What are you dreaming for 2025?

When you let yourself dream… what do you conjure in your imagination?

I Imagined Myself as a Published Author

Since 2019, when I started to focus a LOT of my attention on polishing this book and getting it into people’s hands, I’ve been clear about my vision:

I’m in a large, well-known bookstore (maybe Barnes & Noble) with my co-author and twin sister,  Sarah Routman. More than 100 people are in the store, and more than half of them are there because we directly invited them. There was a lot of advanced press promotion for the event.

The energy is high. People are fully engaged in Laughter Games. The sounds of joyful, purposeful, playful laughter fill the store. Lots of people are taking pictures and videos. As the laughing calms down, we end with a powerful visualization—inviting people to put some giggles in their pocket to remind them of  the power of positivity.

It seems we have magical giggling pens in hand as we both sign books without getting tired. Someone approaches and offers us a TED Talk…  And the manager asks us to come do another event!

And there you have it, my vision for letting the world know about our book, Discover the Power of Laughter. I’ve done it! Step one is accomplished! We’ve completed the writing, editing, designing, and indexing of our book. This week we will each record the final pick-ups for the Audiobook. The eBook is ready to upload after we approve the print copy. I couldn’t be more excited.

Step two of getting the book into people’s hands is distribution and marketing, and it’s all new territory. No longer on a treasure hunt for fascinating facts and studies about laughter and its many benefits, now I’m an author/publisher learning about book distribution, book launches and marketing. At times I feel overwhelmed by the volume of information out there, but I am keeping the vision in front of me. I’ve written it down. (There is power in writing it down, according to Forbes.) I’m sharing it. By the end of 2025 I want to have made a difference for more than 10,000 people, by teaching them the power of laughter and how easy it is to hone and develop this tool—whenever and wherever it is needed.

Your turn: What is your dream? Have you written it down? Are your ready to share it?  There is power in sharing, too. What can people do to help you reach your dream?

You can reserve a copy of my book at DiscoverThePowerOfLaughter.com

Please share the link with all your people.

Your’e invited to our celebration—January 24th 1-2 pm on Zoom. Register for the event at the link above… come celebrate the pre-launch of our book along with Global Belly Laugh Day It promises to be a celebration filled with laughter and opportunities.