AK20-21 Allowing Things To Fall Into Place a Faries Tale.

May 18, 2020June 28, 2025Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

An Authors Kiss with Sara Troy and her guest Erica Ramsey-Bowen, on air from May 19th

“Everyone has a place in this world, that’s why the world was made so vast. If you don’t know where yours is, your job is to find it.”

Erica Ramsey-Bowen says three words sums up her existence and her journey to date: “Work In Progress”.

She identifies as She/Her and is a Self-Employed African American Artist, Illustrator, and Writer.

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Born to working class parents in Durham, North Carolina in the 1970s, Erica believes her upbringing in the years following the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War, the integration of schools, Title IX, and 9-11 all contributed to creating who she is in the world.

“Born in the 1970s, I was the child of tomorrow, the one that was supposed to be the embodiment of my parents’ and ancestors’ dreams. I was supposed to enjoy the fruits of everything they planted during their struggles and I felt this almost cellular duty to be a reflection of their beliefs; I was supposed to break glass ceilings, sit at the front of buses, work alongside men, speak up, be bold, go wherever and be whomever I wanted to be. Instead, I found myself staying within a safe bubble of my own creation, working in corporate America for over twenty years, pretty much not creating anything and staying silent. Last year, I woke up, took a breath, quit my job, and took a leap into being who I have been all along. And I haven’t looked back.”

After “waking up”, Erica embarked on starting her own fledgling art company, Peach E Holdings, and successfully illustrated her first published children’s book, “A No Don’t Day”, which was penned by a childhood friend, Carla Wright-Jukes. On the heels of that, she ran an ambitious Kickstarter campaign for her own children’s book “The Little Bayou Fairy” and saw it successfully funded. Her fearless campaign and strong message of needing more diversity in the realm of children’s literature caught the attention of the Huffington Post Canada. Erica was interviewed for an article about the dearth of representation in children’s literature and was quoted throughout the article. (Link here: Huffington Post Canada Article ) After some delays due to the pandemic, “The Little Bayou Fairy” is scheduled to be published later this month, along with two other book projects that are in progress; “Flora” by Lissette Perry and “Omm Yoga” by Jessica Manfield-Carter.

Erica was one of the featured artists of last year’s “ART GONE WILD” project and exhibit at Zoo Atlanta and her commitment to community service and support of local shelters and animal charities gained her a nomination for LiveSafe Resources’ 2020 Tribute to Achievement. Although she was not selected as a finalist, Erica says that was a surprising and touching testament to the work she does and strives to do within Peach E Holdings.

“The core of who I am is the spirit of joy, playfulness, and peace in the universe. I want everything I touch and the art that I make with my hands, to reflect that. I believe that is how I can best support young people and help make this world, our village, a better place.”

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AK 20-01 John North Publishing for the Entrepreneur

December 31, 2019April 16, 2020Sara Troy

Sara Troy interviews John North from Evolve Global Publishing on An Authors Kiss show, on air from January 1st 2020

How Publishing your own book can be a great marketing strategy for any entrepreneur and how To Become a #1 Best Selling Author In as Little as 90 Days Without Writing A Single Word..”

You probably think you need around 12 months to write a book. The vast majority of people simply can’t find the time to sit down and actually write their book. Usually this isn’t the only issue, most people don’t really know where to even start to write a book. There are 3 fatal mistakes that prevent most people from either starting or finishing their book and for those that do end up finishing their book there are the reasons why they are not successful at marketing, promoting or even getting results.

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Five-Time #1 International Best Selling Author…

John North is a versatile and experienced entrepreneur with a solid background in Accounting, Banking, Finance, Personal Development IT, Marketing and Business Management.

John currently holds a number of titles, including CEO of Evolve Systems Group, Associate Diploma in Business (Accounting) and Fellow of the Institute of Public Accountants.

John’s passion is to help business owners become more strategic and smarter about their marketing efforts. He constantly pushes the envelope of what’s possible in this modern era and is widely regarded among his peers as very innovative and highly creative in his approach.

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YH 18-47 Broadening my Horizon – Living with Epilepsy

November 19, 2018January 1, 2019Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Your Health is Your Choice with Sara Troy and her guest Peter ( P. J.) Churchill, on air November 20th

This is a book about my life with epilepsy and how it turned my life upside down from a young child to growing up into adulthood.

I wrote this book about my life with epilepsy as it was a true story to tell and possibly help others who also had epilepsy it in the process.

This paperback book can be classed as a self-help, health, well-being or a nonfiction book.

It features drama, life-threatening situations, inspiration, motivation and other different emotions throughout of what happened while my epilepsy was very bad and not fully controlled.

