About Steven AitchisonI sincerely hope everyone had a great Christmas and Santa brought you everything you wanted.
We had a great family Christmas and my wife and I cooked for 10 of the family , we watched Jamie Oliver’s ‘Christmas with the family’ series and took inspiration from that. I made the stuffing, the gravy and the Christmas strudel pudding. My wife, who done the majority, was in charge of the tables, which were beautiful, the starters and the main meal. After dinner and a bit of relaxation we played games including ‘Articulate’, which got a bit heated but was great fun.
Boxing day was spent with my side of the family on the other side of the country. It is now a tradition. that we go over to Fife. It was another successful day, but it’s good to be be back home, so yesterday we vegged out and watched movies all day, couldn’t do that everyday: I need to be busy.
So back to normal today and I have some great news.
My New Book On Amazon
I am really excited to say that I have recently published a book and it is now available on Amazon. I have always had a dream to write a book and it started from the age of 14 after reading some Harold Robbins books. The book ‘100 Ways To Develop Your mind‘ is a little different from Harold Robbins
and is an expanded version of the post of the same title.
After all the free stuff I have been publishing on the blog for 3 years and the great feedback I have had I wanted to finally publish a physical book that people could buy and keep. eBooks are great and I love writing them but there’s nothing like a book to hold in your hands.
I published this through Createspace. It was a steep learning curve and has taken me about 3 weeks from beginning to end after I had completed the book.
This was part of my 2009 goals which I set for myself and I wanted to write about it before the end of 2009 as I took Jonathan Well’s Make It Happen challenge in September.
If you buy the book I would love it if you could review it on Amazon and let me know what you think.
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Steve,
Thanks for the reminder about your new book. Congratulations on this fantastic milestone.
I commit to buying it, reading it and reviewing it on Amazon – and I’m really looking forward to doing this.
Best to you and your loved ones,
Robin
PS: I’m off to Amazon to buy it now!
.-= Robin Dickinson´s last blog ..How to generate an endless flow of fantastic ideas: Part 2 =-.
Hi Robin
Hope you had a great Christmas.
Thank you so much for committing to buying the book and reviewing it I really do appreciate it. Hopefully I can help you in 2010 as much as you’ve helped me in 2009.
.-= Steven Aitchison´s last blog ..Christmas And My Newly Published Book =-.
Congrats on the book, Steven. I’ve just recently found your blog and I have to say that it is excellent. I still have no idea what Boxing Day is though..
.-= Henri @ Wake Up Cloud´s last blog ..How to Manifest Synchronicity =-.
Thanks for your kind words Henri.
Boxing day is the day after Christmas, must be a British thing: Boxing Day is so called because it was the custom on that day for tradesmen to collect their Christmas boxes or gifts in return for good and reliable service throughout the year. Boxing Day is also St. Stephen’s Day. St Stephen was a little known saint who achieved eternal fame by being the first Christian to be martyred for his faith by being stoned to death shortly after Christ’s crucifixion.
Congratulations, Steven! Good for you!!! I hear so many people say, “One day I’m going to publish a book,” but they never do.
I am so inspired by the fact that you have done it, and at the very moment when I have resolved to make 2010 the year when I find the crossroads between passion and profit. This is yet another sign that anything is possible, if we believe it is (and commit to doing what it takes).
I’m heading to amazon now (through your link) and, when I read it, I’ll review it on amazon and on my blog. Do you have a 125 x 125 banner for it? I will gladly add it to my sidebar, if you do.
Awesome job, Steven, and thanks for the inspiration!!!
Hi Lisis. I honestly feel it is going to be a breakthrough year for so many of us and I can’t wait to see everyone get what they wish for, including yourself. It would be great to help each other out.
I’ll send over a 125×125, only thing is there’s is no affiliate commission unless you sign up for the Amazon affiliate scheme and promote it that way.
Thank you Lisis
No worries about the affiliate thing. I’ll gladly add it just to promote it. So, by all means, I’d love a 125.
Thanks!
.-= Lisis´s last blog ..Seth Godin Answers My Five Burning Questions =-.
Congratulations on the book. I have added it to my wishlist on librarything.com and plan to buy it soon myself.
Thanks for all you do, I thoroughly enjoy reading all your blog posts and look forward to the book as well.
.-= Katherine SOLO dot MOM´s last blog ..Love is Like a Battlefield…. =-.
Thanks for that Katherine, I appreciate your kind words.
Congratulations Steven!
Thanks LPC, appreciate it.
Congratulations on your book. You’ve achieved your goal and it is inspiring. I’ve been working on my first novel for more years than I can comfortably reveal. But thanks to your example I’m resetting my goal to July 4th ’10.
Best of success…
Hi Sable, glad to hear you’re putting a time limit on it. Sometimes it’s useful to do this as it creates that little bit of pressure.
What is the book about?
Congratulation Steven! So happy for you and will buy and review your book as I really liked the post itself. Continue inspiring us!
.-= Lana – DreamFollowers Blog´s last blog ..The Ultimate Guide to Creative Visualization =-.
Thanks Lana, I appreciate you buying the book and would love to hear what you think of it.
Hi Steven,
I wish you much success for it and much happiness and ease for all your endeavors for the New Year!
Congratulations! I love your writing and have no doubt your book is HUGELY valuable.
Love,
Jenny
.-= Jenny Mannion´s last blog ..10 Writing Exercises to Help you Bring in a Healthier and Happier New Year =-.
Thanks Jenny. I wish you everything you wish for yourself in 2010
Steven, What fantastic news about your book. I will definitely buy a copy and read it. The title alone really piques my interest. Congratulations!
Hi Madeleine, thanks for your support I appreciate it a lot.
.-= Steven Aitchison´s last blog ..Christmas And My Newly Published Book =-.
This is fantastic, Steven! I’m writing a book myself at the moment so I definitely know your excitement. In fact, I’m probably going to have to consult you on several pointers as well on the process of getting a book publishing since it’s my first time. I’m going to tweet your post out to my followers to help spread the word on the book. I wish you tremendous success on it and that it’ll hit best sellers!
.-= Celes | The Personal Excellence Blog´s last blog ..The Best of The Personal Excellence Blog 2009 =-.
Hi Celes, thanks for the congrats. Give me a shout if you need a hand with anything, always happy to help.
Congratulations Steven! You’ll sell a bazillion copies, my friend
You’ve finally achieved what you set out to achieve. I knew you had it in you 
.-= John ´s last blog ..What Life Feels Like at Almost Two Decades Old =-.
Hi John, thanks for your wishes, If I sell a bazillion copies I’ll pass some of the cash your way
Two decades old eh? such a young pup
Hi Steve,
Congratulations on your new book. If you have a badge I’ll put it on my blog for you. I just read the great reviews on Amazon!
.-= Tess The Bold Life´s last blog ..60 Ways To Become The Person You Love =-.