Helen Vandenberghe brings together “62 Ways You and Your Business can Thrive & Grow in Difficult Times” in the book Ready To Rise
This book is about hope, courage and wisdom. It began as a spark of an idea, just a few short weeks before publication, a testament to how rapidly things can change, and how brilliantly people can pull together. Here’s how it began.
In early Spring 2020, here in the UK, we were reeling from the shock of an imminent pandemic.
Many people in my community of entrepreneurs and business owners were experiencing fear, uncertainty, and despair as they saw their day-to-day routines, along with their livelihoods disappear in front of their eyes.
Suddenly we were all worried about our elderly relatives, home-educating the children, and wondering if the super-markets would have the basic necessities we’d previously taken for granted. Not to mention the shocking daily news of thousands of people “just like us”, contracting the disease.
For those of us who were self-employed or running a business, the challenge became figuring out how to ‘pivot’ and turn our enterprises into something we could run from home. Or for many, sadly, facing the prospect of closing down, or putting their business ‘on hold’.
We have never seen such massive change to the global and local business landscape in such a short period of time.
However, amidst all this anxiety and concern, I started to receive message of encouragement and hope. By email, in WhatsApp groups, on social media, there were voices of resilience. Some focused on acceptance, some on health, and some on forging new ways forward for your business.
I wanted a place to collect all these kind words of encouragement, tips, and wisdom, and to share them with the wider world… and so the “Ready to Rise” book project began.
I put a call out for contributors and was amazed, as people from across the world sat down and wrote heartfelt stories and words of advice. Within 21 days, the entire book was created, and getting ready to be published.
In this book you’ll find tips on pivoting your marketing, staying grounded, and keeping well, along with words of encouragement to lift you up on tough days.
Our contributors include Septuagenarian entrepreneurs, TV personalities, best=selling authors, and first-time writers. You’ll hear from people from Asia, Africa, North America, Australia, and Europe.
Whatever you’re facing right now, and wherever you are in the world, we hope this book provides comfort, guidance, and support.
Helen Vandenberghe
Business & Book Mentor, Author, & International Speaker. Helping coaches and entrepreneurs become successful, published authors, in-demand speakers, and high-end course creators.
http://www.getclientsfast.net/
P.S. We decided to keep most of the writings in the author’s home language, with as little editing as possible, so you may find a mixture of UK & American English, and we appreciate your flexibility and understanding.
This helped us get the book out extremely quickly – without massive re-writing. We’re all learning to adapt right now & I strongly believe done is better than perfect 🙂
If you would like a copy of the eBook “Ready to Rise” for more insight thoughts, check it out at these link. https://www.readytorise.co.uk/, in Canada, it’s https://amzn.to/2SGJxmu
All eBook proceeds are donated, you can find out more in the eBook
If any of this resonates with you and you want to reach out to me or the author, or want to share with a friend that may see some value in this, feel free.
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