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Unique Leadership Approach: Insights Using Children's Literature · Adventures in the Heart of Children's Book Authors Podcast

• 3:19
  Deirdre
• 3:19
  Palm
• 3:20
  Adams,
• 3:21
  author
• 3:21
  of
• 3:21
  Don't
• 3:22
  Be
• 3:22
  Afraid,
• 3:22
  Rocky.
• 3:23
  Don't
• 3:24
  Worry,
• 3:24
  Rocky,
• 3:25
  and
• 3:25
  Don't
• 3:26
  Be
• 3:26
  bullied,
• 3:26
  Rocky.
• 3:27
  Thank
• 3:28
  you,
• 3:28
  Deirdre,
• 3:28
  for
• 3:29
  appearing
• 3:29
  on
• 3:30
  the
• 3:30
  Adventures
• 3:30
  in
• 3:31
  the
• 3:31
  Heart
• 3:31
  of
• 3:31
  Children's
• 3:31
  Book
• 3:32
  Authors
• 3:32
  podcast.
• 3:34
  I,
• 3:34
  first
• 3:35
  of
• 3:35
  all,
• 3:35
  want
• 3:35
  to
• 3:35
  preference
• 3:36
  this
• 3:36
  with
• 3:36
  my
• 3:37
  audience
• 3:37
  to
• 3:38
  let
• 3:38
  them
• 3:38
  know
• 3:38
  later
• 3:39
  in
• 3:39
  the
• 3:39
  interview,
• 3:39
  we're
• 3:40
  going
• 3:40
  to
• 3:40
  discuss
• 3:40
  your
• 3:41
  website.
• 3:42
  And
• 3:42
  my
• 3:43
  audience
• 3:43
  knows
• 3:44
  I
• 3:44
  like
• 3:44
  to
• 3:44
  tease
• 3:44
  them
• 3:45
  a
• 3:45
  bit.
• 3:45
  And
• 3:46
  because
• 3:46
  I
• 3:47
  like,
• 3:47
  I
• 3:47
  always
• 3:47
  try
• 3:47
  and
• 3:47
  look
• 3:48
  for
• 3:50
  what
• 3:50
  children's
• 3:51
  book
• 3:51
  authors
• 3:52
  are
• 3:52
  doing
• 3:52
  different.
• 3:53
  And
• 3:53
  I
• 3:54
  thought
• 3:54
  what
• 3:54
  you're
• 3:55
  doing
• 3:55
  is
• 3:56
  so
• 3:56
  cool.
• 3:57
  But
• 3:57
  we'll
• 3:57
  get
• 3:57
  more
• 3:58
  into
• 3:58
  that
• 3:58
  because
• 3:58
  I
• 3:59
  don't
• 3:59
  want
• 3:59
  to
• 3:59
  take
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  away
• 3:59
  from
• 4:00
  talking
• 4:00
  about
• 4:01
  your
• 4:01
  children's
• 4:02
  books
• 4:02
  first.
• 4:02
  I
• 4:02
  know
• 4:03
  you've
• 4:03
  written
• 4:04
  three
• 4:04
  children's
• 4:05
  books
• 4:05
  in
• 4:05
  your
• 4:05
  book
• 4:06
  series,
• 4:06
  which
• 4:06
  is
• 4:07
  awesome.
• 4:08
  And
• 4:09
  today
• 4:09
  we're
• 4:09
  primarily
• 4:10
  focused
• 4:10
  on
• 4:10
  Don't
• 4:11
  Worry,
• 4:11
  Rocky.
• 4:12
  But
• 4:12
  I'm
• 4:12
  happy
• 4:13
  to
• 4:13
  reference
• 4:13
  the
• 4:14
  other
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  two
• 4:14
  books
• 4:14
  in
• 4:14
  your
• 4:15
  series.
• 4:16
  And
• 4:17
  to
• 4:17
  start
• 4:17
  with,
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  I
• 4:18
  was
• 4:18
  fascinated
• 4:19
  by
• 4:19
  your
• 4:20
  bookstore
• 4:20
  series,
• 4:21
  the
• 4:21
  Adventures
• 4:22
  of
• 4:22
  Rocky.
• 4:22
  And
• 4:23
  you're
• 4:23
  thinking,
• 4:23
  okay,
• 4:24
  why
• 4:24
  is
• 4:24
  he
• 4:24
  so
• 4:25
  enamored
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  with
• 4:26
  this?
• 4:27
  It's
• 4:27
  because
• 4:27
  our
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  book
• 4:28
  series
• 4:29
  is
• 4:29
  entitled
• 4:30
  the
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  Adventures
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  of
• 4:31
  Caboose
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  the
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  Rocky
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  Mountain
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  Bear.
• 4:33
  Yes.
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  Yes.
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  So
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  neat
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  connection.
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  Tell
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  me,
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  what
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  drew
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  you,
• 4:39
  Deirdre,
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  to
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  the
• 4:40
  word
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  adventures?
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  Okay,
• 4:43
  so
• 4:43
  I'll
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  just
• 4:44
  rewind
• 4:44
  just
• 4:45
  a
• 4:45
  minute.
• 4:45
  So
• 4:46
  during.
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  When
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  the
• 4:47
  world
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  was
• 4:48
  shut
• 4:48
  down,
• 4:48
  right?
• 4:49
  I
• 4:49
  have
• 4:50
  a
• 4:50
  poodle,
• 4:50
  and
• 4:50
  her
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  name
• 4:51
  is
• 4:51
  Rocky,
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  and
• 4:53
  Rocky
• 4:53
  is
• 4:53
  my
• 4:54
  joy.
• 4:54
  So
• 4:55
  I
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  would
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  walk
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  her
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  along
• 4:56
  the
• 4:56
  beach
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  early
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  in
• 4:57
  the
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  morning
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  just
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  to
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  find
• 4:59
  inner
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  peace,
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  joy,
• 5:00
  solitude.
• 5:01
  It's
• 5:01
  just
• 5:01
  such
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  a
• 5:02
  beautiful
• 5:02
  place
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  to
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  be
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  watching
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  the
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  sunrise.
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  I
• 5:05
  live
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  on
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  the
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  east
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  coast,
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  so
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  just
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  beautiful.
• 5:08
  And
• 5:08
  we
• 5:08
  always,
• 5:09
  my
• 5:09
  husband
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  and
• 5:09
  I
• 5:10
  always
• 5:10
  joke
• 5:10
  like,
• 5:10
  this
• 5:10
  is
• 5:11
  the
• 5:11
  Adventures
• 5:11
  of
• 5:11
  Rocky,
• 5:12
  right?
• 5:12
  So
• 5:12
  my
• 5:12
  dog
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  would
• 5:13
  run
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  around
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  and
• 5:14
  she
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  would
• 5:14
  find
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  a
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  crab,
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  or
• 5:15
  she
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  would
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  run
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  up
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  to
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  the
• 5:16
  water's
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  edge,
• 5:17
  get
• 5:17
  afraid,
• 5:18
  and
• 5:18
  run
• 5:18
  back.
• 5:19
  Or
• 5:20
  an
• 5:20
  airplane
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  would
• 5:20
  fly
• 5:21
  overhead
• 5:21
  and
• 5:21
  she'd
• 5:22
  run
• 5:22
  home.
• 5:23
  So
• 5:23
  we
• 5:23
  began
• 5:23
  to
• 5:24
  notice
• 5:24
  that
• 5:24
  Rocky
• 5:25
  had
• 5:25
  a
• 5:25
  lot
• 5:25
  of
• 5:25
  fears.
• 5:26
  Every
• 5:26
  little
• 5:27
  thing
• 5:27
  bothered
• 5:27
  her
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  when
• 5:28
  she
• 5:28
  was
• 5:29
  out
• 5:29
  in
• 5:29
  this
• 5:30
  place
• 5:30
  that
• 5:30
  brought
• 5:30
  my
• 5:30
  husband
• 5:31
  and
• 5:31
  I
• 5:31
  such
• 5:31
  joy.
• 5:31
  And
• 5:32
  I
• 5:32
  thought,
• 5:32
  wow,
• 5:32
  Rocky,
• 5:33
  these
• 5:33
  adventures
• 5:34
  could
• 5:34
  teach
• 5:34
  other
• 5:35
  people
• 5:35
  lessons,
• 5:36
  right?
• 5:37
  On
• 5:37
  how
• 5:37
  to
• 5:38
  overcome
• 5:38
  fears,
• 5:39
  overcome
• 5:40
  anxieties.
• 5:41
  So
• 5:41
  the
• 5:41
  first
• 5:41
  book
• 5:42
  I
• 5:42
  wrote
• 5:42
  was
• 5:42
  called
• 5:43
  Don't
• 5:43
  Be
• 5:43
  Afraid,
• 5:43
  Rocky.
• 5:45
  And
• 5:45
  Rocky
• 5:46
  was
• 5:46
  overcoming
• 5:47
  fears
• 5:47
  of
• 5:47
  loud
• 5:48
  sounds,
• 5:49
  the
• 5:49
  dark,
• 5:50
  being
• 5:50
  alone,
• 5:51
  being
• 5:51
  afraid.
• 5:52
  So
• 5:53
  I
• 5:53
  thought
• 5:53
  Rocky
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  could
• 5:54
  be
• 5:54
  a
• 5:54
  great
• 5:54
  vessel
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  for
• 5:55
  children
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  to
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  really
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  just
• 5:57
  overcome
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  some
• 5:59
  common
• 5:59
  things
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  that
• 6:00
  children
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  fear.
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  When
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  we
• 6:01
  wrote
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  the
• 6:02
  book,
• 6:02
  initially,
• 6:03
  and
• 6:03
  I
• 6:04
  say
• 6:04
  we
• 6:04
  because
• 6:04
  my
• 6:05
  niece
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  is
• 6:05
  my
• 6:05
  illustrator
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  and
• 6:06
  I
• 6:06
  can
• 6:06
  talk
• 6:07
  more
• 6:07
  about
• 6:07
  her
• 6:07
  In
• 6:07
  a
• 6:07
  few.
• 6:08
  But
• 6:08
  she
• 6:08
  brought
• 6:09
  Rocky
• 6:09
  to
• 6:09
  life
• 6:10
  in
• 6:10
  these
• 6:10
  colorful,
• 6:10
  beautiful
• 6:11
  illustrations.
• 6:12
  But
• 6:13
  Rocky's
• 6:13
  fears
• 6:14
  were
• 6:14
  so
• 6:14
  overwhelming
• 6:15
  to
• 6:15
  her,
• 6:15
  and
• 6:16
  I
• 6:16
  thought
• 6:16
  children
• 6:16
  could
• 6:17
  really
• 6:17
  learn
• 6:17
  from
• 6:17
  her.
• 6:17
  We
• 6:18
  launched
• 6:18
  the
• 6:18
  book,
• 6:18
  and
• 6:19
  children
• 6:19
  began
• 6:19
  to
• 6:19
  relate
• 6:20
  immediately
• 6:20
  to
• 6:20
  Rocky.
• 6:21
  Immediately
• 6:22
  in
• 6:22
  the
• 6:22
  beach
• 6:22
  town
• 6:23
  that
• 6:23
  it
• 6:23
  was
• 6:23
  started
• 6:24
  in,
• 6:24
  Ocean
• 6:25
  City,
• 6:25
  New
• 6:25
  Jersey,
• 6:26
  we
• 6:26
  would
• 6:26
  hold
• 6:26
  book
• 6:26
  signings.
• 6:27
  And
• 6:28
  one
• 6:28
  of
• 6:28
  my
• 6:28
  favorite
• 6:29
  book
• 6:29
  signings
• 6:30
  was
• 6:30
  when
• 6:30
  a
• 6:30
  little
• 6:30
  child
• 6:31
  came
• 6:31
  up
• 6:31
  to
• 6:31
  me
• 6:31
  and
• 6:32
  he
• 6:32
  said,
• 6:32
  where's
• 6:33
  Rocky?
• 6:33
  Where's
• 6:34
  Rocky?
• 6:34
  So
• 6:34
  I
• 6:34
  had
• 6:34
  called
• 6:35
  my
• 6:35
  husband.
• 6:35
  I
• 6:35
  said,
• 6:35
  you
• 6:35
  got
• 6:35
  to
• 6:35
  bring
• 6:36
  Rocky,
• 6:36
  right?
• 6:37
  So
• 6:38
  he
• 6:38
  brings
• 6:38
  Rocky
• 6:38
  up,
• 6:38
  and
• 6:39
  his
• 6:39
  grandmother
• 6:39
  tells
• 6:40
  me
• 6:40
  that
• 6:40
  she
• 6:41
  was
• 6:41
  asked
• 6:42
  to
• 6:42
  bring
• 6:43
  her
• 6:43
  grandson
• 6:44
  to
• 6:44
  the
• 6:44
  beach
• 6:45
  every
• 6:45
  day
• 6:45
  looking
• 6:45
  for
• 6:46
  Rocky
• 6:46
  because
• 6:46
  he
• 6:47
  had
• 6:47
  the
• 6:47
  same
• 6:47
  fears
• 6:48
  as
• 6:48
  Rocky.
• 6:49
  And
• 6:49
  I
• 6:49
  thought,
• 6:49
  oh,
• 6:50
  my
• 6:50
  God.
• 6:51
  So
• 6:51
  Rocky's
• 6:51
  really,
• 6:52
  through
• 6:52
  the
• 6:52
  eyes
• 6:52
  of
• 6:52
  Rocky,
• 6:53
  she's
• 6:53
  inspiring
• 6:54
  children.
• 6:55
  And
• 6:55
  then,
• 6:56
  don't
• 6:56
  Worry,
• 6:56
  Rocky
• 6:57
  really
• 6:57
  came
• 6:57
  about
• 6:58
  because
• 6:58
  of
• 6:59
  anxiety.
• 7:00
  Fear
• 7:00
  is
• 7:00
  what
• 7:00
  you
• 7:00
  fear
• 7:00
  right
• 7:01
  now.
• 7:01
  Something
• 7:01
  happens
• 7:02
  and
• 7:02
  you
• 7:02
  fear
• 7:02
  it
• 7:02
  immediately.
• 7:03
  Anxiety
• 7:04
  is
• 7:04
  what
• 7:04
  you
• 7:04
  worry
• 7:04
  about
• 7:05
  in
• 7:05
  the
• 7:05
  future.
• 7:06
  So
• 7:06
  I
• 7:07
  began
• 7:07
  to
• 7:07
  notice
• 7:08
  that
• 7:08
  Rocky
• 7:08
  would
• 7:09
  worry.
• 7:09
  We
• 7:09
  would
• 7:09
  say,
• 7:09
  let's
• 7:10
  go
• 7:10
  to
• 7:10
  the
• 7:10
  beach,
• 7:10
  Rocky.
• 7:10
  And
• 7:11
  I
• 7:11
  could
• 7:11
  see
• 7:11
  she
• 7:11
  got
• 7:11
  a
• 7:11
  little
• 7:12
  worried.
• 7:12
  And
• 7:12
  I
• 7:12
  thought,
• 7:12
  this
• 7:13
  isn't
• 7:13
  good.
• 7:13
  She
• 7:13
  shouldn't
• 7:14
  be
• 7:14
  worried
• 7:14
  about
• 7:14
  the
• 7:15
  beach.
• 7:15
  So
• 7:15
  we
• 7:16
  wrote
• 7:16
  Don't
• 7:16
  Worry,
• 7:16
  Rocky.
• 7:17
  And
• 7:17
  kids
• 7:17
  really
• 7:17
  related
• 7:18
  to
• 7:18
  the
• 7:18
  jellyfish.
• 7:19
  There's
• 7:20
  a
• 7:20
  clam
• 7:20
  in
• 7:20
  there.
• 7:21
  There's
• 7:21
  a
• 7:21
  dolphin
• 7:22
  that
• 7:22
  teaches
• 7:23
  her
• 7:23
  things.
• 7:23
  And
• 7:24
  then,
• 7:24
  of
• 7:24
  course,
• 7:24
  the
• 7:25
  last
• 7:25
  book
• 7:25
  came
• 7:25
  about
• 7:26
  just
• 7:26
  because
• 7:26
  a
• 7:27
  lot
• 7:27
  of
• 7:27
  children
• 7:28
  and
• 7:29
  parents
• 7:29
  alike
• 7:29
  and
• 7:30
  teachers
• 7:30
  told
• 7:31
  me
• 7:31
  that
• 7:31
  bullying
• 7:31
  was
• 7:32
  a
• 7:32
  big
• 7:32
  topic
• 7:32
  today.
• 7:33
  So
• 7:34
  Rocky
• 7:34
  gets
• 7:34
  bullied
• 7:35
  by
• 7:35
  a
• 7:35
  shark,
• 7:36
  and
• 7:37
  a
• 7:37
  lobster
• 7:38
  comes
• 7:38
  along
• 7:39
  and
• 7:39
  teaches
• 7:40
  her
• 7:40
  a
• 7:40
  little
• 7:40
  bit
• 7:40
  about
• 7:41
  standing
• 7:41
  up
• 7:41
  for
• 7:42
  herself.
• 7:42
  And
• 7:42
  then
• 7:42
  a
• 7:42
  whale
• 7:43
  teaches
• 7:43
  her
• 7:44
  wisdom
• 7:44
  that
• 7:45
  the
• 7:45
  bully
• 7:45
  really
• 7:45
  wants
• 7:46
  to
• 7:46
  be
• 7:46
  a
• 7:46
  friend.
• 7:47
  And
• 7:47
  yes.
• 7:48
  So
• 7:48
  that's
• 7:49
  the
• 7:49
  adventures.
• 7:49
  It
• 7:49
  all
• 7:50
  spawned
• 7:50
  from
• 7:50
  the
• 7:51
  actual
• 7:51
  Rocky,
• 7:52
  my
• 7:52
  poodle,
• 7:52
  who
• 7:53
  had
• 7:53
  these
• 7:53
  adventures
• 7:54
  on
• 7:54
  the
• 7:54
  beach
• 7:54
  of
• 7:55
  being
• 7:55
  afraid
• 7:55
  of
• 7:56
  the
• 7:56
  silliest
• 7:56
  little
• 7:56
  things.
• 7:57
  So
• 7:58
  that's
• 7:58
  kind
• 7:58
  of
• 7:58
  how
• 7:58
  it
• 7:58
  all
• 7:58
  came
• 7:58
  about.
• 7:59
  I
• 7:59
  love
• 7:59
  it.
• 7:59
  I
• 8:00
  love
• 8:00
  it.
• 8:00
  Because
• 8:00
  you
• 8:00
  know
• 8:01
  what?
• 8:01
  As
• 8:01
  we
• 8:01
  dig
• 8:02
  into
• 8:03
  your
• 8:03
  website,
• 8:04
  because
• 8:04
  I
• 8:05
  was
• 8:05
  looking
• 8:05
  at
• 8:05
  your
• 8:06
  website
• 8:06
  and
• 8:07
  you
• 8:07
  wrote
• 8:08
  a
• 8:08
  really
• 8:08
  cool
• 8:09
  statement,
• 8:09
  and
• 8:10
  it
• 8:10
  says,
• 8:11
  deirdre's
• 8:12
  beloved
• 8:13
  children's
• 8:13
  book
• 8:13
  series,
• 8:14
  the
• 8:14
  Adventures
• 8:15
  of
• 8:15
  Rocky,
• 8:16
  is
• 8:16
  often
• 8:16
  a
• 8:17
  highlight
• 8:17
  of
• 8:17
  her
• 8:18
  conversations
• 8:19
  as
• 8:19
  she
• 8:19
  shares
• 8:20
  the
• 8:20
  heart
• 8:21
  and
• 8:21
  inspiration
• 8:22
  behind
• 8:22
  her
• 8:23
  stories.
• 8:23
  That's
• 8:24
  so
• 8:24
  intriguing.
• 8:25
  And
• 8:25
  it
• 8:25
  also
• 8:27
  is
• 8:27
  going
• 8:28
  to
• 8:28
  build
• 8:28
  up
• 8:28
  to
• 8:28
  what
• 8:29
  I'm
• 8:29
  trying
• 8:29
  to
• 8:29
  share
• 8:30
  with,
• 8:30
  with
• 8:30
  our
• 8:31
  audience.
• 8:31
  I'd
• 8:32
  like
• 8:32
  to
• 8:32
  delve
• 8:32
  deeper
• 8:33
  into
• 8:33
  that.
• 8:34
  That
• 8:34
  whole
• 8:34
  statement,
• 8:35
  because
• 8:37
  I
• 8:37
  want
• 8:37
  to
• 8:37
  talk
• 8:37
  to
• 8:38
  you
• 8:38
  about
• 8:39
  that
• 8:39
  inspiration
• 8:41
  and
• 8:41
  how
• 8:41
  you're
• 8:42
  Using
• 8:42
  it
• 8:43
  in
• 8:43
  your
• 8:43
  business.
• 8:45
  Talk
• 8:45
  to
• 8:45
  us
• 8:45
  about
• 8:46
  your
• 8:46
  three
• 8:47
  children's
• 8:47
  books
• 8:48
  and
• 8:49
  that
• 8:49
  whole
• 8:50
  statement
• 8:50
  and
• 8:51
  what
• 8:51
  it
• 8:51
  means
• 8:51
  to
• 8:51
  you.
• 8:52
  So,
• 8:53
  children,
• 8:55
  I've
• 8:55
  always
• 8:55
  had
• 8:56
  a
• 8:56
  special
• 8:56
  place
• 8:56
  in
• 8:57
  my
• 8:57
  heart
• 8:57
  for
• 8:57
  children.
• 8:57
  I
• 8:57
  didn't
• 8:58
  have
• 8:58
  children
• 8:58
  of
• 8:58
  my
• 8:58
  own.
• 8:59
  However,
• 8:59
  I've
• 9:00
  always
• 9:00
  been
• 9:00
  surrounded.
• 9:01
  God
• 9:01
  has
• 9:01
  gifted
• 9:02
  me
• 9:02
  with
• 9:02
  so
• 9:02
  many
• 9:03
  nieces
• 9:03
  and
• 9:03
  nephews,
• 9:04
  and
• 9:04
  I've
• 9:05
  just
• 9:05
  always
• 9:05
  had
• 9:06
  an
• 9:06
  instant
• 9:07
  attraction
• 9:07
  to
• 9:08
  children.
• 9:08
  I
• 9:08
  relate
• 9:09
  to
• 9:09
  children,
• 9:09
  they
• 9:09
  relate
• 9:10
  to
• 9:10
  me.
• 9:10
  It's
• 9:11
  always
• 9:11
  been
• 9:11
  a
• 9:11
  great
• 9:11
  thing.
• 9:12
  So
• 9:12
  I've
• 9:13
  always
• 9:13
  wanted
• 9:13
  to
• 9:13
  inspire
• 9:15
  children
• 9:15
  to
• 9:16
  believe
• 9:16
  in
• 9:16
  themselves.
• 9:17
  So
• 9:17
  I
• 9:17
  love
• 9:18
  talking
• 9:18
  about
• 9:19
  Rocky's
• 9:19
  book,
• 9:20
  most
• 9:20
  especially
• 9:21
  with
• 9:21
  children.
• 9:23
  But
• 9:23
  what
• 9:23
  I
• 9:24
  found
• 9:24
  is
• 9:25
  it
• 9:25
  also
• 9:26
  is
• 9:26
  very
• 9:27
  much
• 9:27
  a
• 9:27
  topic
• 9:28
  that
• 9:28
  helps
• 9:28
  adults
• 9:29
  as
• 9:29
  well.
• 9:30
  So
• 9:30
  when
• 9:30
  I
• 9:30
  talk
• 9:30
  about
• 9:31
  fear,
• 9:32
  anxiety,
• 9:33
  bullying,
• 9:34
  there
• 9:34
  are
• 9:34
  topics
• 9:34
  that
• 9:35
  transcend
• 9:35
  age.
• 9:36
  Right?
• 9:36
  It
• 9:36
  doesn't
• 9:36
  just
• 9:37
  have
• 9:37
  to
• 9:37
  be
• 9:37
  to
• 9:37
  an
• 9:37
  8
• 9:38
  year
• 9:38
  old.
• 9:38
  Absolutely.
• 9:38
  Of
• 9:38
  course
• 9:39
  it
• 9:39
  can
• 9:39
  be
• 9:39
  to
• 9:39
  a
• 9:39
  48
• 9:40
  year
• 9:40
  old
• 9:40
  as
• 9:40
  well.
• 9:41
  I
• 9:41
  have
• 9:42
  an
• 9:42
  overall
• 9:42
  big
• 9:43
  picture
• 9:43
  brand
• 9:44
  called
• 9:44
  love
• 9:44
  how
• 9:44
  good
• 9:45
  you
• 9:45
  feel.
• 9:46
  I've
• 9:46
  worked
• 9:46
  in
• 9:47
  fashion
• 9:47
  for
• 9:47
  40
• 9:48
  years
• 9:49
  and
• 9:49
  it's
• 9:49
  all
• 9:50
  about
• 9:50
  how
• 9:50
  you
• 9:50
  look.
• 9:51
  Right.
• 9:51
  So
• 9:52
  I
• 9:52
  thought
• 9:52
  what's
• 9:53
  really
• 9:53
  important.
• 9:54
  A
• 9:54
  lot
• 9:54
  of
• 9:54
  people
• 9:54
  say
• 9:55
  if
• 9:55
  you
• 9:55
  look
• 9:55
  good,
• 9:55
  you
• 9:55
  feel
• 9:55
  good.
• 9:56
  What's
• 9:56
  really
• 9:56
  important
• 9:56
  to
• 9:57
  me
• 9:57
  is
• 9:57
  if
• 9:57
  you
• 9:57
  feel
• 9:58
  good,
• 9:59
  you
• 9:59
  look
• 9:59
  good.
• 10:00
  It
• 10:00
  emanates
• 10:00
  from
• 10:01
  your
• 10:01
  pores,
• 10:01
  from
• 10:02
  your
• 10:02
  eyes,
• 10:02
  from
• 10:02
  your
• 10:03
  smile,
• 10:04
  from
• 10:04
  your
• 10:04
  actions
• 10:04
  and
• 10:04
  your
• 10:05
  energy.
• 10:06
  So
• 10:06
  helping
• 10:07
  children
• 10:08
  feel
• 10:08
  good,
• 10:09
  overcoming
• 10:09
  these
• 10:10
  challenges
• 10:10
  that
• 10:11
  every
• 10:11
  child
• 10:12
  has
• 10:12
  right.
• 10:13
  Really
• 10:13
  is
• 10:13
  very
• 10:14
  much
• 10:14
  near
• 10:15
  and
• 10:15
  dear
• 10:15
  to
• 10:15
  my
• 10:15
  heart.
• 10:16
  And
• 10:16
  I've
• 10:17
  always
• 10:17
  wanted
• 10:18
  to
• 10:18
  make
• 10:19
  sure
• 10:19
  that
• 10:19
  children
• 10:20
  know
• 10:20
  that
• 10:21
  there
• 10:21
  is,
• 10:21
  first
• 10:22
  of
• 10:22
  all,
• 10:22
  that
• 10:22
  they're
• 10:22
  not
• 10:22
  alone,
• 10:23
  that
• 10:23
  they're
• 10:23
  not
• 10:24
  alone.
• 10:24
  Everyone
• 10:25
  has
• 10:25
  these
• 10:25
  fears.
• 10:26
  And
• 10:27
  so
• 10:27
  does
• 10:27
  that
• 10:28
  answer
• 10:28
  the
• 10:28
  question.
• 10:28
  If
• 10:28
  you
• 10:29
  know
• 10:29
  what
• 10:29
  you
• 10:29
  got
• 10:29
  me
• 10:29
  thinking,
• 10:30
  and
• 10:30
  that's
• 10:30
  what
• 10:30
  I
• 10:31
  love
• 10:31
  about
• 10:31
  this,
• 10:31
  is
• 10:32
  that
• 10:33
  I
• 10:33
  have
• 10:33
  five
• 10:34
  grandchildren.
• 10:35
  What?
• 10:35
  And
• 10:36
  yeah,
• 10:36
  it's
• 10:36
  pretty
• 10:37
  incredible.
• 10:37
  And
• 10:38
  what
• 10:39
  happens
• 10:39
  is
• 10:41
  it's
• 10:41
  to
• 10:41
  your
• 10:42
  point,
• 10:42
  it
• 10:42
  doesn't
• 10:43
  matter
• 10:43
  what
• 10:43
  age
• 10:44
  you
• 10:44
  are.
