what IF wednesday: the firestarter sessions

This post could also be titled: What if I Was Able to Support Myself With My Blog and Freelance Writing Gigs? But, I decided to take a different approach on this What If Wednesday by introducing a MAJOR step that I took in the direction of making my What If questions a reality.

Now, this step has two parts. I have started selling two ebooks on this site. The first is A Merry Life Guide to Creating a Better Health Blog – remember when I interviewed Mary? Well, her book is AWESOME, and it helped me more to make Medicinal Marzipan what it is than absolutely anything else I tried. Her directions are clear and well written, and I can personally attest to the fact that utilizing her techniques I more than tripled the traffic to this site, enabling me to reach out to a wider array of people, make a lot of fantastic friends, and garnering me opportunities that  I never before thought were possible.

The way that affiliate marketing works, if you are unsure, is that when you buy one of these ebooks from my site, I receive a percentage of the sale. Now, here is my promise to you: I will absolutely never, ever ever, sell anything on this site that I do not 100 % love and believe in, and use in my life – either personally or business related. I like to try new things, and I like to share the excitement and secrets with you all. I like money too, and I would like this site to support itself. These are the most honest statements I can share with you. But I will never sell anything on this site that is stupid, boring, harmful, lame, or unnecessary.

Ok, now that we’ve gotten that out of the way – the second book that I’m selling is something that I have just purchased and just added, Danielle LaPorte‘s The Fire Starter Sessions. And believe me when I tell you, this book is changing not just my blog, but also my life. She is a total genius. And here is my review:

Danielle LaPorte’s The Fire Starter Sessions is an absolute must have for anyone who wants to do more with their life, but they are not sure what. Clocking in at 192 pages with a bunch of videos and worksheets, this book is no small joke. I have had it for a week and a half, and I have to force myself to read only portions at a time, so as not to suffer from massive cardiac arrest due to the immediate onset of productivity and excitement. Part life coach and part entrepreneurial Godsend, LaPorte’s words are somehow universally applicable, and her text reads as if it were magically written just for you. She starts her text by stating: We become entrepreneurs because we can’t stand being told what to do. Have you ever felt like that?

I sure know that I have – every single day. I want to make my own rules and tell myself when it’s time to work and when it’s time to play. I want to reap the benefits of my hard-work. I want to work hard, and I want to feel as though I’ve really accomplished something.

I have found that LaPorte’s advice is not only business savvy, but also confidence sky-rocketing. Her personal confidence is so real and overwhelming, you cannot help but getting on board!  Now, if you know me, you know that tips, tricks, books, tools, and videos that inspire confidence in my heart are of the utmost importance for feeding my creative self. The spark of passion and excitement, and that feeling of I-CAN-DO-ABSOLUTELY-ANYTHING is one that I chase with reckless abandon. I love to feel inspired. I love to find new ways to do something that I once thought was impossible.

So now, I say this to you: Get ready marzipanlings, because I am about to go all SUPERNOVA my fire is burning so bright. Within the next year, I will be my own boss. I will set my own hours. And, my entrepreneurial efforts will allow for me to live an abundant and successful life.

Now – caveat – this book is EXPENSIVE. I costs $150 to be exact. And I hope that you will believe me when I tell you that, $150 dollars is not an amount of money that I pay lightly. I hovered with my finger over the BUY NOW button for an entire month. I was afraid. I didn’t have the money. However, I was emboldened by my What IF Challenge. I needed this book. I needed some inspiration. I needed someone (somewhere) to tell me in no uncertain terms that I wasn’t crazy, I was worth everything that my wildest dreams begged for, I was a force to be reckoned with, and that, as long as I was honest to my authentic inner Marzipan, I would succeed. And, I’m not lying when I tell you that it was really, really worth it.

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If that applies to you, and you DO want to go forward and buy the book… Let me  know! I’m looking to start some sort of The Artist’s Way type group for people who are working their way through it, so that we can support/enlighten/excite/commiserate with/congratulate one another. Interested? Email me medicinalmarzipan[at]gmail[dot]com.

What tools/tricks/books/blogs/videos have you found lately that you’ve found truly inspiring?

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