Angel Tuccy writes about the pursuit of dreams in her book, Lists That Saved My Life. On Friday, April 30th, 2010 Tuccy achieved her dream of becoming a bestselling author… not once, but twice in the same day on one of the busiest Internet websites in the world, Amazon.com.
“I always wanted to be a bestseller… someday”, says Tuccy. “But until recently, I never really thought that I had much to do with it. It was up to other people to discover my book, and then decide to buy it. That’s what I thought. Then a girlfriend and I attended the national conference for the Women’s Information Network held in Los Angeles, CA, and I was challenged by the notion that though I have dreams… I am not thinking ‘big’ enough.”
Tuccy returned to Colorado determined to strip away the limiting thoughts that kept her dreams in the ethereal world, and started thinking ‘BIG’… beginning with the marketing of her book. She participated in a tele-seminar presented by Jack Canfield, author of the widely popular “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series of books, and there she was inspired to follow his example by creating an e-mail campaign simply asking her friends, family, associates, neighbors and customers to help her achieve her dream of becoming a bestseller by purchasing a copy or two of her book on Friday, April 30th. They were also asked to pass along an e-mail (supplied by Tuccy) to their sphere of influence asking the same of them.
That Friday morning, the internet was abuzz with one woman’s request… and friends, family and total strangers alike – from all around the world – were inspired to share her message and purchase her book. And buy her book they did. Again and again people started e-mailing Tuccy to tell her that they not only bought the book, but they had forwarded her e-mail to thousands upon thousands of their friends.
“I started the morning ranked on Amazon.com somewhere near #517,000 of all authors on the site”, said Tuccy. “By 8:30 PM (MST) I was ranked #993!! I was in the top 1,000 selling authors on all of Amazon!” And Lists That Saved My Life not only made it to “bestselling” status, but was listed as the #1 bestseller in the Time Management category. At the very same time, Tuccy’s book made it again to the #11 bestselling spot in the Stress Management category.
Tuccy posted on her Facebook page, “First there was elation. Then shock and disbelief… What do I do next?” The answer to that question is no-doubt found in the hand-written thank-you cards that she is currently working through… making sure the people who helped her achieve her dream are aware of her gratitude and appreciation for doing what she could not do on her own. “BIG thinking starts and finishes with the quality of relationships upon which one can rely for help when help is needed”, says Tuccy. “And I am forever grateful for the help of the most quality friends and family for which anyone could ever ask.”
Angel Tuccy is the co-owner of Experience Pros, LLC in Littleton, CO. She is the founder of Experience Pros University and the co-host of the Experience Pros Radio Show aired live every weekday on AM 560 KLZ in Denver, CO. She is the founder of Ladies Who Lunch, a women’s support group for business owners and professionals, and she serves on the board of directors for the Chamber of Commerce of Highlands Ranch, CO. Tuccy is qualified to speak on a variety of business and motivational topics, and holds the distinction of Professional Level Membership in the National Speaker’s Association. To contact her for speaking engagements, please e-mail Radio@ExperiencePros.com.


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