker 2>have to rewrite. The process of putting words on paper

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<v Speaker 2>is a very vulnerable, courageous, brave thing to do because

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<v Speaker 2>it's imprint people. It's like taking your coloring and putting

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<v Speaker 2>it on the outside of the door instead of the fridge.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you know what I'm saying. So I'm super excited.

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<v Speaker 2>You got a team of courageous women today. And so

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<v Speaker 2>what we're going to do is we're going to start

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<v Speaker 2>asking some questions because we I know that you are

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<v Speaker 2>also on a mission. That's why you hang out with us.

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<v Speaker 2>You whether are on a mission or you're laughing at us.

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<v Speaker 2>We're not sure which one. And we're going to kind

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<v Speaker 2>of go through the process of being an author. So

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<v Speaker 2>let's kind of start, Nadine, Let's start with you. Please

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<v Speaker 2>share with us what is your the title of your

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<v Speaker 2>book and what was your favorite book growing up?

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, the title of my book is Encounters. My favorite

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<v Speaker 3>book growing up was The Journey to the Center of

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<v Speaker 3>the Earth. It's not poetry, but that was my favorite

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<v Speaker 2>Beautiful, And your book, Encounters is about poetry? Correct? About poetry? Yes?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my gosh, so amazing. Okay, I'm going to be

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<v Speaker 2>asking these questions because I think it's fantastic. I love

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<v Speaker 2>to know when that early inspiration started. And Lisa, can

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<v Speaker 2>you share with us the name of your book and

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<v Speaker 2>what was your favorite book growing up? So for me,

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<v Speaker 2>I still have the book.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, the places You'll go. I'm going to read a

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<v Speaker 4>quick excerpt. You will come to a place where the

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<v Speaker 4>streets are not marked. Some windows are lighted, but mostly

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<v Speaker 4>they're dark, a place you could sprain both your elbow

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<v Speaker 4>and chin. Do you dare to stay out or do

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<v Speaker 4>you dare to go in? When I was a kid, yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>I was that kid that kept springing my elbows and

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my gosh, that's awesome. What's the name of your book,

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<v Speaker 2>my friend, Oh, metamorphosis, Metamorphosis okay, and miss Amy Thurman,

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<v Speaker 2>same question.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah. Absolutely. My book is called Finding My Hero Within.

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<v Speaker 5>It's my tenure journey of living the past ten years

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<v Speaker 5>with a broken neck and going from being completely incapacitated

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<v Speaker 5>to now living in a powered life. And my favorite

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<v Speaker 5>book growing up were The Little House on the Prairie books.

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<v Speaker 5>I wanted to live out on a farm like that,

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<v Speaker 5>and so I really really loved reading those books and

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<v Speaker 5>kind of living vicariously through our angles Wilder.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my goodness, that's amazing. Okay, and Melissa, what is

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<v Speaker 2>the name of your book and what was your favorite

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<v Speaker 6>So the journey begins, and I have a couple because

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<v Speaker 6>liked the Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, and then as

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<v Speaker 6>I got a little bit older, it was The Box

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<v Speaker 6>Car Kids, and so both of those have stories and

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<v Speaker 6>journeys and adventures, and I think that that really suits me.

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<v Speaker 2>That's awesome. That's awesome. It's always so interesting and it

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<v Speaker 2>takes you back when you talk about books that inspire

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<v Speaker 2>you things like for me, if it was anything Holly Hobby,

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<v Speaker 2>anything Holly Hobby, a book, a noe cut, anything, Holly

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<v Speaker 2>Hobby was super inspiring to me. And I remember The

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<v Speaker 2>Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, you know those series, and

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<v Speaker 2>my mother. It's gonna make me sound ancient, but we

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<v Speaker 2>had encyclopedias. I think my mom bought them from someone

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<v Speaker 2>on the front door. And the encyclopedias used to be written,

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<v Speaker 2>at least the children's encyclopedias almost story like with pictures.

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<v Speaker 2>So who knew who knew? Awesome? And you know, when

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<v Speaker 2>you write a book, we talk about you know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>journey by nature. So I'm going to ask you kind

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<v Speaker 2>of what inspired you? Was it a what was it?

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<v Speaker 2>A who?

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<v Speaker 2>What was the final push that made that paper hit

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<v Speaker 2>the pen or the finger hit the you know, the keyboard, Nadine?

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<v Speaker 2>For you was did someone inspire you? What inspired you

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<v Speaker 2>to do this? Was?