• 10:45
  I
• 10:46
  can
• 10:46
  actually
• 10:46
  see
• 10:47
  myself
• 10:48
  in
• 10:48
  my
• 10:49
  grandchildren,
• 10:50
  so
• 10:51
  feeling
• 10:51
  what
• 10:51
  they
• 10:52
  feel,
• 10:53
  I
• 10:53
  can
• 10:53
  even
• 10:54
  remember
• 10:54
  back
• 10:54
  to
• 10:55
  how
• 10:55
  they
• 10:55
  handle
• 10:56
  certain
• 10:56
  situations.
• 10:57
  I
• 10:57
  can
• 10:58
  remember
• 10:58
  back
• 10:58
  to
• 10:59
  being
• 10:59
  that
• 10:59
  age
• 11:00
  and
• 11:00
  handling
• 11:00
  that
• 11:01
  situation
• 11:01
  that
• 11:01
  same
• 11:02
  way.
• 11:02
  So
• 11:03
  I
• 11:03
  don't
• 11:03
  think
• 11:04
  the
• 11:04
  inner
• 11:05
  child
• 11:05
  in
• 11:05
  any
• 11:06
  of
• 11:06
  us
• 11:06
  ever
• 11:07
  disappears.
• 11:08
  And
• 11:08
  then
• 11:08
  if
• 11:09
  you
• 11:09
  can
• 11:09
  pull
• 11:09
  that
• 11:10
  inner
• 11:10
  child
• 11:10
  out
• 11:11
  through
• 11:12
  an
• 11:12
  into
• 11:12
  an
• 11:13
  adult,
• 11:14
  I
• 11:14
  think
• 11:14
  it
• 11:14
  makes
• 11:15
  you
• 11:15
  feel
• 11:15
  good
• 11:15
  even
• 11:16
  just
• 11:16
  talking
• 11:16
  to
• 11:16
  you
• 11:16
  right
• 11:17
  now.
• 11:17
  I'm
• 11:17
  getting
• 11:18
  like
• 11:18
  a
• 11:18
  little
• 11:19
  lump
• 11:19
  in
• 11:19
  my
• 11:20
  chest
• 11:20
  because
• 11:20
  I
• 11:21
  just
• 11:21
  feel
• 11:21
  good
• 11:21
  about
• 11:22
  discussing
• 11:23
  how
• 11:23
  children's
• 11:24
  books
• 11:24
  can
• 11:24
  do
• 11:25
  this
• 11:26
  for
• 11:26
  not
• 11:26
  only
• 11:26
  children,
• 11:27
  but
• 11:27
  for
• 11:28
  adults.
• 11:29
  I've
• 11:29
  heard
• 11:29
  that
• 11:30
  several
• 11:30
  times
• 11:31
  now
• 11:31
  from
• 11:31
  other
• 11:31
  children's.
• 11:32
  Book
• 11:32
  authors
• 11:33
  who
• 11:33
  have
• 11:33
  had
• 11:33
  adults
• 11:34
  come
• 11:34
  up
• 11:34
  to
• 11:34
  them
• 11:35
  and
• 11:35
  say,
• 11:35
  oh,
• 11:36
  I
• 11:36
  can
• 11:36
  see
• 11:36
  me
• 11:37
  in
• 11:37
  your
• 11:37
  character.
• 11:39
  And
• 11:39
  I
• 11:39
  was
• 11:40
  talking
• 11:40
  to
• 11:41
  a
• 11:41
  children's
• 11:41
  book
• 11:42
  author,
• 11:42
  Chelsea
• 11:43
  Chon
• 11:43
  Kim,
• 11:44
  and
• 11:44
  she
• 11:44
  wrote
• 11:44
  a
• 11:44
  book
• 11:45
  called
• 11:45
  Carol
• 11:45
  the
• 11:46
  Carrot
• 11:46
  Bowls
• 11:46
  for
• 11:46
  the
• 11:47
  Salad
• 11:47
  Boy.
• 11:47
  And
• 11:48
  Carol
• 11:49
  has
• 11:49
  a
• 11:49
  friend
• 11:50
  who
• 11:50
  goes
• 11:50
  through
• 11:51
  bullying.
• 11:52
  And
• 11:53
  what
• 11:54
  Chelsea
• 11:54
  said
• 11:54
  to
• 11:55
  me
• 11:55
  was
• 11:56
  she
• 11:56
  had
• 11:56
  a
• 11:56
  lot
• 11:56
  of
• 11:56
  adults
• 11:57
  come
• 11:57
  up
• 11:57
  to
• 11:57
  her
• 11:58
  and
• 11:58
  say,
• 11:58
  I
• 11:59
  saw
• 11:59
  myself
• 11:59
  in
• 12:00
  that
• 12:00
  character.
• 12:01
  So
• 12:01
  that's
• 12:01
  pretty
• 12:02
  amazing.
• 12:02
  What
• 12:03
  a
• 12:03
  children's
• 12:04
  book.
• 12:05
  And
• 12:05
  it's
• 12:05
  actually
• 12:05
  because
• 12:06
  it's
• 12:06
  a
• 12:06
  children's
• 12:07
  book,
• 12:07
  I
• 12:07
  think
• 12:07
  it
• 12:08
  opens
• 12:08
  up
• 12:08
  people's
• 12:09
  courage
• 12:10
  to
• 12:10
  talk
• 12:10
  about
• 12:10
  it
• 12:11
  because
• 12:11
  it's
• 12:12
  not
• 12:12
  a
• 12:12
  serious
• 12:13
  conversation
• 12:13
  when
• 12:14
  they
• 12:14
  talk
• 12:14
  about
• 12:14
  their
• 12:15
  it's,
• 12:15
  oh
• 12:15
  gosh,
• 12:15
  yes,
• 12:16
  I
• 12:16
  can
• 12:16
  relate
• 12:16
  to
• 12:17
  that
• 12:17
  as
• 12:17
  an
• 12:17
  adult.
• 12:18
  I've
• 12:18
  had
• 12:18
  fears
• 12:19
  as
• 12:19
  well.
• 12:19
  It
• 12:19
  may
• 12:19
  not
• 12:19
  be
• 12:19
  the
• 12:20
  dark
• 12:21
  and
• 12:21
  the
• 12:21
  bullying
• 12:22
  may
• 12:22
  not
• 12:22
  be
• 12:22
  a
• 12:22
  shark,
• 12:23
  but
• 12:23
  it's
• 12:23
  certainly
• 12:24
  reality
• 12:25
  and
• 12:26
  makes
• 12:26
  it
• 12:26
  a
• 12:27
  little
• 12:27
  more
• 12:27
  relatable,
• 12:28
  I
• 12:28
  think,
• 12:28
  to
• 12:29
  adults.
• 12:30
  So
• 12:30
  for
• 12:30
  sure.
• 12:31
  Fantastic.
• 12:32
  And
• 12:32
  that's
• 12:33
  what
• 12:33
  is
• 12:34
  building
• 12:34
  up
• 12:34
  to
• 12:35
  what
• 12:35
  I
• 12:35
  want
• 12:35
  to
• 12:35
  talk
• 12:35
  to
• 12:36
  you
• 12:36
  about
• 12:36
  in
• 12:36
  terms
• 12:37
  of
• 12:38
  your
• 12:39
  website
• 12:39
  and
• 12:40
  your
• 12:41
  book
• 12:41
  business
• 12:42
  plan.
• 12:43
  Because
• 12:43
  I
• 12:43
  found
• 12:44
  when
• 12:44
  I
• 12:44
  looked
• 12:44
  at
• 12:45
  your
• 12:45
  website,
• 12:46
  if
• 12:46
  you
• 12:46
  brought
• 12:47
  it
• 12:47
  together
• 12:47
  through
• 12:47
  your
• 12:48
  children's
• 12:48
  book,
• 12:48
  but
• 12:49
  that's
• 12:50
  only
• 12:50
  part
• 12:50
  of
• 12:51
  who
• 12:51
  you
• 12:51
  are
• 12:52
  and
• 12:52
  what
• 12:52
  you
• 12:52
  do.
• 12:53
  It
• 12:53
  seems
• 12:54
  to
• 12:54
  me
• 12:54
  you're
• 12:54
  building
• 12:55
  a
• 12:55
  foundation
• 12:56
  then
• 12:56
  to
• 12:57
  build
• 12:57
  your
• 12:57
  business
• 12:58
  out
• 12:58
  from
• 12:58
  the
• 12:59
  children's
• 12:59
  books.
• 12:59
  Now,
• 13:00
  am
• 13:00
  I
• 13:00
  reading
• 13:01
  that
• 13:01
  correctly?
• 13:02
  You
• 13:02
  are
• 13:03
  my.
• 13:04
  So
• 13:04
  yes.
• 13:04
  Thank
• 13:05
  you
• 13:05
  for
• 13:05
  even
• 13:06
  bringing
• 13:06
  that
• 13:06
  up.
• 13:06
  So
• 13:07
  my
• 13:07
  overarching
• 13:08
  brand,
• 13:09
  as
• 13:09
  I
• 13:09
  call
• 13:09
  it,
• 13:09
  is
• 13:10
  love
• 13:10
  how
• 13:10
  good
• 13:10
  you
• 13:10
  feel.
• 13:11
  And
• 13:11
  that
• 13:12
  encompasses
• 13:13
  of
• 13:13
  course,
• 13:13
  my
• 13:14
  children's
• 13:14
  book
• 13:14
  series
• 13:15
  which
• 13:15
  I'm
• 13:15
  so
• 13:16
  proud
• 13:16
  of.
• 13:17
  And
• 13:17
  not
• 13:17
  only
• 13:17
  do
• 13:17
  they
• 13:18
  make
• 13:18
  me
• 13:18
  feel
• 13:18
  good,
• 13:19
  but
• 13:19
  they
• 13:19
  make
• 13:19
  the
• 13:19
  children
• 13:20
  and
• 13:20
  the
• 13:20
  audiences
• 13:21
  as
• 13:21
  well
• 13:21
  feel
• 13:21
  good
• 13:22
  who
• 13:22
  read
• 13:22
  them.
• 13:22
  But
• 13:23
  I
• 13:23
  also
• 13:23
  have,
• 13:23
  I
• 13:24
  work
• 13:24
  in
• 13:24
  the
• 13:24
  fashion
• 13:25
  industry
• 13:26
  so
• 13:26
  I
• 13:26
  have
• 13:26
  a
• 13:27
  lot
• 13:27
  of
• 13:27
  experience
• 13:28
  with
• 13:28
  business
• 13:29
  and
• 13:29
  leadership.
• 13:31
  So
• 13:31
  I'm
• 13:31
  writing
• 13:31
  another
• 13:32
  book
• 13:32
  about
• 13:32
  leadership
• 13:33
  and
• 13:34
  that's
• 13:34
  really
• 13:34
  about
• 13:35
  empathetic
• 13:35
  leadership
• 13:36
  leading
• 13:36
  from
• 13:36
  the
• 13:37
  heart.
• 13:37
  It's
• 13:38
  just
• 13:38
  about
• 13:38
  how
• 13:39
  the
• 13:39
  evolution
• 13:39
  of
• 13:40
  leadership
• 13:40
  over
• 13:40
  the
• 13:40
  years
• 13:41
  has
• 13:41
  changed
• 13:41
  from
• 13:42
  toxic
• 13:43
  leadership
• 13:43
  in
• 13:43
  the
• 13:44
  90s
• 13:44
  and
• 13:45
  especially
• 13:45
  in
• 13:45
  the
• 13:45
  fashion
• 13:45
  industry
• 13:46
  to
• 13:46
  today
• 13:47
  where
• 13:47
  it's
• 13:47
  very
• 13:48
  much
• 13:48
  about
• 13:48
  people
• 13:49
  respond
• 13:49
  most
• 13:50
  especially
• 13:50
  when,
• 13:51
  when
• 13:51
  it's
• 13:51
  from
• 13:51
  the
• 13:51
  heart.
• 13:52
  I
• 13:52
  also
• 13:52
  have
• 13:53
  a
• 13:53
  wellness
• 13:53
  business
• 13:53
  which
• 13:54
  I'm
• 13:54
  an
• 13:54
  advocate
• 13:55
  for
• 13:55
  wellness.
• 13:55
  I
• 13:56
  love
• 13:56
  well
• 13:56
  being.
• 13:57
  I
• 13:57
  love
• 13:58
  healthy
• 13:58
  foods,
• 13:59
  I
• 13:59
  love
• 13:59
  healthy
• 14:00
  household
• 14:00
  products.
• 14:01
  I
• 14:01
  love
• 14:02
  non
• 14:02
  toxic
• 14:03
  environments.
• 14:04
  So
• 14:04
  it
• 14:04
  transcends
• 14:05
  through
• 14:05
  my
• 14:05
  books
• 14:06
  as
• 14:06
  well
• 14:06
  as
• 14:06
  my
• 14:07
  leadership
• 14:07
  and,
• 14:08
  and
• 14:08
  all
• 14:08
  the
• 14:08
  things.
• 14:08
  So
• 14:08
  those
• 14:09
  three
• 14:09
  things
• 14:09
  define
• 14:10
  me
• 14:10
  is
• 14:10
  I'm
• 14:11
  a
• 14:11
  leader
• 14:11
  with
• 14:11
  heart.
• 14:12
  I'm
• 14:12
  an
• 14:13
  author
• 14:14
  of
• 14:14
  not
• 14:14
  only
• 14:15
  children's
• 14:15
  books,
• 14:15
  but
• 14:15
  also
• 14:16
  leadership
• 14:16
  books
• 14:17
  and
• 14:17
  of
• 14:18
  course,
• 14:18
  my
• 14:18
  wellness
• 14:19
  business
• 14:19
  and
• 14:20
  my
• 14:20
  children's.
• 14:21
  Books,
• 14:22
  which
• 14:22
  I
• 14:22
  love,
• 14:23
  because
• 14:23
  the
• 14:23
  one
• 14:24
  thing
• 14:24
  that
• 14:24
  I've
• 14:24
  been
• 14:24
  finding.
• 14:25
  And
• 14:25
  now,
• 14:25
  you
• 14:26
  know,
• 14:26
  I'm
• 14:26
  almost
• 14:27
  into
• 14:28
  my
• 14:28
  40th
• 14:29
  interview
• 14:29
  with
• 14:30
  Children's
• 14:30
  book
• 14:30
  authors,
• 14:31
  and
• 14:32
  one
• 14:32
  of
• 14:32
  the
• 14:32
  things.
• 14:33
  Oh,
• 14:33
  thanks,
• 14:33
  Deirdre.
• 14:34
  One
• 14:34
  of
• 14:34
  the
• 14:34
  things
• 14:34
  I
• 14:35
  found
• 14:36
  is
• 14:36
  that
• 14:37
  the
• 14:37
  first
• 14:37
  thing,
• 14:38
  in
• 14:38
  the
• 14:38
  beginning,
• 14:39
  I
• 14:39
  didn't
• 14:39
  ask
• 14:40
  people
• 14:40
  this
• 14:40
  because
• 14:41
  I
• 14:41
  didn't
• 14:41
  think
• 14:41
  of
• 14:42
  it
• 14:42
  as
• 14:42
  so
• 14:43
  obvious,
• 14:44
  but
• 14:44
  then
• 14:44
  I
• 14:44
  thought,
• 14:45
  oh,
• 14:46
  and
• 14:46
  it's
• 14:46
  all
• 14:46
  about
• 14:47
  having
• 14:47
  a
• 14:47
  book
• 14:48
  business
• 14:48
  plan.
• 14:49
  Because
• 14:50
  what
• 14:50
  happens
• 14:51
  is,
• 14:52
  I
• 14:52
  think
• 14:52
  a
• 14:52
  lot
• 14:52
  of
• 14:52
  people
• 14:53
  don't
• 14:53
  realize,
• 14:54
  but
• 14:54
  the
• 14:54
  moment
• 14:54
  you
• 14:55
  publish
• 14:55
  a
• 14:56
  book,
• 14:56
  you
• 14:57
  are
• 14:57
  now
• 14:57
  a
• 14:58
  solopreneur
• 14:58
  or
• 14:59
  you're.
• 15:00
  You
• 15:00
  now
• 15:00
  have
• 15:00
  a
• 15:00
  business.
• 15:01
  Because
• 15:02
  most
• 15:03
  times
• 15:03
  with
• 15:04
  a
• 15:04
  business,
• 15:04
  you
• 15:04
  either
• 15:05
  have
• 15:05
  a
• 15:05
  product
• 15:06
  or
• 15:06
  you
• 15:06
  have
• 15:06
  a
• 15:06
  service
• 15:07
  to
• 15:07
  sell.
• 15:08
  As
• 15:08
  the
• 15:08
  children's
• 15:09
  book
• 15:09
  author,
• 15:09
  guess
• 15:09
  what?
• 15:09
  You
• 15:10
  have
• 15:10
  a
• 15:10
  product
• 15:10
  to
• 15:11
  sell.
• 15:12
  You
• 15:12
  can
• 15:13
  actually
• 15:13
  have
• 15:13
  both,
• 15:14
  because
• 15:15
  selling
• 15:15
  your
• 15:15
  book
• 15:16
  becomes
• 15:17
  a
• 15:17
  service
• 15:17
  to
• 15:17
  others
• 15:18
  as
• 15:18
  well.
• 15:19
  Meaning
• 15:19
  that
• 15:19
  I
• 15:20
  do
• 15:20
  a
• 15:20
  lot
• 15:20
  of
• 15:20
  schoolbook
• 15:21
  readings,
• 15:21
  a
• 15:21
  lot
• 15:22
  of,
• 15:22
  like,
• 15:22
  I'm
• 15:23
  doing
• 15:23
  two
• 15:23
  events
• 15:24
  this
• 15:24
  summer
• 15:24
  that
• 15:24
  are
• 15:24
  very
• 15:25
  much
• 15:25
  near
• 15:25
  and
• 15:25
  dear
• 15:25
  to
• 15:26
  my
• 15:26
  heart
• 15:26
  because
• 15:26
  they're
• 15:26
  in
• 15:26
  the
• 15:27
  town
• 15:27
  that
• 15:27
  the
• 15:27
  book
• 15:27
  is
• 15:27
  based
• 15:28
  on,
• 15:28
  where
• 15:28
  I'm
• 15:28
  at
• 15:28
  a
• 15:29
  bookstore,
• 15:29
  the
• 15:29
  local
• 15:29
  bookstore,
• 15:30
  downtown
• 15:31
  author
• 15:32
  book
• 15:32
  signing.
• 15:33
  And
• 15:33
  then
• 15:33
  I
• 15:33
  have
• 15:34
  an
• 15:34
  event
• 15:34
  at
• 15:34
  their
• 15:35
  library,
• 15:35
  which
• 15:35
  is
• 15:36
  fun.
• 15:36
  So
• 15:36
  all
• 15:36
  the
• 15:37
  children
• 15:37
  are
• 15:37
  coming,
• 15:37
  and
• 15:37
  it's
• 15:38
  Meet
• 15:38
  the
• 15:38
  Author.
• 15:38
  And
• 15:39
  I
• 15:39
  talk
• 15:39
  a
• 15:39
  little
• 15:39
  bit
• 15:40
  about
• 15:40
  that,
• 15:41
  and
• 15:41
  I
• 15:41
  talk
• 15:41
  about
• 15:42
  what
• 15:42
  it
• 15:42
  takes
• 15:43
  to
• 15:43
  craft
• 15:44
  a
• 15:44
  children's
• 15:45
  book.
• 15:45
  But
• 15:45
  you're
• 15:45
  right,
• 15:46
  that's
• 15:46
  only
• 15:46
  part
• 15:47
  of
• 15:47
  it.
• 15:47
  So
• 15:47
  when
• 15:48
  you
• 15:48
  think
• 15:48
  of
• 15:48
  the
• 15:48
  character,
• 15:49
  the
• 15:49
  storyline,
• 15:51
  the
• 15:51
  illustrations,
• 15:52
  all
• 15:52
  of
• 15:53
  those
• 15:53
  components,
• 15:54
  which
• 15:54
  is
• 15:54
  massive,
• 15:55
  a
• 15:55
  massive
• 15:56
  project,
• 15:57
  when
• 15:57
  you're
• 15:57
  done,
• 15:58
  you
• 15:58
  then
• 15:58
  say,
• 15:59
  okay,
• 15:59
  how
• 15:59
  do
• 15:59
  I
• 16:00
  get
• 16:00
  this
• 16:00
  out
• 16:00
  to
• 16:01
  the
• 16:01
  world?
• 16:01
  So
• 16:01
  that
• 16:01
  they
• 16:02
  could
• 16:02
  all
• 16:02
  see
• 16:02
  the
• 16:02
  same
• 16:03
  vision
• 16:04
  that
• 16:04
  I've
• 16:04
  had.
• 16:05
  Yes.
• 16:05
  And
• 16:05
  that's
• 16:05
  a
• 16:06
  big
• 16:06
  part,
• 16:06
  and
• 16:07
  that's.
• 16:07
  Why
• 16:07
  I
• 16:07
  wanted
• 16:08
  to
• 16:08
  bring,
• 16:09
  like,
• 16:09
  you're
• 16:10
  a
• 16:10
  shining
• 16:10
  example
• 16:11
  through
• 16:11
  your
• 16:12
  website,
• 16:12
  is
• 16:13
  that
• 16:13
  it
• 16:14
  points
• 16:14
  out
• 16:14
  to
• 16:15
  aspiring
• 16:16
  book
• 16:16
  authors
• 16:17
  and
• 16:17
  current
• 16:17
  children's
• 16:18
  book
• 16:18
  authors.
• 16:20
  I
• 16:20
  believe
• 16:20
  it
• 16:21
  takes
• 16:21
  more
• 16:21
  than
• 16:21
  one
• 16:21
  book
• 16:22
  to
• 16:22
  build
• 16:22
  a
• 16:22
  business.
• 16:24
  And
• 16:24
  so
• 16:24
  if
• 16:25
  you
• 16:25
  don't
• 16:25
  have
• 16:25
  multiple
• 16:26
  books,
• 16:27
  then
• 16:27
  how
• 16:28
  are
• 16:28
  you
• 16:28
  supporting
• 16:30
  your
• 16:31
  book
• 16:31
  business
• 16:33
  like
• 16:33
  yourself?
• 16:34
  That's
• 16:34
  what
• 16:34
  I
• 16:34
  love
• 16:35
  about
• 16:35
  when
• 16:35
  I
• 16:36
  went
• 16:36
  to
• 16:36
  your
• 16:36
  website,
• 16:36
  and
• 16:37
  I
• 16:37
  thought,
• 16:37
  oh,
• 16:37
  my
• 16:37
  goodness,
• 16:38
  you're
• 16:38
  using
• 16:39
  your
• 16:39
  children's
• 16:40
  book
• 16:40
  as
• 16:40
  a
• 16:40
  base
• 16:41
  to
• 16:41
  build
• 16:41
  out
• 16:42
  those
• 16:42
  three
• 16:42
  arms
• 16:43
  that
• 16:43
  you
• 16:43
  talked
• 16:44
  about
• 16:44
  earlier
• 16:45
  so
• 16:45
  that
• 16:46
  you
• 16:46
  can
• 16:47
  support
• 16:47
  your
• 16:47
  habit
• 16:48
  of
• 16:48
  being
• 16:48
  a
• 16:48
  children's
• 16:49
  book.
• 16:49
  Authority,
• 16:50
  which
• 16:50
  is
• 16:50
  part
• 16:51
  of
• 16:51
  your
• 16:51
  role
• 16:51
  in
• 16:52
  life,
• 16:52
  but
• 16:52
  not
• 16:52
  all
• 16:53
  of
• 16:53
  your
• 16:53
  role
• 16:53
  in
• 16:53
  life.
• 16:55
  It
• 16:55
  all
• 16:55
  wraps
• 16:56
  around
• 16:56
  obviously
• 16:57
  just
• 16:57
  loving
• 16:58
  how
• 16:58
  good
• 16:58
  you
• 16:59
  feel
• 16:59
  about
• 16:59
  yourself,
• 17:00
  about
• 17:01
  building
• 17:01
  confidence,
• 17:02
  cultivating
• 17:03
  an
• 17:03
  environment
• 17:04
  of
• 17:05
  success
• 17:05
  within
• 17:06
  yourself,
• 17:07
  not
• 17:07
  necessarily
• 17:08
  externally.
• 17:08
  But
• 17:09
  to
• 17:09
  feel
• 17:09
  good
• 17:09
  about
• 17:10
  who
• 17:10
  you
• 17:10
  are
• 17:10
  and
• 17:11
  the
• 17:11
  person
• 17:11
  you
• 17:11
  become
• 17:12
  and
• 17:12
  how
• 17:12
  you
• 17:13
  treat
• 17:13
  others
• 17:13
  is
• 17:13
  so
• 17:14
  important.
• 17:14
  So
• 17:14
  those
• 17:14
  messages
• 17:15
  go
• 17:15
  through
• 17:16
  all
• 17:16
  of
• 17:16
  my
• 17:17
  different
• 17:17
  aspects.
• 17:18
  But
• 17:18
  talking
• 17:18
  about
• 17:19
  marketing
• 17:19
  a
• 17:19
  book,
• 17:20
  it's
• 17:21
  funny
• 17:21
  because
• 17:21
  my
• 17:21
  first
• 17:22
  book,
• 17:22
  I
• 17:22
  actually
• 17:23
  didn't
• 17:23
  have
• 17:23
  any
• 17:24
  clue.
• 17:24
  No
• 17:24
  clue.
• 17:25
  It
• 17:25
  was
• 17:25
  just
• 17:25
  poured
• 17:26
  out
• 17:26
  of
• 17:26
  my
• 17:26
  heart.
• 17:26
  I
• 17:27
  don't
• 17:27
  even
• 17:27
  know
• 17:27
  where
• 17:27
  the
• 17:27
  book
• 17:27
  came
• 17:28
  from.
• 17:28
  It
• 17:29
  was
• 17:29
  a.
• 17:29
  With
• 17:29
  my
• 17:30
  father
• 17:30
  and
• 17:30
  I,
• 17:30
  and
• 17:31
  it
• 17:31
  just
• 17:31
  poured
• 17:32
  outta
• 17:32
  my
• 17:32
  heart
• 17:32
  and
• 17:32
  I
• 17:32
  did
• 17:32
  it.
• 17:33
  And
• 17:33
  then
• 17:33
  I
• 17:33
  thought,
• 17:33
  oh
• 17:34
  gosh,
• 17:34
  the
• 17:34
  local
• 17:34
  bookstore
• 17:35
  downtown
• 17:35
  picked
• 17:36
  it
• 17:36
  up,
• 17:36
  thank
• 17:36
  goodness.
• 17:37
  And
• 17:37
  they
• 17:37
  guided
• 17:38
  me
• 17:38
  a
• 17:38
  little
• 17:38
  bit.
• 17:39
  And
• 17:39
  then
• 17:39
  I
• 17:39
  found
• 17:39
  an
• 17:40
  amazing
• 17:40
  publisher
• 17:41
  to
• 17:41
  do
• 17:42
  my
• 17:42
  second
• 17:42
  and
• 17:42
  third
• 17:43
  book.
• 17:43
  And
• 17:44
  that
• 17:44
  came
• 17:45
  along
• 17:45
  with
• 17:45
  a
• 17:45
  class
• 17:46
  that
• 17:46
  taught
• 17:46
  me
• 17:47
  about
• 17:47
  the
• 17:47
  marketing
• 17:48
  of
• 17:48
  a
• 17:48
  book
• 17:49
  and
• 17:49
  the
• 17:49
  development
• 17:49
  of
• 17:50
  the
• 17:50
  character
• 17:51
  beyond
• 17:51
  the
• 17:51
  book.
• 17:52
  How
• 17:52
  do
• 17:52
  you
• 17:52
  bring
• 17:52
  that
• 17:52
  character
• 17:53
  beyond
• 17:53
  the
• 17:54
  book?
• 17:54
  So
• 17:54
  the
• 17:55
  social
• 17:55
  media
• 17:55
  of
• 17:56
  Rocky,
• 17:57
  meaning
• 17:57
  the
• 17:57
  her
• 17:58
  Instagram
• 17:58
  and
• 17:59
  her
• 17:59
  Facebook,
• 17:59
  it's
• 18:00
  actually
• 18:00
  under
• 18:00
  the
• 18:00
  name
• 18:00
  Deirdre
• 18:01
  Palm
• 18:01
  Adams,
• 18:02
  author,
• 18:03
  but
• 18:03
  it's
• 18:04
  really
• 18:04
  all
• 18:04
  about
• 18:05
  Rocky's
• 18:05
  messages
• 18:06
  to
• 18:06
  children.
