Welcome to publish to impact the podcast that turns your expertise into a powerful book that makes a difference. I'm your host, Blake DeVos, a bestselling author, book coach, and creator of the idea to asset program. Join me as we explore the journey of writing, publishing, and launching your book idea into an asset that amplifies your business and empowers personal growth. Whether you're looking to start a business, generate leads, or share your message with the world. This podcast is for you. Becoming an author has never been easier and I'm here to help get you there. Let's get into it. Welcome to the Published Impact Podcast. I am Blake DeVos and this is the very first episode in what I hope will be a very long and successful podcasting journey where I can teach you how to write and publish and launch your non fiction book. Today is a special day, not just because this podcast has been released, but also my book, The Published Impact Book, has been released and it is out today on Amazon and wherever you generally get your books. Now, I started this podcast because I want people to know how easily writing, publishing and launching a book can be with the right tools. I want to show you the journey on what it takes to get your book out there and how you can make an impact with your book. I first began writing probably maybe 2016, just journaling, dotting things down, but it's since transitioned into something that's been extremely powerful for me. My very first book, The Six Pillars of a Rewarding Life, I began writing in 2019. This was a book for me that took three years to write, publish, and figure all those things out. I invested in learning what it takes to get my book published, how to reach an audience, and to really become a successful, not only writer, but author as well. So much so, after that book was published, I then followed it up with a book called Evolve Your Skills. That book came in as a bestseller on Amazon, and I really felt that I was good at the process of writing and publishing books, but then I really wanted to expand on that and to help other people do the same. I stopped writing that follow up book from Evolve Your Skills, and I really pivoted. And this is where I began an incredible rewarding journey of book coaching. Book coaching is an industry where it is growing at a rapid rate. There are rises in technology and a really high demand for creative designers in terms of editing, cover designing, where book coaches can really bring a powerful structure to aspiring authors. So what essentially I want to show you is you can write, publish and launch a book within six months. I did that for evolve your skills. I then did that for the book that's been released today called published to impact. Publish to Impact is all about teaching business owners, coaches, entrepreneurs, anyone who has an expertise in a certain area, teaches them how to publish, write, and launch a nonfiction book. Not only to make an impact on themselves, but to make an impact in their business, in those they serve, and in the expertise they provide to other people. So the goal of this podcast is to help you realise that There is more to a book. There's more to writing a book. There's more to launching a book because I want to show you that you can use a book as a powerful tool. So through all these episodes, you'll find anything from how to get into the right mindset to Using your book to grow your business and anything in between. There will also be guest appearances on this podcast where I'll be interviewing and having candid conversations with coaches, business owners, people who serve other people and how they have. really become successful in what it is they do. They may, they may or may have not have written a book, but I really want to use this podcast as a tool to help you know that a book is possible and through personal and professional growth, how to make that happen. In terms of the frequency of the Publish to Impact podcast, I will be releasing episodes every Tuesday and every Thursday, so twice a week. There will also be monthly interviews with some awesome people that I've had the pleasure to chat to. So I want to keep this episode short and sweet, just because this is an introductory episode. This just lets you know what the podcast is about. I also wanted to introduce myself, but also tell you that the Published Impact book is available now. Um, if you do live in Western Australia, I am more than happy to send you a free copy in paperback form. Please just reach out to me on Instagram, but otherwise I would love for you to get a copy on Amazon. Just type in the Published Impact book and you'll find it there. Also just one other thing, you might figure I'd be wondering why I am giving away my book for free. The goal of the Publish to Impact book is not to generate as many book sales as possible, but to really use this book to create meaningful connections with people, use it to grow my book coaching business, and whether that's giving that away for free or sharing my journey or my expertise in certain ways, that is how I've done it. So I am I've built the publish to impact podcast off the back of my book and I have so much more happening in the future. So I'd love for you to stay with me, join the publish to impact Facebook group, which is available in the show notes. Please subscribe. To the podcast, leave a review, let me know your thoughts, and I can't wait to chat next time. Thank you so much for listening to the Publish to Impact podcast. I hope this episode has given you the inspiration you need to start writing your book. If you enjoyed this episode, it would mean the world if you could share, subscribe, and leave a review. As a thank you for listening, I'd love to offer you a free copy of Publish to Impact, which is available in the show notes. Otherwise, if you live in Western Australia, reach out to me on Instagram and I'll I'll send you a free copy directly to your doorstep. Thanks again for listening, and until next time, write that book.