Also includes how Epilepsy groups and societies who can give a helping hand and did so for me in the process..

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Reviews for the book

A wonderful and inspirational book for people coping with epilepsy or any degree of the hardships experienced in life. As per the following quotation by the author, “Being positive and seeing a future filled with dreams is possible. Never give up and never stop dreaming.”

Peter.G

As a daughter of a parent with epilepsy, I can firmly state that Mr. Churchill delivers a poignant, honest telling of the life of those with this condition.

Maggie.A

Read the book from cover to cover……I enjoyed it very much….It is told in an honest and simple way that has happened in his eventful life.

Ernie.H

I am an ALSO an author that writes poetry along with a non fiction book of my life with epilepsy plus fiction work too.

The passion for writing started at school, when I was a member of the soccer team and I would write a report in class for myself on the games that I played in. Years later I started writing poetry on many different subjects of life adventures and having a good imagination helps too.

One of the goals that I like to achieve when I write my books is that they will help that person who reads my books in any shape or form. Whether it’s giving them the inspiration to achieve things, motivation to move forward in life or relax and enjoy what they are reading. There is always a purpose for someone who writes books.

In 2016, I wrote and published a book of my life with epilepsy and the struggles that I have endured so far as most of my life, I have suffered from epilepsy that has improved during my life. What a journey it has been so far.

Have written individual and also jointly done poetry books with Telsie. Telsie also has done most of the covers to my books too.

As time went by, my talent grew to include fictional story books of a love & betrayal novel being ‘Why’ that was released on the 19th November 2016, that I wrote with my wife Telsie.

In my recent past, I was a member of a Spiritual Church in the UK, being a chairperson and helping out, while still living in the UK that led to writing ‘Spiritual Guiding From Those Above Us’. This book has been very popular.

Hobbies include soccer amongst other sports, music from the seventies and eighties, also the country music of old and enjoy singing at jam sessions, writing and socializing with people.

Recently moved to Canada in 2016 to live with my now wife Telsie. Out in the great lakes of Nova Scotia and quietness that also helps bring fresh new ideas, when sitting outside looking out to the lake in the spring, summer or fall. A bit different from living in a big town which I did in my life up to moving to Canada.

More books are being written as you read this and I am being kept busy. and can also be found on my author page on Amazon.

http://pjchurchill.simplesite.com

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AK18-38 The Missing Piece and More with Bud Boughton

September 17, 2018March 11, 2019Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

An Author’s Kiss with Sara Troy and her guest Bud Boughton, on air from September 18th

Bud Boughton has lived an amazing life filled with a variety of experiences and yet, he sees himself as just an ‘ordinary guy’ who has been blessed to have many great people around him. A husband and father, he has lived a real life sprinkled with both successes and failures, all of which has taught him how to be resilient when facing the toughest circumstances.

A native of Kenmore, New York (suburb of Buffalo), Bud grew up with wonderful, supportive parents in a very athletic family of three boys. All three boys were active in youth sports and would eventually all play college football. In fact, Bud began his professional life as a college football coach and educator, obtaining his Master’s degree while coaching college football at Ball State University in Muncie, IN.

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With his roots in education and coaching, he has always looked for new learning opportunities and has long been a student of both leadership development and performance improvement. Thus, it was no surprise when he moved almost seamlessly from the coaching profession into the business world where he sold for several Fortune 500 companies early in his business career (Proctor & Gamble, Xerox and IBM). He later left IBM to pursue opportunities in the banking software business where he held several senior level management positions and was an office of a publicly traded software company.

As an author, Bud has written three books and numerous articles. His comments and opinions have appeared on the pages of FORTUNE magazine, INC. magazine, Sales and Marketing Management and in ETHIX Magazine published by the Institute for Business, Technology & Ethics. His latest book, Coaching is Teaching at its Best! has already been described in one review as a book that has the potential to change the course of youth sports in America.

As a professional speaker, Bud’s credentials include everything from keynote addresses for state and national professional associations to guest lectures on college campuses and motivational presentations for national sales organizations. He’s even done storytelling sessions for elementary school audiences.
Bud still maintains an active lifestyle playing hockey, golf and hitting the gym 2-3 times a week. He is a certified official with both USA Hockey and US Lacrosse and he has run nine full marathons over a span of some 35 years (including both the New York City Marathon and the Boston Marathon). In 1996, he successfully climbed Mt. Rainer (14,411 ft.), often considered one of the most arduous and difficult climbs in the lower 48 states.