• 18:07
  Believing
• 18:07
  in
• 18:07
  yourself,
• 18:08
  having
• 18:09
  confidence,
• 18:10
  standing
• 18:10
  up
• 18:10
  for
• 18:10
  yourself,
• 18:12
  finding
• 18:12
  joy,
• 18:13
  being
• 18:14
  kind
• 18:14
  to
• 18:14
  others.
• 18:15
  All
• 18:15
  those
• 18:16
  messages
• 18:16
  come
• 18:16
  through
• 18:17
  in
• 18:17
  her
• 18:18
  social
• 18:18
  media,
• 18:18
  which
• 18:19
  doesn't
• 18:19
  really
• 18:19
  have.
• 18:20
  It
• 18:20
  relates
• 18:20
  to
• 18:21
  the
• 18:21
  book,
• 18:21
  but
• 18:21
  it's
• 18:21
  not
• 18:21
  direct
• 18:22
  passages
• 18:22
  from
• 18:22
  the
• 18:23
  book.
• 18:23
  Curious
• 18:23
  on
• 18:24
  because
• 18:25
  we've
• 18:25
  been
• 18:25
  teasing
• 18:26
  the
• 18:26
  audience
• 18:26
  a
• 18:26
  bit
• 18:26
  because
• 18:27
  unless
• 18:27
  they're
• 18:27
  looking
• 18:28
  at
• 18:28
  your
• 18:28
  website,
• 18:29
  they
• 18:29
  would
• 18:29
  notice
• 18:30
  that
• 18:31
  you
• 18:31
  have
• 18:32
  a
• 18:32
  speaking
• 18:32
  and
• 18:33
  coaching
• 18:33
  business
• 18:34
  like
• 18:35
  I
• 18:35
  talked
• 18:35
  about
• 18:36
  before.
• 18:36
  You're
• 18:37
  generating
• 18:38
  other
• 18:38
  sources
• 18:39
  of
• 18:39
  revenue
• 18:40
  and
• 18:41
  with
• 18:41
  your
• 18:41
  books,
• 18:42
  but
• 18:42
  it's
• 18:42
  different
• 18:43
  because
• 18:43
  it's
• 18:43
  not.
• 18:44
  You're
• 18:45
  looking
• 18:45
  at
• 18:45
  the
• 18:45
  wellness
• 18:46
  side
• 18:46
  of
• 18:46
  it
• 18:46
  also,
• 18:47
  which
• 18:48
  could.
• 18:48
  Which
• 18:48
  incorporates
• 18:49
  your
• 18:49
  books,
• 18:50
  but
• 18:50
  not
• 18:50
  primarily
• 18:52
  that
• 18:52
  main
• 18:52
  source.
• 18:53
  Talk
• 18:54
  to
• 18:54
  us
• 18:54
  a
• 18:54
  bit
• 18:54
  about
• 18:55
  how
• 18:56
  you've
• 18:56
  used
• 18:57
  your
• 18:57
  children's
• 18:57
  book
• 18:58
  as
• 18:58
  a
• 18:58
  base
• 18:58
  to
• 18:59
  build
• 18:59
  out
• 18:59
  your
• 18:59
  speaking
• 19:00
  and
• 19:00
  coaching
• 19:01
  business.
• 19:01
  Even
• 19:02
  though
• 19:02
  like
• 19:03
  you
• 19:03
  said
• 19:03
  on
• 19:03
  your
• 19:04
  website,
• 19:04
  the
• 19:04
  first
• 19:04
  thing
• 19:05
  is
• 19:05
  love
• 19:05
  how
• 19:06
  good
• 19:06
  you
• 19:06
  feel.
• 19:07
  So
• 19:07
  talk
• 19:07
  to
• 19:07
  us
• 19:08
  about
• 19:08
  that.
• 19:09
  Yeah.
• 19:09
  My
• 19:09
  speaking
• 19:10
  engagements
• 19:10
  primarily
• 19:11
  for
• 19:11
  my
• 19:11
  book
• 19:12
  are
• 19:12
  school
• 19:13
  book
• 19:13
  readings.
• 19:14
  I've
• 19:14
  done
• 19:14
  a
• 19:14
  lot
• 19:15
  of
• 19:15
  those
• 19:15
  and
• 19:16
  I've
• 19:16
  done
• 19:16
  a
• 19:16
  lot
• 19:16
  of
• 19:17
  events
• 19:17
  at
• 19:18
  libraries
• 19:18
  where
• 19:18
  I
• 19:19
  speak
• 19:19
  out.
• 19:19
  But
• 19:20
  I've
• 19:20
  always
• 19:20
  been
• 19:21
  a
• 19:21
  coach
• 19:21
  and
• 19:22
  a
• 19:22
  motivator
• 19:22
  and
• 19:22
  a
• 19:23
  speaker
• 19:23
  in
• 19:23
  my
• 19:23
  professional
• 19:24
  career.
• 19:25
  So
• 19:25
  I've
• 19:25
  always
• 19:27
  spoke
• 19:28
  about
• 19:28
  leadership
• 19:29
  qualities
• 19:30
  and
• 19:31
  really
• 19:31
  cultivating
• 19:32
  how
• 19:32
  to
• 19:33
  lead
• 19:33
  others
• 19:34
  with
• 19:35
  heart
• 19:35
  and
• 19:35
  soul
• 19:35
  and
• 19:36
  all
• 19:36
  of
• 19:36
  the
• 19:36
  things.
• 19:37
  So
• 19:37
  they
• 19:37
  intertwined
• 19:39
  and
• 19:39
  it's
• 19:39
  funny
• 19:39
  because
• 19:40
  the
• 19:40
  children's
• 19:41
  book
• 19:41
  aspect
• 19:42
  of
• 19:42
  my
• 19:42
  brand
• 19:43
  always
• 19:43
  comes
• 19:44
  to
• 19:44
  light
• 19:44
  and
• 19:45
  it
• 19:45
  makes
• 19:45
  people
• 19:45
  feel
• 19:46
  a
• 19:46
  little
• 19:46
  less
• 19:47
  intimidated,
• 19:48
  if
• 19:48
  that
• 19:48
  makes
• 19:48
  sense.
• 19:49
  Yes.
• 19:49
  Where
• 19:49
  they
• 19:50
  think,
• 19:50
  oh,
• 19:50
  gosh,
• 19:51
  she's
• 19:51
  a
• 19:51
  children's
• 19:51
  book
• 19:52
  author.
• 19:52
  Then
• 19:52
  all
• 19:52
  of
• 19:52
  a
• 19:52
  sudden
• 19:53
  I'm
• 19:53
  viewed
• 19:53
  as
• 19:54
  this
• 19:54
  kind
• 19:54
  person
• 19:54
  and
• 19:55
  I'm
• 19:55
  thinking,
• 19:55
  gosh.
• 19:55
  But
• 19:56
  I
• 19:56
  talk
• 19:56
  all
• 19:56
  the
• 19:56
  time
• 19:56
  about
• 19:57
  kind
• 19:57
  leadership.
• 19:58
  But
• 19:58
  it's
• 19:58
  the
• 19:58
  children's
• 19:59
  book
• 19:59
  that
• 19:59
  opens.
• 20:00
  The
• 20:00
  door
• 20:01
  because
• 20:02
  it's
• 20:02
  a
• 20:02
  real
• 20:02
  concrete
• 20:03
  action.
• 20:04
  Right.
• 20:05
  A
• 20:05
  children's
• 20:06
  book
• 20:06
  is
• 20:06
  a
• 20:06
  real
• 20:06
  concrete
• 20:07
  action
• 20:08
  of
• 20:08
  someone's
• 20:09
  personality
• 20:09
  and
• 20:11
  like
• 20:11
  you
• 20:11
  said,
• 20:12
  opens
• 20:12
  the
• 20:12
  door
• 20:13
  to
• 20:14
  other
• 20:14
  opportunities.
• 20:15
  People
• 20:15
  always
• 20:16
  ask
• 20:16
  about
• 20:16
  it.
• 20:16
  It's
• 20:16
  always
• 20:17
  one
• 20:17
  of
• 20:17
  the
• 20:17
  first
• 20:17
  topics
• 20:18
  that
• 20:18
  people
• 20:18
  ask
• 20:18
  about
• 20:19
  it.
• 20:19
  It's
• 20:19
  people.
• 20:20
  And
• 20:20
  a
• 20:20
  lot
• 20:20
  of
• 20:20
  people
• 20:21
  also
• 20:21
  say
• 20:21
  to
• 20:22
  me
• 20:22
  as
• 20:22
  well,
• 20:22
  I'd
• 20:22
  love
• 20:23
  to
• 20:23
  write
• 20:23
  a
• 20:23
  children's
• 20:24
  book
• 20:24
  and
• 20:25
  love
• 20:25
  helping
• 20:25
  people
• 20:25
  do
• 20:26
  that
• 20:26
  as
• 20:26
  well.
• 20:26
  So
• 20:26
  I
• 20:27
  think
• 20:27
  that's
• 20:27
  all
• 20:27
  part
• 20:28
  of
• 20:28
  it.
• 20:28
  But
• 20:28
  speaking
• 20:29
  engagements
• 20:29
  and
• 20:30
  coaching.
• 20:30
  I've
• 20:31
  been
• 20:31
  a
• 20:31
  business
• 20:31
  coach
• 20:32
  professionally
• 20:33
  for
• 20:33
  five
• 20:33
  years.
• 20:34
  So
• 20:34
  separate
• 20:35
  from
• 20:35
  my
• 20:35
  fashion
• 20:36
  business,
• 20:36
  I
• 20:36
  have
• 20:36
  a
• 20:36
  coaching
• 20:37
  business.
• 20:38
  But
• 20:38
  I
• 20:38
  coach
• 20:39
  leaders,
• 20:39
  how
• 20:39
  to
• 20:40
  really
• 20:40
  position
• 20:41
  themselves
• 20:42
  on
• 20:42
  social
• 20:43
  media
• 20:43
  or
• 20:44
  branding,
• 20:45
  all
• 20:45
  those
• 20:45
  things.
• 20:46
  So
• 20:47
  that's
• 20:47
  a
• 20:47
  big
• 20:47
  part
• 20:47
  of
• 20:48
  what
• 20:48
  I
• 20:48
  do
• 20:48
  as
• 20:48
  well.
• 20:49
  But
• 20:49
  I
• 20:49
  also
• 20:50
  speak,
• 20:51
  of
• 20:51
  course,
• 20:52
  about
• 20:52
  leadership
• 20:53
  and
• 20:53
  in
• 20:53
  work
• 20:54
  with
• 20:54
  your
• 20:54
  website.
• 20:55
  When
• 20:55
  people
• 20:55
  go
• 20:56
  to
• 20:56
  your
• 20:56
  website
• 20:56
  and
• 20:56
  I
• 20:57
  have
• 20:57
  your
• 20:57
  website
• 20:57
  up
• 20:58
  in
• 20:58
  front
• 20:58
  of
• 20:58
  me
• 20:58
  on
• 20:58
  my
• 20:59
  iPad.
• 21:00
  But
• 21:00
  talk
• 21:00
  to
• 21:00
  us
• 21:00
  a
• 21:01
  bit
• 21:01
  about.
• 21:01
  Because
• 21:02
  the
• 21:02
  neat
• 21:02
  thing
• 21:02
  about
• 21:02
  it,
• 21:03
  when
• 21:03
  I
• 21:03
  look
• 21:04
  at
• 21:04
  your
• 21:04
  tabs,
• 21:05
  you've
• 21:05
  got
• 21:06
  wellness
• 21:06
  and
• 21:06
  health,
• 21:07
  you've
• 21:07
  got
• 21:07
  mentoring
• 21:08
  and
• 21:08
  leadership,
• 21:09
  children's
• 21:09
  books,
• 21:10
  media,
• 21:11
  a
• 21:11
  blog,
• 21:12
  you've
• 21:12
  got
• 21:13
  really
• 21:13
  three
• 21:14
  main
• 21:14
  buckets.
• 21:15
  And
• 21:15
  so
• 21:15
  when
• 21:16
  people
• 21:16
  come
• 21:16
  to
• 21:16
  your
• 21:17
  website,
• 21:18
  talk
• 21:18
  to
• 21:18
  us
• 21:18
  about
• 21:19
  that
• 21:19
  journey.
• 21:20
  So
• 21:20
  what
• 21:20
  I've
• 21:21
  done,
• 21:21
  because
• 21:21
  I
• 21:21
  don't
• 21:22
  want
• 21:22
  to
• 21:22
  confuse
• 21:23
  the
• 21:23
  audience
• 21:23
  because
• 21:23
  it
• 21:24
  is
• 21:24
  three
• 21:24
  separate
• 21:25
  audiences,
• 21:25
  however,
• 21:25
  they
• 21:26
  do
• 21:26
  converge
• 21:26
  in
• 21:26
  my
• 21:27
  mind
• 21:27
  and
• 21:27
  I'm
• 21:27
  like,
• 21:28
  oh,
• 21:28
  gosh,
• 21:28
  I
• 21:28
  hope
• 21:28
  it
• 21:28
  does
• 21:29
  in
• 21:29
  others
• 21:29
  as
• 21:29
  well.
• 21:30
  So
• 21:30
  the
• 21:30
  Adventures
• 21:31
  of
• 21:31
  Rocky
• 21:32
  has
• 21:32
  its
• 21:32
  own
• 21:33
  URL.
• 21:33
  So
• 21:33
  if
• 21:34
  you
• 21:34
  go
• 21:34
  to
• 21:34
  the
• 21:34
  Adventures
• 21:34
  of
• 21:35
  Rocky,
• 21:35
  it
• 21:35
  will
• 21:35
  point
• 21:35
  directly
• 21:36
  to
• 21:36
  the
• 21:36
  Rocky
• 21:36
  page.
• 21:37
  Right.
• 21:38
  I
• 21:38
  have
• 21:39
  done
• 21:39
  a
• 21:39
  lot
• 21:39
  of
• 21:40
  where
• 21:40
  we
• 21:40
  offer
• 21:40
  a
• 21:41
  free
• 21:41
  activity
• 21:42
  book.
• 21:43
  So
• 21:43
  if
• 21:43
  you
• 21:43
  log
• 21:44
  onto
• 21:44
  my
• 21:44
  website,
• 21:45
  you
• 21:45
  get
• 21:45
  a
• 21:46
  free
• 21:46
  activity
• 21:46
  book
• 21:47
  from
• 21:47
  Rocky,
• 21:47
  which
• 21:47
  is
• 21:48
  super
• 21:48
  fun.
• 21:48
  And
• 21:49
  then
• 21:49
  though,
• 21:49
  when
• 21:50
  they.
• 21:50
  You
• 21:50
  enter
• 21:50
  that
• 21:51
  site,
• 21:51
  you
• 21:51
  don't
• 21:51
  really.
• 21:52
  You're
• 21:52
  not
• 21:52
  really
• 21:52
  aware
• 21:52
  of
• 21:53
  the
• 21:53
  other
• 21:53
  pages
• 21:53
  as
• 21:54
  much.
• 21:54
  Okay.
• 21:55
  But
• 21:55
  when
• 21:55
  you
• 21:55
  enter
• 21:55
  the
• 21:55
  other
• 21:56
  pages,
• 21:56
  you
• 21:56
  see
• 21:57
  the
• 21:57
  children's
• 21:57
  book.
• 21:57
  So
• 21:58
  it's
• 21:58
  funny
• 21:58
  how
• 21:58
  that
• 21:58
  happens.
• 21:59
  But,
• 21:59
  yeah,
• 22:00
  it's
• 22:00
  always
• 22:00
  been
• 22:00
  a
• 22:01
  conversation.
• 22:01
  When
• 22:02
  I
• 22:02
  was
• 22:02
  developing
• 22:02
  the
• 22:03
  website
• 22:03
  Is
• 22:04
  what
• 22:04
  do
• 22:04
  I
• 22:04
  prioritize?
• 22:05
  How
• 22:06
  do
• 22:06
  I
• 22:06
  make
• 22:06
  it
• 22:06
  all
• 22:07
  converge
• 22:08
  together
• 22:08
  and
• 22:09
  in
• 22:09
  bigger
• 22:09
  picture
• 22:10
  messages?
• 22:10
  And
• 22:11
  how
• 22:11
  do
• 22:11
  I
• 22:11
  not
• 22:11
  seem
• 22:12
  like
• 22:12
  I'm
• 22:12
  doing
• 22:13
  three
• 22:13
  different
• 22:13
  things?
• 22:14
  Because
• 22:14
  they
• 22:14
  really
• 22:14
  all
• 22:14
  relate
• 22:15
  to
• 22:15
  each
• 22:15
  other.
• 22:16
  That's
• 22:16
  what
• 22:16
  I
• 22:17
  wanted
• 22:17
  the
• 22:17
  audience
• 22:18
  to
• 22:18
  understand.
• 22:19
  As
• 22:19
  you're
• 22:19
  developing
• 22:21
  your
• 22:21
  website
• 22:22
  to
• 22:23
  think
• 22:23
  about,
• 22:24
  you
• 22:24
  may
• 22:24
  have
• 22:24
  to
• 22:25
  have
• 22:25
  a
• 22:25
  broader
• 22:25
  base
• 22:26
  of
• 22:26
  business,
• 22:27
  an
• 22:27
  umbrella.
• 22:28
  An
• 22:28
  umbrella,
• 22:29
  great
• 22:29
  word.
• 22:30
  An
• 22:30
  umbrella
• 22:31
  of
• 22:31
  businesses
• 22:32
  to
• 22:32
  help
• 22:32
  you
• 22:32
  support
• 22:33
  your
• 22:33
  children's
• 22:34
  book
• 22:34
  authorship.
• 22:34
  And
• 22:35
  I
• 22:35
  just
• 22:35
  want
• 22:35
  to
• 22:35
  open
• 22:35
  that
• 22:36
  people's
• 22:36
  minds
• 22:37
  to
• 22:37
  knowing
• 22:38
  that
• 22:38
  so
• 22:38
  that
• 22:39
  they
• 22:39
  know
• 22:39
  they're
• 22:40
  to
• 22:40
  have
• 22:40
  a
• 22:40
  standalone,
• 22:41
  single
• 22:42
  children's
• 22:42
  book,
• 22:43
  I
• 22:43
  think
• 22:43
  might
• 22:43
  be
• 22:44
  a
• 22:44
  difficult
• 22:44
  thing
• 22:45
  to
• 22:45
  try
• 22:45
  and
• 22:45
  support
• 22:46
  any
• 22:47
  type
• 22:47
  of
• 22:47
  real
• 22:47
  revenue.
• 22:49
  Yeah.
• 22:49
  And
• 22:50
  some
• 22:50
  of
• 22:50
  the
• 22:50
  things
• 22:50
  I've
• 22:51
  come
• 22:51
  along.
• 22:51
  Absolutely
• 22:52
  right.
• 22:52
  And
• 22:52
  I
• 22:52
  think
• 22:52
  we're
• 22:53
  all
• 22:53
  dynamic,
• 22:53
  right?
• 22:53
  We're
• 22:54
  all
• 22:54
  dynamic
• 22:54
  people.
• 22:55
  We
• 22:55
  all
• 22:55
  are
• 22:55
  juggling
• 22:56
  many
• 22:56
  things.
• 22:56
  So
• 22:57
  why
• 22:57
  not
• 22:57
  incorporate
• 22:59
  into
• 23:00
  what
• 23:00
  you're
• 23:00
  selling?
• 23:00
  You're
• 23:01
  not
• 23:01
  just
• 23:01
  selling
• 23:01
  one
• 23:02
  product.
• 23:03
  So
• 23:03
  not
• 23:03
  Pepsi
• 23:04
  Cola,
• 23:04
  just
• 23:04
  selling
• 23:04
  a
• 23:05
  soda.
• 23:05
  Right.
• 23:06
  I'm
• 23:06
  selling
• 23:06
  a
• 23:07
  whole
• 23:07
  bigger
• 23:07
  picture
• 23:08
  brand
• 23:08
  about
• 23:08
  living
• 23:09
  a
• 23:09
  better
• 23:09
  life
• 23:10
  and
• 23:10
  how
• 23:11
  to
• 23:11
  really
• 23:12
  have
• 23:12
  messages
• 23:13
  and
• 23:13
  conversations
• 23:14
  that
• 23:14
  are
• 23:14
  healing
• 23:15
  and
• 23:15
  supportive
• 23:16
  to
• 23:17
  children
• 23:17
  and
• 23:17
  adults
• 23:18
  alike.
• 23:18
  So
• 23:18
  all
• 23:18
  of
• 23:18
  those
• 23:19
  components
• 23:19
  come
• 23:19
  together
• 23:20
  really
• 23:21
  for
• 23:21
  that.
• 23:21
  And
• 23:22
  it's
• 23:22
  interesting
• 23:22
  you
• 23:22
  should
• 23:23
  say
• 23:23
  that
• 23:23
  because
• 23:23
  I
• 23:23
  even
• 23:24
  find
• 23:24
  for
• 23:24
  myself,
• 23:25
  if
• 23:25
  you
• 23:25
  talk
• 23:26
  to
• 23:26
  my
• 23:26
  friends
• 23:26
  on
• 23:26
  my
• 23:27
  40th
• 23:27
  birthday,
• 23:28
  and
• 23:28
  I
• 23:28
  can
• 23:28
  still
• 23:29
  remember
• 23:29
  back
• 23:30
  to
• 23:30
  my
• 23:30
  40th
• 23:30
  birthday
• 23:31
  and
• 23:32
  I
• 23:32
  was
• 23:32
  at
• 23:33
  work,
• 23:34
  my
• 23:34
  whole
• 23:34
  staff,
• 23:35
  they
• 23:35
  gave
• 23:35
  me
• 23:36
  things
• 23:36
  like
• 23:36
  Depends,
• 23:37
  like
• 23:38
  adult
• 23:38
  diapers.
• 23:39
  They
• 23:39
  gave
• 23:40
  me
• 23:40
  preparation,
• 23:41
  age.
• 23:41
  I
• 23:42
  mean,
• 23:42
  they
• 23:42
  just
• 23:42
  took
• 23:43
  shots
• 23:43
  at
• 23:43
  me
• 23:43
  like
• 23:44
  crazy.
• 23:45
  And
• 23:45
  at
• 23:45
  that
• 23:46
  birthday,
• 23:46
  I
• 23:46
  announced
• 23:47
  my.
• 23:48
  What
• 23:48
  I
• 23:48
  call
• 23:48
  my
• 23:48
  best
• 23:49
  before
• 23:49
  date
• 23:50
  was
• 23:50
  I
• 23:51
  have
• 23:51
  a
• 23:51
  goal
• 23:51
  to
• 23:51
  live
• 23:52
  to
• 23:52
  111.
• 23:54
  And
• 23:54
  at
• 23:54
  that
• 23:54
  time,
• 23:55
  everyone
• 23:56
  fell
• 23:56
  to
• 23:56
  the
• 23:56
  ground
• 23:58
  laughing.
• 23:59
  But
• 24:00
  as
• 24:00
  the
• 24:00
  world
• 24:01
  goes
• 24:01
  on,
• 24:02
  111
• 24:03
  isn't
• 24:03
  as
• 24:04
  unbelievable
• 24:05
  a
• 24:05
  tale
• 24:06
  as
• 24:06
  one
• 24:06
  might
• 24:06
  think.
• 24:07
  They
• 24:07
  always
• 24:07
  say,
• 24:07
  if
• 24:08
  you
• 24:08
  want
• 24:08
  to
• 24:08
  live
• 24:08
  longer,
• 24:09
  the
• 24:10
  number
• 24:10
  one
• 24:10
  thing,
• 24:11
  get
• 24:11
  younger
• 24:12
  friends.
• 24:13
  So
• 24:14
  as
• 24:14
  a
• 24:14
  children's
• 24:15
  book
• 24:15
  author,
• 24:16
  I
• 24:16
  have
• 24:17
  to
• 24:17
  tell
• 24:17
  you,
• 24:17
  I
• 24:18
  have
• 24:18
  five
• 24:18
  grandchildren.
• 24:19
  They're
• 24:19
  much
• 24:19
  younger
• 24:20
  than
• 24:20
  me.
• 24:21
  And
• 24:21
  I
• 24:21
  also
• 24:22
  consider
• 24:22
  them
• 24:22
  my
• 24:23
  friends.
• 24:24
  So
• 24:24
  isn't
• 24:24
  that
• 24:24
  the
• 24:24
  truth?
• 24:25
  Because
• 24:25
  I
• 24:25
  always
• 24:26
  talk
• 24:26
  and
• 24:26
  I
• 24:26
  believe
• 24:27
  so
• 24:27
  much
• 24:27
  in
• 24:28
  energy,
• 24:28
  right?
• 24:29
  So
• 24:29
  when
• 24:29
  you're
• 24:29
  in
• 24:30
  a
• 24:30
  room
• 24:30
  and
• 24:30
  when
• 24:31
  I
• 24:31
  do
• 24:31
  book
• 24:32
  readings
• 24:32
  and
• 24:33
  my
• 24:33
  mother,
• 24:33
  by
• 24:33
  the
• 24:33
  way,
• 24:34
  I
• 24:34
  have
• 24:34
  to
• 24:34
  mention
• 24:34
  my
• 24:34
  mother
• 24:35
  because
• 24:35
  she's
• 24:35
  my
• 24:35
  partner
• 24:36
  in
• 24:36
  my
• 24:36
  business
• 24:36
  for
• 24:37
  the
• 24:37
  book
• 24:37
  adventures.
• 24:38
  She's
• 24:39
  90.
• 24:39
  She'll
• 24:40
  be
• 24:40
  90
• 24:40
  in
• 24:40
  two
• 24:40
  months.
• 24:42
  And
• 24:42
  she
• 24:42
  lives
• 24:42
  with
• 24:43
  me.
• 24:43
  And
• 24:43
  you
• 24:43
  would
• 24:43
  think
• 24:43
  my
• 24:44
  mother's
• 24:44
  60.
• 24:44
  Her
• 24:45
  energy
• 24:45
  is
• 24:45
  just
• 24:46
  explosive.
• 24:46
  But
• 24:47
  when
• 24:47
  we
• 24:47
  walk
• 24:47
  Into
• 24:48
  a
• 24:48
  classroom
• 24:49
  of
• 24:50
  little
• 24:50
  minds
• 24:51
  and
• 24:51
  the
• 24:51
  curiosity
• 24:52
  and
• 24:52
  the
• 24:53
  questions
• 24:53
  that
• 24:53
  they
• 24:53
  ask.
• 24:54
  One
• 24:54
  time
• 24:54
  I
• 24:54
  was
• 24:55
  doing
• 24:55
  a
• 24:55
  book
• 24:55
  reading
• 24:55
  and
• 24:55
  we're
• 24:56
  going
• 24:56
  through
• 24:56
  the
• 24:56
  book
• 24:56
  of
• 24:57
  Don't
• 24:57
  Be
• 24:57
  afraid,
• 24:57
  right?
• 24:58
  And
• 24:58
  a
• 24:58
  little
• 24:58
  kid
• 24:59
  raises
• 24:59
  her
• 24:59
  hand
• 24:59
  and
• 25:00
  they
• 25:00
  says,
• 25:00
  can
• 25:00
  I
• 25:01
  ask
• 25:01
  a
• 25:01
  question?
• 25:01
  I
• 25:01
  said,
• 25:02
  sure,
• 25:02
  please.
• 25:03
  Is
• 25:03
  this
• 25:03
  a
• 25:03
  true
• 25:04
  story?
• 25:05
  And
• 25:05
  I
• 25:05
  thought,
• 25:06
  in
• 25:06
  the
• 25:06
  mind
• 25:07
  of
• 25:07
  a
• 25:07
  child,
• 25:07
  it
• 25:08
  is
• 25:08
  a
• 25:08
  true
• 25:09
  story.
• 25:09
  Right.
• 25:09
  The
• 25:10
  crab
• 25:10
  really
• 25:10
  does
• 25:11
  talk
• 25:11
  to
• 25:11
  Rocky,
• 25:12
  and
• 25:12
  the
• 25:12
  star
• 25:12
  and
• 25:13
  the
• 25:13
  seagull
• 25:13
  really
• 25:14
  guides
• 25:14
  her
• 25:14
  home.
• 25:15
  But
• 25:15
  so
• 25:15
  I
• 25:16
  answered
• 25:16
  the
• 25:16
  question
• 25:16
  and
• 25:16
  I
• 25:17
  talked
• 25:17
  a
• 25:17
  little
• 25:17
  bit
• 25:17
  about
• 25:18
  fiction
• 25:18
  and
• 25:18
  nonfiction,
• 25:19
  a
• 25:19
  little
• 25:20
  bit
• 25:20
  about
• 25:20
  that.
