Passion, Plan, Profit: 12 Simple Steps to Convert Your Passion into a Solid Business by Christy Strauch

In January and February we will have a virtual book tour for Passion, Plan, Profit: 12 Simple Steps to Convert Your Passion into a Solid Business by Christy Strauch. We are scheduling hosts for this tour and would like to share more details with you about this book and the author. Please read on for more details - below the schedule.











Tour Schedule:

1. Monday, February 1 -- Cheryl Maladrinos shares an article by Christy Strauch at The Book Connection --  http://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2010/02/turn-your-hobby-or-passion-into.html
2. Tuesday, February 2 -- Christy visits Karen Leland at The Huffington Post -- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karen-leland/now-is-good-time-to-turn_b_446183.html
3. Wednesday, February 3 -- Nikki Leigh at Promo 101 Interviews shares her interview with Christy at -- http://promo101interviews.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/promotional-interview-with-christy-strauch/
4. Thursday, February 4 -- Kathleen Gage shares a guest post by Christy at Daily Awareness -- http://www.dailyawareness.com/2010/02/living-your-passion-guest-blogger-christy-strauch.html
5. Thursday, February 4 -- Kathleen Gage shares guest posts by Christy at The Marketing Mindset -- http://www.themarketingmindset.com/2010/02/turn-your-passion-into-profit-.html
6. Friday, February 5 -- Wendy Burt shares her interview with Christy at Ask Wendy, The Query Queen -- http://askwendy.wordpress.com/2010/02/04/4457/
7.  Saturday, February 6 -- Chelle Cordero shares a guest post on 12 steps to creating your business plan -- http://cce613.xanga.com/721343789/passion-plan-profit-12-simple-steps-to-convert-your-passion-into-a-solid-business/
8. Tuesday, February 9 -- Alice Langholt shares a guest post on how healers can expand their businesses at Reiki Awakening -- http://reikiawakening.blogspot.com/2010/02/welcome-author-christy-strauch.html
9. Wednesday, February 10 -- Christy Strauch shares a guest post on Stark Raving Bibliophile Book Reviews -- http://starkravingbibliophile.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-turn-your-hobby-or-passion-into.html
10. Sunday, February 14 -- LIVE interview with Wendy Franklin Mohammed at The Authentic You Radio -- http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theauthenticyouradio/2010/02/15/passion-plan-profit-12-simple-steps-to-convert-you
11. Monday, February 15 -- Linda Smith shares her interview with Christy at Linda's Business Blog -- http://www.intlnat.com/2010/02/meet-christy-strauch-author-passion-plan-profit.html
12. Tuesday, February 16 -- Joyce Anthony hosts Christy at Books and Authors -- http://joyce-anthony.blogspot.com/2010/02/christy-strauch-on-painless-business.html
13. Wednesday, February 17 -- Joyce Anthony shares a guest post by Christy at Books and Authors -- http://joyce-anthony.blogspot.com/2010/02/writing-is-small-business-by-christy.html
14. Thursday, February 18 -- Joyce Anthony publishes her interview with Christy at Books and Authors -- http://joyce-anthony.blogspot.com/2010/02/talking-with-christy-strauch.html
15. Friday, February 19 -- Joyce Anthony shares her review of Passion, Plan Profit at Books and Authors -- http://joyce-anthony.blogspot.com/2010/02/passion-plan-profit-review.html
16. Tuesday, February 23 -- Karen Leland hosts Christy at The Perfect Blend on Psychology Today -- http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-perfect-blend/201002/year-is-the-perfect-time-turn-your-passion-profit
17. Tuesday, February 23 -- Jerri at Simply Sweet Home shares Christy's guest post "Turn Your Hobby or Passion Into a Business" -- http://simplysweethome.blogspot.com/2010/02/turning-your-hobby-or-passion-into.html
18. Wednesday, February 24 --  Nikki Leigh review Passion, Plan, Profit at Evan Carmichael -- http://www.evancarmichael.com/Book-Reviews/2820/Passion-Plan-and-Profit-by-Christy-Strauch.html
19. Thursday, February 25 -- Christy visits Jerri at Simply Sweet Home -- http://simplysweethome.blogspot.com/2010/02/creating-unique-image-for-your-business.html
20. Friday, February 26 -- Gwendolyn at A Sea of Books shares a guest post by Christy Strauch -- http://aseaofbooks.blogspot.com/2010/02/blog-tour-and-guest-post-christy.html
21. Saturday, February 27 --  Gwendolyn at a Sea of Books publishes her review of Passion, Plan, Profit
22. TBS -- Wayne Hurlbert at Business Book Blog shares his interview with Christy
    

We are searching for quality blogs that reach Right-brained creative types who are afraid of their business numbers

Small business owners who are passionate about the work they do and want to be more profitable

People who want to turn their hobbies into a viable business

Healers

Artists

Bookstore owners

And people who want more information about:

Business Plans

Small Business Success

Supporting yourself doing the work you love

Helping creative people understand the business side of business

Entrepreneurship

Starting a business in a recession

About Passion, Plan, Profit: 12 Simple Steps to Convert Your Passion into a Solid Business

In this hands-on workbook, Christy Strauch gives creative people and small business owners the tools they need to help them understand the purpose their business or skill serves in the world; serve their best clients even better; and get clear on "Number," the language their business speaks to them. Passion Plan Profit takes a light-hearted and semi-painless approach to helping readers create a useable, fun plan to run a successful business. No one is "too creative" to make money doing the work they love.

About Christy Strauch

In 1989, Christy Strauch, took a job as a sales representative for a small IT company with $50,000 a year in sales. Christy had an MBA in finance and marketing from UCLA and a dream of making a difference in business. Fifteen years and 3 mergers later, Strauch was a partner, took the company public, and sold it.

In 2005, with over 9 years experience working for nationally known companies such as IBM, Carnation International and Capitol Records, Christy decided that it was time to follow a lifetime calling to help small business owners learn to prosper doing the work they love. Considered an expert in small business, Christy has been interviewed by The Los Angeles Times and The Scottsdale Daily Progress, among others.

Throughout her career, Christy has received numerous honors. She won several regional managers awards during her tenure with IBM, has been honored by the Arizona Small Business Association, received the advanced Toastmasters Silver designation and earned her Certified Professional Co-Active Coaching (CPCC) certificate from the Coach Training Institute, as well as her Associate Certified Coach (ACC) certificate from the International Coach Federation.

In 2005, Christy formed Clarity To Business, a coaching and consulting practice. To date has worked with over 300 small business owners, from artists to real estate agents, helping them to both do what they are passionate about – and to make a profit.

Christy is the author of Passion, Plan, Profit: 12 Simple Steps to Convert Your Passion into a Solid Business. This user-friendly book shows people who are passionate about their work how to succeed in the business side of business. She is currently at work on You Hate to Market, and What To Do About It, which will be available Fall 2010.

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If you would like to get more details on how to participate, contact Stephanie@nikkileigh.com or nikki@nikkileigh.com