Highly creative and entertaining, most people who have the opportunity to work with him come away with the same impression…he is real and has an enduring passion for life. In a second marriage with his elementary school sweetheart, Cindy, they currently reside in a suburb of Indianapolis sharing the lives of their combined family (six sons and nine grandchildren).

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C18-18 The Wisdom of Listening. Pieces of Gold from a Decade of Interviewing

April 18, 2018October 19, 2022Self Discovery Wisdom Podcast

Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Marilyn R. Wilson. ON AIR FROM MAY 1ST

The next time you’re out in public, take a moment to look around you. Each and every person you see holds wisdom in their pockets—pieces of gold they’re accumulating as they walk their own unique life journey.

Within these pages Marilyn shares some of the many pieces of gold she has received over her decade-long career. They have been offered to her during interviews, through random encounters and while facing difficult challenges. The most important? We are each unique and exactly who we are meant to be.

Are you ready to dig for gold? All you need to do is be brave, be present in the moment and be open to the possibilities—then start a conversation.

“Every life has a story and, no matter our background, we share similar hopes, dreams and fears. This book not only gives you insight into the varied lives of its subjects but, through Marilyn’s reflections, shows how we each walk a similar spiritual path.”

Robbin Whachell, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Bahamas Weekly

“Marilyn shows us, through her compassionate and incisive interviews, how to grasp and link those golden moments, like sparkling prisms of light, into an animated and profound acceptance of ourselves, the people we encounter, the relationships we build, and the dreams that will set us free.”

Gabriella Contestabile, Author, Founder of Su Misura Sensory Journeys

“I was reminded we are collectively all walking our own paths, but we often experience similar emotions, feelings, obstacles, challenges, triumphs, rewards, and successes. We each learn as we go and we each become wiser as time passes. This is humanity.”

RozeMerie Cuevas, Co-Founder and Designer at JAC by Jacqueline Conoir

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Marilyn R. Wilson is a freelance writer and speaker with a passion for interviewing. Her career as a writer began in an unusual way, by answering a Craigslist ad. The world shifted while she conducted her first interview—she had found her passion. Since 2006, she has interviewed over a hundred and fifty people from as near as her hometown of Vancouver, Canada, and as far away as South Africa.

Whether through a random encounter on the New York subway or via a one-on-one interview with an internationally recognized artist, her goal is the same—to give wings to the unique journeys of inspiring individuals. In 2007, this goal led the author to co-launch a successful, innovative magazine focused on articles about professionals working in the fashion industry paired with photography and illustrations by local artists.

In 2015, Marilyn took her passion to a new audience with the release of her first book—Life Outside the Box—the first in a new series highlighting the journeys of real people living extraordinary and real lives.

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The journey to this book is so different than my others, so not sure exactly what angle you’d like to take. Life Outside The Box took 18 months of self-doubt and hard work to become a reality. Every chapter involved 1-2 interviews, transcribing the interviews, writing and then getting approval for it by the person interviewed, my publisher and then my editor.

The Wisdom of Listening was so different. I had been struggling for over a year trying to write Life Outside the Box #2 – the second in a series – with little success. One day in a meditation circle, the desire to write The Wisdom of Listening hit me hard. It was a passion project I had on a back burner. I thought if I just went to the computer and laid out the book, I could get back to the one I was working on.

Instead, I couldn’t stop. The first draft poured out of me like a waterfall over the next 3-1/2 weeks. It was a beautiful experience. It still took a year to bring to launch, but I will forever be grateful that I followed my heart and allowed this book to come next.

The book title and concept – In one interview with Fine Artist Pamela Masik, she shared how her art helped her heal and that one day she realized art was a piece of gold she held in her pocket that she could share with others to help them heal. That struck me hard and I knew one day I would take all the pieces of gold interviewees shared with me, as well as wisdom I gained on my personal journey, and pass them on to others through this book.

The Wisdom of Listening

Pieces of Gold from a Decade of Interviewing (and Life)

by Marilyn R. Wilson

“Open your mind wide, listen with your inner ear and let the nuggets of wisdom land

in your heart. Then be willing to pay it forward by sharing this book and the loving messages,

insights and wisdom with others.” Sue Dumais, Founder Heart Led Living

DISCLAIMER: This is a work of non-fiction. The information in this book reflects interviews that were carried out by the author. Readers of the publication agree that neither Marilyn R Wilson nor her publisher will be held responsible or liable for damages that may be alleged or resulting directly or indirectly from their use of this publication. All external links are provided as a resource only and are not guaranteed to remain active for any length of time. Neither the publisher nor the author can be held accountable for the information provided by or actions resulting from accessing these resources.

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