• 25:21
  But
• 25:21
  I
• 25:21
  wanted
• 25:22
  that
• 25:22
  to
• 25:22
  stay
• 25:22
  true
• 25:23
  to
• 25:23
  the
• 25:23
  child's
• 25:24
  mind
• 25:24
  because
• 25:24
  I
• 25:24
  wanted
• 25:25
  her
• 25:25
  to
• 25:25
  believe
• 25:26
  that
• 25:26
  it
• 25:26
  was
• 25:26
  a
• 25:26
  true
• 25:27
  story,
• 25:27
  that
• 25:27
  Rocky
• 25:28
  really
• 25:28
  does
• 25:28
  have
• 25:29
  these
• 25:29
  fears.
• 25:29
  And
• 25:29
  they
• 25:29
  were
• 25:30
  supported
• 25:31
  by
• 25:32
  friends,
• 25:32
  right?
• 25:33
  Reaching
• 25:33
  out
• 25:33
  to
• 25:33
  friends.
• 25:33
  Yes.
• 25:33
  And
• 25:34
  you
• 25:34
  know
• 25:34
  what?
• 25:34
  I
• 25:34
  tell
• 25:34
  the
• 25:35
  story
• 25:35
  of
• 25:35
  my
• 25:35
  granddaughter
• 25:36
  who
• 25:36
  is
• 25:37
  the
• 25:37
  co
• 25:37
  author
• 25:38
  of
• 25:38
  our
• 25:39
  first
• 25:39
  book
• 25:40
  and
• 25:41
  her
• 25:41
  name
• 25:41
  is
• 25:41
  Kira.
• 25:42
  And
• 25:43
  the
• 25:43
  name
• 25:43
  of
• 25:44
  our
• 25:44
  main
• 25:44
  character
• 25:44
  is
• 25:45
  Caboose,
• 25:45
  which
• 25:46
  starts
• 25:46
  with
• 25:46
  a
• 25:46
  K
• 25:47
  because
• 25:47
  the
• 25:47
  K
• 25:48
  represents
• 25:48
  Kira,
• 25:49
  but
• 25:50
  through
• 25:50
  her
• 25:50
  young
• 25:51
  eyes.
• 25:51
  When
• 25:51
  we
• 25:52
  started
• 25:52
  this
• 25:52
  journey,
• 25:53
  she
• 25:53
  had
• 25:54
  two
• 25:54
  plushies.
• 25:55
  One
• 25:55
  was
• 25:55
  a
• 25:56
  bunny
• 25:56
  named
• 25:57
  Georgia
• 25:58
  and
• 25:58
  one
• 25:58
  was
• 25:58
  a
• 25:59
  bear
• 25:59
  named
• 26:00
  George.
• 26:00
  And
• 26:01
  she
• 26:01
  said
• 26:02
  they
• 26:02
  were
• 26:02
  brother
• 26:02
  and
• 26:02
  sister
• 26:03
  in
• 26:04
  the
• 26:04
  minds
• 26:04
  of
• 26:04
  a
• 26:04
  child.
• 26:05
  Guess
• 26:05
  what?
• 26:07
  It
• 26:07
  doesn't
• 26:07
  matter
• 26:08
  that
• 26:08
  one
• 26:08
  was
• 26:08
  a
• 26:08
  bunny
• 26:09
  and
• 26:09
  one
• 26:10
  was
• 26:10
  a
• 26:10
  bear.
• 26:11
  They're
• 26:11
  brother
• 26:11
  and
• 26:12
  sister.
• 26:13
  And
• 26:13
  the
• 26:13
  world
• 26:14
  could
• 26:14
  use
• 26:14
  more
• 26:14
  of
• 26:14
  that
• 26:15
  in
• 26:15
  my
• 26:15
  mind.
• 26:16
  Completely
• 26:17
  agree.
• 26:18
  Completely
• 26:18
  agree.
• 26:19
  So
• 26:19
  I
• 26:20
  agree.
• 26:20
  And
• 26:20
  when
• 26:20
  I.
• 26:21
  When
• 26:21
  the
• 26:21
  energy
• 26:22
  that
• 26:22
  children
• 26:23
  bring
• 26:23
  forth
• 26:24
  back
• 26:25
  to
• 26:25
  the
• 26:25
  reverse
• 26:26
  aging,
• 26:26
  if
• 26:26
  we
• 26:27
  want
• 26:27
  to
• 26:27
  call
• 26:27
  it.
• 26:27
  Right.
• 26:27
  This
• 26:28
  is
• 26:28
  reverse
• 26:28
  aging
• 26:29
  strategy,
• 26:30
  right?
• 26:30
  Absolutely.
• 26:32
  I
• 26:32
  go
• 26:32
  into
• 26:32
  a
• 26:32
  classroom
• 26:33
  and
• 26:33
  these
• 26:34
  children
• 26:34
  with
• 26:34
  the
• 26:35
  energy
• 26:35
  bursting
• 26:36
  out
• 26:36
  of
• 26:36
  them,
• 26:37
  you
• 26:37
  immediately
• 26:38
  feel
• 26:38
  young
• 26:39
  and
• 26:39
  engaging
• 26:40
  and
• 26:40
  energized.
• 26:41
  Absolutely.
• 26:42
  There's
• 26:42
  so
• 26:43
  much
• 26:43
  joy
• 26:44
  in
• 26:44
  writing
• 26:44
  a
• 26:44
  children's
• 26:45
  book,
• 26:45
  but
• 26:45
  there's
• 26:46
  so
• 26:46
  much
• 26:46
  joy
• 26:47
  in
• 26:47
  seeing
• 26:48
  the
• 26:48
  way
• 26:48
  it
• 26:48
  affects
• 26:49
  children
• 26:49
  and
• 26:50
  how
• 26:50
  your
• 26:51
  message
• 26:51
  or
• 26:51
  the
• 26:52
  message
• 26:52
  of
• 26:52
  the
• 26:52
  character
• 26:53
  can
• 26:53
  really
• 26:54
  support
• 26:54
  children.
• 26:55
  I
• 26:55
  just
• 26:56
  love
• 26:56
  it.
• 26:56
  I
• 26:56
  love
• 26:56
  it
• 26:57
  so
• 26:57
  much.
• 26:57
  Fantastic.
• 26:58
  I
• 26:59
  want
• 26:59
  to
• 26:59
  talk
• 27:00
  about
• 27:00
  something
• 27:00
  you
• 27:01
  said
• 27:01
  just
• 27:01
  earlier.
• 27:02
  You
• 27:02
  said
• 27:02
  that
• 27:03
  you
• 27:04
  published
• 27:04
  your
• 27:04
  first
• 27:05
  book
• 27:05
  and
• 27:06
  then
• 27:06
  you
• 27:06
  found
• 27:06
  a
• 27:07
  publisher
• 27:08
  for
• 27:08
  your
• 27:08
  second
• 27:09
  and
• 27:09
  third
• 27:09
  book.
• 27:09
  So
• 27:10
  take
• 27:10
  us
• 27:10
  through
• 27:10
  that
• 27:11
  journey.
• 27:11
  At
• 27:11
  the
• 27:11
  end
• 27:11
  of
• 27:11
  the
• 27:12
  day,
• 27:12
  you're
• 27:12
  still
• 27:12
  self
• 27:13
  published.
• 27:13
  Is
• 27:13
  that
• 27:13
  correct?
• 27:14
  Yeah,
• 27:15
  exactly
• 27:15
  right.
• 27:16
  So
• 27:16
  self
• 27:16
  publishing
• 27:17
  is
• 27:17
  a
• 27:17
  really
• 27:17
  cool
• 27:17
  thing,
• 27:18
  of
• 27:18
  course,
• 27:18
  because
• 27:19
  you
• 27:19
  walk
• 27:19
  away
• 27:19
  with
• 27:19
  a
• 27:20
  product
• 27:20
  that
• 27:20
  you
• 27:20
  actually
• 27:20
  own.
• 27:21
  So
• 27:22
  you
• 27:22
  can
• 27:22
  self
• 27:22
  publish
• 27:23
  a
• 27:23
  book.
• 27:23
  Anybody
• 27:24
  can
• 27:24
  do
• 27:24
  it.
• 27:24
  You
• 27:24
  can
• 27:25
  go
• 27:25
  on
• 27:25
  Amazon,
• 27:26
  you
• 27:26
  can
• 27:26
  go
• 27:26
  to
• 27:26
  many
• 27:27
  places
• 27:27
  and
• 27:27
  learn
• 27:27
  how
• 27:28
  to
• 27:28
  do
• 27:28
  that
• 27:28
  very
• 27:28
  easily.
• 27:29
  And
• 27:29
  I
• 27:29
  encourage
• 27:30
  people
• 27:30
  to
• 27:30
  do
• 27:30
  especially
• 27:31
  young
• 27:31
  Children.
• 27:32
  But
• 27:32
  I
• 27:32
  wanted
• 27:33
  to
• 27:33
  take
• 27:33
  it
• 27:33
  a
• 27:33
  notch
• 27:34
  further.
• 27:34
  So
• 27:34
  my
• 27:34
  first
• 27:34
  book
• 27:35
  I
• 27:35
  self
• 27:35
  published
• 27:36
  with
• 27:36
  a
• 27:36
  hybrid
• 27:37
  publisher
• 27:38
  and
• 27:38
  it
• 27:39
  was
• 27:39
  great,
• 27:40
  but
• 27:40
  it
• 27:40
  didn't
• 27:41
  come
• 27:41
  along
• 27:41
  with
• 27:41
  the
• 27:42
  education
• 27:42
  behind
• 27:43
  it.
• 27:43
  So
• 27:43
  they
• 27:43
  just
• 27:43
  took
• 27:44
  my
• 27:44
  product
• 27:45
  and
• 27:46
  produced
• 27:46
  it
• 27:46
  and
• 27:47
  then
• 27:47
  walked
• 27:47
  away.
• 27:47
  And
• 27:48
  I
• 27:48
  owned
• 27:48
  the
• 27:48
  product.
• 27:49
  So
• 27:49
  you
• 27:49
  ended
• 27:49
  up
• 27:50
  with
• 27:50
  a
• 27:50
  published
• 27:51
  product
• 27:52
  which
• 27:52
  you
• 27:52
  had
• 27:53
  in
• 27:53
  distribution
• 27:54
  through
• 27:54
  probably
• 27:55
  Amazon
• 27:56
  and
• 27:56
  IngramSport.
• 27:57
  So
• 27:57
  they,
• 27:57
  the
• 27:57
  hybrid
• 27:58
  publisher
• 27:58
  got
• 27:59
  to
• 27:59
  you
• 27:59
  to
• 27:59
  that
• 28:00
  point
• 28:01
  and
• 28:01
  I
• 28:01
  didn't.
• 28:01
  Know
• 28:01
  what
• 28:02
  I
• 28:02
  was
• 28:02
  doing.
• 28:02
  And
• 28:03
  to
• 28:03
  your
• 28:03
  point
• 28:03
  in
• 28:03
  the
• 28:03
  beginning
• 28:04
  is
• 28:04
  you
• 28:04
  write
• 28:04
  this
• 28:05
  and
• 28:05
  then
• 28:06
  what
• 28:06
  do
• 28:06
  you
• 28:06
  do?
• 28:06
  Where's
• 28:07
  the
• 28:07
  roadmap
• 28:07
  after
• 28:07
  that?
• 28:08
  So
• 28:08
  I
• 28:09
  met
• 28:09
  a
• 28:09
  friend
• 28:10
  who
• 28:10
  owns
• 28:11
  a
• 28:11
  publishing
• 28:11
  children's
• 28:12
  publishing
• 28:12
  business
• 28:12
  in
• 28:12
  Canada
• 28:13
  and
• 28:14
  I'm
• 28:14
  forever
• 28:15
  changed.
• 28:16
  It
• 28:16
  came
• 28:16
  along.
• 28:17
  It
• 28:17
  wasn't
• 28:17
  just
• 28:18
  a
• 28:18
  hybrid
• 28:18
  publisher,
• 28:19
  which
• 28:19
  is
• 28:19
  they
• 28:20
  guide
• 28:20
  you
• 28:20
  along
• 28:20
  how
• 28:21
  to
• 28:22
  how
• 28:22
  to
• 28:22
  create
• 28:22
  the
• 28:22
  book,
• 28:23
  but
• 28:23
  they
• 28:23
  also
• 28:24
  teach
• 28:24
  you
• 28:25
  how
• 28:26
  to
• 28:26
  make
• 28:26
  sure
• 28:26
  your
• 28:27
  character
• 28:27
  is
• 28:28
  developed,
• 28:28
  making
• 28:29
  sure
• 28:29
  the
• 28:29
  messaging
• 28:30
  is
• 28:30
  clear,
• 28:31
  making
• 28:31
  sure
• 28:31
  the
• 28:32
  illustrations
• 28:33
  and
• 28:33
  that
• 28:33
  even
• 28:33
  just
• 28:34
  the
• 28:34
  book
• 28:35
  design
• 28:35
  is
• 28:36
  appropriate.
• 28:36
  And
• 28:36
  then
• 28:37
  along
• 28:38
  with
• 28:38
  that,
• 28:38
  a
• 28:38
  whole
• 28:39
  marketing
• 28:39
  plan.
• 28:40
  Right.
• 28:40
  How
• 28:41
  then
• 28:41
  do
• 28:41
  you
• 28:41
  take
• 28:41
  that
• 28:41
  message
• 28:42
  out?
• 28:42
  How
• 28:43
  do
• 28:43
  you
• 28:43
  grow
• 28:44
  your
• 28:44
  audience
• 28:44
  to
• 28:45
  really
• 28:45
  make
• 28:45
  sure
• 28:45
  that
• 28:46
  the
• 28:46
  book
• 28:46
  goes
• 28:47
  out
• 28:47
  there?
• 28:47
  Ingramspark
• 28:48
  is
• 28:48
  a
• 28:48
  big
• 28:49
  part
• 28:49
  of
• 28:49
  that
• 28:49
  because
• 28:49
  it's
• 28:50
  global
• 28:51
  and
• 28:51
  I
• 28:51
  work
• 28:51
  in
• 28:52
  the
• 28:52
  fashion
• 28:52
  retail
• 28:53
  industry,
• 28:53
  so
• 28:53
  I
• 28:54
  know
• 28:54
  the
• 28:54
  value
• 28:54
  of
• 28:55
  not
• 28:55
  just
• 28:56
  having
• 28:56
  it
• 28:56
  on
• 28:56
  one
• 28:57
  retail
• 28:57
  site.
• 28:58
  So
• 28:58
  having
• 28:58
  your
• 28:58
  book
• 28:58
  on
• 28:58
  Amazon
• 28:59
  is
• 28:59
  great,
• 29:00
  but
• 29:00
  a
• 29:00
  bookstore
• 29:01
  isn't
• 29:01
  going
• 29:01
  to
• 29:01
  pick
• 29:01
  up
• 29:01
  an
• 29:02
  Amazon
• 29:02
  book
• 29:02
  because
• 29:02
  they're
• 29:03
  both
• 29:03
  retailers.
• 29:04
  IngramSpark
• 29:04
  is
• 29:05
  a
• 29:05
  wholesaler,
• 29:05
  so
• 29:06
  they
• 29:06
  sell
• 29:06
  to
• 29:06
  bookstores.
• 29:07
  So
• 29:07
  that
• 29:08
  was
• 29:08
  really
• 29:08
  important
• 29:08
  to
• 29:08
  me
• 29:09
  to
• 29:09
  make
• 29:09
  sure
• 29:09
  that
• 29:09
  all
• 29:10
  of
• 29:10
  my
• 29:10
  books
• 29:10
  were
• 29:10
  IngramSpark
• 29:11
  so
• 29:11
  I
• 29:11
  could
• 29:11
  sell
• 29:12
  to
• 29:12
  bookstores.
• 29:12
  So
• 29:13
  I'm
• 29:13
  on
• 29:13
  Amazon,
• 29:14
  on
• 29:15
  Barnes
• 29:15
  and
• 29:15
  Noble,
• 29:16
  Target.com,
• 29:17
  my
• 29:17
  website,
• 29:18
  in
• 29:18
  local
• 29:19
  bookstores.
• 29:20
  So
• 29:20
  it
• 29:20
  opens
• 29:21
  up
• 29:21
  the
• 29:21
  ability
• 29:22
  to
• 29:23
  have
• 29:23
  your
• 29:23
  book
• 29:24
  in
• 29:24
  many
• 29:24
  places,
• 29:25
  not
• 29:25
  just
• 29:25
  one
• 29:26
  place.
• 29:26
  Amazon's
• 29:27
  probably
• 29:27
  the
• 29:28
  most
• 29:28
  powerful
• 29:29
  retailer
• 29:30
  for
• 29:30
  book
• 29:30
  selling.
• 29:31
  And
• 29:31
  it's
• 29:31
  exciting
• 29:32
  when
• 29:32
  you
• 29:32
  hit
• 29:33
  number
• 29:33
  one
• 29:33
  on
• 29:33
  Amazon
• 29:34
  for
• 29:34
  the
• 29:34
  day,
• 29:34
  that's
• 29:35
  really
• 29:35
  cool
• 29:36
  because
• 29:36
  you
• 29:36
  generate
• 29:37
  all
• 29:37
  this
• 29:37
  enthusiasm.
• 29:38
  And
• 29:38
  that's
• 29:38
  another
• 29:39
  thing
• 29:39
  I
• 29:39
  learned
• 29:39
  is
• 29:40
  launch
• 29:40
  day
• 29:40
  is
• 29:41
  very
• 29:41
  important
• 29:42
  that
• 29:42
  you
• 29:42
  get
• 29:43
  energy
• 29:43
  and
• 29:44
  emotion
• 29:44
  behind
• 29:45
  that
• 29:45
  day
• 29:46
  so
• 29:46
  that
• 29:46
  you're
• 29:46
  not
• 29:46
  only
• 29:47
  your
• 29:47
  friends
• 29:47
  and
• 29:47
  family
• 29:48
  support,
• 29:48
  but
• 29:48
  larger
• 29:49
  than
• 29:49
  that,
• 29:50
  you
• 29:50
  get
• 29:50
  this
• 29:51
  momentum
• 29:51
  building
• 29:52
  and
• 29:52
  then
• 29:52
  Amazon
• 29:53
  recognizes
• 29:54
  you
• 29:54
  as
• 29:54
  a
• 29:54
  bestseller
• 29:55
  for
• 29:55
  the
• 29:55
  day.
• 29:55
  So
• 29:55
  you're
• 29:56
  the
• 29:56
  number
• 29:56
  one
• 29:56
  sales
• 29:56
  for
• 29:57
  the
• 29:57
  day
• 29:57
  in
• 29:57
  a
• 29:58
  certain
• 29:58
  category
• 29:58
  that's.
• 29:59
  Really,
• 29:59
  well,
• 30:00
  a
• 30:00
  little
• 30:00
  bit
• 30:00
  on
• 30:01
  that
• 30:01
  journey.
• 30:01
  So
• 30:01
  people
• 30:02
  understand
• 30:02
  because
• 30:03
  it
• 30:03
  sounds
• 30:03
  like
• 30:04
  you
• 30:04
  actually
• 30:04
  strategically
• 30:05
  planned
• 30:06
  it.
• 30:06
  Was
• 30:06
  that
• 30:07
  a
• 30:07
  beans
• 30:07
  for
• 30:07
  your
• 30:07
  second.
• 30:08
  And
• 30:08
  third
• 30:08
  book,
• 30:09
  I
• 30:09
  didn't
• 30:09
  do
• 30:09
  it
• 30:10
  for
• 30:10
  my
• 30:10
  first.
• 30:10
  My
• 30:11
  second,
• 30:11
  third
• 30:11
  book,
• 30:11
  I
• 30:12
  learned
• 30:12
  that
• 30:12
  first
• 30:13
  thing
• 30:13
  you
• 30:13
  want
• 30:13
  to
• 30:14
  do
• 30:14
  is
• 30:14
  you
• 30:14
  want
• 30:14
  to
• 30:15
  gather
• 30:15
  a
• 30:16
  launch
• 30:17
  crew.
• 30:17
  You
• 30:18
  could
• 30:18
  call
• 30:18
  it
• 30:18
  a
• 30:18
  launch
• 30:19
  support
• 30:19
  system.
• 30:20
  So
• 30:20
  of
• 30:20
  course,
• 30:20
  it's
• 30:20
  your
• 30:21
  inner
• 30:21
  circle,
• 30:21
  it's
• 30:21
  your
• 30:21
  friends
• 30:22
  and
• 30:22
  family,
• 30:22
  and
• 30:22
  you
• 30:23
  tell
• 30:23
  everybody
• 30:24
  on
• 30:24
  ABC
• 30:25
  Date,
• 30:25
  I'm
• 30:25
  going
• 30:25
  to
• 30:25
  launch
• 30:26
  my
• 30:26
  book.
• 30:26
  I
• 30:26
  would
• 30:26
  love
• 30:27
  for
• 30:27
  your
• 30:27
  support.
• 30:28
  And
• 30:28
  I
• 30:28
  crafted,
• 30:29
  with
• 30:30
  the
• 30:30
  guidance
• 30:30
  of
• 30:30
  my
• 30:31
  publisher,
• 30:31
  a
• 30:32
  post
• 30:33
  that
• 30:33
  I
• 30:33
  shared
• 30:34
  with
• 30:34
  them.
• 30:34
  And
• 30:34
  I
• 30:34
  said,
• 30:35
  will
• 30:35
  you
• 30:35
  share
• 30:35
  this
• 30:36
  post
• 30:36
  out
• 30:36
  to
• 30:36
  your
• 30:36
  audience?
• 30:37
  So
• 30:37
  not
• 30:37
  only
• 30:37
  does
• 30:38
  my
• 30:38
  audience
• 30:38
  see
• 30:38
  it,
• 30:38
  but
• 30:39
  my
• 30:39
  audience's
• 30:39
  audience
• 30:40
  sees
• 30:40
  it.
• 30:40
  And
• 30:40
  they
• 30:40
  all
• 30:41
  said,
• 30:41
  it's
• 30:41
  a
• 30:41
  children's
• 30:42
  book.
• 30:42
  It's
• 30:42
  a
• 30:42
  feel
• 30:42
  good
• 30:42
  thing,
• 30:43
  right?
• 30:43
  Hey,
• 30:43
  my
• 30:43
  friend
• 30:44
  just
• 30:44
  wrote
• 30:44
  a
• 30:44
  children's
• 30:44
  book.
• 30:45
  Come
• 30:45
  check
• 30:46
  it
• 30:46
  out.
• 30:46
  Right.
• 30:46
  Looking
• 30:47
  for
• 30:47
  a
• 30:47
  Christmas
• 30:47
  gift.
• 30:47
  Here's
• 30:48
  a
• 30:48
  great
• 30:48
  gift
• 30:48
  or
• 30:48
  whatever
• 30:49
  it
• 30:49
  may
• 30:49
  be.
• 30:49
  So
• 30:50
  I
• 30:50
  crafted
• 30:50
  that
• 30:51
  and
• 30:51
  got
• 30:51
  about
• 30:52
  a
• 30:52
  hundred
• 30:53
  to
• 30:53
  150
• 30:54
  people
• 30:54
  really
• 30:55
  engaged
• 30:55
  with
• 30:55
  it.
• 30:56
  And
• 30:56
  I
• 30:56
  said,
• 30:56
  when
• 30:56
  my
• 30:57
  book
• 30:57
  launches
• 30:57
  on
• 30:58
  this
• 30:58
  date,
• 30:59
  please
• 30:59
  share
• 30:59
  it
• 30:59
  out
• 31:00
  to
• 31:00
  your
• 31:00
  audience.
• 31:00
  And
• 31:00
  it
• 31:01
  immediately
• 31:01
  drove
• 31:02
  traffic
• 31:02
  to
• 31:03
  Amazon.
• 31:04
  That's
• 31:04
  a
• 31:04
  really
• 31:05
  big
• 31:05
  deal.
• 31:05
  But
• 31:06
  then
• 31:06
  once
• 31:06
  that
• 31:06
  happens,
• 31:07
  of
• 31:07
  course
• 31:07
  you
• 31:08
  want
• 31:08
  to
• 31:08
  thank
• 31:08
  everyone
• 31:09
  and
• 31:09
  you
• 31:09
  want
• 31:09
  to.
• 31:09
  You're
• 31:10
  so
• 31:10
  appreciative
• 31:11
  of
• 31:11
  the
• 31:11
  support
• 31:12
  that
• 31:12
  you've
• 31:12
  gained,
• 31:12
  but
• 31:13
  you
• 31:13
  want
• 31:13
  to
• 31:13
  continue
• 31:14
  that
• 31:14
  momentum
• 31:15
  because
• 31:15
  that
• 31:15
  big
• 31:15
  day
• 31:16
  is
• 31:16
  a
• 31:16
  great
• 31:16
  day.
• 31:17
  But
• 31:17
  then
• 31:18
  sales
• 31:18
  will
• 31:18
  fall
• 31:18
  flat
• 31:19
  the
• 31:19
  next
• 31:19
  day.
• 31:20
  So
• 31:20
  with
• 31:20
  that
• 31:21
  in
• 31:21
  advance,
• 31:22
  I
• 31:22
  crafted
• 31:23
  a
• 31:23
  social
• 31:23
  media
• 31:24
  strategy.
• 31:25
  So
• 31:25
  every
• 31:26
  three
• 31:26
  days,
• 31:26
  I
• 31:27
  didn't
• 31:27
  want
• 31:27
  to
• 31:27
  bombard
• 31:27
  my
• 31:28
  audience,
• 31:28
  but
• 31:28
  every
• 31:28
  three
• 31:29
  days,
• 31:29
  I
• 31:29
  would
• 31:29
  craft
• 31:30
  a
• 31:30
  social
• 31:30
  media
• 31:31
  message
• 31:32
  about
• 31:32
  messaging
• 31:33
  from
• 31:33
  the
• 31:33
  book,
• 31:34
  taking
• 31:34
  excerpts
• 31:35
  from
• 31:35
  the
• 31:35
  book.
• 31:35
  What
• 31:36
  is
• 31:36
  Rocky
• 31:36
  talking
• 31:36
  about
• 31:37
  in
• 31:37
  the
• 31:37
  book?
• 31:37
  How
• 31:37
  is
• 31:38
  she
• 31:38
  helping
• 31:38
  others?
• 31:39
  And
• 31:39
  then,
• 31:39
  of
• 31:39
  course,
• 31:40
  set
• 31:40
  up
• 31:41
  podcasts,
• 31:42
  set
• 31:42
  up
• 31:43
  speaking
• 31:43
  engagements,
• 31:44
  set
• 31:44
  up
• 31:44
  book
• 31:45
  signings,
• 31:46
  events.
• 31:46
  I
• 31:47
  do
• 31:47
  a
• 31:47
  lot
• 31:47
  of
• 31:47
  festivals
• 31:48
  as
• 31:48
  well.
• 31:48
  That's
• 31:49
  so
• 31:49
  fun.
• 31:50
  If
• 31:50
  you're
• 31:50
  a
• 31:50
  children's
• 31:51
  book
• 31:51
  author
• 31:51
  out
• 31:51
  there
• 31:52
  listening,
• 31:52
  I
• 31:52
  highly
• 31:53
  recommend
• 31:54
  festivals.
• 31:55
  Go
• 31:55
  to
• 31:55
  the
• 31:55
  festival.
• 31:56
  Set
• 31:56
  up
• 31:56
  a
• 31:56
  table,
• 31:57
  have
• 31:57
  your
• 31:57
  book
• 31:58
  there.
• 31:58
  You
• 31:58
  will
• 31:58
  attract
• 31:59
  so
• 32:00
  many
• 32:00
  people
• 32:00
  because
• 32:00
  you're
• 32:01
  very
• 32:01
  unique
• 32:02
  because
• 32:02
  festivals
• 32:03
  are
• 32:03
  usually
• 32:03
  jewelry
• 32:03
  and
• 32:04
  T
• 32:04
  shirts,
• 32:04
  right?
• 32:05
  Yes.
• 32:05
  But
• 32:05
  then
• 32:05
  here's
• 32:05
  a
• 32:05
  children's
• 32:06
  book
• 32:06
  author.
• 32:06
  What's
• 32:07
  this
• 32:07
  about?
• 32:07
  And
• 32:07
  all
• 32:08
  the
• 32:08
  kids
• 32:08
  come
• 32:08
  up,
• 32:09
  and
• 32:09
  I
• 32:09
  have
• 32:09
  a
• 32:09
  plushie
• 32:10
  that
• 32:10
  looks
• 32:10
  like
• 32:10
  Rocky.
