Some of you have asked me to talk about the process of writing the book. Here is the Cliff Notes version…

We were in the middle of a whole-house remodel and Bob was just two months out of his glaucoma surgery. We were looking for a facility for Bob’s mom who suffers from Alzheimer’s. My computer seemed to prefer being in the shop and went back and forth to tech support for several weeks. There were a zillion reasons to put off writing a book. I mean, really - how could I do my best work with all those distractions?

But I felt called to get this information out. I didn’t want to ignore that calling. I really felt I owed it to therapists, coaches and healers to get this information published.

In a sort of lame procrastination attempt, I was reading books on marathoning - not that I planned to do that either. In these books, over and over I read “The miracle is not that you finished - it is that you started.”

I thought more about writing this book and knew I wanted to do it. So, I decided to “just start.” I started with the concept of the book. Rather than another book strictly about practice-building, I wanted it to be a coaching book. I wanted to invite the readers to go deeper and work through the issues that can keep us stuck in our practice building efforts.

What will we call it?

I also knew the title was very important. I played with a bunch of them:

The Courage To Make A Good Living Helping People
Not Your Supervisor’s Private Practice
The Business Of Serving
Wealthy Therapist Is Not An Oxymoron
You Can’t Help The Poor And Starving If You Are The Poor And Starving (a quote from my dear friend Chellie Campbell - author of The Wealthy Spirit and From Zero to Zillionaire)

In the end, I decided to just be true to myself and the mission. The title of the new book is:

“Be A Wealthy Therapist: Finally, You Can Make A Living While Making A Difference.”

And in the book, I talk about how money and marketing are not bad words. I discuss how to answer the question “Do you take insurance?” And of course, we talk about 17 different practice building strategies. The book is full of stories and case studies. I want my readers to see that they can have the practice they want! It just takes some changes in thinking and implementing some different skills.

But where to sell it?..

Rather than put the book on Amazon right now, I have elected to have a pre-sale for my subscribers. The book will be formally launched early next year but I wanted you guys to have a chance to get it now. If you want to take a sneak peek, just visit:

http://www.BeAWealthyTherapist.com/book/

What is your next project?

Whether it is learning more about marketing your practice, taking up tennis, or gourmet cooking, I hope you will “just start” and “focus on completion.”

Many blessings to you!