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<v Speaker 3>I was inspired to write a book when when I

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<v Speaker 3>was about fifteen years old, so my teacher gave me

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<v Speaker 3>a small book of poems written by the poem Mary O'Neil,

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<v Speaker 3>and I really loved that book, but I didn't start

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<v Speaker 3>I started writing poetry, but I didn't start publishing at

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<v Speaker 3>that time. I published my book in twenty twenty. So

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<v Speaker 3>maybe it was COVID that reminded me of this dream

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<v Speaker 3>and I want to go back and by the stream.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my goodness. So you were fifteen, and if you

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<v Speaker 2>don't mind me asking you, how wise were you when

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<v Speaker 2>you decided to put your book to market? How many

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<v Speaker 2>years in between? There more than twenty years? Yeah, dreams

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<v Speaker 2>stay alive, you know what I mean? If the dreams

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<v Speaker 2>don't necessarily actualize the time that they show up, things

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<v Speaker 2>show up, and then you know, you get that choice

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<v Speaker 2>one when they actualize. That's awesible. And Lisa, how ot

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<v Speaker 4>So in Metamorphosis, I'm sharing about how I had forgotten

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<v Speaker 4>cat pillar stuck in a cocoon that I made up.

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<v Speaker 4>And the person that inspired me was doctor Jane Goodall.

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<v Speaker 4>We had so many things in common. She loved animals

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<v Speaker 4>as a child, so did I. She would study chickens

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<v Speaker 4>bye and seeing how they lay eggs by staying in

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<v Speaker 4>the she can cook for hours and hours, and I

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<v Speaker 4>would read books about dolphins for hours and hours. So

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<v Speaker 4>I was just so inspired by how she ventured off

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<v Speaker 4>to Tanzania with not more than a notebook. And for me,

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<v Speaker 4>one year, I just took off with my kids to Asia.

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<v Speaker 4>We were terrified. We just had our backpacks. So I

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<v Speaker 4>drew so many parallels. So she was my inspiration for metamorphosis.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my gosh, that's amazing. Thank you for sharing. And Amy,

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<v Speaker 2>what about yourself.

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<v Speaker 5>I used to be a language arts teacher where I

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<v Speaker 5>for me to write my own book. I had no

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<v Speaker 5>idea what it would be about, didn't know anything. That

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<v Speaker 5>was before my next accident. And Blair Kathlain Venables asked

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<v Speaker 5>me to write a chapter in her book Resilience af

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<v Speaker 5>Stories of Resilience, And it was really difficult for me

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<v Speaker 2>because when there's anthologies and collectives and what people and

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<v Speaker 2>I love it because, Sister, I'm with you. It's so hard,

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<v Speaker 2>I've just introduced myself. But it's a really good lesson too,

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<v Speaker 2>in just getting the point across. But I think once

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<v Speaker 2>you start, we all have such a beautiful story to tell.

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<v Speaker 2>And what about you, Melissa, what was your inspiration or

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<v Speaker 2>who was your inspiration? Put these words on paper.

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<v Speaker 6>My mom, so she's always believed in me, and through

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<v Speaker 6>the process of her drawing me a staircase when I

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<v Speaker 6>forward and taking one step at a time and pencil

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<v Speaker 6>to paper, one word at a time, and knowing that

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<v Speaker 6>through all things, Christ strengthens me. So having him strengthened

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my goodness, I love that. I just I can

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<v Speaker 2>I take that one and enshare it? I'm gonna path

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<v Speaker 2>that on to my son absolutely, all right. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we talked about how we were inspired and who inspired us,

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<v Speaker 2>and then inevitably there may be something trepidacious. We may

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<v Speaker 2>that you had to talk yourself through or get someone

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of authors out there they just haven't

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<v Speaker 2>been so over ready, had twenty years, Nadine, you know

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<v Speaker 2>what I mean. You may have been over ready and

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<v Speaker 2>you're ready to go, and that was it. But is

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<v Speaker 2>there anything that you can share with our audience? On

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<v Speaker 2>that how it really got penned a paper. Was there

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<v Speaker 2>anything that you had to overcome or have conversation with

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<v Speaker 3>For me, my biggest obstacle was overcoming myself because I

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<v Speaker 3>didn't think I wanted to put myself out there. So

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<v Speaker 3>me as a teacher. Nobody knows me as a writer.

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<v Speaker 3>So who's going to read my book? Who's going to

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<v Speaker 3>even said to her can I use an alias? And

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<v Speaker 3>she was like, why do you want to use an alias?

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<v Speaker 3>there as your real name? So that was my biggest obstacle.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much for bringing that up, because I

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<v Speaker 2>know I went to a writing I went to in

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<v Speaker 2>and Cheryl Strad was teaching a writing workshop for three

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<v Speaker 2>days and so people, if you know Cheryl strade. She

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<v Speaker 2>into a movie and really incredible woman. And that was

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<v Speaker 2>that was a question that really came out for people

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<v Speaker 2>around if they were if they wanted to keep themselves hidden,

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<v Speaker 2>and what was that about. And I think a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people they're like, oh, I'll just use someone else's name,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, and then they go through that process. They

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<v Speaker 2>debate that again at the end, and it was a big, big,

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<v Speaker 2>It was a deep conversation that happened there. What about

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<v Speaker 2>for you, Lisa, anything that you had to you know you.