• 32:11
  All
• 32:11
  the
• 32:11
  kids
• 32:11
  come
• 32:11
  up
• 32:12
  and
• 32:12
  want
• 32:12
  to
• 32:12
  hear
• 32:12
  about
• 32:12
  Rocky.
• 32:13
  So
• 32:13
  it
• 32:13
  becomes
• 32:14
  this
• 32:14
  whole
• 32:14
  day
• 32:15
  of
• 32:15
  promoting
• 32:16
  your
• 32:16
  book,
• 32:16
  which
• 32:16
  is
• 32:17
  so
• 32:17
  cool.
• 32:17
  And
• 32:17
  you
• 32:17
  get
• 32:17
  a
• 32:17
  lot
• 32:18
  of
• 32:18
  sales
• 32:18
  as
• 32:18
  well.
• 32:19
  So
• 32:19
  is
• 32:19
  your
• 32:19
  plushie
• 32:20
  of
• 32:20
  Rocky
• 32:21
  a
• 32:22
  item
• 32:23
  that
• 32:23
  you
• 32:23
  actually
• 32:24
  developed
• 32:24
  to
• 32:24
  sell?
• 32:25
  Not
• 32:26
  yet.
• 32:27
  Okay,
• 32:27
  so
• 32:28
  Rocky
• 32:28
  is
• 32:29
  a
• 32:29
  generic
• 32:29
  looking
• 32:31
  dog
• 32:31
  Some
• 32:32
  people
• 32:32
  think
• 32:32
  she's
• 32:32
  golden
• 32:33
  retriever,
• 32:33
  some
• 32:33
  people,
• 32:34
  they
• 32:34
  don't
• 32:34
  really.
• 32:34
  She's
• 32:35
  just
• 32:35
  a
• 32:35
  generic
• 32:36
  kind
• 32:36
  of
• 32:36
  golden
• 32:37
  looking
• 32:37
  dog.
• 32:38
  Right.
• 32:38
  So
• 32:39
  I
• 32:39
  just
• 32:39
  found
• 32:39
  a
• 32:39
  plushie
• 32:40
  that
• 32:40
  looked
• 32:40
  like
• 32:41
  her,
• 32:41
  but
• 32:41
  I
• 32:41
  was.
• 32:41
  I'm
• 32:42
  very
• 32:42
  encouraged
• 32:43
  to
• 32:43
  do
• 32:43
  that
• 32:44
  as
• 32:44
  well,
• 32:44
  to
• 32:44
  create
• 32:45
  a
• 32:45
  product
• 32:45
  that
• 32:46
  I
• 32:46
  could
• 32:46
  sell.
• 32:46
  Just
• 32:46
  so
• 32:46
  you
• 32:47
  know,
• 32:47
  you
• 32:47
  can
• 32:47
  probably
• 32:48
  see
• 32:49
  in
• 32:49
  the
• 32:49
  background.
• 32:51
  And
• 32:51
  we
• 32:52
  just
• 32:52
  designed.
• 32:55
  That
• 32:55
  is
• 32:56
  so.
• 32:56
  God.
• 32:57
  Oh
• 32:57
  my
• 32:57
  gosh.
• 32:57
  Thank
• 32:58
  you.
• 32:58
  And
• 32:59
  so
• 32:59
  what
• 33:00
  we.
• 33:00
  So
• 33:00
  we
• 33:00
  need
• 33:00
  to
• 33:01
  talk
• 33:01
  after
• 33:01
  this.
• 33:02
  Absolutely.
• 33:02
  And
• 33:03
  thanks
• 33:03
  to
• 33:03
  a
• 33:03
  guest
• 33:04
  I
• 33:04
  had
• 33:04
  on
• 33:04
  from
• 33:05
  Oklahoma,
• 33:05
  Charlotte
• 33:06
  Glaze,
• 33:06
  Storm
• 33:07
  Trucks.
• 33:07
  She
• 33:07
  shared
• 33:08
  some
• 33:09
  knowledge
• 33:09
  which
• 33:09
  I
• 33:10
  will
• 33:10
  share
• 33:10
  with
• 33:10
  you.
• 33:11
  Okay.
• 33:11
  And.
• 33:12
  And
• 33:13
  perhaps
• 33:14
  it's
• 33:14
  an
• 33:14
  opportunity.
• 33:15
  And
• 33:15
  I
• 33:15
  had
• 33:16
  talked
• 33:16
  about
• 33:16
  it
• 33:16
  before
• 33:16
  on
• 33:18
  our
• 33:18
  show,
• 33:18
  so
• 33:19
  absolutely
• 33:19
  love
• 33:19
  to
• 33:19
  see.
• 33:20
  Yeah.
• 33:20
  It
• 33:20
  brings,
• 33:20
  it
• 33:21
  brings
• 33:21
  character.
• 33:22
  More,
• 33:22
  of
• 33:22
  course,
• 33:22
  more
• 33:23
  3D.
• 33:23
  And
• 33:24
  they
• 33:24
  can
• 33:24
  hug
• 33:24
  the
• 33:25
  character
• 33:25
  and
• 33:25
  all
• 33:25
  the
• 33:25
  things
• 33:26
  while
• 33:26
  they're
• 33:26
  reading
• 33:26
  the
• 33:26
  book.
• 33:27
  So
• 33:27
  that's.
• 33:27
  I
• 33:28
  don't
• 33:28
  want
• 33:28
  to
• 33:28
  digress
• 33:29
  too
• 33:29
  much,
• 33:29
  but
• 33:30
  I
• 33:30
  want,
• 33:30
  I
• 33:30
  just
• 33:30
  want
• 33:30
  to
• 33:31
  share
• 33:31
  some
• 33:31
  good
• 33:31
  news
• 33:31
  that
• 33:32
  happened
• 33:32
  to
• 33:32
  us
• 33:33
  because
• 33:33
  of
• 33:33
  our
• 33:33
  plushie.
• 33:35
  We
• 33:35
  actually
• 33:36
  just
• 33:36
  landed
• 33:37
  a
• 33:38
  three
• 33:38
  into
• 33:39
  three
• 33:39
  major
• 33:40
  independent
• 33:40
  bookstores
• 33:42
  because
• 33:42
  of
• 33:42
  the
• 33:43
  plushie.
• 33:43
  So
• 33:43
  they
• 33:44
  took
• 33:44
  our.
• 33:44
  They've
• 33:45
  taken
• 33:45
  our
• 33:45
  book
• 33:46
  because
• 33:47
  of
• 33:48
  us
• 33:48
  developing
• 33:49
  a
• 33:49
  plushie.
• 33:50
  And
• 33:50
  so
• 33:50
  we've
• 33:50
  got
• 33:50
  an
• 33:51
  order
• 33:51
  for
• 33:51
  the
• 33:51
  books
• 33:52
  and
• 33:52
  an
• 33:52
  order
• 33:52
  for
• 33:52
  the
• 33:52
  plushies.
• 33:53
  So.
• 33:53
  Good.
• 33:54
  And.
• 33:54
  Because
• 33:55
  it
• 33:55
  takes
• 33:55
  it
• 33:55
  to
• 33:55
  the
• 33:55
  next
• 33:56
  level,
• 33:56
  right?
• 33:57
  Yes.
• 33:57
  Really,
• 33:58
  it's.
• 33:58
  Yeah.
• 33:59
  So
• 33:59
  it
• 33:59
  becomes
• 34:00
  more
• 34:00
  of
• 34:00
  a
• 34:00
  brand
• 34:02
  rather
• 34:02
  than
• 34:02
  a
• 34:02
  product.
• 34:03
  For
• 34:03
  sure.
• 34:04
  I
• 34:04
  love
• 34:04
  that.
• 34:05
  Thank
• 34:05
  you
• 34:05
  for
• 34:05
  sharing
• 34:06
  that.
• 34:06
  Yeah,
• 34:06
  no,
• 34:07
  no
• 34:07
  problem.
• 34:07
  And
• 34:08
  you
• 34:08
  know
• 34:08
  what,
• 34:08
  folks?
• 34:08
  I'll
• 34:08
  put
• 34:09
  the
• 34:09
  links
• 34:09
  to
• 34:09
  the.
• 34:10
  The
• 34:10
  company
• 34:10
  that
• 34:11
  we're.
• 34:11
  That
• 34:13
  was
• 34:13
  shared
• 34:13
  with
• 34:13
  us
• 34:14
  was
• 34:15
  used
• 34:15
  by
• 34:15
  one
• 34:16
  of
• 34:16
  our
• 34:16
  guests,
• 34:17
  Charlie
• 34:18
  Glaze,
• 34:18
  and
• 34:19
  she
• 34:19
  used
• 34:19
  a
• 34:19
  company
• 34:20
  called
• 34:20
  madeinchina.com
• 34:22
  and
• 34:22
  actually
• 34:23
  it's
• 34:23
  a
• 34:23
  website.
• 34:24
  You
• 34:24
  just
• 34:24
  go
• 34:24
  to
• 34:25
  the
• 34:25
  website
• 34:25
  and
• 34:25
  then
• 34:25
  they
• 34:26
  have
• 34:26
  so
• 34:27
  many
• 34:27
  opportunities
• 34:28
  for
• 34:28
  you
• 34:28
  to
• 34:28
  develop
• 34:29
  products.
• 34:29
  I
• 34:30
  just
• 34:30
  want
• 34:30
  to
• 34:30
  say
• 34:30
  something
• 34:30
  about
• 34:31
  that
• 34:31
  as
• 34:31
  well
• 34:31
  because
• 34:32
  the
• 34:32
  children's
• 34:32
  book
• 34:33
  author
• 34:33
  community
• 34:34
  is
• 34:34
  like
• 34:35
  none
• 34:35
  other
• 34:36
  the
• 34:36
  support
• 34:36
  that
• 34:37
  you
• 34:37
  get
• 34:37
  from
• 34:38
  fellow
• 34:38
  children's
• 34:39
  book
• 34:39
  authors.
• 34:39
  And
• 34:39
  that's
• 34:40
  another
• 34:40
  thing
• 34:40
  with
• 34:40
  going
• 34:41
  with
• 34:41
  my
• 34:42
  publisher
• 34:43
  in
• 34:43
  Canada,
• 34:43
  it's
• 34:43
  Miriam
• 34:44
  Laundrie
• 34:44
  Publishing.
• 34:45
  I
• 34:45
  just
• 34:45
  want
• 34:45
  to
• 34:45
  say.
• 34:45
  Fabulous.
• 34:46
  I've
• 34:47
  had
• 34:47
  so
• 34:47
  many
• 34:47
  guests
• 34:48
  on
• 34:48
  that.
• 34:48
  Have
• 34:48
  used
• 34:50
  phenomenal,
• 34:51
  phenomenal
• 34:51
  experience.
• 34:52
  Not
• 34:52
  only
• 34:52
  do
• 34:53
  you
• 34:53
  walk
• 34:53
  away
• 34:53
  with
• 34:53
  a
• 34:53
  marketing
• 34:54
  plan,
• 34:54
  a
• 34:55
  product,
• 34:55
  all
• 34:55
  the
• 34:56
  things
• 34:56
  you
• 34:56
  walk
• 34:56
  away
• 34:56
  with
• 34:57
  an
• 34:57
  instant
• 34:57
  network
• 34:58
  of
• 34:58
  support.
• 34:59
  And
• 34:59
  Chelsea
• 34:59
  is
• 35:00
  a
• 35:00
  friend
• 35:00
  of
• 35:00
  mine
• 35:00
  as
• 35:00
  well.
• 35:01
  And
• 35:02
  we,
• 35:02
  yes,
• 35:02
  we
• 35:03
  just
• 35:03
  really
• 35:03
  support
• 35:04
  each
• 35:04
  other
• 35:04
  through
• 35:04
  the
• 35:04
  whole
• 35:05
  journey
• 35:05
  because
• 35:05
  you
• 35:06
  need
• 35:07
  support,
• 35:07
  advice.
• 35:08
  We
• 35:08
  watch
• 35:09
  what
• 35:09
  other
• 35:09
  each
• 35:10
  other
• 35:10
  are
• 35:10
  doing.
• 35:10
  We
• 35:11
  learn
• 35:11
  from
• 35:11
  each
• 35:11
  other.
• 35:12
  So
• 35:12
  the
• 35:12
  whole
• 35:13
  community
• 35:13
  of
• 35:14
  children's
• 35:14
  book
• 35:15
  authors,
• 35:15
  I
• 35:15
  think
• 35:15
  is
• 35:15
  a
• 35:16
  special
• 35:17
  environment.
• 35:18
  I
• 35:18
  couldn't
• 35:18
  agree
• 35:18
  with
• 35:18
  you
• 35:19
  more.
• 35:19
  And
• 35:19
  you
• 35:19
  know
• 35:19
  what?
• 35:20
  I've
• 35:20
  been
• 35:20
  so
• 35:20
  fortunate
• 35:21
  because
• 35:21
  I
• 35:22
  started
• 35:23
  this
• 35:23
  podcast
• 35:24
  because
• 35:24
  I
• 35:25
  just
• 35:25
  had
• 35:25
  a
• 35:26
  strong
• 35:26
  attachment
• 35:27
  to
• 35:27
  being
• 35:27
  a
• 35:27
  children's
• 35:28
  book
• 35:28
  author.
• 35:29
  And
• 35:29
  I
• 35:30
  wanted
• 35:30
  to
• 35:30
  share
• 35:30
  what
• 35:31
  I
• 35:31
  was
• 35:31
  learning
• 35:32
  because
• 35:32
  I
• 35:33
  didn't
• 35:33
  learn
• 35:33
  about
• 35:34
  some
• 35:34
  of
• 35:34
  these
• 35:34
  companies
• 35:35
  like
• 35:36
  Miriam
• 35:36
  Laundrie
• 35:37
  Publishing.
• 35:38
  And
• 35:38
  now
• 35:39
  I
• 35:40
  probably
• 35:40
  talked
• 35:40
  on
• 35:40
  the
• 35:41
  show
• 35:41
  to
• 35:41
  about
• 35:42
  three
• 35:42
  or
• 35:42
  four
• 35:42
  of
• 35:42
  these
• 35:43
  type
• 35:43
  of
• 35:44
  organizations
• 35:44
  throughout
• 35:45
  Canada
• 35:45
  and
• 35:45
  the
• 35:46
  United
• 35:46
  States.
• 35:47
  Just
• 35:47
  really
• 35:48
  incredible.
• 35:49
  So
• 35:49
  getting
• 35:49
  your
• 35:49
  book
• 35:50
  to
• 35:50
  market
• 35:51
  really
• 35:51
  with
• 35:52
  these
• 35:52
  services
• 35:53
  is
• 35:54
  a
• 35:54
  dream
• 35:54
  come
• 35:54
  true
• 35:55
  for
• 35:55
  sure.
• 35:56
  But
• 35:56
  you
• 35:56
  need
• 35:56
  to
• 35:56
  chart
• 35:57
  it
• 35:57
  out
• 35:57
  well
• 35:57
  in
• 35:58
  advance.
• 35:58
  So
• 35:58
  before
• 35:59
  your
• 35:59
  book,
• 35:59
  before
• 36:00
  the
• 36:00
  launch
• 36:00
  day
• 36:00
  even
• 36:01
  happens,
• 36:01
  you
• 36:02
  want
• 36:02
  to
• 36:02
  have
• 36:02
  a
• 36:02
  six
• 36:03
  month
• 36:03
  plan
• 36:04
  of
• 36:04
  events.
• 36:05
  So
• 36:05
  that's
• 36:05
  hard.
• 36:06
  How
• 36:06
  do
• 36:06
  you
• 36:06
  market
• 36:06
  a
• 36:06
  book
• 36:07
  without
• 36:07
  a
• 36:07
  product?
• 36:07
  Right.
• 36:08
  So
• 36:08
  you
• 36:08
  need
• 36:09
  to
• 36:09
  create
• 36:10
  hype
• 36:10
  around
• 36:11
  your
• 36:11
  product
• 36:11
  and
• 36:11
  all
• 36:12
  of
• 36:12
  the
• 36:12
  things.
• 36:12
  I
• 36:13
  leveraged
• 36:14
  the
• 36:14
  Humane
• 36:15
  Society
• 36:15
  of
• 36:16
  Ocean
• 36:16
  City
• 36:16
  because
• 36:16
  my
• 36:17
  book
• 36:17
  is
• 36:17
  obviously
• 36:18
  about
• 36:18
  a
• 36:18
  dog
• 36:19
  and
• 36:19
  I
• 36:19
  wanted
• 36:20
  to
• 36:20
  give
• 36:20
  back.
• 36:20
  So
• 36:21
  I
• 36:21
  wanted
• 36:21
  to
• 36:21
  make
• 36:21
  sure
• 36:21
  that
• 36:22
  my
• 36:22
  book
• 36:22
  wasn't
• 36:22
  just
• 36:23
  a
• 36:23
  book
• 36:23
  that
• 36:24
  I
• 36:24
  was
• 36:25
  doing
• 36:26
  selling
• 36:26
  for
• 36:27
  me.
• 36:27
  I
• 36:28
  wanted
• 36:28
  to
• 36:28
  give
• 36:28
  back
• 36:29
  the
• 36:29
  profits
• 36:30
  to
• 36:30
  the
• 36:30
  Humane
• 36:31
  Society.
• 36:31
  So
• 36:31
  what
• 36:32
  I
• 36:32
  did
• 36:32
  is
• 36:32
  I
• 36:32
  did
• 36:32
  a
• 36:33
  percentage
• 36:33
  of
• 36:33
  the
• 36:33
  profits
• 36:33
  for
• 36:34
  the
• 36:34
  book
• 36:34
  launch
• 36:34
  to
• 36:34
  the
• 36:35
  Humane
• 36:35
  Society
• 36:36
  for
• 36:36
  the
• 36:36
  bully
• 36:36
  book.
• 36:37
  I
• 36:37
  did
• 36:37
  it
• 36:37
  to
• 36:38
  an
• 36:38
  anti
• 36:38
  bullying
• 36:39
  organization.
• 36:40
  So
• 36:41
  giving
• 36:41
  back
• 36:42
  really
• 36:42
  helps
• 36:42
  because
• 36:42
  then
• 36:43
  you
• 36:43
  get
• 36:43
  their
• 36:43
  broader
• 36:44
  audience
• 36:44
  as
• 36:44
  well
• 36:45
  backing
• 36:45
  it.
• 36:45
  Kid
• 36:46
  Power
• 36:46
  was
• 36:46
  my
• 36:47
  anti
• 36:47
  bullying
• 36:48
  organization,
• 36:48
  Another
• 36:49
  great
• 36:49
  organization.
• 36:50
  I
• 36:50
  love
• 36:50
  that
• 36:50
  organization.
• 36:51
  But
• 36:52
  that's
• 36:52
  another
• 36:52
  thing.
• 36:52
  Investigate
• 36:53
  organizations
• 36:54
  that
• 36:54
  can
• 36:54
  help
• 36:54
  you
• 36:55
  and
• 36:55
  then
• 36:55
  you're
• 36:56
  helping
• 36:56
  them.
• 36:56
  So
• 36:57
  you're
• 36:57
  helping
• 36:57
  each
• 36:57
  other.
• 36:58
  Absolutely.
• 36:59
  Contact
• 36:59
  schools.
• 37:00
  That
• 37:00
  takes
• 37:00
  a
• 37:00
  long
• 37:01
  time
• 37:01
  to
• 37:01
  get
• 37:01
  that
• 37:02
  organized
• 37:02
  with
• 37:02
  school
• 37:03
  book
• 37:03
  readings,
• 37:04
  bookstores,
• 37:05
  local
• 37:06
  author.
• 37:07
  One
• 37:07
  of
• 37:07
  the
• 37:07
  things
• 37:07
  I
• 37:08
  was
• 37:08
  really
• 37:08
  pretty
• 37:09
  successful
• 37:09
  at
• 37:10
  is
• 37:10
  I
• 37:10
  contacted
• 37:11
  almost
• 37:11
  every
• 37:11
  newspaper
• 37:12
  around
• 37:12
  and
• 37:13
  I
• 37:13
  said
• 37:14
  local
• 37:14
  author.
• 37:15
  And
• 37:15
  of
• 37:16
  course
• 37:16
  my
• 37:16
  niece
• 37:16
  is
• 37:17
  the
• 37:17
  illustrator
• 37:17
  Lindsay.
• 37:18
  So
• 37:19
  that
• 37:19
  was
• 37:19
  all
• 37:19
  like
• 37:19
  a
• 37:20
  feel
• 37:20
  good
• 37:21
  story
• 37:21
  as
• 37:21
  well.
• 37:22
  So
• 37:22
  let's
• 37:23
  jump
• 37:23
  into
• 37:23
  that
• 37:24
  because
• 37:24
  that's
• 37:24
  what
• 37:25
  I
• 37:25
  noticed
• 37:25
  is
• 37:25
  you
• 37:25
  have
• 37:26
  the
• 37:26
  same
• 37:26
  illustrator.
• 37:27
  Yes.
• 37:28
  All
• 37:28
  three
• 37:29
  books
• 37:29
  now.
• 37:29
  What
• 37:30
  else?
• 37:30
  What
• 37:30
  I
• 37:31
  didn't
• 37:31
  realize
• 37:32
  is
• 37:32
  that
• 37:32
  she's
• 37:32
  your
• 37:33
  niece.
• 37:33
  So
• 37:33
  that
• 37:33
  makes
• 37:34
  it
• 37:34
  a
• 37:34
  family
• 37:34
  affair.
• 37:36
  With
• 37:36
  our
• 37:36
  book
• 37:36
  series.
• 37:37
  All
• 37:38
  five
• 37:38
  of
• 37:38
  my
• 37:39
  grandchildren
• 37:39
  are
• 37:40
  involved,
• 37:40
  including
• 37:41
  narration,
• 37:42
  because
• 37:42
  we've
• 37:42
  done
• 37:42
  the
• 37:43
  audiobooks
• 37:44
  where
• 37:44
  they're
• 37:44
  the
• 37:44
  narrator.
• 37:45
  I
• 37:46
  love
• 37:46
  that.
• 37:47
  Oh,
• 37:47
  my
• 37:47
  God.
• 37:47
  Yeah,
• 37:48
  actually
• 37:49
  we
• 37:49
  have.
• 37:49
  I've
• 37:50
  talked
• 37:50
  about
• 37:50
  this
• 37:50
  before,
• 37:51
  but
• 37:51
  we
• 37:51
  have
• 37:51
  a
• 37:51
  bookmark
• 37:52
  and
• 37:53
  there's
• 37:53
  a
• 37:53
  QR
• 37:53
  code.
• 37:54
  And
• 37:55
  what
• 37:55
  we
• 37:56
  do
• 37:56
  is
• 37:56
  use
• 37:56
  this
• 37:56
  as
• 37:57
  a
• 37:57
  Promotional
• 37:57
  item.
• 37:58
  And
• 37:58
  when
• 37:59
  you
• 37:59
  buy
• 37:59
  our
• 37:59
  book,
• 38:00
  you
• 38:00
  get
• 38:00
  a
• 38:00
  free
• 38:01
  audiobook.
• 38:02
  And
• 38:02
  it's
• 38:02
  my
• 38:03
  middle
• 38:03
  granddaughter,
• 38:04
  Bailey,
• 38:04
  that's
• 38:05
  the
• 38:05
  narrator
• 38:06
  of
• 38:06
  our
• 38:07
  first
• 38:07
  book.
• 38:08
  Oh,
• 38:08
  that's
• 38:09
  beautiful.
• 38:09
  I
• 38:10
  love
• 38:10
  that.
• 38:11
  Yeah,
• 38:11
  I
• 38:11
  love
• 38:11
  that.
• 38:12
  That's
• 38:12
  so
• 38:12
  good.
• 38:13
  So
• 38:13
  funny.
• 38:13
  So
• 38:14
  talk
• 38:14
  to
• 38:14
  us
• 38:14
  about
• 38:14
  your
• 38:15
  niece
• 38:15
  and
• 38:16
  her,
• 38:17
  how
• 38:17
  she
• 38:17
  got
• 38:18
  involved
• 38:18
  in
• 38:18
  this.
• 38:19
  Was
• 38:19
  it
• 38:20
  her
• 38:20
  interest
• 38:20
  in
• 38:21
  illustrating
• 38:22
  that
• 38:22
  came
• 38:22
  first?
• 38:23
  How
• 38:23
  did
• 38:23
  this
• 38:23
  all
• 38:24
  happen?
• 38:25
  So,
• 38:25
  again,
• 38:25
  I
• 38:26
  don't
• 38:26
  know
• 38:26
  what
• 38:26
  I'm
• 38:26
  doing,
• 38:26
  and
• 38:27
  I'm
• 38:27
  writing
• 38:27
  this
• 38:27
  children's
• 38:28
  book,
• 38:28
  right?
• 38:28
  And
• 38:28
  I
• 38:28
  thought,
• 38:29
  I
• 38:29
  have
• 38:29
  to
• 38:29
  find
• 38:29
  an
• 38:30
  illustrator.
• 38:30
  There
• 38:31
  was
• 38:31
  nobody
• 38:31
  else
• 38:32
  that
• 38:32
  came
• 38:32
  to
• 38:32
  mind
• 38:32
  except
• 38:33
  for
• 38:33
  my
• 38:33
  niece.
• 38:33
  Her
• 38:33
  name
• 38:34
  is
• 38:34
  Lindsay
• 38:34
  Morano,
• 38:35
  and
• 38:35
  Lindsay
• 38:36
  is
• 38:36
  an
• 38:37
  amazing
• 38:38
  artist.
• 38:39
  She
• 38:40
  is
• 38:40
  also
• 38:42
  joy
• 38:42
  in
• 38:43
  everything
• 38:43
  she
• 38:44
  does.
• 38:44
  So
• 38:44
  even
• 38:44
  when
• 38:45
  Lindsay
• 38:45
  was
• 38:45
  a
• 38:45
  little
• 38:45
  girl,
• 38:46
  everything
• 38:46
  was
• 38:46
  rainbows
• 38:47
  and
• 38:47
  sunshine.
• 38:47
  She's
• 38:48
  full
• 38:48
  of
• 38:48
  joy.
• 38:49
  She
• 38:50
  has
• 38:50
  adorned
• 38:51
  my
• 38:51
  beach
• 38:51
  house,
• 38:52
  which
• 38:52
  the
• 38:52
  book
• 38:53
  is
• 38:53
  based
• 38:53
  in,
• 38:53
  with
• 38:54
  all
• 38:54
  this
• 38:54
  artwork.
• 38:55
  So
• 38:55
  there
• 38:56
  was
• 38:56
  no
• 38:56
  one
• 38:56
  else
• 38:56
  that
• 38:57
  I
• 38:57
  would
• 38:57
  go
• 38:57
  to
• 38:57
  but
• 38:57
  Lindsay.
• 38:58
  So
• 38:58
  I
• 38:58
  brought
• 38:59
  the
• 38:59
  idea
• 38:59
  to
• 38:59
  her,
• 38:59
  and
• 39:00
  she
• 39:00
  said,
• 39:00
  really?
• 39:00
  And
• 39:01
  I
• 39:01
  said,
• 39:01
  yes,
• 39:02
  we're
• 39:02
  gonna
• 39:02
  do
• 39:02
  this.
• 39:02
  It's
• 39:03
  gonna
• 39:03
  be
• 39:03
  so
• 39:03
  fun.
• 39:04
  She's
• 39:04
  the
• 39:05
  perfect
• 39:05
  choice
• 39:05
  for
• 39:05
  that.
• 39:06
  I'm
• 39:06
  gonna
• 39:07
  have
• 39:07
  your
• 39:07
  book
• 39:07
  in
• 39:07
  front
• 39:07
  of
• 39:07
  me
• 39:07
  while
• 39:08
  you're
• 39:08
  talking
• 39:08
  about
• 39:08
  your
• 39:09
  illustrating.
• 39:09
  So
• 39:09
  she's
• 39:10
  a
• 39:10
  multimedia,
• 39:11
  lifelong
• 39:11
  artist.
• 39:12
  Her
• 39:12
  talents
• 39:12
  span
• 39:13
  not
• 39:13
  just
• 39:14
  with,
• 39:14
  obviously,
• 39:15
  color
• 39:15
  and
• 39:16
  interpretation,
• 39:17
  but
• 39:17
  she
• 39:17
  also
• 39:17
  does
• 39:18
  jewelry
• 39:18
  making,
• 39:19
  acrylic
• 39:19
  painting.
• 39:20
  She
• 39:20
  does
• 39:20
  even
• 39:20
  food
• 39:21
  art.
