The Smartest Thing I Ever Did...™

Another way to share your advice & get published

You've already heard about the three new titles we've added to the Smartest Thing™ series—for incoming freshmen, seniors, and newly-minted graduates (or, if not, use the link in the right-hand column to find out how to get published in them). These fun books are a great way to share your hard-earned wisdom and advice to the students coming along behind you in school...and give you an impressive bullet for your resume: "published."

But we've got even more ways for you to share your wisdom and advice with other students and grads...and beef up your resume even more. QwikSmarts™ Publishing is an imprint of Real Solutions Press (which publishes the Smartest Thing™ series). Grads: Take Charge of Your First Year After College! is coming off the presses right now—256 pages jam-packed with everything you need to make a smooth and successful transition from school to the 'real world' of work and independent living. The next book in that series, Freshmen: Take Charge of Your First Year in College! is now in the works...and that's where you come in.

We're looking for 40- to 50-word quotes of your best advice for next year's incoming freshmen...about preparing for the transition to college, adjusting to being away from home and living with roommates, dealing with the food on campus, avoiding the Freshmen 15, surviving the first exam week, not going broke...anything goes! The name of your school and the year of your (past or expected) graduation will be included with your name—we can even include the URL of your blog, if you have one.

It's a great way to help fellow students and yourself at the same time. Your sage advice will be seen by thousands of students across the country and sales of the book will help a national charity, as all our books do. And you'll get the coveted bullet for your resume.

So go take a look at QwikSmarts.com—you can leave your tidbits of advice on the blog or email them privately right to the publisher. You survived freshmen year...now help the Class of 2013 do the same!

And, right now through May 3, you can get the e-book edition of the newly-released Grads: Take Charge by using coupon code GRAD00. Click here to request your copy now. You'll receive a download link on May 4th and be completely armed for success out in the 'real world'!

...for My Planet

Green is all the rage these days. More people are going green at home, at their offices, and in their garages every day. Each person has their own reasons for greening their life and each has taken a different road to awareness and finding solutions that work for them, their family, their community. Share your own adventure, findings, and benefits from going green in any area of your life. We're accepting stories from individuals as well as programs from eco-conscious companies, groups and organizations. Anything goes: sustainability, alternative energy, conservation, recycling, living lightly...

How have you been a good steward of your planet? Share what you've done to help protect your planet and encourage others to do the same!

Submission deadline: Friday 8 January 2010

Be sure to see the Writing a Great Story in the right-hand column and Sample Stories in the left-hand column to help you write a terrific story for The Smartest Thing I Ever Did™...for My Planet.

Sales of all our books help support the work of TreeBanking LLC. Learn more about them by clicking their logo.

...as a Husband-Wife Business Team

Business owners face enough challenges without including their spouse in the mix. How do you and your spouse survive the 24/7 contact of running a business and a marriage in tandem? Or did it not work for you and you're willing to share your 20/20 hindsight to help others avoid the same mistakes you made?

More and more people are choosing to go into business for themselves during these difficult economic times and many of them will bring their spouse into the dream with them. If you've discovered how to make it work for you, share what you've learned to help others navigate these dangerous waters.

Donald Trump said, "what's the point of having great knowledge and keeping it to yourself?"  Share your stories and solutions right here!

And reap the benefits of sharing your wisdom...if your story is published in The Smartest Thing I Ever Did™... as a Husband-Wife Business Team, you'll get 100 words to talk about who you are, what you do, and how to contact you—that's the equivalent of thousands of dollars of free advertising, nationwide! Learn more about how getting published in one of our Smartest Thing™ books can help create national visibility for your business by clicking on Publish Me! in the right-hand column.

Submission deadline: Friday 15 January 2010

Be sure to see the Writing a Great Story in the right-hand column and Sample Stories in the left-hand column to help you write a terrific story for The Smartest Thing WE Ever Did™...as a Husband-Wife Business Team.