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<v Speaker 4>I mentioned the word vulnerability at the very opening, and

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<v Speaker 4>I thought, oh, this is gonna be a piece of cake.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm just sharing my story. No, it was not a

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<v Speaker 4>piece of cake by any means. Every time I gave

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<v Speaker 4>my revision to the editor, I got back, go deeper, Lisa.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm like, I went deep, Go deeper, Lisa. And I

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<v Speaker 4>like to do it on paper first before typing it,

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<v Speaker 4>and you would see dried up tear puddle marks on

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<v Speaker 4>all my paper because like, not only is your heart

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<v Speaker 4>on your sleeve, like your blood is spilling onto the paper.

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<v Speaker 4>Is how I felt. It was really taking a cutting

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<v Speaker 4>open a piece of me and just.

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<v Speaker 5>Going blooh.

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<v Speaker 4>Wow, vulnerability was challenging.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, and I think too when you're writing something that's

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<v Speaker 2>a part of you, like your story, for you, it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's your story. It's not us, it's your story. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's your story. And therefore where you go, you follow.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you're putting a piece of yourself in an

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<v Speaker 2>of jewelry or whatever, where you go, you follow. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think it is very metal. You know, never mind

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<v Speaker 2>the name of your book, but it does put you

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<v Speaker 2>through your own process, very similar to that words on paper.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I said, you know, it's not like you can go,

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<v Speaker 2>oh can we just take that book back off the

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<v Speaker 2>shelf exactly. I can't think it. Ah yeah, yeah absolutely.

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<v Speaker 2>And what about for you, Amy, I know that your

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<v Speaker 2>the process you went through. What was it like for you?

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<v Speaker 5>I really had to get over the fear of reliving it.

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<v Speaker 5>My story is very traumatic. It includes a lot of trauma,

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<v Speaker 5>a lot of some suicidal ideation, and to be able

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<v Speaker 5>to get to that depth that Lisa was talking about,

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<v Speaker 5>I really had to relive it. I had to get

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<v Speaker 5>I had shut up down all these years to resurface

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<v Speaker 5>and allow myself to feel them and to be able

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<v Speaker 5>to put them on the paper so that I can

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<v Speaker 5>help other people. And so it was just that I

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<v Speaker 5>started and stopped so many times as I lost count.

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<v Speaker 5>It's literally the hardest thing I've ever done. But it's

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<v Speaker 5>the greatest therapy. I say, everybody needs to write a book.

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<v Speaker 5>It's the greatest therapy out there, and it's the thing

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<v Speaker 5>I'm the most proud of in my entire life. So

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<v Speaker 5>so worth it. Do it, don't be afraid of it.

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<v Speaker 5>Do it. It's definitely worth it.

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<v Speaker 2>That's that's incredible. One of our sisters in the two

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<v Speaker 2>sixty two, which most people know, is Kimberly Butler, and

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<v Speaker 2>she's writing her biography right now, and what a process.

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<v Speaker 2>She's like, I need a therapist, do you know what

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<v Speaker 2>I mean? Because there's places that she wants to make

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<v Speaker 2>sure that she's got support in and not everybody's out

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<v Speaker 2>there writing a book of depth. But I think there

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<v Speaker 2>is something about sharing part of yourself and I love

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<v Speaker 2>that you shared that because I think having a really

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<v Speaker 2>supportive circle, Like if you're going to do a book

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<v Speaker 2>of depths, having a supportive circle getting through it could

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<v Speaker 2>be like a little bit of fear all the way

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<v Speaker 2>through too. I am reliving some things and I need

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<v Speaker 2>someone who already knows the story to kind of help

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<v Speaker 2>me through. So I think in preparation, I think what

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<v Speaker 2>you're sharing today is so valuable because in preparation for

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<v Speaker 2>someone to go forward, a lot of times people are

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<v Speaker 2>afraid to write their book or their story or this

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<v Speaker 2>or their name because they know that there'll be emotions.

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<v Speaker 2>But when they know other people have done it, it's great.

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<v Speaker 2>But also be prepared for it. Be prepared for it, right,

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<v Speaker 2>Be prepared for it? And what about for yourself, Melissa.

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<v Speaker 6>So, I'd say it's a combination of a lot of

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<v Speaker 6>things that have been said. There was excitement to get

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<v Speaker 6>it done, but there was also the vulnerability of sharing

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<v Speaker 6>the journey and me as a doctor that I'm human,

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<v Speaker 6>which we all know I am, but putting it on

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<v Speaker 6>paper and putting it out there that I can help

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<v Speaker 6>so many other people and saying, Okay, this can happen

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<v Speaker 6>to me as a professional, just like it happens to.

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<v Speaker 2>You, right, and I think that that can be very

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<v Speaker 2>difficult for people that have a perceived image attached to

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<v Speaker 2>either themselves or their occupation or the the way the

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<v Speaker 2>So that's really that's an interesting, interesting piece that you

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<v Speaker 2>just brought up. So let's get let's get you know,

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<v Speaker 2>interesting here. Let's have some fun. One of the fun things.

