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Green Living

 -- Quote of the Day --  “The exciting thing is that in this new and renewed interest in the environment and all things eco-friendly is that there are a lot of business opportunities out there. …I think that what is different about this new interest is that you can make money and make a difference – and that is a good thing; for this to really to take root it has to make not just environmental sense but business sense. I think these things are growing – it is a new day and a pretty exciting new day.” Today’s quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio episode that aired back on Nov 14… titled: Best of CD #54   (*Click on the title to access the full discussion) -- Promo --  As I mentioned a few days ago, I'll be periodically giving out more information about my books over the next week or two... The next book I would like to highlight is the second in the 2-book series: Trash Talk - It's Easy To Be Green   Introducing

World of Writing, interview

-- Quote of the Day -- “ May your inkless pen never run dry.” ~ Lane Hermann -- World of Writing --   Author Lane Hermann enjoys writing about the Test Space Shuttles, although he writes across many genres ranging from non-fiction, to fiction, science fiction, to live shows. He is dedicated to educating others about the unknown and the search to exploring the new possibilities of what can be. He finds inspiration all around him and uses it to help others see things in new ways, to overcome challenges that only seem impossible. Find his first book Enterprise Everything to Know at: https://www.createspace.com/4436848   Lane has a second book coming out in 2014, and can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/enterprise.testshuttles Q: As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? A: An Artist. I knew early on, almost instinctively that art was a bigger world than just looking at a painting. Whether it is music,

Book Marketing Advice

-- Brummet's In the Media --  Join me while I drop into the Book Marketing in 5 radio show today ( Nov 28 ) for a discussion with the host Eunice Nisbett about book promotion activities. The show airs live at 11 AM Pacific / 12 noon Mountain / 2 PM Eastern If you cannot make the live broadcast, you can always drop by at your convenience later on to access the archived audio.  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/savvybestsellers/2013/11/28/taking-a-multi-faceted-approach-to-book-marketing-with-lillian-brummet -- Promo --  As I mentioned a few days ago, I'll be periodically giving out more information about my books over the next week or two... Since I am talking about book promotion today (above) I've decided to let you know about our Purple Snowflake Marketing - How To Make Your Book Stand Out In A Crowd :  Introducing 'Purple Snowflake Marketing'

Product Review

All Season Indoor Compost I was thrilled to hear from Kara Fillion of Uncommon Goods - an online retailer that endeavors to feature unique designs and handcrafted products to a broad audience , while raising funds for a variety of charities through the Better to Give   charitable program. This unique program allows their customers to choose a charity at checkout for the company to make a $1 donation to. In just 12 years UncommonGoods.com has raised over $300,000 for several charities including RAINN (an anti-sexual violence organization with programs to prevent violence and help survivors in the healing journey), American Forests (works to protect and restore forests across the globe), Women For Women Int . (offers tools and resources for survivors of war ravaged areas to overcome the challenges and reach for self-sufficiency) and City Harvest (a wonderful anti-hunger organization that reduces food waste and decreases hunger issues). I’ve had the honor of networkin

writing, interviews

 -- Quote of the Day --   “Creativity is essentially a lonely art. An even lonlier struggle. To some a blessing. To others a curse. It is in reality the ability to reach inside yourself and drag forth from your very soul an idea.” ~ Lou Dorfsman -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - Chat room open for live listeners - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day. Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144     Best of Conscious Discussions #55: The first guest will be : Joan Gelfand is our featured guest of the day - Her work has been published in over 50 national and region

Green your life

For the next week or so I'm going to periodically let you know a little more about our books. You'll find links to the books on the left-hand side bar of this blog... or visit http://brummet.ca/store.html Let's start with the first book in the 2-book series: Trash Talk - It's Easy To Be Green : Introducing 'Trash Talk'-Book One It's Easy to be Green!   Get your E-BOOK version now Get your PRINT version now   Trash Talk - Book One is the first installment in a 2-part series. This book inspires the reader through education about recycling, offering tips on rethinking, refusing, reducing, reusing and recycling "waste" issues. Readers will feel empowered to do the right thing, knowing they are having a measurable impact – and they’ll save money at the same time! This book will have you re-thinking about the value of waste, se

communication skills

 -- Quote of the Day --  “Strength does not come from physical capacity.  It comes from an indomitable will.” ~ Mohandas Gandhi  -- Announcement --    Apologies, we were unable to run the radio show today... the next live radio episode will be Tuesday Nov 26. Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, their radio program, blog, and more at: http://brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, clicking those social networking buttons, or visiting the Brummet's Store - and help raise funds for charity as well!    

Product Review

-- Vital Formulas -- Vital Formulas LLC has the motto: “ Daily essentials for your wellbeing ”. Their primary product is the Balanced Trio that includes 3 bottles: 90 capsules of morning, 90 tablets of evening and 90 tablets of midday supplements. We originally touched base with Natalia Lukina, founder of http://vital-formulas.com , to set up this review project back on Oct 18 th and we received a shipping confirmation the same day – products are sent via USPS First Class Mail International. The package arrived on Oct 25, which is impressive as it only took 7 days from original contact to receipt of the goods. Natalia is well educated with degrees in drug development and biology, and has many years working in the field. The morning capsules help you start off your day with special additions such as vitamin c and bio-flavonoids fruit extracts from pomegranate, hawthorn and bilberry, herbs like turmeric and cinnamon, and some trace minerals. The mid-day tablets help

World of Writing, Interview

World of Writing *Shout out to Monique Muhlenkamp of New World Library who put us intouch with today’s featured author. Journalist and writer Jules Evans ( http://philosophyforlife.org ) is policy director at the Centre for the History of Emotions at Queen Mary University of London. He helps run the London Philosophy Club , the biggest philosophy club in the world, with over 3,000 members, and is one of ten BBC Next Generation Thinkers for 2013. He is the author of: Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations . Q: What’s your book about? A: It’s about how people are rediscovering ancient philosophy today, and putting it to use in their lives. People are realizing that philosophy for the ancient Greeks and Romans was not some abstract theoretical exercise, but a very practical and accessible form of therapy for the emotions. Cicero, the Roman politician and philosopher, said: “ There is a medical art for the soul, and its name is philo