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Got a book, a poem, a song, or a cookbook inside you just bursting to
enlighten the world? Here is a great story about "having a go" which I hope
will inspire you to do the same.
When Richard Paul Evans wrote his first book, The Christmas Box, it
was simply a gift of love to his two young daughters.
Later, he made photocopies for family and friends, and word spread quickly
about this heart warming tale. Spurred on by this positive reaction, Rick
sought a publisher for the book. When there were no takers, Rick decided
to publish it himself.
To promote the book, he took a booth at a regional American Book-Sellers
Association conference, where, among other activities, celebrity authors
were signing books at one end of the exhibit hall. Rick noticed these
celebrity authors were the only ones getting attention from the press.
He also noticed that when the next group of celebrities arrived for their
scheduled tine, one author had failed to arrive.
With his fear being crowded out by his courage and commitment to his cram,
Rick decided to take a leap. He picked up two boxes of books, walked toward
the empty chair, sat down, and began to sign.
Seeing him at the table, a woman from the show approached him to ask him to
leave. Undaunted, Evans looked up and before she could speak said, "Sorry
I'm late."
The stunned woman just looked at him and asked, "Can I get you something to
drink?" The next year, Evans was the premier author at the show as his book
climbed to Number I on the New York Times Best-Seller List. Since then. The
Christmas Box has sold more than 8 million copies in 18 languages
and has been made into an Emmy Award-winning CBS television movie.
The book, which had been previously rejected by several major publishing
houses, was eventually purchased by Simon & Schuster for a record $4.2
million.
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Enjoy this issue of The Maverick Spirit...
That's it for today, until next time, continue to enjoy being a free spirit in a
complicated world...
Wayne
Mansfield
P.S. Richard Hooker
worked for seven years on his humorous war novel, M*A*S*H* only to have
it rejected by twenty-one publishers before Morrow decided to publish it.
It went on to become a runaway bestseller, spawning a blockbuster movie and a
highly successful television series.
P.P.S. Did you know that Richard Bach completed only one
year of college, then trained to become an Air Force jet-fighter pilot. Twenty
months after earning his wings, he resigned.
Then he became an editor of an aviation magazine that went bankrupt. Life became
one failure after another. Even when he wrote Jonathan Livingston Seagull, he
couldn't think of an ending.
The 10,000-word manuscript lay dormant for eight years before he decided how to
finish it--only to have eighteen publishers reject it before it was
finally published by Macmillan. However once it was published, the book went on
to sell more than 7 million copies in numerous languages and make Richard
Bach an internationally known and respected author.
 And
for something really different:
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Life's Little Instruction Book
Everyone loves praise. Look hard for ways to give it to them.
Be original. If that means being a little eccentric, so be it.
Don't expect anyone to know what you want for Christmas if you don't tell them.
Source: H.
Jackson Brown, Jr Life's Little Instruction Book |
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MAVERICK
QUOTE
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Do your want to be safe and good,
or do you want to take a chance and be great?
Jimmy Johnson |
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Maverick (1803-70) Texan rancher who, when
branding of stock was introduced chose "Not
to Brand." Every unbranded horse or
cow he then claimed as a Maverick!
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Feedback: I have selected just a couple of comments today
from fellow Maverick Spiriters.. it's great to know The Spirit was
missed. I hop todays words of encouragement, wisdom and
resolve help you go forward..
Thanks Wayne, I continue to enjoy and benefit reading your newsletters -
keep the good work up - you help my spirit, of that I know and appreciate.
Victoria
Welcome back Wayne - we wondered where you had gone to ! Breaks over -
next stop Christmas. I don't know what the weather is like in your 'neck of the
woods'
If you are wondering where that expression come from, look it up in The Book of
Beginnings - put together by a Rabbi of all people and the best gift from a
friend that I have ever had. - ...but the weather in Sydney today, is the
coldest I have ever known it here.
id you know that one of Dale Carnegie's quotes was:
"Success is getting what you want - happiness is wanting what you get"
Jack Leech
Wayne
great to see you back!
Clair
Wayne
Great to see the Maverick Spirit again! It’s always a good read with lots of
interesting titbits – welcome back!
Robyn
Hi Wayne
As always your little pearls of wisdom cross my desk at just the right time, and
as I had been having a little break also, today’s again struck a chord.
We had created a great little business and almost 12 months ago embarked on a
significant change, (putting in place a general manager to take over my role)
and I returned yesterday after 6 weeks off (was hoping for 12, but hey 6 was
good!). And my realization of late was that I have for the past 9 months or so
been ‘just waiting’ to see what would happen both to the business and life
direction (48 years old and questioning what is it all about!) and what would
come along and ‘blow my hair back’.
And then I realized that I have to get out there and create the future I want
and as we live in one of the most beautiful places in the world in a time of
incredible opportunity, so what is holding any of us back?
Anyway Wayne, enough of my ramblings, keep up the good work and go with the
strength and conviction knowing the impact you have on many lives.
"We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as
insoluble problems" I don’t know who said that but I like it!
Brett
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