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<v Speaker 2>One of the cool things about writing a book is

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<v Speaker 2>like doing the cover. It's like coming up with you

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<v Speaker 2>know what it's going to look like, and it's format.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the easy staff. You know, it may seem to

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<v Speaker 2>but it's fun to be able to put your own

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<v Speaker 2>book together. So let's let's have a conversation about the titles. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>so you you you all share the name of your books.

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<v Speaker 2>But Nadine, what made you? Please again, remind us what you're,

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<v Speaker 2>what you're the book is called, and what made you

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<v Speaker 2>choose that title?

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, so this is my book, we can see it.

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<v Speaker 3>The title is Encounters. I chose that title because of

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<v Speaker 3>my own journeys. So I'm originally from Jamaica. Then I

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<v Speaker 3>first place I lived was in Japan and I was

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<v Speaker 3>working there as an as an al teacher, and one

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<v Speaker 3>thing that always happened was that people would leave. So

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<v Speaker 3>you'd stay for six months a year, and people are

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<v Speaker 3>always leaving. And I started to reflect on what I

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<v Speaker 3>was encountering, so I wanted to document my encounters as

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<v Speaker 3>I was doing several journeys, personal and otherwise.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh wow, so interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>You look at the title of a book and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's interesting to hear how in relationship to the person,

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<v Speaker 2>so you know, I know you do poetry. When I'm

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<v Speaker 2>looking at a book of encounters, right, I was like, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>this is kind of interesting. It's a book about but

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<v Speaker 2>it's a book about your experience with encounters totally different things.

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<v Speaker 2>That's that's incredible. Now, Lisa, you've been sharing with yours

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<v Speaker 2>about you know, it being a metaphor, but you know, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>please yeah, share again so the audience can hear and

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<v Speaker 2>see what is it that you chose, Like why was

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<v Speaker 4>I had a breakthrough hypnotherapy session and my hypnotherapists at

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<v Speaker 4>the end of this session hand at me purple fabric.

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<v Speaker 4>I opened it. I held it up and these were

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<v Speaker 4>she said, Lisa, you're ready go fly. So I actually

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<v Speaker 2>That's awesome. Oh my goodness, that's awesome. I got to

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<v Speaker 2>ask you, is the color of your book, like, like,

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<v Speaker 2>because you talk about wings and purple, what does the

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<v Speaker 2>cover of your book look like?

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<v Speaker 4>It will We're still designing it, but it will definitely

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<v Speaker 4>be purple. Yeah, definitely have butterfly symbol on it.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my goodness. That's amazing. Well, Amy, I know that

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<v Speaker 2>you showed your book. Maybe share with us as well

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<v Speaker 2>the name and why you chose to go with that name.

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<v Speaker 5>Absolutely, it's called Finding My hero Within, and part of

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<v Speaker 5>my story includes, like I said earlier, su subtle ideation.

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<v Speaker 5>When I made that decision to swallow that handful of pills,

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<v Speaker 5>I had this moment of clarity that said, what if

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<v Speaker 5>you don't have to die? What if you can use

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<v Speaker 5>your story instead to help other people? And so that's

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<v Speaker 5>what I chose to do.

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<v Speaker 4>That.

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<v Speaker 5>I was going to fight to live with the intention

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<v Speaker 5>of using my story to help other people. And so

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<v Speaker 5>that's what I did. And throughout that whole journey ten years,

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<v Speaker 5>I was able to find my hero within. I stopped

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<v Speaker 5>looking outside myself for someone to come rescue me for

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<v Speaker 5>that night and shining armor to come save me from

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<v Speaker 5>this existence, and I found the person I had always

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<v Speaker 5>been the before in my reflection in the mirror. And

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<v Speaker 5>so that's what it's about, learning to find my hero

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<v Speaker 5>within and how others can do the same.

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<v Speaker 2>That's amazing. And I know that when I first met

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<v Speaker 2>you and you were like talking about polish the mirror,

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<v Speaker 2>and I was like, well, that's kind of nice. And

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<v Speaker 2>then you know, you talk you started to talk about

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<v Speaker 2>how that self reflection and how important that was for

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<v Speaker 2>you to pull strength from self. That's amazing, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>And Melissa, what about you? What made you? You know,

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<v Speaker 2>what took you to please? Again, remind the audience what

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<v Speaker 2>the name of your book is, and like how you

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<v Speaker 2>came to that.

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<v Speaker 6>The journey begins. So throughout life, we have many different journeys,

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<v Speaker 6>but compiling the story and things that have gone through.

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<v Speaker 6>Anytime we go on a trip, my husband and I,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, most of us, it's like, okay, we want

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<v Speaker 6>to get from point A to point B as fast

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<v Speaker 6>as we can.

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<v Speaker 2>And I was like that for so long, but.

