Wednesday Wisdom: All In

Wednesday Wisdom, Wednesday Morning, Hump Day, Inspiration for Women Entrepreneurs

An average day doing a familiar activity became less redundant when the voice in my ear was that of Billie Jean King. Winter running – and even – winter surviving in the grey and clouds means finding new stimuli to boost one’s spirit. Today, it was the world-class tennis champion and activist sharing both the highs and lows she faced in an unequal world for females to lift mine.

“All In,” her autobiography playing on Audible in my ears was the second book I have listened to while running, after listening to Kathrine Switzer’s book numerous times and feeling like I needed another feminist experience ringing in my ears. It is amazing how easy running five miles becomes when inspired by a voice in your head and ears. When someone sings the same tune as your soul, it has a way of making a routine attempt, much easier.

Truth be told, I didn’t want to stop running because I didn’t want to stop listening to Billie Jean. Her voice reminded me of meeting her in person in 2018 at the Women’s Sports Foundation annual event where I gave time to share networking tips with up-and-coming amateur female athletes turning professional. I managed to talk to her for a brief second and snap a photo with her.

Because I write as a career, I am not a great reader during off-business hours, unlike most of my friends. So, the idea of running to a book just lights my fire and works perfectly with my daily regimen. My sons commute in and out of the Big Apple listening to books from their industry and hobbies. I’d rather listen to music when I’m driving, but not when I’m running, I’ve found.

If you are a woman entrepreneur with a published book or considering becoming an author, make sure you research and consider the value of turning your written words into vocal ones using your own voice to read to your fans. I know a few women entrepreneurs who have done this so you don’t have to be Billie Jean King or Katherine Switzer with popular names to do it.

This Wednesday Wisdom is to inspire you to look into turning your book into an audiobook or delivering your regular blog post into a vocal post just like you can convert your written text messages into audio ones. What other marketing pieces can you enhance or diversify if you use your voice and not just your pen (or laptop) to create words?

I say be like Billie Jean King and become “all in” to ways to evolve your normal medium of writing or typing into more audible ways.