It is only fitting that the book was finally ready in June. Traditionally June is a month of harvest (I believe this to be the case though I am not a farmer). How fitting that something that took months to plant and grow is now ready for harvest season. But harvest is still hard work. The crops that have been planted, watered, protected from insects and pests, shielded from a withering sun–all will be wasted if the crops are simply left in the field. Farmers must gather friends and family to harvest while there is still time, before the heat dries out the crops or an unexpected rain drowns them. Now is the time of harvest.
The first part of harvest was the book launch which you can view here. Getting to see the dozens who have supported this effort and holding the book in my hands brought choking tears to my eyes. I remember telling my mom that this joy after anguish must be what childbirth feels like (naturally she merely laughed). What an incredible feeling, having something that has been an idea for so long become…solid…touchable…living…
To harvest Life After Graduation: A Work Survival Guide, people have to find out that it exists and see that it will help them. It will require speaking engagements, social media campaigning, and leveraging every possible opportunity. Part of it will require the help of you dear blog reader-if you believe in this book and that it will help even a single person, I am counting on you to get the word about it to them.
With sincere joy
SM
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