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<v Speaker 6>My husband's always like, he's like, no, it's it's about

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<v Speaker 6>spending time with you and it's about the journey. So

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<v Speaker 6>that's kind of why I chose that it's about taking

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<v Speaker 6>time and living in the moment, but also taking care

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<v Speaker 6>of your health because of course you know that's where

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<v Speaker 6>where I lean towards. But it's not about a sprint.

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<v Speaker 6>It's about the journey.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, I've inspired just and I know you all, I

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<v Speaker 2>mean you inspire me anyways, but just knowing the process

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<v Speaker 2>of what it takes to put a book again. Now

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<v Speaker 2>we may all assume this next answer to this question

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<v Speaker 2>that I'm going to ask you, but I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>ask this to go kind of a little bit deeper

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<v Speaker 2>on that. So I'm going to ask you if you

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<v Speaker 2>would do this again, if you would put yourself through

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<v Speaker 2>that again. And I know that many of you are

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<v Speaker 2>and have written one book and you're going to write another,

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<v Speaker 2>or you've got another one on your mind, or this

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<v Speaker 2>may have been a complete process for you, you may

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<v Speaker 2>feel completely but would you do it again? And if

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<v Speaker 2>you would do it again, what kind of book would

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<v Speaker 2>you write? So you know, I think it's no secret

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<v Speaker 2>to the world that we just did this incredible compilation

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<v Speaker 2>of two sixty two which audience, please go and look

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<v Speaker 2>up every single one of these ladies' names because they're

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<v Speaker 2>in that book. And then at the end, I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to ask you leadis to tell people where to go

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<v Speaker 2>find your book. Please. And So there's a book that

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<v Speaker 2>I just on the way back from Ireland, did all

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<v Speaker 2>the chapters four on the plane and it's a completely

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<v Speaker 2>different book. It falls in the category of a different

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<v Speaker 2>type of business and a certain sector. I'm completely different.

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<v Speaker 2>So do you have a book that's going on in

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<v Speaker 2>your head? Would you do it again? Do you feel complete?

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<v Speaker 2>Let's start with the unit.

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<v Speaker 3>In definitely, I will do it again. And I am

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<v Speaker 3>working on other books. Since doing Encounters, I have started

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<v Speaker 3>to delve more into writing. So I've done a thirty

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<v Speaker 3>day of poems that I do have ready to publish.

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<v Speaker 3>And I've also started writing my own memoirs and I

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<v Speaker 3>also help other people to start writing their own books.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's what I've been working on.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, memoirs, that's a big one. That is a big one.

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<v Speaker 2>I know people that have taken years to compile and

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<v Speaker 2>put that together, and it seems to be, so, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>told because I haven't done mine. It seems to be

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<v Speaker 2>one of those things that you that you can add

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<v Speaker 2>to as soon as you finish the editing, you get

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<v Speaker 2>back and go, oh, I forgot about this. I could

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<v Speaker 2>add this, but it's a brave step. And what about you, Lisa,

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<v Speaker 2>Oh boy.

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<v Speaker 4>In between revisions, I would have said heck no, because

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<v Speaker 4>like Amy's experience, it was it was very somatic for me,

516
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<v Speaker 4>things were still very deep within my DNA even it feels.

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<v Speaker 5>But now, yeah, I think I would, and I guess this.

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<v Speaker 4>Book helped me. It even helped me during college. During

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<v Speaker 4>my college nights studying for the finals, I would actually

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<v Speaker 4>whip out this book. So if I were to do

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<v Speaker 4>it again, I would actually do a children's book.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I've heard many people talk about doing a children's

524
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<v Speaker 2>book because it's just, you know, it's pure beauty, and

525
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<v Speaker 2>it's in the simplicity of a children's book. It's so impressionable,

526
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<v Speaker 2>Like it's so impressionable, like many of us have been

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<v Speaker 2>impressed upon by some of the greatest Right Do You

528
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<v Speaker 2>Love Me, for example, is a great book that many

529
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<v Speaker 2>people talk about, but in simplicity is quite impressionable that

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<v Speaker 2>I could definitely see that for you and you can

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<v Speaker 2>use lots of angel wings and butterfly wings of purple

532
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<v Speaker 2>and it would be super cool. Oh my gosh. And Amy,

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<v Speaker 2>what about yourself?

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<v Speaker 5>Oh? Absolutely, even though it was the most difficult thing

535
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<v Speaker 5>I've done, it was so worth it. I'm already working

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<v Speaker 5>on a journal and a workbook, and I have another

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<v Speaker 5>book in the works. The first one was pretty much

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<v Speaker 5>what I did. People message me all the time and say,

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<v Speaker 5>but how did you do it? And so the second

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<v Speaker 5>one is going to be how I went about doing it?

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<v Speaker 5>What I did, and then how I went about doing it?