• 39:22
  So
• 39:22
  when
• 39:22
  she
• 39:22
  came
• 39:22
  to
• 39:23
  to
• 39:24
  the
• 39:24
  idea
• 39:25
  of
• 39:25
  doing
• 39:25
  this
• 39:26
  book,
• 39:26
  it
• 39:26
  was
• 39:27
  so
• 39:27
  amazing.
• 39:28
  She
• 39:28
  brought
• 39:29
  Rocky
• 39:29
  to
• 39:29
  life
• 39:29
  immediately.
• 39:30
  I
• 39:30
  said,
• 39:31
  because
• 39:31
  she
• 39:31
  knows
• 39:31
  Rocky.
• 39:32
  She
• 39:32
  knows
• 39:32
  the
• 39:32
  character
• 39:32
  of
• 39:32
  Rocky.
• 39:33
  She
• 39:33
  brought
• 39:33
  Rocky
• 39:34
  to
• 39:34
  life,
• 39:34
  and
• 39:34
  she
• 39:35
  had
• 39:35
  the
• 39:35
  idea
• 39:36
  of
• 39:36
  Jiggly,
• 39:37
  the
• 39:37
  jellyfish
• 39:37
  being
• 39:38
  lime
• 39:38
  green
• 39:39
  and
• 39:39
  the
• 39:40
  starfish
• 39:40
  being
• 39:41
  purple.
• 39:41
  Purple
• 39:42
  starfish,
• 39:42
  the
• 39:42
  clam
• 39:43
  being
• 39:43
  hot
• 39:43
  pink.
• 39:44
  So
• 39:44
  her
• 39:44
  interpretation
• 39:45
  of
• 39:45
  color
• 39:46
  and
• 39:46
  knowledge
• 39:47
  of
• 39:47
  the
• 39:47
  beach
• 39:47
  was
• 39:47
  just
• 39:48
  amazing.
• 39:48
  It
• 39:48
  was
• 39:49
  just
• 39:49
  so
• 39:49
  amazing.
• 39:49
  So
• 39:50
  did
• 39:51
  you
• 39:51
  give
• 39:51
  her
• 39:52
  the
• 39:52
  script
• 39:53
  and
• 39:53
  then
• 39:53
  she
• 39:54
  went
• 39:54
  from
• 39:55
  there?
• 39:56
  I
• 39:56
  did.
• 39:56
  I
• 39:57
  gave
• 39:57
  her
• 39:57
  the
• 39:57
  script.
• 39:58
  She
• 39:58
  actually
• 39:59
  helped
• 39:59
  me
• 39:59
  craft
• 39:59
  some
• 39:59
  of
• 40:00
  the
• 40:00
  script
• 40:00
  as
• 40:00
  well.
• 40:00
  She
• 40:01
  put
• 40:01
  her
• 40:01
  input
• 40:01
  into
• 40:02
  it
• 40:02
  because
• 40:02
  she
• 40:03
  sees
• 40:03
  things
• 40:03
  in
• 40:04
  such
• 40:04
  a
• 40:04
  beautiful,
• 40:04
  colorful
• 40:05
  way.
• 40:06
  Yeah,
• 40:06
  yeah.
• 40:07
  Fantastic.
• 40:07
  Fantastic.
• 40:08
  So
• 40:08
  it's
• 40:09
  really
• 40:09
  nice
• 40:09
  because
• 40:10
  that's
• 40:10
  one
• 40:10
  of
• 40:10
  the
• 40:11
  biggest
• 40:12
  roadblocks
• 40:12
  for
• 40:13
  a
• 40:13
  lot
• 40:13
  of
• 40:13
  people,
• 40:14
  is
• 40:14
  when
• 40:14
  I
• 40:15
  talk
• 40:15
  to
• 40:15
  people
• 40:15
  about
• 40:16
  hybrid
• 40:17
  book
• 40:17
  publishing
• 40:18
  services,
• 40:19
  even
• 40:19
  like
• 40:19
  Miriam
• 40:20
  Blondrie,
• 40:20
  they
• 40:21
  talk
• 40:21
  about
• 40:21
  they
• 40:22
  will
• 40:23
  help
• 40:23
  you,
• 40:23
  but
• 40:24
  they
• 40:24
  don't
• 40:24
  source
• 40:25
  you
• 40:25
  a
• 40:26
  illustrator.
• 40:26
  They
• 40:27
  give
• 40:27
  you
• 40:27
  leads
• 40:28
  to
• 40:28
  source
• 40:28
  an
• 40:29
  illustrator.
• 40:29
  Now,
• 40:30
  in
• 40:30
  your
• 40:30
  case,
• 40:30
  you
• 40:30
  were
• 40:31
  very
• 40:31
  fortunate
• 40:32
  because
• 40:32
  you
• 40:32
  were
• 40:32
  able
• 40:33
  to
• 40:33
  source
• 40:34
  your
• 40:34
  own
• 40:34
  illustrator.
• 40:35
  But
• 40:35
  in
• 40:35
  most
• 40:35
  people's
• 40:36
  cases,
• 40:36
  they
• 40:37
  have
• 40:37
  to
• 40:37
  source
• 40:38
  their
• 40:39
  own
• 40:39
  Illustrator.
• 40:40
  That
• 40:40
  is
• 40:40
  a
• 40:40
  component
• 40:41
  that
• 40:41
  is
• 40:41
  very
• 40:42
  personal.
• 40:42
  So
• 40:43
  having
• 40:43
  an
• 40:43
  illustrator
• 40:44
  understand
• 40:45
  the
• 40:45
  character
• 40:47
  and
• 40:47
  even
• 40:48
  just
• 40:48
  down
• 40:48
  to
• 40:48
  the
• 40:49
  eyes.
• 40:49
  Right.
• 40:50
  The
• 40:50
  smile,
• 40:51
  everything
• 40:51
  about
• 40:51
  the
• 40:52
  character
• 40:52
  development
• 40:53
  that
• 40:53
  you
• 40:54
  have
• 40:54
  in
• 40:54
  your
• 40:54
  mind
• 40:54
  when
• 40:54
  you
• 40:55
  write
• 40:55
  the
• 40:55
  words,
• 40:56
  you
• 40:56
  need
• 40:56
  it
• 40:56
  to
• 40:56
  come
• 40:57
  to
• 40:57
  life,
• 40:57
  and
• 40:58
  you
• 40:59
  may
• 40:59
  have
• 40:59
  a
• 40:59
  vision
• 41:00
  of
• 41:00
  what
• 41:00
  it
• 41:00
  looks
• 41:00
  like,
• 41:01
  and
• 41:01
  then
• 41:01
  your
• 41:01
  illustrator
• 41:02
  may
• 41:02
  have
• 41:02
  something
• 41:02
  else.
• 41:02
  So
• 41:03
  Lindsay
• 41:03
  and
• 41:03
  I
• 41:03
  immediately
• 41:04
  came
• 41:05
  together,
• 41:05
  and
• 41:06
  it
• 41:06
  was
• 41:06
  just.
• 41:07
  I
• 41:07
  have
• 41:07
  to
• 41:07
  say,
• 41:07
  the
• 41:07
  synergy
• 41:08
  was
• 41:08
  immediate.
• 41:09
  I
• 41:09
  was
• 41:09
  so
• 41:09
  blessed
• 41:10
  with
• 41:10
  that.
• 41:10
  Wow.
• 41:10
  But
• 41:11
  it's
• 41:11
  true.
• 41:11
  There's
• 41:12
  a
• 41:12
  lot
• 41:12
  of
• 41:12
  illustrator
• 41:13
  services
• 41:13
  out
• 41:13
  there
• 41:13
  that
• 41:14
  you
• 41:14
  can
• 41:14
  choose
• 41:14
  from.
• 41:14
  There's
• 41:14
  a
• 41:15
  lot
• 41:15
  of.
• 41:15
  You
• 41:15
  could
• 41:15
  even
• 41:15
  go
• 41:16
  to
• 41:16
  local
• 41:16
  art
• 41:16
  schools
• 41:17
  and
• 41:17
  talk
• 41:17
  to
• 41:18
  students
• 41:18
  if
• 41:18
  you
• 41:18
  want
• 41:18
  to
• 41:18
  do
• 41:18
  it
• 41:19
  more
• 41:19
  on
• 41:19
  a
• 41:19
  budget
• 41:19
  and
• 41:19
  see
• 41:20
  if
• 41:20
  they'd
• 41:20
  be
• 41:20
  interested
• 41:20
  in
• 41:21
  doing
• 41:21
  illustrations.
• 41:22
  But
• 41:22
  what
• 41:22
  they
• 41:22
  do
• 41:23
  is
• 41:23
  more
• 41:23
  than
• 41:23
  just
• 41:24
  the
• 41:24
  drawings
• 41:24
  of
• 41:24
  the
• 41:24
  book.
• 41:25
  They
• 41:25
  actually
• 41:25
  create
• 41:26
  the
• 41:26
  roadmap
• 41:27
  for
• 41:27
  the
• 41:27
  book
• 41:27
  of
• 41:27
  how
• 41:28
  the
• 41:28
  book
• 41:28
  is
• 41:28
  going
• 41:29
  to.
• 41:29
  The
• 41:29
  words
• 41:29
  and
• 41:29
  the
• 41:29
  pictures
• 41:30
  kind
• 41:30
  of
• 41:30
  line
• 41:30
  up,
• 41:31
  right?
• 41:31
  Yes.
• 41:32
  Yes.
• 41:32
  So
• 41:33
  there's
• 41:33
  a
• 41:33
  lot
• 41:33
  to
• 41:33
  that
• 41:34
  as
• 41:34
  well.
• 41:34
  Absolutely.
• 41:35
  Absolutely.
• 41:36
  So
• 41:37
  it
• 41:38
  sounds
• 41:38
  like
• 41:39
  it's
• 41:39
  fun
• 41:40
  working
• 41:40
  with
• 41:40
  Lindsay.
• 41:42
  And
• 41:43
  I'm
• 41:43
  thinking
• 41:43
  about
• 41:44
  your
• 41:44
  motivation
• 41:45
  now.
• 41:45
  I
• 41:45
  know
• 41:45
  we've
• 41:45
  talked
• 41:46
  about,
• 41:46
  in
• 41:47
  the
• 41:47
  beginning
• 41:48
  with
• 41:48
  Rocky
• 41:49
  and
• 41:49
  Rocky
• 41:50
  being
• 41:51
  motivating
• 41:52
  you
• 41:52
  to
• 41:53
  write
• 41:53
  your
• 41:53
  book
• 41:54
  and
• 41:54
  the
• 41:54
  Adventures
• 41:55
  of
• 41:55
  Rocky.
• 41:56
  Was
• 41:56
  there
• 41:56
  any
• 41:57
  other
• 41:57
  event
• 41:59
  that
• 41:59
  motivated
• 42:00
  you
• 42:00
  to
• 42:00
  take
• 42:00
  this
• 42:01
  even
• 42:01
  further?
• 42:02
  Or
• 42:02
  was
• 42:02
  there
• 42:03
  a
• 42:03
  person?
• 42:04
  How
• 42:04
  would
• 42:04
  you
• 42:05
  say?
• 42:05
  Your
• 42:05
  whole
• 42:06
  development
• 42:06
  of
• 42:07
  the
• 42:07
  Adventures
• 42:08
  of
• 42:08
  Rocky
• 42:09
  has
• 42:09
  unfolded
• 42:09
  through
• 42:10
  some
• 42:10
  sort
• 42:11
  of
• 42:11
  event
• 42:11
  or
• 42:12
  person.
• 42:13
  So
• 42:13
  many
• 42:13
  people
• 42:14
  have
• 42:14
  inspired
• 42:15
  me
• 42:15
  to.
• 42:15
  For
• 42:16
  this
• 42:16
  project
• 42:16
  that
• 42:17
  really
• 42:17
  came
• 42:17
  out
• 42:17
  of
• 42:18
  nowhere.
• 42:18
  So,
• 42:18
  first
• 42:19
  and
• 42:19
  foremost,
• 42:19
  my
• 42:19
  husband.
• 42:20
  We
• 42:20
  would
• 42:20
  rock
• 42:21
  the
• 42:21
  beach
• 42:21
  together.
• 42:21
  And
• 42:22
  we.
• 42:22
  Rocky
• 42:22
  is
• 42:23
  our
• 42:23
  baby.
• 42:23
  So,
• 42:23
  of
• 42:24
  course,
• 42:24
  Rocky
• 42:25
  and
• 42:25
  the
• 42:25
  adventures
• 42:25
  of
• 42:26
  Rocky
• 42:26
  being
• 42:27
  on
• 42:27
  the
• 42:27
  beach
• 42:27
  and
• 42:27
  all
• 42:28
  the
• 42:28
  things.
• 42:28
  And
• 42:28
  my
• 42:29
  husband
• 42:29
  said
• 42:29
  to
• 42:29
  me,
• 42:30
  why
• 42:30
  don't
• 42:30
  you
• 42:30
  write
• 42:30
  a
• 42:30
  book?
• 42:30
  Why
• 42:31
  don't
• 42:31
  you
• 42:31
  write
• 42:31
  a
• 42:31
  story?
• 42:32
  Really?
• 42:33
  I'm
• 42:33
  not
• 42:33
  an
• 42:33
  author.
• 42:34
  Right.
• 42:35
  How
• 42:35
  to
• 42:35
  do.
• 42:36
  So
• 42:37
  it
• 42:37
  all
• 42:37
  spawned
• 42:37
  from
• 42:38
  that.
• 42:38
  And
• 42:38
  then
• 42:38
  my
• 42:38
  father.
• 42:40
  It
• 42:40
  was
• 42:40
  in
• 42:40
  his
• 42:41
  final
• 42:41
  years,
• 42:42
  I
• 42:42
  brought
• 42:42
  the
• 42:42
  project
• 42:43
  to
• 42:43
  my
• 42:43
  dad,
• 42:43
  and
• 42:43
  I
• 42:43
  would
• 42:44
  keep
• 42:44
  reading
• 42:44
  to
• 42:44
  my
• 42:45
  dad.
• 42:45
  What
• 42:45
  do
• 42:45
  you
• 42:45
  think
• 42:45
  of
• 42:45
  this?
• 42:46
  What
• 42:46
  do
• 42:46
  you
• 42:46
  think
• 42:46
  of
• 42:46
  that?
• 42:47
  And
• 42:47
  he
• 42:47
  was
• 42:47
  able
• 42:48
  to
• 42:48
  see
• 42:48
  the
• 42:48
  book
• 42:49
  being
• 42:49
  published
• 42:50
  in
• 42:50
  the
• 42:50
  end,
• 42:50
  which
• 42:50
  is
• 42:51
  so
• 42:51
  great.
• 42:51
  So
• 42:52
  my
• 42:52
  father
• 42:52
  was
• 42:52
  a
• 42:53
  big
• 42:53
  part
• 42:53
  of
• 42:53
  the
• 42:53
  first
• 42:54
  book.
• 42:54
  And
• 42:55
  then
• 42:55
  my
• 42:55
  mom
• 42:55
  has
• 42:56
  always
• 42:56
  been
• 42:56
  my
• 42:56
  biggest
• 42:57
  champion
• 42:57
  and
• 42:57
  my
• 42:58
  biggest
• 42:58
  supporter.
• 42:59
  So
• 42:59
  she
• 43:00
  has
• 43:00
  helped
• 43:01
  not
• 43:01
  only
• 43:01
  me
• 43:01
  market
• 43:02
  the
• 43:02
  book,
• 43:02
  but
• 43:02
  she
• 43:03
  helped
• 43:03
  with
• 43:03
  the
• 43:03
  whole
• 43:04
  organization
• 43:05
  of
• 43:05
  the
• 43:05
  book
• 43:05
  and
• 43:06
  all
• 43:06
  the
• 43:06
  things.
• 43:06
  There's
• 43:07
  so
• 43:07
  much
• 43:07
  behind
• 43:08
  the
• 43:08
  scenes
• 43:08
  that
• 43:08
  you
• 43:08
  need
• 43:09
  support
• 43:09
  from.
• 43:10
  So
• 43:10
  all
• 43:10
  of
• 43:10
  my
• 43:11
  family.
• 43:11
  And
• 43:11
  then,
• 43:11
  of
• 43:11
  course,
• 43:12
  My
• 43:12
  niece
• 43:12
  Lindsay,
• 43:13
  of
• 43:13
  course,
• 43:13
  my
• 43:13
  niece
• 43:14
  Lindsay
• 43:14
  has
• 43:14
  just
• 43:14
  been
• 43:15
  such
• 43:15
  a
• 43:15
  joy
• 43:15
  through
• 43:15
  the
• 43:16
  whole
• 43:16
  project.
• 43:16
  So
• 43:17
  all
• 43:17
  of
• 43:17
  those
• 43:17
  components
• 43:18
  together
• 43:18
  keep
• 43:19
  you
• 43:19
  in
• 43:19
  line
• 43:19
  and
• 43:20
  pushing
• 43:20
  along
• 43:21
  to
• 43:21
  make
• 43:21
  sure
• 43:22
  that
• 43:22
  you
• 43:22
  meet
• 43:22
  deadlines
• 43:23
  and
• 43:23
  that
• 43:23
  you
• 43:23
  meet
• 43:24
  the
• 43:24
  actions
• 43:24
  that
• 43:25
  are
• 43:25
  required
• 43:25
  at
• 43:25
  the
• 43:26
  time.
• 43:26
  And
• 43:26
  it's
• 43:27
  also
• 43:27
  like
• 43:27
  you
• 43:27
  have.
• 43:27
  Once
• 43:28
  your
• 43:28
  family's
• 43:28
  involved,
• 43:29
  it's
• 43:29
  so
• 43:29
  much
• 43:30
  fun.
• 43:30
  How
• 43:31
  much
• 43:31
  fun?
• 43:32
  It's
• 43:32
  incredible.
• 43:33
  With
• 43:33
  most
• 43:33
  children's
• 43:34
  book
• 43:34
  authors
• 43:35
  I've
• 43:35
  talked
• 43:35
  to,
• 43:36
  it's
• 43:36
  some
• 43:37
  sort
• 43:37
  of
• 43:38
  event
• 43:39
  with
• 43:39
  either
• 43:39
  a
• 43:40
  family
• 43:40
  member
• 43:41
  or,
• 43:41
  like,
• 43:42
  family
• 43:42
  has
• 43:42
  a
• 43:42
  lot
• 43:43
  to
• 43:43
  do
• 43:43
  with
• 43:43
  the
• 43:44
  development
• 43:44
  of
• 43:44
  a
• 43:45
  children's
• 43:45
  book.
• 43:46
  It's
• 43:46
  a
• 43:46
  reoccurring
• 43:47
  theme.
• 43:48
  If
• 43:48
  you
• 43:48
  think
• 43:48
  you
• 43:49
  can
• 43:49
  do
• 43:49
  this
• 43:49
  by
• 43:49
  yourself,
• 43:50
  you're
• 43:50
  kidding
• 43:51
  yourself.
• 43:51
  It
• 43:52
  takes
• 43:52
  family,
• 43:52
  friends,
• 43:53
  support,
• 43:54
  and
• 43:54
  experts
• 43:55
  in
• 43:55
  the
• 43:56
  field.
• 43:56
  There's
• 43:56
  so
• 43:57
  much
• 43:57
  involved
• 43:58
  here.
• 43:59
  Yeah,
• 43:59
  there
• 43:59
  is
• 44:00
  so
• 44:00
  much.
• 44:00
  So
• 44:00
  we
• 44:01
  know
• 44:01
  that
• 44:02
  your
• 44:02
  book
• 44:02
  series
• 44:03
  is
• 44:03
  based
• 44:03
  on
• 44:03
  Rocky.
• 44:04
  And
• 44:05
  the
• 44:05
  neat
• 44:05
  thing
• 44:05
  about
• 44:06
  having
• 44:06
  a
• 44:07
  pet,
• 44:07
  especially
• 44:08
  a
• 44:08
  dog,
• 44:09
  is
• 44:10
  we've
• 44:11
  over
• 44:11
  40
• 44:11
  years,
• 44:12
  we've
• 44:12
  had
• 44:12
  three
• 44:12
  different
• 44:13
  dogs,
• 44:13
  and
• 44:14
  they
• 44:14
  all
• 44:14
  had
• 44:15
  their
• 44:15
  own
• 44:15
  different
• 44:16
  characters.
• 44:18
  Of
• 44:18
  course,
• 44:18
  anyone
• 44:19
  who's
• 44:19
  a
• 44:19
  pet
• 44:20
  owner
• 44:20
  knows
• 44:21
  that
• 44:21
  whether
• 44:21
  it's
• 44:21
  a
• 44:21
  dog
• 44:22
  or
• 44:22
  a
• 44:22
  cat
• 44:22
  or
• 44:23
  any
• 44:23
  type
• 44:23
  of
• 44:23
  pet,
• 44:25
  they
• 44:25
  have
• 44:25
  their
• 44:25
  own
• 44:25
  character.
• 44:26
  So
• 44:27
  just
• 44:27
  expand
• 44:28
  on
• 44:29
  the
• 44:29
  character
• 44:30
  of
• 44:30
  Rocky
• 44:31
  even
• 44:31
  more.
• 44:31
  When
• 44:31
  did
• 44:32
  you
• 44:32
  realize
• 44:32
  that,
• 44:32
  hey,
• 44:33
  maybe
• 44:33
  Rocky
• 44:34
  could
• 44:34
  be
• 44:34
  this
• 44:35
  main
• 44:35
  character
• 44:36
  in
• 44:36
  a
• 44:36
  book?
• 44:37
  So
• 44:37
  I've
• 44:38
  always
• 44:38
  been
• 44:38
  a
• 44:38
  lifelong
• 44:39
  lover
• 44:39
  of
• 44:39
  poodles.
• 44:40
  I've
• 44:40
  always
• 44:40
  had
• 44:40
  poodles.
• 44:41
  And
• 44:42
  poodles
• 44:42
  to
• 44:43
  me,
• 44:43
  are
• 44:43
  very
• 44:43
  special.
• 44:44
  And
• 44:44
  my
• 44:45
  poodles
• 44:45
  have
• 44:45
  always
• 44:45
  been
• 44:46
  very
• 44:46
  athletic
• 44:46
  and
• 44:47
  fierce,
• 44:47
  not
• 44:48
  meaning
• 44:48
  that
• 44:48
  they're
• 44:49
  bitey
• 44:49
  or
• 44:49
  anything
• 44:50
  like
• 44:50
  that.
• 44:50
  They're
• 44:50
  just
• 44:51
  very
• 44:51
  intelligent
• 44:53
  dogs.
• 44:53
  They're
• 44:53
  super
• 44:53
  smart.
• 44:55
  Rocky
• 44:56
  has
• 44:56
  all
• 44:56
  of
• 44:56
  those
• 44:57
  characteristics,
• 44:58
  but
• 44:58
  she
• 44:58
  also
• 44:59
  has
• 44:59
  some
• 44:59
  fears.
• 45:01
  And
• 45:01
  I've
• 45:01
  never
• 45:02
  had
• 45:02
  a
• 45:02
  dog
• 45:02
  with
• 45:02
  that
• 45:02
  many
• 45:03
  fears.
• 45:03
  So
• 45:04
  little
• 45:04
  things
• 45:04
  startle
• 45:05
  her,
• 45:05
  and
• 45:06
  then
• 45:06
  she
• 45:06
  runs
• 45:06
  away,
• 45:06
  and
• 45:07
  I'm
• 45:07
  like,
• 45:07
  what's
• 45:08
  come
• 45:08
  on
• 45:08
  here?
• 45:08
  Like,
• 45:08
  why
• 45:09
  are
• 45:09
  you
• 45:09
  so
• 45:09
  afraid?
• 45:09
  We've
• 45:10
  loved
• 45:10
  her
• 45:10
  since
• 45:10
  the
• 45:11
  very
• 45:11
  beginning.
• 45:11
  She's
• 45:12
  safe
• 45:12
  and
• 45:12
  secure
• 45:12
  in
• 45:12
  her
• 45:13
  home.
• 45:13
  But
• 45:13
  an
• 45:13
  airplane
• 45:14
  will
• 45:14
  throw
• 45:15
  her
• 45:15
  over
• 45:15
  the
• 45:15
  edge.
• 45:16
  Fireworks.
• 45:17
  Forget
• 45:17
  about
• 45:17
  that.
• 45:17
  She's
• 45:18
  done
• 45:18
  for.
• 45:18
  Fireworks.
• 45:19
  So
• 45:19
  she
• 45:20
  just
• 45:20
  is
• 45:20
  a
• 45:20
  silly
• 45:21
  little
• 45:21
  dog.
• 45:21
  Brings
• 45:22
  so
• 45:22
  much
• 45:22
  joy
• 45:23
  to
• 45:23
  others.
• 45:24
  Very
• 45:24
  friendly,
• 45:25
  very
• 45:26
  intelligent.
• 45:27
  We
• 45:27
  always
• 45:27
  joke
• 45:27
  that
• 45:28
  Rocky
• 45:28
  knows
• 45:28
  colors
• 45:29
  because
• 45:29
  she
• 45:30
  has
• 45:30
  toys
• 45:30
  that
• 45:31
  are
• 45:31
  different
• 45:31
  colors.
• 45:31
  And
• 45:31
  we'll
• 45:32
  say,
• 45:32
  go
• 45:32
  get
• 45:32
  the
• 45:32
  purple
• 45:33
  toy.
• 45:33
  And
• 45:33
  she'll
• 45:33
  get
• 45:33
  the
• 45:33
  purple
• 45:34
  toy.
• 45:35
  Go
• 45:35
  get
• 45:35
  the
• 45:35
  pink
• 45:35
  toy.
• 45:35
  She'll
• 45:36
  go
• 45:36
  get
• 45:36
  the
• 45:36
  pink
• 45:36
  toy.
• 45:37
  It's
• 45:37
  amazing.
• 45:38
  I
• 45:38
  don't
• 45:38
  know
• 45:38
  if
• 45:39
  it's
• 45:39
  true
• 45:39
  that
• 45:39
  she
• 45:39
  can
• 45:39
  see
• 45:40
  color,
• 45:40
  however,
• 45:41
  she's
• 45:41
  just
• 45:41
  one
• 45:41
  of
• 45:42
  those
• 45:42
  Dogs
• 45:42
  that
• 45:42
  is
• 45:43
  very
• 45:43
  in
• 45:43
  tune
• 45:44
  with
• 45:44
  words
• 45:45
  that
• 45:45
  you
• 45:45
  say.
• 45:46
  Even
• 45:46
  as
• 45:46
  a
• 45:46
  young
• 45:46
  puppy,
• 45:47
  when
• 45:47
  I
• 45:47
  took
• 45:47
  her
• 45:47
  to
• 45:47
  training
• 45:48
  school,
• 45:49
  the
• 45:49
  trainer
• 45:49
  even
• 45:49
  said
• 45:50
  that
• 45:50
  she
• 45:50
  said,
• 45:50
  my
• 45:50
  gosh,
• 45:51
  this
• 45:51
  dog
• 45:51
  is
• 45:52
  really
• 45:52
  perceptive
• 45:53
  of
• 45:53
  you.
• 45:54
  So
• 45:54
  when
• 45:54
  a
• 45:54
  dog
• 45:55
  is
• 45:55
  really
• 45:55
  paying
• 45:55
  attention
• 45:56
  to
• 45:56
  their
• 45:56
  owner.
• 45:57
  Yes.
• 45:57
  That
• 45:58
  very
• 45:58
  high
• 45:59
  signal
• 45:59
  of
• 45:59
  intelligence
• 45:59
  that
• 46:00
  they're
• 46:00
  listening
• 46:01
  and
• 46:01
  paying
• 46:01
  attention.
• 46:02
  She's
• 46:02
  always
• 46:02
  been
• 46:03
  very
• 46:03
  intuitive,
• 46:04
  but
• 46:04
  does
• 46:05
  struggle
• 46:05
  with
• 46:05
  some
• 46:06
  fears
• 46:06
  and
• 46:06
  confidence
• 46:07
  sometimes.
• 46:09
  That
• 46:09
  is
• 46:09
  really
• 46:10
  the
• 46:10
  reason
• 46:10
  for
• 46:10
  the.
• 46:10
  Books
• 46:11
  you
• 46:11
  shared
• 46:12
  your.
• 46:12
  The
• 46:12
  theme
• 46:13
  of
• 46:13
  your
• 46:13
  three
• 46:13
  books.
• 46:14
  Just
• 46:14
  go
• 46:15
  give
• 46:15
  us.
• 46:16
  Go
• 46:16
  a
• 46:16
  little
• 46:16
  deeper
• 46:17
  into
• 46:17
  each
• 46:17
  of
• 46:17
  the
• 46:18
  themes.
