All of my writing is focused on a single idea: You only have today. Make the most of it.

Today is a special day for me.  My second book, People Tools for Business is being released.   And I will make the most of today.

I wrote the original People Tools book over a period of more than twenty years, one chapter at a time.  In late 2012 I wondered if I would actually succeed in having the writing career I had dreamed of ever since I was in high school.  Would I ever be published?  I decided to give it a try.

I asked Nancy Miller, who had edited People Tools with me over the years, to put the chapters in some kind of sensible order, with the intention of finding a publisher.  I knew this would be difficult, since self-help books sell on the basis of the author’s reputation, and I had none. My friend Joe Saltzman suggested that, if I was serious, self-publish. This seemed to be a reasonable approach, so Nancy and I decided to find a publicist to represent us.

In March, 2013, Nancy located Jane Wesman of Jane Wesman Public Relations in New York City.  Jane is one of the best, and best known, publicists for book authors there is.  Jane accepted me as a client. In our initial conversation Jane mentioned that she knew a publisher who might be interested in accepting People Tools.  She introduced me to Kenzi Sugihara the founder of SelectBooks, also located in New York City.  Kenzi read my manuscript, and after a breakfast meeting we had a deal.

People Tools was published on January 21, 2014.  We contacted everyone we knew, asked friends to reach out to their friends, and advertised.  One of the most stunning moments in my life occurred at 5:20 pm on the day of publication, when People Tools was listed as the number one bestselling book on Amazon. We were number one.  On Amazon.  Amazing.  To my surprise and delight the success of People Tools didn’t end there.  Several weeks later I almost fell off my office chair when I received the news that People Tools had reached number seven on the NY Times Best Sellers list.

I was encouraged.  And since I have enjoyed more than forty-five years of experience in running a business I decided to write a sequel: People Tools for Business, which has been released today. It is filled with my most useful business secrets, some big, some little, but each of them has helped me to achieve success in my life.  My goal in sharing my secrets is that they will help you to achieve greater success in your own work and life.

Pick up a copy if you’re so inclined. I’m very proud of this book and hope that everyone will find it useful in life, work, and career.  And it’s even more entertaining than People Tools.  I’m a better writer now.  Ask my wife.

I have more friends than I did in January, and my team and I are shooting once again to make this book a bestseller on Amazon and beyond. So today I will resume staring every few minutes at the Amazon rankings and hoping for good news.

If you can dream it, you can do it.

You only have today.  Make the most of it.

Alan

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