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<v Speaker 2>Awesome, awesome. I love that that expansion of and you'll

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<v Speaker 2>see that with authors, there's that expansion of that extended

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<v Speaker 2>piece right to what they've done. And a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people with the workbook, you know, a lot of people

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<v Speaker 2>with the workbook to help people get through. And Melissa,

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<v Speaker 2>for yourself, would you do it again? And if so,

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on there?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes?

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<v Speaker 6>I would. I'm actually working on a cookbook right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Now. Is it healthy eating, doctor Melissa Ballada? What kind

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<v Speaker 2>is it? A brownie?

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<v Speaker 1>What is it?

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<v Speaker 4>So?

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<v Speaker 7>Yes, Doctor Melissa Balles, I loves her Bremnies, So there'd

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<v Speaker 7>be a lot healthy, and then there's gonna be some

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<v Speaker 7>things that I grew up with, you know, those those

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<v Speaker 7>staples that it's okay to have a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>There's not a lot of biting.

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<v Speaker 6>Oh.

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<v Speaker 2>I love that you can have a little bit, just

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<v Speaker 2>not a lot of it. I love that. I absolutely

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<v Speaker 2>love that. Look. In terms of wrapping up, I would

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<v Speaker 2>love for you to share I'm all about magical moments.

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<v Speaker 2>I think you all know that, and so does my audience,

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<v Speaker 2>and I want I would love the audience to go

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<v Speaker 2>away fueled. And you have given such beautiful insight. So

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<v Speaker 2>as we kind of go around and we're come into

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<v Speaker 2>the close, I have a question for you outside of

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<v Speaker 2>outside of the author question that you know. So don't

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<v Speaker 2>go away. Don't go away. Our audience knows exactly what

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to do. But I'd love to ask you

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<v Speaker 2>when again, tell people where they can get your book,

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<v Speaker 2>But can you share a magical moment that happened other

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<v Speaker 2>a personal magical moment where when because of this book,

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<v Speaker 2>this happened, or someone read your book and shared this

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<v Speaker 2>like something that made you feel like it was worth it.

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<v Speaker 2>It can be private, it can be external.

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<v Speaker 5>It can be what have you.

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<v Speaker 2>And then share where they can go get the book. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>the team.

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<v Speaker 3>There have been many magical moments since I took the

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<v Speaker 3>step to become a published author and published this book.

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<v Speaker 3>So first was the launch, because when I had this launch,

585
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<v Speaker 3>I wasn't expecting anyone to turn up. And then a

586
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<v Speaker 3>lot of my friends came and even people who were

587
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<v Speaker 3>just interested in books, and they all came out and

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<v Speaker 3>supported me. So it was a very beautiful launch. And

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<v Speaker 3>since then I've met so many people. That's how I

590
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<v Speaker 3>met you and became part of this project because I

591
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<v Speaker 3>started writing and did some other collaborations. So it brought

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<v Speaker 3>me to this moment. And just the other day my

593
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<v Speaker 3>book won a silver award in the Global Book Award.

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<v Speaker 3>So yeah, so' there have been many magical moments since

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<v Speaker 3>I wrote this book.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my goodness. And where can we purchase your book?

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<v Speaker 5>My friend?

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<v Speaker 3>You can find it on Amazon. It's in e formed,

599
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<v Speaker 3>the it's in paperback and you can also have the

600
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<v Speaker 3>kindle format, So it's on Amazon. You can just look

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<v Speaker 3>for Encounters by Nadine K. Thompson, perfect and everyone. We

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<v Speaker 3>were going to have that in the show. Note, So

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<v Speaker 3>if you're driving, don't worry. We will have it there

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<v Speaker 3>as we always do, all right, And Lisa over to you.

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<v Speaker 4>You One of my intentions was to reach out to

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<v Speaker 4>that mom who's alone at two am, screaming silently, hoping

607
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<v Speaker 4>anyone would hear her.

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<v Speaker 5>And this book did reach this.

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<v Speaker 4>I had one mom before read one of my revisions

610
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<v Speaker 4>to get some feedback, and she told me that it

611
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<v Speaker 4>did happen to her in the middle of one night

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<v Speaker 4>when she felt like there was no one for her.

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<v Speaker 5>To talk to. And that.

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<v Speaker 4>Land home for me that Wow, this book can do

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<v Speaker 4>that for someone else. And if there's anyone out there

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<v Speaker 4>ever feeling alone, there's always a good book to curl

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<v Speaker 4>up to.

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<v Speaker 2>You're never alone, handsome and hun Yeah, where can they

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<v Speaker 2>find your book?

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<v Speaker 5>Just go to my website.

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<v Speaker 4>There, I have it on my www. Doctor Lisatan dot com.

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<v Speaker 2>Awesome, thank you so much. And Amy, what about Yeah?

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<v Speaker 5>Just like Nadine, there are so many My book is

624
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<v Speaker 5>being picked up by libraries and bookstores now. And I

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<v Speaker 5>wrote it to share hope and help other people learn

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<v Speaker 5>to overcome adversity. And I think the most magical moment

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<v Speaker 5>for me is so far two people specifically who have

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<v Speaker 5>reached out to me, said that my books saved their lives,

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<v Speaker 5>that they were on the verge of suicide and they

630
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<v Speaker 5>read my book and realized that I made a different choice.

