Wow - 250 years of being a nation. Nothing political here - but a message to all - enjoy the 4th of July celebrations. Hots, hamburgers, steaks, chicken - whatever your fancy. Just remember to be safe and enjoy the festivities. I wish you all a fun filled and exciting day!

Thank you to everyone for participating in the community. It would not be a community without you! :) To change it up this month, I took the top 10 contributors and spun them in a randomized wheel. Watch the video to see if you won!! 🏆 If you're one of the 3 selected this month please email @Angela Jones at team@booklaunchers.com and she'll hook you up with some swag from her closet or a digital prize if you're not in the US. :)

I just had a friend from high school (i'm almost 70) pass away. I knew Dave in high school, and he helped me on the baseball team, he was there when I needed him. He was Mr. 3 sports and excelled at them all. I also worked with his mom, a cashier at the local grocery store where I had my first real job. She was good and fast and if you could keep up with her, you were then considered accomplished at your task of bag boy! I met Dave later on when we both worked at the same company - I was his boss for a short while, but he was a friend and a colleague and there when we needed him. Then later on we shared spotlight in helping the 50th high school reunion committee get arrangements made, and we pulled off a reunion still being spoke about today. So why do I say all of this now, yes - I miss my friend Dave, but its more than that for he taught me a lesson and one that I have heard echoed here a time or two. That is - Show up, Be genuine and Add value. That is how I will choose to remember my friend Dave, and that is how we should all approach this business. May you all have a great evening!

We just had our 1000th member join, and I am so excited to say it's @Brian Hall Watch your mailbox because @Angela Jones is going to reach into her swag closet and send you a little something extra for being the 1000th person to join Author Lab!! Not to sound creepy ... but we have your address, so no need to do anything. 😁 We are so excited about this community and we're deeply grateful to everyone for your participation and sharing. The members are what make this special and valuable.

They SOUND SO TRUE .... but they often are just a tiny bit false! And that is the problem.