Quitting his consulting job to selling 8 million copies: John Strelecky | Before the Bestseller 53


John lives the truth he speaks about as he quit his consulting job to pursue a higher purpose and hustled his way into becoming a world famous author.

He tells me about how he got a few copies out initially just by going out to local meet ups and handing books directly to people while having a thoughtful conversation.

Johns success is a brick by brick story of writing a great book, seeding copies one by one, and letting word of mouth do the rest.

We also talk about his writing process, and other marketing tools that have helped him along the way.

Get his book here.

Alex Strathdee
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