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<v Speaker 5>Amy made a different choice. Maybe I can make a

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<v Speaker 5>different choice too. So to know that my book and

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<v Speaker 5>my story has at least saved two people's lives, it

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<v Speaker 5>gives me chills. It just was so worth it. Everything

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<v Speaker 5>I went through was so worth it. To be able

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<v Speaker 5>to share it in that way.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, that's very powerful. Awesome, thank you for sharing that.

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<v Speaker 2>And Melissa, It's.

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<v Speaker 6>Brought a lot of people out of the woodworks. They've

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<v Speaker 6>come there and brought family members back to me, brought

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<v Speaker 6>clients to me. So I think just being able to

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<v Speaker 6>be more seen has brought people from people I didn't

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<v Speaker 6>I hadn't heard of her a long time.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, it's so beautiful.

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<v Speaker 4>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>It's interesting because we know it conceptually and for those

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<v Speaker 2>of you out there that are contemplating, or you've written

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<v Speaker 2>a book and you're going to write another one. Did

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<v Speaker 2>you notice I said you're going to write another one?

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<v Speaker 2>So didn't ask you, But it is really interesting when

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<v Speaker 2>you start to really because we hear it all the time,

652
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<v Speaker 2>it just sees one person's life. I do it for

653
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<v Speaker 2>just one person, right, But in actuality it is in

654
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<v Speaker 2>actuality it is like it changes one person, which changes

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<v Speaker 2>many because we know that when when something happens to

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<v Speaker 2>one person, it's a domino effect through family, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>friends and community. And it really is quite interesting how

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<v Speaker 2>powerful that moment is when you know that something that

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<v Speaker 2>you've produced, something that you've braved up, something that you've

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<v Speaker 2>put money into, time into resources into, you know, said

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<v Speaker 2>no to other things to complete, really does have an

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<v Speaker 2>impact in a global way. I mean, whether your book

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<v Speaker 2>is a community book or not, it has a global reach.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think that's fantastic. And Melissa, where can they

665
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<v Speaker 2>purchase your book off my website? Awesome? Awesome, and we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to have that in the show notes. Look, I

667
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<v Speaker 2>get to hang out with beautiful women like yourselves, and

668
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<v Speaker 2>also you know all sorts of different authors. We know

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<v Speaker 2>we have the two sixty two book, and look, I

670
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<v Speaker 2>just want to do a shut out there if anyone

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<v Speaker 2>has a story to tell. We still have pages where

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<v Speaker 2>you can come and put your story on our book,

673
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<v Speaker 2>and we would love to have you and help support you,

674
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<v Speaker 2>and at least that first step of anthology is funny.

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<v Speaker 2>Some people write their solo book the book, and then

676
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<v Speaker 2>go into anthologies. They're like, ooh, not doing that again,

677
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<v Speaker 2>you know what I mean? Like that, And then some

678
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<v Speaker 2>people do anthologies and they go that different way. But

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<v Speaker 2>if you have a story to tell, we have pages

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<v Speaker 2>for you to write upon. And I always say, like,

681
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<v Speaker 2>you know, books are like good friends. They come around

682
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<v Speaker 2>when you need them, right, And so when that book

683
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<v Speaker 2>falls out in front of you, or when someone buys

684
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<v Speaker 2>you one for Christmas and you're like, well, that's kind

685
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<v Speaker 2>of interesting. You kind of read my mind or those

686
00:35:43.320 --> 00:35:46.519
<v Speaker 2>kind of things, like books do find you. Books find

687
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<v Speaker 2>you at the right time. Like Lisa, your friend who

688
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<v Speaker 2>you're just looking to some advice, can you read this

689
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<v Speaker 2>and give me your feedback? And she's like, you know,

690
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<v Speaker 2>oh my gosh, it just made me feel so much better.

691
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<v Speaker 2>So that being said, I have a completely different question

692
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<v Speaker 2>for you. So let's just shake this party up a

693
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<v Speaker 2>little bit. And there you go, So all of you

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<v Speaker 2>on your own island. All of you are packing your

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<v Speaker 2>suitcase and you have room in that suitcase for one album. Yeah,

696
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<v Speaker 2>I'm talking about an album. They're all back. It's all

697
00:36:16.639 --> 00:36:19.800
<v Speaker 2>back now, everyone's listening to LPs so that one album,

698
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<v Speaker 2>and you're on your way to your desert island. What

699
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<v Speaker 2>album are you going to be putting in that suitcase

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<v Speaker 2>that you would absolutely want to listen to for the

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<v Speaker 2>rest of your days. Let's start with you, Ammy, What

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<v Speaker 2>album are you packing?

