Lynette M Smith authored the award-winning reference book, “How to Write Heartfelt Letters to Treasure: For Special Occasions and Occasions Made Special.” Its role is to help millions of people worldwide to write gratitude letters so they can establish, enhance, and even rebuild their relationships and thus change their world.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Ellie Rankin
- Robert Wolff
When business started difficulties overcame:
“the challenge there was being homebound with a new born finding clients. And of course, the Yellow Pages listing helped and so on but it was a little bit of a slow growth. However, the people who did eventually find me and who I found is clients were quite loyal. They appreciated that attention to detail and so on. And it turned out that’s the reason they came back, it wasn’t just because I could type it was because I made their words better as I typed. But it was a challenge a slow growth in terms of the marketing”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Think Like An Immigrant: Old Lessons for Success Taught by America’s Newest Arrivals Book by Robert Wolff
- The Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book (Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print, & Sell Your Own Book) Book by Dan Poynter
Also mentioned:
- The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom Book by Don Miguel Ruiz and Janet Mills
Favourite Quote:
- “Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest” Mark Twain
- “be impeccable with your word” Don Miguel Ruiz
- “don’t take anything personally” Don Miguel Ruiz
- “don’t make assumptions” Don Miguel Ruiz
- “always do your best” Don Miguel Ruiz
Recommended Online Resources:
- Editorial Freelancers Association – EFA Freelancers, Rates & More. The EFA is a national not for profit organization, headquartered in New York City, run almost entirely by member volunteers, all of whom are also freelancers The EFA’s members, experienced in a wide range of professional skills, live and work all across the United States and in other countries
- San Diego Professional Editors Network – Search their member directory for professional editors, proofreaders, copy writers, and indexers
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“think like your customers and clients, be where they go, understand their needs and always do your best to meet those needs”…[Listen for More]
More About Lynette M Smith:
- Good Ways to Write (for my books)
- All My Best (for copyediting/proofreading)
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
William J. H. Boetcker “Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself.”
Other Quotes From the Chat with Lynette M Smith:
- “I like to focus on the clients and what their needs are and how I can best meet them but without compromising what it is I enjoy doing because I like to like self-employment, I don’t want to end up doing something that I’m not happy doing. Self-employment should be fun. It’s got challenges at times but it should be fun overall”
- “what’s the right thing to do? And then I tried to do it”
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