• 46:19
  So
• 46:19
  the
• 46:19
  first
• 46:20
  book
• 46:20
  is
• 46:20
  don't
• 46:21
  be
• 46:21
  Afraid,
• 46:21
  Rocky.
• 46:22
  So
• 46:22
  don't
• 46:23
  be
• 46:23
  afraid
• 46:23
  is
• 46:24
  really
• 46:24
  the
• 46:24
  fear
• 46:25
  and
• 46:25
  the
• 46:25
  theme.
• 46:26
  Rocky
• 46:26
  has
• 46:27
  fears
• 46:27
  of
• 46:27
  the
• 46:27
  dark.
• 46:28
  Crab
• 46:29
  comes
• 46:29
  along
• 46:29
  and
• 46:29
  teaches
• 46:30
  her
• 46:30
  to
• 46:31
  not
• 46:31
  fear
• 46:31
  the
• 46:31
  dark.
• 46:32
  She
• 46:32
  digs
• 46:32
  a
• 46:32
  hole.
• 46:33
  Rocky
• 46:33
  goes
• 46:34
  in
• 46:34
  the
• 46:34
  hole
• 46:34
  and
• 46:34
  plays
• 46:35
  around
• 46:35
  with
• 46:35
  the
• 46:35
  crab
• 46:35
  family
• 46:36
  in
• 46:37
  the
• 46:37
  dark,
• 46:37
  having
• 46:38
  fun.
• 46:39
  The
• 46:39
  starfish
• 46:39
  teaches
• 46:40
  her
• 46:40
  about
• 46:40
  gratitude
• 46:41
  because
• 46:41
  the
• 46:42
  starfish
• 46:42
  can't
• 46:42
  hear,
• 46:43
  and
• 46:43
  Rocky's
• 46:43
  afraid
• 46:44
  of
• 46:44
  loud
• 46:44
  sounds.
• 46:45
  So
• 46:45
  the
• 46:45
  starfish
• 46:46
  says,
• 46:46
  be
• 46:46
  grateful
• 46:47
  that
• 46:47
  you
• 46:47
  can
• 46:47
  hear
• 46:48
  loud
• 46:48
  sounds.
• 46:48
  Be
• 46:48
  grateful
• 46:49
  for
• 46:49
  that.
• 46:50
  And
• 46:50
  then
• 46:50
  Rocky
• 46:51
  realizes
• 46:51
  after
• 46:52
  all
• 46:52
  those
• 46:53
  adventures
• 46:54
  that
• 46:54
  she
• 46:54
  doesn't
• 46:55
  know
• 46:55
  how
• 46:55
  to
• 46:55
  get
• 46:55
  home.
• 46:55
  She's
• 46:56
  lost
• 46:56
  and
• 46:56
  afraid.
• 46:57
  So
• 46:58
  the
• 46:58
  seagull
• 46:59
  doesn't
• 46:59
  guide
• 46:59
  her,
• 47:00
  but
• 47:01
  teaches
• 47:01
  her
• 47:01
  to
• 47:02
  remember
• 47:02
  how
• 47:03
  to
• 47:03
  get
• 47:03
  home.
• 47:04
  So
• 47:04
  she
• 47:04
  empowers
• 47:05
  Rocky
• 47:05
  with
• 47:06
  the
• 47:06
  knowledge
• 47:06
  to
• 47:07
  get
• 47:07
  home.
• 47:07
  So
• 47:07
  cool.
• 47:08
  So
• 47:08
  that
• 47:08
  was
• 47:08
  all
• 47:08
  the
• 47:09
  first
• 47:09
  book.
• 47:09
  The
• 47:09
  second
• 47:10
  book
• 47:10
  is
• 47:10
  Don't
• 47:10
  Worry,
• 47:11
  Rocky.
• 47:12
  So
• 47:12
  Rocky
• 47:13
  again
• 47:13
  is
• 47:13
  worried
• 47:14
  about
• 47:14
  what's
• 47:14
  going
• 47:14
  to
• 47:14
  happen,
• 47:15
  what's
• 47:15
  going
• 47:15
  forward.
• 47:16
  So
• 47:16
  she
• 47:17
  meets
• 47:17
  a
• 47:17
  jellyfish,
• 47:18
  she
• 47:18
  meets
• 47:19
  a
• 47:19
  clam,
• 47:19
  and
• 47:19
  she
• 47:20
  meets
• 47:20
  a
• 47:20
  dolphin.
• 47:20
  And
• 47:21
  all
• 47:21
  of
• 47:21
  those
• 47:22
  characters
• 47:22
  again
• 47:23
  teach
• 47:24
  her
• 47:24
  little
• 47:25
  tidbits
• 47:26
  about
• 47:26
  how
• 47:26
  not
• 47:27
  to
• 47:27
  have
• 47:27
  all
• 47:28
  those
• 47:29
  anxiety,
• 47:30
  how
• 47:30
  to
• 47:31
  live
• 47:31
  in
• 47:31
  the
• 47:31
  moment,
• 47:32
  how
• 47:32
  to
• 47:32
  be
• 47:33
  grateful
• 47:33
  for
• 47:33
  what's
• 47:34
  happening
• 47:34
  today.
• 47:35
  So
• 47:35
  when
• 47:35
  you
• 47:36
  have
• 47:36
  fear
• 47:36
  and
• 47:37
  anxiety,
• 47:38
  great
• 47:39
  gratitude
• 47:39
  takes
• 47:40
  over.
• 47:40
  So
• 47:40
  if
• 47:41
  you
• 47:41
  feel
• 47:41
  grateful
• 47:41
  about
• 47:42
  anything,
• 47:42
  all
• 47:43
  of
• 47:43
  those
• 47:43
  other
• 47:43
  emotions
• 47:44
  disappear.
• 47:45
  So
• 47:46
  these
• 47:46
  books
• 47:47
  actually
• 47:47
  climb
• 47:48
  the
• 47:48
  emotional
• 47:49
  scale.
• 47:49
  So
• 47:50
  the
• 47:50
  worst
• 47:50
  feeling
• 47:50
  you
• 47:50
  can
• 47:51
  fear
• 47:51
  is.
• 47:51
  Feel
• 47:52
  fear
• 47:53
  is
• 47:53
  the
• 47:53
  worst
• 47:53
  feeling
• 47:54
  you
• 47:54
  can
• 47:54
  fear.
• 47:55
  Right.
• 47:55
  The
• 47:55
  joy
• 47:56
  is
• 47:56
  the
• 47:56
  best
• 47:57
  feeling
• 47:57
  you
• 47:57
  can
• 47:58
  feel.
• 47:58
  So
• 47:58
  Rocky
• 47:59
  climbs
• 47:59
  the
• 47:59
  ladder.
• 48:00
  So
• 48:00
  she's
• 48:01
  fearful
• 48:01
  on
• 48:01
  the
• 48:01
  first
• 48:02
  one.
• 48:02
  Then
• 48:02
  she's
• 48:02
  anxious.
• 48:03
  A
• 48:04
  little
• 48:04
  better
• 48:04
  than
• 48:04
  fear,
• 48:05
  Right.
• 48:05
  And
• 48:06
  then
• 48:06
  worry
• 48:07
  is
• 48:07
  really.
• 48:07
  She's
• 48:08
  frustrated,
• 48:09
  right.
• 48:09
  Because
• 48:09
  here's
• 48:10
  this
• 48:10
  shark
• 48:11
  that
• 48:11
  comes
• 48:12
  along
• 48:12
  and
• 48:12
  starts
• 48:13
  tantalizing
• 48:14
  Rocky
• 48:14
  and
• 48:14
  making
• 48:14
  fun
• 48:14
  of
• 48:15
  her
• 48:15
  and
• 48:15
  saying,
• 48:15
  you're
• 48:16
  just
• 48:16
  a
• 48:16
  big
• 48:16
  baby.
• 48:16
  And
• 48:17
  Rocky
• 48:17
  says,
• 48:18
  baby.
• 48:18
  The
• 48:19
  lobster
• 48:19
  comes
• 48:20
  along
• 48:20
  and
• 48:20
  teaches
• 48:20
  her,
• 48:21
  stand
• 48:21
  for
• 48:21
  yourself.
• 48:22
  You
• 48:22
  tell
• 48:22
  him
• 48:22
  you're
• 48:23
  not
• 48:23
  a
• 48:23
  baby.
• 48:24
  And
• 48:24
  then
• 48:25
  the
• 48:25
  whale,
• 48:26
  Wally
• 48:26
  the
• 48:27
  Whale.
• 48:27
  We
• 48:27
  love
• 48:28
  Wally.
• 48:28
  Wally
• 48:29
  teaches
• 48:29
  her
• 48:29
  that
• 48:29
  the
• 48:29
  bully
• 48:30
  really
• 48:31
  doesn't
• 48:31
  want
• 48:31
  to
• 48:32
  be
• 48:32
  a
• 48:32
  bully.
• 48:32
  He
• 48:33
  just
• 48:33
  doesn't
• 48:33
  know
• 48:33
  how
• 48:33
  to
• 48:34
  be
• 48:34
  a
• 48:34
  friend.
• 48:35
  Teaches
• 48:35
  Rocky
• 48:36
  some
• 48:36
  lessons
• 48:36
  on
• 48:36
  how
• 48:36
  to
• 48:37
  be
• 48:37
  a
• 48:37
  friend
• 48:38
  to
• 48:38
  the
• 48:39
  shark.
• 48:39
  And
• 48:40
  all
• 48:40
  the
• 48:40
  day
• 48:41
  ends
• 48:41
  with
• 48:41
  joy.
• 48:42
  And
• 48:42
  there
• 48:43
  is
• 48:43
  a
• 48:43
  special
• 48:43
  appearance
• 48:44
  by
• 48:44
  my
• 48:45
  niece.
• 48:45
  Lindsay's
• 48:46
  illustrator.
• 48:47
  Lola
• 48:49
  is
• 48:49
  her
• 48:49
  little
• 48:50
  dog
• 48:50
  that
• 48:51
  makes
• 48:51
  an
• 48:51
  appearance
• 48:51
  in
• 48:51
  the
• 48:52
  end.
• 48:52
  So
• 48:53
  all
• 48:53
  the
• 48:54
  characters
• 48:54
  together.
• 48:54
  But
• 48:55
  in
• 48:55
  the
• 48:55
  end,
• 48:56
  Rocky's
• 48:56
  playing
• 48:56
  with
• 48:57
  the
• 48:57
  shark
• 48:57
  and
• 48:58
  the
• 48:58
  lobster
• 48:58
  and
• 48:58
  the
• 48:59
  whale.
• 48:59
  I
• 48:59
  love
• 48:59
  it.
• 49:00
  So
• 49:00
  Rocky
• 49:00
  always
• 49:01
  has
• 49:01
  a
• 49:01
  challenge.
• 49:02
  In
• 49:02
  the
• 49:02
  beginning,
• 49:02
  characters
• 49:03
  come
• 49:03
  along
• 49:03
  and
• 49:03
  teach
• 49:04
  her
• 49:04
  lessons,
• 49:04
  but
• 49:05
  she
• 49:05
  figures
• 49:06
  it
• 49:06
  out
• 49:06
  on
• 49:06
  her
• 49:06
  own
• 49:07
  how
• 49:07
  to
• 49:07
  overcome
• 49:08
  those
• 49:08
  challenges.
• 49:09
  I
• 49:09
  love
• 49:09
  how
• 49:09
  you
• 49:09
  brought
• 49:10
  this
• 49:10
  whole
• 49:11
  central
• 49:11
  teaching
• 49:12
  together
• 49:13
  when
• 49:13
  you
• 49:13
  go
• 49:14
  out
• 49:14
  into
• 49:14
  the
• 49:14
  adult
• 49:15
  world,
• 49:16
  like
• 49:16
  we
• 49:16
  were
• 49:16
  talking
• 49:17
  about
• 49:17
  earlier.
• 49:18
  And
• 49:20
  how
• 49:20
  does
• 49:21
  this
• 49:21
  come
• 49:21
  up,
• 49:21
  because
• 49:21
  you
• 49:22
  mentioned
• 49:22
  it.
• 49:22
  How
• 49:23
  does
• 49:23
  it
• 49:23
  come
• 49:23
  up
• 49:24
  in
• 49:24
  a.
• 49:24
  Like
• 49:24
  a
• 49:25
  leadership
• 49:25
  group?
• 49:26
  Lessons
• 49:27
  from
• 49:27
  the
• 49:27
  book
• 49:28
  that
• 49:28
  can
• 49:28
  be
• 49:28
  taken
• 49:29
  into
• 49:29
  a
• 49:30
  leadership
• 49:30
  group.
• 49:31
  Some
• 49:31
  tips.
• 49:31
  I
• 49:31
  use
• 49:31
  Rocky
• 49:32
  as
• 49:32
  an
• 49:32
  example
• 49:33
  in
• 49:33
  some
• 49:33
  of
• 49:33
  Beki
• 49:34
  engagements
• 49:34
  or
• 49:34
  my
• 49:34
  conversations,
• 49:35
  and
• 49:35
  I
• 49:35
  talk
• 49:35
  about
• 49:35
  that
• 49:36
  you
• 49:36
  can
• 49:37
  never
• 49:37
  accomplish
• 49:37
  things
• 49:38
  alone.
• 49:38
  Right.
• 49:39
  You
• 49:39
  always
• 49:39
  need
• 49:40
  to
• 49:40
  have
• 49:40
  support,
• 49:41
  a
• 49:41
  support
• 49:41
  system.
• 49:42
  Yeah.
• 49:42
  So
• 49:43
  in
• 49:43
  the
• 49:43
  books,
• 49:43
  Rocky
• 49:44
  learns
• 49:45
  that
• 49:45
  she
• 49:45
  leans
• 49:45
  on
• 49:46
  friends.
• 49:47
  So
• 49:47
  it's
• 49:47
  okay.
• 49:48
  And
• 49:48
  it's
• 49:48
  a
• 49:48
  message
• 49:49
  I
• 49:49
  tell
• 49:49
  children.
• 49:49
  It's
• 49:49
  okay
• 49:50
  to
• 49:50
  tell
• 49:51
  people
• 49:51
  that
• 49:51
  you
• 49:52
  have
• 49:52
  these
• 49:52
  challenges,
• 49:53
  reach
• 49:53
  out
• 49:53
  for
• 49:54
  help.
• 49:54
  Don't
• 49:54
  keep
• 49:54
  it
• 49:55
  all
• 49:55
  inside
• 49:55
  of
• 49:55
  you.
• 49:56
  And
• 49:56
  that
• 49:56
  is
• 49:57
  really
• 49:57
  a
• 49:57
  big
• 49:57
  challenge
• 49:58
  in
• 49:58
  the
• 49:58
  executive
• 49:59
  world.
• 49:59
  Today
• 49:59
  is
• 50:00
  a
• 50:00
  lot
• 50:00
  of
• 50:00
  leaders,
• 50:01
  as
• 50:02
  well
• 50:02
  as
• 50:02
  a
• 50:02
  lot
• 50:02
  of
• 50:02
  managers,
• 50:03
  they
• 50:04
  fear
• 50:05
  telling
• 50:05
  people
• 50:06
  that
• 50:06
  they
• 50:06
  have
• 50:06
  challenges.
• 50:08
  And
• 50:08
  I
• 50:08
  say
• 50:08
  the
• 50:09
  opposite.
• 50:09
  I
• 50:09
  say,
• 50:10
  tell
• 50:10
  everyone
• 50:11
  about
• 50:11
  your
• 50:11
  show
• 50:12
  that
• 50:12
  you
• 50:12
  have
• 50:13
  these
• 50:13
  challenges,
• 50:14
  and
• 50:14
  we
• 50:14
  are
• 50:14
  here
• 50:15
  to
• 50:15
  help
• 50:15
  support
• 50:15
  you.
• 50:16
  And
• 50:16
  that's
• 50:16
  really
• 50:17
  empathetic
• 50:17
  leadership.
• 50:18
  Because
• 50:18
  if
• 50:19
  you
• 50:19
  know
• 50:19
  that,
• 50:19
  I
• 50:19
  understand
• 50:20
  how
• 50:20
  you
• 50:20
  feel.
• 50:21
  Yes.
• 50:21
  And
• 50:22
  you
• 50:22
  know
• 50:22
  that
• 50:22
  as
• 50:22
  a
• 50:22
  leader,
• 50:23
  I'm
• 50:23
  not
• 50:23
  this
• 50:24
  Stone
• 50:25
  character.
• 50:25
  I'm
• 50:26
  actually
• 50:26
  a
• 50:26
  human
• 50:26
  being.
• 50:27
  And
• 50:27
  I
• 50:27
  feel
• 50:28
  fear,
• 50:28
  too.
• 50:28
  And
• 50:29
  I
• 50:29
  feel
• 50:29
  worry
• 50:29
  and
• 50:30
  I
• 50:30
  feel
• 50:30
  anxiety
• 50:31
  as
• 50:32
  well.
• 50:32
  So
• 50:32
  I
• 50:33
  think
• 50:33
  it
• 50:33
  just.
• 50:33
  It
• 50:33
  really
• 50:34
  helps
• 50:34
  relatability
• 50:35
  to
• 50:36
  leaders
• 50:37
  and
• 50:37
  the
• 50:37
  people
• 50:37
  that
• 50:38
  they're
• 50:38
  leading
• 50:38
  if
• 50:39
  they
• 50:39
  know
• 50:39
  that
• 50:39
  their
• 50:40
  leader
• 50:40
  has
• 50:41
  walked
• 50:41
  in
• 50:42
  their
• 50:42
  shoes,
• 50:42
  has
• 50:42
  been.
• 50:43
  Has
• 50:43
  done
• 50:43
  what
• 50:43
  they've
• 50:43
  done.
• 50:44
  Thank
• 50:44
  you
• 50:44
  for
• 50:45
  sharing
• 50:45
  that.
• 50:46
  So
• 50:46
  I'm
• 50:46
  curious
• 50:47
  about
• 50:48
  your
• 50:48
  writing
• 50:48
  process.
• 50:49
  And
• 50:49
  when
• 50:49
  I
• 50:49
  get
• 50:49
  into
• 50:50
  this
• 50:50
  with
• 50:50
  someone
• 50:51
  who's
• 50:51
  written
• 50:51
  one
• 50:52
  book,
• 50:52
  it's
• 50:52
  one
• 50:53
  thing.
• 50:53
  But
• 50:53
  in
• 50:53
  your
• 50:54
  case,
• 50:54
  you've
• 50:55
  gone
• 50:55
  on
• 50:55
  a
• 50:55
  journey.
• 50:56
  So
• 50:56
  take
• 50:57
  us
• 50:57
  through
• 50:58
  your
• 50:58
  original
• 50:59
  writing
• 50:59
  process
• 51:00
  with
• 51:00
  your
• 51:00
  first
• 51:00
  book.
• 51:01
  And
• 51:01
  what
• 51:02
  changed
• 51:02
  for
• 51:03
  you
• 51:03
  if
• 51:03
  something
• 51:04
  changed
• 51:05
  in
• 51:05
  the
• 51:05
  second
• 51:05
  and
• 51:05
  third
• 51:06
  book?
• 51:06
  Oh,
• 51:07
  a
• 51:07
  lot.
• 51:08
  So
• 51:09
  character
• 51:09
  development
• 51:10
  is
• 51:11
  the
• 51:11
  first
• 51:11
  thing.
• 51:11
  And
• 51:11
  I
• 51:11
  didn't
• 51:12
  have
• 51:12
  that
• 51:12
  because
• 51:12
  I
• 51:13
  had
• 51:13
  Rocky
• 51:13
  as
• 51:13
  my
• 51:14
  dog.
• 51:14
  I'm
• 51:14
  like,
• 51:14
  oh,
• 51:14
  that's
• 51:14
  my
• 51:14
  character.
• 51:15
  But
• 51:15
  it's
• 51:16
  actually
• 51:16
  more.
• 51:16
  There's
• 51:17
  more
• 51:17
  to
• 51:17
  Rocky
• 51:18
  than
• 51:18
  just
• 51:19
  the
• 51:19
  surface.
• 51:19
  So
• 51:19
  I
• 51:20
  had
• 51:20
  to
• 51:20
  dig
• 51:20
  deeper
• 51:21
  with
• 51:21
  some
• 51:21
  of
• 51:21
  Rocky's
• 51:22
  challenges
• 51:22
  and
• 51:23
  fears
• 51:23
  and
• 51:24
  characteristics.
• 51:25
  But
• 51:25
  one
• 51:25
  of
• 51:25
  the
• 51:26
  things
• 51:26
  I
• 51:26
  learned
• 51:26
  along
• 51:27
  the
• 51:27
  way
• 51:27
  was
• 51:28
  in
• 51:28
  children's
• 51:29
  books,
• 51:29
  most
• 51:29
  especially,
• 51:30
  a
• 51:31
  lot
• 51:31
  of
• 51:31
  children
• 51:31
  are
• 51:32
  listening.
• 51:33
  So
• 51:33
  you
• 51:33
  want
• 51:34
  to
• 51:34
  create
• 51:34
  words
• 51:35
  to
• 51:35
  help
• 51:35
  the
• 51:36
  children
• 51:36
  feel
• 51:37
  the
• 51:37
  emotions.
• 51:38
  So
• 51:38
  you
• 51:38
  don't
• 51:39
  say
• 51:39
  Rocky
• 51:40
  was
• 51:40
  afraid.
• 51:41
  Right.
• 51:41
  You
• 51:41
  say
• 51:41
  Racky
• 51:42
  began
• 51:42
  to
• 51:42
  shiver
• 51:43
  and
• 51:43
  her
• 51:43
  tail
• 51:44
  turned
• 51:44
  under.
• 51:45
  So
• 51:45
  you
• 51:45
  describe
• 51:46
  the
• 51:47
  feeling
• 51:47
  rather
• 51:47
  than
• 51:48
  just
• 51:48
  stating
• 51:48
  the
• 51:48
  feeling.
• 51:49
  And
• 51:49
  I
• 51:49
  didn't
• 51:50
  realize
• 51:50
  that
• 51:50
  at
• 51:50
  first,
• 51:51
  but
• 51:51
  that's
• 51:52
  what
• 51:52
  captivates
• 51:52
  children's
• 51:53
  minds
• 51:53
  when
• 51:54
  they
• 51:54
  can
• 51:54
  actually
• 51:55
  envision
• 51:55
  it
• 51:55
  in
• 51:55
  their
• 51:56
  own
• 51:56
  mind
• 51:56
  from
• 51:56
  the
• 51:57
  words
• 51:57
  that
• 51:57
  you're
• 51:57
  saying.
• 51:58
  And
• 51:58
  don't
• 51:59
  state
• 51:59
  the
• 51:59
  obvious.
• 51:59
  Make
• 52:00
  it
• 52:00
  more
• 52:00
  of
• 52:00
  something
• 52:00
  where
• 52:01
  they
• 52:01
  have
• 52:01
  to
• 52:02
  figure
• 52:02
  things
• 52:02
  out
• 52:03
  and
• 52:03
  think
• 52:03
  about
• 52:04
  things.
• 52:04
  I
• 52:04
  think
• 52:05
  that
• 52:05
  was
• 52:05
  something
• 52:06
  that
• 52:06
  was
• 52:06
  not
• 52:06
  obvious
• 52:07
  to
• 52:07
  me
• 52:07
  at
• 52:07
  first.
• 52:08
  I
• 52:08
  was
• 52:08
  not
• 52:08
  brighter
• 52:09
  when
• 52:09
  I
• 52:09
  started
• 52:09
  this
• 52:09
  process.
• 52:10
  So
• 52:10
  I
• 52:10
  also
• 52:11
  want
• 52:11
  to
• 52:11
  take
• 52:11
  you
• 52:11
  back
• 52:12
  to
• 52:12
  your
• 52:12
  first
• 52:12
  book
• 52:14
  and
• 52:15
  talk
• 52:15
  about
• 52:16
  success.
• 52:17
  Now.
• 52:18
  How
• 52:18
  did
• 52:18
  you
• 52:18
  measure
• 52:19
  success
• 52:19
  for
• 52:20
  your
• 52:20
  first
• 52:20
  book
• 52:21
  versus
• 52:22
  how
• 52:22
  you're
• 52:22
  now
• 52:22
  measuring
• 52:23
  success
• 52:25
  for
• 52:25
  your
• 52:25
  second
• 52:25
  and
• 52:26
  third
• 52:26
  book?
• 52:27
  Take
• 52:27
  us
• 52:27
  through
• 52:27
  that
• 52:28
  process.
• 52:28
  There's
• 52:29
  many.
• 52:29
  The
• 52:29
  first
• 52:29
  book
• 52:30
  I
• 52:30
  did
• 52:30
  was
• 52:30
  not
• 52:30
  very
• 52:31
  successful
• 52:31
  beyond
• 52:32
  the
• 52:32
  local
• 52:32
  town
• 52:33
  because
• 52:33
  I
• 52:33
  didn't
• 52:33
  have
• 52:34
  a
• 52:34
  marketing
• 52:35
  so.
• 52:35
  And
• 52:35
  didn't
• 52:35
  go
• 52:35
  beyond
• 52:36
  really
• 52:36
  the
• 52:37
  local
• 52:37
  town
• 52:37
  and
• 52:38
  my
• 52:38
  family
• 52:38
  and
• 52:38
  friends.
• 52:39
  The
• 52:40
  second
• 52:40
  and
• 52:40
  third
• 52:40
  book
• 52:40
  went
• 52:41
  onto
• 52:41
  a
• 52:41
  much
• 52:41
  broader
• 52:42
  scale
• 52:42
  because
• 52:43
  I
• 52:43
  leveraged
• 52:43
  my
• 52:43
  network's
• 52:44
  network.
• 52:45
  Right.
• 52:46
  So
• 52:46
  that
• 52:46
  was
• 52:46
  huge.
• 52:47
  I
• 52:47
  also
• 52:47
  leveraged
• 52:48
  newspaper
• 52:49
  articles,
• 52:49
  magazine
• 52:50
  articles.
• 52:50
  I
• 52:51
  was
• 52:51
  on
• 52:51
  a
• 52:51
  couple
• 52:51
  TV
• 52:52
  shows.
• 52:52
  Like,
• 52:53
  I.
• 52:53
  I
• 52:53
  really
• 52:53
  leveraged
• 52:54
  the
• 52:54
  media,
• 52:55
  which
• 52:55
  I
• 52:56
  didn't
• 52:56
  the
• 52:56
  first
• 52:56
  time.
• 52:57
  But
• 52:57
  measuring
• 52:58
  success,
• 52:58
  of
• 52:58
  course,
• 52:59
  an
• 52:59
  author
• 52:59
  is
• 52:59
  going
• 52:59
  to
• 52:59
  say,
• 53:00
  how
• 53:00
  many
• 53:00
  books
• 53:00
  did
• 53:00
  I
• 53:00
  sell?
• 53:02
  But
• 53:02
  where
• 53:02
  I
• 53:02
  measure
• 53:03
  success
• 53:03
  so
• 53:04
  much
• 53:04
  is
• 53:04
  when
• 53:04
  I'm
• 53:05
  just
• 53:05
  sitting
• 53:05
  down
• 53:06
  doing
• 53:06
  a
• 53:06
  local
• 53:07
  book
• 53:07
  signing,
• 53:08
  and
• 53:08
  a
• 53:08
  little
• 53:08
  child
• 53:09
  comes
• 53:09
  up
• 53:09
  to
• 53:09
  me
• 53:09
  and
• 53:10
  tells
• 53:10
  me,
• 53:11
  it
• 53:11
  just
• 53:11
  happened
• 53:11
  to
• 53:12
  me.
• 53:12
  Actually,
• 53:12
  last
• 53:12
  weekend
• 53:13
  they
• 53:13
  bought
• 53:13
  my
• 53:14
  third
• 53:14
  book.
• 53:14
  And
• 53:14
  they
• 53:14
  said,
• 53:15
  the
• 53:15
  first
• 53:16
  two
• 53:16
  books
• 53:16
  have
• 53:16
  really
• 53:17
  affected
• 53:18
  how
• 53:18
  they
• 53:19
  see
• 53:19
  the
• 53:19
  world.
• 53:20
  And
• 53:20
  I
• 53:20
  thought
• 53:20
  to
• 53:21
  myself,
• 53:21
  wow,
• 53:21
  Rocky,
• 53:22
  through
• 53:22
  Rocky's
• 53:23
  eyes,
• 53:23
  this
• 53:24
  child
• 53:24
  is
• 53:24
  really
• 53:25
  overcoming
• 53:26
  fear
• 53:26
  and
• 53:27
  having
• 53:27
  more
• 53:27
  confidence.
