Can Do #27: ✨ USA Today Bestseller ✨

Alina Okun

Nov 16, 2022

Welcome to edition #27 of Can Do, a newsletter where I share my professional journey.

You can also read my previous editions and follow me on Twitter.

Newsletter at a Glance

News & Reflections: USA Today Bestseller
Article: From Layoff to Better Off: 5 Steps You Should Take Before Applying for Your Next Job
Instagram: Walnut's 30 Days of Great Career Tips for Young Professionals

News & Reflections

Last week, Luminary Leadership: How Top Entrepreneurs Lead in Business and in Life, the book I coauthored several months ago, made it to the USA Today and Amazon Bestseller lists.

It’s very exciting news. Many of the authors who co-wrote Luminary Leadership are public speakers. Making a bestseller list can often double the speaking fees. While I have no desire to become a public speaker, I do want to write more books. From now on, I will be able to leverage my USA Today bestseller status on any book I write in the future.

There was another reason this project appealed to me so much. For now, the book is only available in eBook format. In the first half of 2023, it will be released in softcover and distributed by Simon & Schuster.

I used to work at Simon & Schuster 20 years ago. It was my second professional job, and out of all the corporate jobs I have ever had, it was my favorite. I loved working in publishing. It may not be the most profitable industry, but it’s so much fun. I could not miss an opportunity to be listed as an author in Simon & Schuster’s catalog.

Article

From Layoff to Better Off: 5 Steps You Should Take Before Applying for Your Next Job

This week, I’m featuring an article written by Jessica and me. It is our first article of many that we plan to coauthor on the topic of career management.

We’ll be posting the articles on Medium and on our new Facebook account.

Instagram

walnutready

A post shared by Walnut | Career Alignment (@walnutready)

We have also launched a 30-day series of Great Career Tips. We are posting these tips on LinkedIn, TikTok, and Instagram.

If you could give us a follow on Instagram to help us grow our new account, we would greatly appreciate it.

Here is the link: https://www.instagram.com/walnutready/

Thank you for reading!

Alina