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“Ultimately, we're put on the earth to get along with each other. It ultimately betters our experience and the experience of those around us." – John Willkom
“Ultimately, we're put on the earth to get along with each other. It ultimately betters our experience and the experience of those around us." – John Willkom
Today’s featured bestselling author is father, husband, and John Willkom. John and I had a fun chat about his 2nd book, “No Fear In The Arena: Travis Diener's Unrivaled Leadership and Competitive Drive”, why marketing matters when it comes to being an author, and more!!
Key Things You’ll Learn:
Why he made former NBA player Travis Diener the star of his latest book
The most challenging part of writing a book and the process of marketing it
His new website, WonderfulBooksAboutSports.com, and its mission to help indie authors and sports writers
John’s Site: https://bio.link/johnwillkom
John’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/Fear-Arena-Unrivaled-Leadership-Competitive/dp/B0BPW3BFMP/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
The opening track is titled “I Feel It” by Bosnow from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/bosnow/i-feel-it
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