• 53:28
  And
• 53:28
  it
• 53:28
  really
• 53:28
  touched
• 53:29
  my
• 53:29
  heart.
• 53:29
  So
• 53:29
  that's
• 53:30
  the
• 53:30
  best
• 53:30
  success
• 53:30
  you
• 53:31
  can
• 53:31
  have,
• 53:31
  is
• 53:32
  knowing
• 53:32
  that
• 53:32
  your
• 53:33
  character,
• 53:33
  your
• 53:33
  book,
• 53:34
  is
• 53:34
  touching
• 53:34
  the
• 53:34
  heart
• 53:35
  of
• 53:35
  your
• 53:35
  audience.
• 53:36
  What's
• 53:36
  better
• 53:37
  than
• 53:37
  that?
• 53:38
  For
• 53:38
  sure.
• 53:39
  So
• 53:39
  talk
• 53:39
  to
• 53:39
  us
• 53:39
  about
• 53:40
  the
• 53:40
  role
• 53:40
  of
• 53:41
  writing
• 53:41
  in
• 53:41
  your
• 53:41
  life.
• 53:42
  Now,
• 53:42
  you
• 53:42
  wrote
• 53:43
  your
• 53:43
  first
• 53:43
  book,
• 53:43
  which
• 53:44
  was.
• 53:44
  I
• 53:46
  Through
• 53:46
  encouragement
• 53:47
  from
• 53:47
  your
• 53:47
  husband
• 53:48
  and
• 53:49
  through
• 53:49
  the
• 53:50
  having
• 53:50
  your
• 53:51
  dog
• 53:51
  through
• 53:52
  the
• 53:53
  world
• 53:53
  going
• 53:53
  through
• 53:54
  a
• 53:54
  little
• 53:54
  bit
• 53:54
  of
• 53:54
  a
• 53:54
  shutdown,
• 53:55
  because
• 53:56
  that
• 53:56
  took
• 53:56
  you
• 53:56
  through
• 53:57
  the
• 53:57
  first
• 53:58
  area
• 53:58
  of
• 53:59
  your
• 53:59
  writing
• 54:00
  development.
• 54:01
  And
• 54:01
  now
• 54:02
  talk
• 54:02
  to
• 54:02
  us
• 54:02
  about
• 54:02
  where
• 54:03
  you're
• 54:03
  at
• 54:03
  now
• 54:03
  with
• 54:04
  your
• 54:04
  role
• 54:04
  of
• 54:04
  writing.
• 54:05
  I
• 54:05
  hope
• 54:05
  that
• 54:06
  Rocky's
• 54:06
  books
• 54:06
  will
• 54:07
  continue
• 54:07
  for
• 54:08
  many
• 54:08
  more
• 54:09
  new
• 54:09
  stories.
• 54:10
  And
• 54:10
  I
• 54:11
  get
• 54:11
  stories
• 54:11
  in
• 54:11
  my
• 54:12
  head
• 54:12
  all
• 54:12
  the
• 54:12
  time
• 54:12
  about
• 54:13
  what
• 54:13
  Rocky's
• 54:14
  next
• 54:14
  adventure
• 54:15
  could
• 54:15
  be.
• 54:15
  But
• 54:16
  I
• 54:16
  think
• 54:16
  that
• 54:17
  having
• 54:17
  discipline
• 54:18
  as
• 54:18
  a
• 54:18
  writer
• 54:19
  is
• 54:19
  an
• 54:19
  important
• 54:20
  process
• 54:20
  that
• 54:20
  most
• 54:21
  people
• 54:21
  don't
• 54:21
  know.
• 54:22
  And
• 54:23
  not
• 54:23
  rewriting
• 54:24
  what
• 54:24
  you've
• 54:25
  done
• 54:25
  10
• 54:25
  times
• 54:25
  over,
• 54:26
  because
• 54:26
  a
• 54:26
  lot
• 54:26
  of
• 54:26
  us
• 54:27
  tend
• 54:27
  to
• 54:27
  do
• 54:27
  that.
• 54:27
  We'll
• 54:27
  write
• 54:28
  something
• 54:28
  and
• 54:28
  then
• 54:28
  we'll
• 54:28
  go
• 54:29
  back
• 54:29
  and
• 54:29
  edit
• 54:29
  and
• 54:29
  change
• 54:30
  it
• 54:30
  and
• 54:30
  edit
• 54:30
  and
• 54:30
  change
• 54:30
  it.
• 54:31
  Sometimes
• 54:31
  it's
• 54:31
  better
• 54:31
  to
• 54:32
  break
• 54:32
  it
• 54:32
  into
• 54:33
  parts.
• 54:33
  So
• 54:33
  first
• 54:33
  thing
• 54:34
  you
• 54:34
  do
• 54:34
  is
• 54:34
  you
• 54:34
  think
• 54:34
  of
• 54:35
  the
• 54:35
  whole
• 54:35
  big
• 54:36
  story
• 54:36
  that
• 54:36
  you
• 54:36
  want
• 54:37
  to
• 54:37
  tell.
• 54:37
  And
• 54:38
  then,
• 54:38
  of
• 54:38
  course,
• 54:38
  you
• 54:38
  break
• 54:39
  it
• 54:39
  into
• 54:39
  the
• 54:39
  parts
• 54:40
  of
• 54:40
  the
• 54:40
  realization
• 54:41
  of
• 54:41
  the
• 54:41
  problem
• 54:42
  and
• 54:42
  the
• 54:42
  challenges
• 54:43
  and
• 54:43
  then
• 54:43
  the
• 54:43
  character
• 54:43
  introductions.
• 54:44
  Absolutely.
• 54:45
  But
• 54:45
  that's
• 54:45
  a
• 54:46
  process.
• 54:46
  And
• 54:46
  then
• 54:46
  you.
• 54:47
  The
• 54:47
  smaller
• 54:48
  parts
• 54:48
  that
• 54:48
  you
• 54:48
  can
• 54:48
  break
• 54:49
  it
• 54:49
  into.
• 54:50
  Then
• 54:50
  once
• 54:51
  you're
• 54:51
  done
• 54:51
  putting
• 54:52
  all
• 54:52
  those
• 54:52
  puzzle
• 54:52
  pieces
• 54:53
  together,
• 54:53
  that's
• 54:54
  when
• 54:54
  you
• 54:54
  go
• 54:54
  back
• 54:55
  and
• 54:55
  you
• 54:55
  reflect
• 54:55
  upon
• 54:56
  the
• 54:56
  whole
• 54:57
  book.
• 54:57
  And
• 54:57
  that
• 54:58
  was
• 54:58
  a
• 54:58
  learning
• 54:58
  for
• 54:59
  me,
• 54:59
  because
• 54:59
  I
• 55:00
  tend
• 55:00
  to
• 55:00
  write
• 55:01
  and
• 55:01
  then
• 55:01
  go
• 55:01
  back
• 55:02
  and
• 55:02
  say,
• 55:02
  gosh,
• 55:02
  that's
• 55:03
  not
• 55:03
  right,
• 55:03
  and
• 55:03
  then
• 55:03
  change
• 55:04
  it.
• 55:04
  And
• 55:04
  that
• 55:04
  affects
• 55:05
  everything
• 55:05
  that
• 55:05
  comes
• 55:06
  after.
• 55:06
  Absolutely.
• 55:07
  So
• 55:07
  that's
• 55:08
  a
• 55:08
  hard
• 55:09
  lesson
• 55:09
  to
• 55:09
  learn,
• 55:10
  is
• 55:10
  to
• 55:10
  really
• 55:11
  just
• 55:11
  be
• 55:11
  patient
• 55:11
  with
• 55:12
  yourself,
• 55:13
  know
• 55:13
  that
• 55:13
  there's
• 55:14
  a
• 55:14
  bigger
• 55:14
  picture
• 55:15
  involved
• 55:15
  in
• 55:15
  it.
• 55:15
  And
• 55:16
  then
• 55:16
  once
• 55:16
  that's
• 55:17
  done,
• 55:17
  then
• 55:17
  you
• 55:18
  massage
• 55:18
  it
• 55:18
  and
• 55:18
  smooth
• 55:19
  it
• 55:19
  over
• 55:19
  after
• 55:20
  that.
• 55:21
  But
• 55:21
  taking
• 55:21
  time
• 55:21
  every
• 55:22
  day,
• 55:22
  just
• 55:22
  taking.
• 55:23
  Even
• 55:23
  if
• 55:23
  it's
• 55:24
  15
• 55:24
  minutes,
• 55:25
  it's
• 55:25
  like
• 55:26
  meditation
• 55:26
  to
• 55:26
  me,
• 55:26
  where
• 55:27
  you
• 55:28
  imagine
• 55:28
  the
• 55:29
  feelings.
• 55:29
  I
• 55:29
  put
• 55:30
  myself
• 55:30
  in
• 55:30
  the
• 55:30
  shoes
• 55:31
  of
• 55:31
  Rocky,
• 55:31
  the
• 55:32
  feelings
• 55:32
  that
• 55:32
  she's
• 55:33
  feeling.
• 55:34
  And
• 55:34
  how
• 55:34
  can
• 55:35
  that
• 55:35
  be
• 55:35
  portrayed
• 55:36
  into
• 55:36
  words?
• 55:36
  Good
• 55:37
  for
• 55:37
  you.
• 55:38
  You've
• 55:38
  talked
• 55:39
  about
• 55:39
  the
• 55:39
  role
• 55:39
  of
• 55:40
  writing
• 55:40
  now
• 55:40
  in
• 55:40
  your
• 55:41
  life.
• 55:41
  What
• 55:42
  advice
• 55:42
  would
• 55:43
  you
• 55:43
  give
• 55:43
  aspiring
• 55:44
  children's
• 55:45
  book
• 55:45
  authors
• 55:46
  that,
• 55:47
  you
• 55:47
  know,
• 55:47
  you
• 55:48
  wish
• 55:48
  you
• 55:48
  would
• 55:48
  have
• 55:49
  gotten
• 55:50
  at
• 55:50
  your
• 55:51
  early
• 55:51
  stages?
• 55:53
  A
• 55:53
  couple
• 55:54
  of
• 55:54
  things.
• 55:54
  One
• 55:54
  is
• 55:54
  a
• 55:55
  lot
• 55:55
  of
• 55:55
  people,
• 55:55
  and
• 55:56
  I'm
• 55:56
  sure
• 55:56
  they
• 55:56
  do
• 55:56
  to
• 55:56
  you
• 55:57
  as
• 55:57
  well,
• 55:57
  they
• 55:57
  say,
• 55:57
  gosh,
• 55:58
  I'd
• 55:58
  love
• 55:58
  to
• 55:58
  write
• 55:58
  a
• 55:58
  children's
• 55:59
  book.
• 55:59
  Or
• 55:59
  I've
• 55:59
  had
• 56:00
  a
• 56:00
  book
• 56:00
  in
• 56:00
  my
• 56:00
  head
• 56:00
  for
• 56:01
  years,
• 56:02
  and
• 56:02
  I
• 56:02
  say,
• 56:02
  get
• 56:03
  it
• 56:03
  on
• 56:03
  paper.
• 56:04
  Just
• 56:04
  get
• 56:04
  it
• 56:04
  down
• 56:04
  on
• 56:05
  paper.
• 56:05
  Right.
• 56:06
  Get
• 56:06
  it
• 56:06
  out
• 56:06
  of
• 56:07
  here
• 56:07
  and
• 56:07
  put
• 56:07
  it
• 56:07
  on
• 56:07
  paper
• 56:08
  right
• 56:08
  out
• 56:08
  of
• 56:08
  your
• 56:08
  head
• 56:09
  on
• 56:09
  paper.
• 56:10
  So
• 56:10
  that's
• 56:10
  one
• 56:10
  thing,
• 56:11
  is
• 56:11
  take
• 56:11
  the
• 56:12
  next
• 56:12
  step,
• 56:12
  because
• 56:13
  your
• 56:13
  book
• 56:14
  could
• 56:14
  be
• 56:15
  something
• 56:15
  that
• 56:15
  changes
• 56:17
  the
• 56:17
  lives
• 56:17
  of
• 56:17
  so
• 56:18
  many
• 56:18
  children.
• 56:19
  So
• 56:19
  why
• 56:19
  not
• 56:19
  take
• 56:19
  the
• 56:19
  risk
• 56:20
  on
• 56:20
  that?
• 56:20
  Definitely
• 56:21
  take
• 56:21
  the
• 56:21
  risk.
• 56:22
  I
• 56:22
  also
• 56:22
  say
• 56:23
  seek
• 56:23
  out
• 56:24
  support
• 56:25
  from
• 56:25
  fellow
• 56:26
  authors
• 56:27
  or
• 56:27
  from
• 56:27
  professionals.
• 56:29
  So
• 56:29
  there's
• 56:29
  a
• 56:29
  lot
• 56:29
  of
• 56:30
  hybrid
• 56:30
  publishers
• 56:31
  out
• 56:31
  there
• 56:31
  and
• 56:31
  they
• 56:31
  offer
• 56:32
  support
• 56:32
  along
• 56:33
  the
• 56:33
  way
• 56:34
  of
• 56:34
  the
• 56:34
  whole
• 56:35
  process
• 56:35
  of
• 56:35
  things
• 56:35
  that
• 56:35
  you
• 56:36
  never
• 56:36
  even
• 56:36
  imagined
• 56:37
  are
• 56:37
  involved
• 56:37
  in
• 56:38
  creating.
• 56:38
  So
• 56:39
  seek
• 56:39
  out
• 56:39
  the
• 56:40
  advice
• 56:40
  of
• 56:40
  experts.
• 56:41
  That's
• 56:41
  always
• 56:41
  a
• 56:41
  good
• 56:42
  thing.
• 56:43
  Just
• 56:43
  Google
• 56:43
  hybrid
• 56:44
  publishers
• 56:44
  and
• 56:44
  many
• 56:45
  come
• 56:45
  up.
• 56:45
  Great
• 56:46
  advice,
• 56:46
  by
• 56:46
  the
• 56:46
  way,
• 56:47
  because
• 56:47
  it
• 56:47
  can
• 56:47
  take
• 56:48
  away
• 56:49
  some
• 56:49
  of
• 56:49
  the
• 56:50
  unknown.
• 56:51
  And
• 56:51
  a
• 56:52
  lot
• 56:52
  of
• 56:52
  times
• 56:52
  that
• 56:52
  kind
• 56:53
  of
• 56:53
  that's
• 56:53
  what
• 56:54
  holds
• 56:54
  us
• 56:54
  back
• 56:54
  is
• 56:55
  the
• 56:55
  fear
• 56:55
  of
• 56:55
  the
• 56:55
  unknown.
• 56:56
  Just
• 56:56
  I'm
• 56:57
  thinking
• 56:57
  of
• 56:57
  your
• 56:58
  books
• 56:59
  and
• 57:00
  maybe
• 57:00
  over
• 57:01
  overthinking
• 57:02
  things
• 57:02
  or
• 57:02
  worrying
• 57:03
  too
• 57:03
  much.
• 57:04
  And
• 57:05
  I
• 57:05
  have
• 57:05
  a
• 57:05
  children's
• 57:06
  book
• 57:06
  wish
• 57:06
  list.
• 57:06
  It's
• 57:07
  an
• 57:07
  Instagram
• 57:08
  where
• 57:08
  I
• 57:08
  just
• 57:08
  review
• 57:09
  books,
• 57:09
  review
• 57:09
  children's
• 57:10
  books.
• 57:10
  And
• 57:10
  you
• 57:11
  can
• 57:11
  look
• 57:11
  on
• 57:11
  there,
• 57:11
  you
• 57:11
  could
• 57:12
  look
• 57:12
  on
• 57:12
  any
• 57:12
  of
• 57:12
  them
• 57:13
  and
• 57:13
  choose
• 57:13
  authors
• 57:14
  that
• 57:14
  you
• 57:14
  admire
• 57:15
  or
• 57:15
  that
• 57:15
  you
• 57:15
  think
• 57:16
  could
• 57:16
  really
• 57:17
  support
• 57:18
  your
• 57:18
  vision
• 57:18
  and
• 57:19
  reach
• 57:19
  out.
• 57:21
  Love
• 57:21
  helping
• 57:21
  other
• 57:22
  people.
• 57:23
  Yes.
• 57:23
  What
• 57:23
  an
• 57:23
  incredible
• 57:24
  community.
• 57:25
  Yes.
• 57:26
  No
• 57:26
  question.
• 57:27
  So
• 57:28
  encouragement
• 57:29
  for
• 57:29
  readers.
• 57:30
  I
• 57:30
  always
• 57:30
  save
• 57:31
  this
• 57:31
  question
• 57:32
  for
• 57:32
  towards
• 57:33
  the
• 57:33
  end
• 57:33
  of
• 57:33
  the
• 57:33
  interview
• 57:34
  because
• 57:35
  if
• 57:35
  we
• 57:35
  don't
• 57:35
  have
• 57:36
  readers,
• 57:37
  we
• 57:37
  can
• 57:37
  have
• 57:38
  all,
• 57:38
  all
• 57:39
  the
• 57:39
  friends
• 57:40
  that
• 57:40
  are
• 57:40
  children's
• 57:41
  book
• 57:41
  authors.
• 57:41
  But
• 57:42
  if
• 57:42
  we
• 57:42
  don't
• 57:42
  have
• 57:43
  readers,
• 57:44
  why
• 57:44
  should
• 57:45
  children's
• 57:45
  book
• 57:45
  readers
• 57:46
  purchase
• 57:46
  your
• 57:46
  books?
• 57:49
  Why
• 57:49
  should
• 57:49
  they
• 57:49
  purchase
• 57:50
  my
• 57:50
  books?
• 57:51
  It
• 57:51
  would
• 57:51
  be
• 57:52
  wonderful
• 57:53
  for
• 57:53
  them
• 57:54
  to
• 57:54
  experience
• 57:55
  life
• 57:55
  through
• 57:55
  the
• 57:55
  eyes
• 57:55
  of
• 57:56
  Rocky
• 57:57
  and
• 57:57
  to
• 57:57
  know
• 57:58
  that
• 57:58
  they're
• 57:58
  not
• 57:59
  alone
• 57:59
  in
• 57:59
  their
• 57:59
  fears
• 58:00
  and
• 58:00
  their
• 58:01
  anxiety
• 58:01
  and
• 58:01
  their
• 58:01
  frustrations,
• 58:03
  that
• 58:03
  Rocky
• 58:04
  shares
• 58:04
  those
• 58:04
  feelings
• 58:05
  with
• 58:05
  them
• 58:06
  and
• 58:06
  they
• 58:06
  can
• 58:07
  relate
• 58:07
  to
• 58:07
  Rocky
• 58:08
  and
• 58:09
  understand
• 58:09
  how
• 58:10
  reaching
• 58:10
  out
• 58:11
  to
• 58:11
  friends
• 58:11
  and
• 58:11
  reaching
• 58:12
  out
• 58:12
  for
• 58:12
  support
• 58:13
  is
• 58:13
  a
• 58:13
  great
• 58:13
  thing
• 58:14
  to
• 58:14
  help
• 58:14
  you
• 58:15
  in
• 58:15
  overcoming
• 58:16
  your
• 58:16
  challenges.
• 58:17
  Thank
• 58:18
  you
• 58:18
  for
• 58:18
  sharing
• 58:18
  that.
• 58:19
  Final
• 58:19
  thoughts.
• 58:20
  Is
• 58:20
  there
• 58:20
  something
• 58:21
  like
• 58:22
  we
• 58:22
  have
• 58:22
  talked
• 58:22
  about
• 58:23
  a
• 58:23
  lot
• 58:24
  and
• 58:24
  what
• 58:24
  you've
• 58:24
  shared
• 58:25
  is
• 58:25
  incredible.
• 58:26
  I
• 58:26
  think
• 58:26
  people
• 58:26
  got
• 58:27
  a
• 58:27
  real
• 58:27
  sense
• 58:27
  of
• 58:28
  getting
• 58:28
  their
• 58:29
  first
• 58:29
  book
• 58:29
  started
• 58:30
  and
• 58:30
  then
• 58:30
  how
• 58:30
  to
• 58:31
  build
• 58:31
  that
• 58:31
  journey
• 58:32
  onto
• 58:32
  the
• 58:32
  second
• 58:33
  and
• 58:33
  third
• 58:33
  book.
• 58:34
  But
• 58:34
  is
• 58:34
  there
• 58:35
  anything
• 58:35
  that
• 58:36
  you
• 58:36
  said,
• 58:36
  I
• 58:36
  wish
• 58:37
  Rick
• 58:37
  would
• 58:37
  have
• 58:37
  asked
• 58:38
  me
• 58:38
  that
• 58:38
  question.
• 58:39
  Final
• 58:39
  thoughts.
• 58:40
  I
• 58:41
  think
• 58:41
  that
• 58:41
  I
• 58:42
  wish
• 58:42
  Rick
• 58:42
  would
• 58:43
  have
• 58:43
  asked
• 58:44
  me
• 58:45
  if
• 58:45
  I
• 58:45
  would
• 58:45
  have
• 58:46
  turned
• 58:46
  back
• 58:47
  the
• 58:47
  clock.
• 58:47
  Would
• 58:47
  I
• 58:47
  do
• 58:48
  everything
• 58:48
  the
• 58:48
  same
• 58:49
  way
• 58:50
  that
• 58:50
  I've
• 58:50
  done
• 58:50
  this
• 58:50
  journey?
• 58:51
  And
• 58:51
  I
• 58:51
  say
• 58:52
  yes.
• 58:52
  I
• 58:53
  say
• 58:53
  falling
• 58:54
  down
• 58:54
  and
• 58:54
  picking
• 58:55
  yourself
• 58:55
  up
• 58:55
  and
• 58:56
  having
• 58:56
  those
• 58:56
  frustrating
• 58:57
  moments
• 58:58
  and
• 58:58
  saying,
• 58:58
  gosh,
• 58:58
  I
• 58:59
  should
• 58:59
  have
• 58:59
  did
• 58:59
  this,
• 58:59
  I
• 58:59
  should
• 59:00
  have
• 59:00
  did
• 59:00
  that
• 59:00
  are
• 59:00
  all
• 59:01
  lessons
• 59:02
  to
• 59:02
  make
• 59:02
  everything
• 59:03
  better.
• 59:04
  Don't
• 59:04
  be
• 59:04
  afraid
• 59:05
  of
• 59:05
  failing.
• 59:05
  Don't
• 59:06
  be
• 59:06
  afraid
• 59:06
  of
• 59:06
  making
• 59:07
  mistakes.
• 59:08
  And
• 59:08
  know
• 59:08
  that
• 59:08
  you
• 59:09
  can
• 59:09
  go
• 59:09
  from
• 59:09
  one
• 59:10
  book
• 59:10
  to
• 59:11
  three
• 59:11
  books
• 59:12
  that's
• 59:13
  like
• 59:13
  you
• 59:13
  said,
• 59:14
  falling
• 59:14
  down
• 59:14
  and
• 59:14
  getting
• 59:15
  back
• 59:15
  up.
• 59:15
  You're
• 59:16
  a
• 59:16
  testament
• 59:17
  to
• 59:17
  being
• 59:17
  able
• 59:18
  to
• 59:18
  go
• 59:19
  from
• 59:20
  innocence
• 59:21
  and
• 59:21
  ignorance,
• 59:22
  and
• 59:22
  I
• 59:22
  mean
• 59:22
  that
• 59:22
  in
• 59:22
  a
• 59:22
  positive
• 59:23
  way
• 59:24
  in
• 59:24
  your
• 59:24
  first
• 59:24
  book
• 59:25
  to
• 59:25
  now
• 59:26
  being
• 59:26
  much
• 59:27
  more
• 59:28
  capable
• 59:28
  and
• 59:29
  knowledgeable
• 59:29
  and
• 59:29
  now
• 59:30
  sharing
• 59:30
  with
• 59:30
  people.
• 59:31
  So
• 59:31
  thank
• 59:31
  you
• 59:32
  for
• 59:32
  doing
• 59:32
  that.
• 59:33
  Thank
• 59:33
  you.
• 59:33
  It's
• 59:34
  an
• 59:34
  endearing
• 59:34
  quality
• 59:35
  to
• 59:35
  just
• 59:36
  know
• 59:36
  that
• 59:36
  you're
• 59:37
  going
• 59:37
  to
• 59:37
  stumble
• 59:37
  a
• 59:37
  little
• 59:38
  bit
• 59:38
  before
• 59:39
  you
• 59:39
  succeed,
• 59:40
  and
• 59:40
  that's
• 59:40
  okay.
• 59:41
  Deirdre,
• 59:41
  thank
• 59:42
  you
• 59:42
  so
• 59:42
  much
• 59:42
  for
• 59:42
  being
• 59:43
  a
• 59:43
  guest
• 59:43
  on
• 59:43
  the
• 59:44
  Adventures
• 59:44
  in
• 59:44
  the
• 59:44
  Heart
• 59:45
  of
• 59:45
  Children's
• 59:45
  Book
• 59:45
  Authors
• 59:47
  and
• 59:47
  what
• 59:48
  your
• 59:48
  generosity
• 59:49
  of
• 59:49
  time
• 59:50
  and
• 59:50
  insights
• 59:51
  like,
• 59:52
  wow.
• 59:53
  I
• 59:53
  know
• 59:54
  this
• 59:54
  is
• 59:54
  going
• 59:54
  to
• 59:54
  help
• 59:55
  a
• 59:55
  lot
• 59:55
  of
• 59:56
  aspiring
• 59:57
  children's
• 59:57
  book
• 59:58
  authors
• 59:59
  and
• 1:00:00
  I
• 1:00:00
  know
• 1:00:00
  the
• 1:00:01
  way
• 1:00:01
  you
• 1:00:01
  explained
• 1:00:02
  everything
• 1:00:02
  that
• 1:00:04
  you'll
• 1:00:04
  inspire
• 1:00:05
  readers
• 1:00:05
  to
• 1:00:05
  go
• 1:00:06
  out
• 1:00:06
  and
• 1:00:06
  purchase
• 1:00:07
  your
• 1:00:07
  book.
• 1:00:07
  So
• 1:00:07
  I'm
• 1:00:07
  very
• 1:00:08
  excited
• 1:00:08
  about
• 1:00:08
  that
• 1:00:08
  for
• 1:00:09
  you.
• 1:00:09
  We
• 1:00:10
  promised
• 1:00:10
  our
• 1:00:11
  audience
• 1:00:11
  that
• 1:00:11
  we
• 1:00:12
  will
• 1:00:12
  provide
• 1:00:12
  links
• 1:00:13
  to
• 1:00:13
  Deirdre's
• 1:00:14
  websites
• 1:00:15
  and
• 1:00:15
  all
• 1:00:15
  our
• 1:00:15
  social
• 1:00:15
  media
• 1:00:16
  links
• 1:00:16
  so
• 1:00:16
  you
• 1:00:17
  could
• 1:00:17
  see
• 1:00:17
  how
• 1:00:18
  Deirdre
• 1:00:18
  Derwin
• 1:00:19
  about
• 1:00:20
  promoting
• 1:00:20
  her
• 1:00:20
  books.
• 1:00:22
  It's
• 1:00:22
  exciting
• 1:00:23
  and
• 1:00:23
  if
• 1:00:23
  you
• 1:00:23
  enjoyed
• 1:00:24
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• 1:00:24
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• 1:00:25
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• 1:00:25
  hit
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• 1:00:26
  to
• 1:00:27
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  to
• 1:00:27
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• 1:00:27
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• 1:00:28
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• 1:00:29
  and
• 1:00:29
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• 1:00:29
  free
• 1:00:29
  to
• 1:00:30
  share
• 1:00:30
  this
• 1:00:30
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• 1:00:31
  with
• 1:00:32
  anyone
• 1:00:32
  who
• 1:00:33
  is
• 1:00:33
  inspired
• 1:00:34
  by
• 1:00:34
  or
• 1:00:34
  enjoys
• 1:00:35
  hearing
• 1:00:35
  about
• 1:00:36
  Deirdre
• 1:00:37
  and
• 1:00:37
  her
• 1:00:37
  book
• 1:00:37
  series,
• 1:00:38
  the
• 1:00:38
  Adventures
• 1:00:39
  of
• 1:00:39
  Rocky.
• 1:00:40
  Thank
• 1:00:40
  you
• 1:00:40
  Deirdre.
• 1:00:41
  Thank
• 1:00:42
  you
• 1:00:42
  so
• 1:00:42
  much,
• 1:00:42
  Rick.
• 1:00:43
  I
• 1:00:43
  appreciate
• 1:00:43
  your
• 1:00:44
  time.
• 1:00:44
  This
• 1:00:44
  is
• 1:00:44
  wonderful.