human CHRONICLES 58 organization called ‘Open Skies for Autism’ that brings children to the airport and [take them] on a simulated flight around the airport. We went on to raise and set a goal on how much money we wanted to raise for our charity of choice, Autism Speaks. And we were able to meet and exceed that goal with [the help of] corporate sponsorships. Amazon best seller The biggest thing that people ask me is not only how to write a very engaging book people love but how to actually create a best seller status on Amazon. And how do you profit from it, from the sale of the book to creating corporate sponsorships and affiliations or joint venture programs with other contributing organizations so that you are profiting not just on the sale of your book but also everything else you do on the backend. Since 2018, since that experience, that’s what I’ve been teaching people to do. Not just to write their book but also to profit from it in ways that’s necessarily not been thought of before. It’s not just the book, but it always begins with the book. I was balancing both life and a career in Air Canada] for many years. I considered writing as a side gig, a side hustle. I was happy in my corporate career. I found a nice life balance with bit of adventure. And I would’ve continued with that, with this creative aspect as a side hustle, and with the speaking and the facilitation that I do, I would’ve have been happy as a side hustle. And then Covid hit and suddenly travel became more difficult. I felt compelled to not subject my three kids and my husband and my family to any unnecessary risk. Side Hustle Covid had me choose to stay home, and keep a balance of what’s important, and that allowed me the time and the space, the energy to create an online course and to create all other programmes, and to start working with clientele as more than a side hustle. I was speaking to my husband Merav is the one most people call me. And, of course, I also answer to ‘M’. And Richter. I always say it’s 10.9 on the Richter scale making shifts on a seismic scale. But people often mis-pronounce it as Richer! The ’t’ is silent. I say, I did not marry the richer guy!
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