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<v Speaker 5>I'm taking Jim Crucy.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh time in a bottle.

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<v Speaker 5>Yep, I'm taking Jim.

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<v Speaker 2>You're taking Jim. You're taking Jym. Your husband's listening to?

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<v Speaker 2>What are you? Who you taking?

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<v Speaker 5>Where?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my goodness, now, Melissa cam leud, you guys do

710
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<v Speaker 2>some really cool road trips. I'm sure you listen to

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<v Speaker 2>some great music. Who are you putting in your suitcase?

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<v Speaker 6>I think this time around, I'm putting in George Straight.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh oh, I saw George Straight with Chris Tapleton and

714
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<v Speaker 2>that was He's He's quite the guy. He's quite the guy.

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<v Speaker 2>He owns it, he earns it absolutely absolutely, and Nadan,

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<v Speaker 2>who would you like to be listening to on your

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<v Speaker 2>private beach?

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<v Speaker 3>I put the Legend album by Bob Marley, some of

719
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<v Speaker 3>his greatest hits.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, see she's got a covered. She's doing greatest hits.

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<v Speaker 2>She's going, Oh my gosh, that's amazing. That's amazing. And

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<v Speaker 2>what about you, Lisa, who are you listening to dancing

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<v Speaker 2>Queen Alba? Oh my gosh, it's amazing. If anyone saw

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<v Speaker 2>the last summer that we did in Ireland, at the

725
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<v Speaker 2>end we broke out into song and we thought we

726
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<v Speaker 2>all knew this Abba song and after the first couple

727
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<v Speaker 2>of lines we were all like, well, that didn't go

728
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<v Speaker 2>very well, but we tried. Oh my goodness, ladies, thank

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<v Speaker 2>you so much for share and thanks for taking the time,

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<v Speaker 2>and thanks for being you know, revealing into what it takes.

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<v Speaker 2>And hopefully we've inspired some more people out there to

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<v Speaker 2>write their book. Brave up. And at the very least,

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<v Speaker 2>I think books are the most one of the most

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<v Speaker 2>incredible gifts that you give, because, like I said in

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<v Speaker 2>the beginning, when you receive a book, you don't get

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<v Speaker 2>rid of it. No nothing against magazines. There's some magazines

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<v Speaker 2>that I still have, but by nature, books have a

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<v Speaker 2>different energy and they have different level of play, and

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<v Speaker 2>so we pass books on. So I would encourage you,

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<v Speaker 2>any of you out there that have read the books

741
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<v Speaker 2>that are sitting in your house and you have no

742
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<v Speaker 2>room in your bookcase, that you take the ones that

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<v Speaker 2>you're not reading, and go bless other people and then

744
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<v Speaker 2>go and refill your bookcase because you're at a new

745
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<v Speaker 2>place now, freshen up, check out these ladies' books, bring

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<v Speaker 2>them into your world, and then pass them on, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>pass on the goodness that these books do, because there's

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<v Speaker 2>just so much there. And the beautiful thing that I

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<v Speaker 2>love about the book is that, like you know in Nadana,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure this much must happen for you. So much

751
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<v Speaker 2>more so with poetry is that when I read the story,

752
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<v Speaker 2>I get something different out of all of your stories

753
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<v Speaker 2>than when someone else reads that story. So it's the

754
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<v Speaker 2>same story, but we all pull from it different things,

755
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<v Speaker 2>remember different things.

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<v Speaker 3>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>So anyways, I want to thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 2>sharing and please support. We're so grateful and thank you

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<v Speaker 2>for sharing your music of choice and as always you

760
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<v Speaker 2>incredible mission accepted audience. Please share this podcast with everyone

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<v Speaker 2>that you know. We want to see you on the

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<v Speaker 2>next summit. The next summit is coming up just a

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<v Speaker 2>few months, so if you have something that you want

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<v Speaker 2>to say instead of put into a book, we want

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<v Speaker 2>to see you on the stage and look at go

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<v Speaker 2>to Devdruman dot com because probably by the time you're

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<v Speaker 2>listening to this, we will have our whole schedule up

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<v Speaker 2>there of where we're going to go, and you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to follow us. For those of you

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<v Speaker 2>that know who Santa is, I'm saying that we're doing

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<v Speaker 2>a Santa a Santa thing on the website where you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to be able to see us go from country

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<v Speaker 2>to country to country literally, and you can come and

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<v Speaker 2>hang out with us live. You can see the author's live,

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<v Speaker 2>you can sign their book live, you can get your

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<v Speaker 2>own book, and of course we're all over Amazon, and

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<v Speaker 2>we just made an announcement that we two will be

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<v Speaker 2>in box stores and independent bookstores hopefully by the time

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<v Speaker 2>that you watch this podcast. So congratulations for all.

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<v Speaker 3>Of you for doing what you do.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much, Thank you audience, and until next

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<v Speaker 2>week you know the deal, we'd be will and you speak.

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<v Speaker 2>Ruby