The breakthrough arrived when I attended a coaching and mentoring training workshop early last year (2013). During an ice-breaking session, the topic was “a project that you abandoned that you wish you could have continued”. The book project came to my mind (the word Botox did cross my mind :>) and I brought it up. My workshop partner suggested me sending my book draft to a few close friends that I think would be objective to give me proper feedback. I followed that sound advice and they unanimously told me that there is true value in my book.
Such encouragement coupled with regular yet gentle reminders of my book from my lovely niece Vivian, I spent another year “fleshing out” the content of my original draft and started to look for a friend that is willing to take on the project as my editor.
In Jan this year (2014), I approached my friend Geoff who is an excellent writer and by sheer kindness (perhaps madness in retrospect from his point of view :>), he agreed to take on the project and the rest is history (or for future blogs).