This whole year has been a blur. A crazy rush of striving for perfection and always feeling like I couldn’t quite reach it. Writing, editing a re-writing the book. Getting nervous about how vulnerable I was making myself. Never one to feel comfortable in front of crowds, now countless people across the country will see very personal details about my life and finances. Or maybe two. Hi, mom & dad. Maybe I’m being too optimistic. All of that work – nearly two years of my life – and with no guarantees. You never know how these things will do.
The book released on November 10th. I was sitting in my office when the publisher called. We sold 368 books that first week through retail locations. I just about fell off my seat. Who are these people? We had done very little marketing and I certainly don’t have that many friends. Could it be that my message was resonating? Maybe it’s too soon to tell, but maybe, just maybe, that same compulsion that I felt to write a book to help people get out of debt, save money on their mortgage and set themselves up for a comfortable retirement was driving people towards the book. Or maybe I’m just a dreamer. Only time will tell.
