photo credit: Josh Ellinghaus
alright…can’t help myself. My son (now 26) published his first book a couple of months ago. The Sharp Knife of Forced Simplicity. If you follow me on Twitter (phylliskhare)you probably got a rash of tweets around the last of February about it. I’m quietly (haha) telling him all I know about promotion and marketing. It’s really hard not to be the “Mom” while discussing strategic planning! Every Mom that reads this knows exactly what I’m talking about…yes?
Right now I’m sitting a few feet away while he signs his book in a local coffeehouse. Waves of people are coming in and buying and talking about the chapters that hit home the most. His book is definitely thought-provoking. He feels like he has a mission to shake up his generation a bit…and bascially destroy scarcity thinking.
A couple of weeks ago he spoke at a local university. Here’s a response:
Dear Ron,
I really want to complement you for your yesterday’s presentation! Very well done!
I was seating at the very back, totally not into cooperation or collaboration, feeling very much under-the-weather (I’m back on my feet now) and was actually planning to stay only 10-15 minutes. BUT I was simply fascinated- not so much with what you had to say (I kind of know and agree with that already) but more with how you said it and your interaction with that specific audience. I think you’re a gifted speaker because you took an uncommitted young audience and transformed them to become very interested in what you had to say. This is really skill in action!
Alex Kachan
Sustainable Agriculture and Composting Coordinator
Sustainable Living Department
Maharishi University of Management
Ron is a gifted speaker and this proud Mom is helping him put together his marketing for a college speaking tour. Any ideas are welcome! We have video in the editing cycle – look for new Proud Mom posts in the future.
