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More than one pair of shoes
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Reading time: 1.03 247 words Hey Reader, If you’ve ever thought the world doesn’t need another book on whatever your book idea is, let me stop you right there with a little Mum Wisdom. My client Audrey quoted her mum last week. “You have to have more than one pair of shoes.” What she meant was: shoes for more than one occasion. Your wellies can’t double up as running shoes (unless you want the world’s worst blisters and tendon strains). Your party heels can’t double up as cleaning-out-the-chickens shoes. And I say: if there are dozens of books on productivity by wealthy white men, and you’re a Black woman who’s running a business and raising three kids — we bloody well need your take on this please because your perspective is going add depth, width, richness, nuance, and practicality for readers that the wealthy white dude could never fathom. Just as an example. But honestly, whoever you are and whatever your background — your voice and story and point of view matter. More points of view means a more rounded view of the world. Of what’s possible for all of us. Of the biases and nuances and perspectives we might have missed because we haven’t lived them. We have to have more than one pair of shoes. We have to have more than one take on your subject. Remember that next time you wonder if the world really needs yet another book on your topic. It surely does. TTFN, Vicky 🫡 p.s. Know someone who might enjoy this email? Please forward it to them and get them to sign up here.
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Learn to Write Like You Mean It
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