The message of the book is that we all need to be more conscious of the impact we make on others we encounter through the course of our day, conduct business with, and pass by without noticing. The choices we make with each person may impact not only the other person's life, but our own, in ways we could not imagine. Being needlessly unkind to another could result in your missing out on wonderful things that you have dreamed of but never thought you could achieve or receive. In other words, not being as kind to others as you would like others to be to you could work against you in ways that you haven't imagined. You may be acting against your own best interests, and that is rarely, if ever, a smart idea.
My book will give you many examples of tests I have conducted with:
- Doctors
- Dentists
- Hospitals
- Police
- Veterinarians
- Hotels
- Real estate agents
- Churches
- Lawyers
- Neighbors
- Best Friends
- Banks
- Former clients
- Etc.
And no, I was never undercover... although I now offer to be an undercover client to businesses. I always disclosed upfront that I was writing a book about my encounters with everyone. Despite my honesty most people, not all, treated me with rejection, disrespect, avoidance, contempt and in some cases abuse and threats of physical harm... no matter how kind and generous I was to them. That says to me that our society needs a major overhaul in the area of Kindness to Others.
This book will ruffle quite a few feathers I'm afraid. You'll want to read this book, if only to find out who has been naughty and nice! Most of the stories are quite stunning. Often truth is stranger than fiction and these are true stories with no embellishment. And in many cases I gave people named in the book a second chance to do the right thing. You'll get to see who did and who didn't.
If you order The Kindness Test now, you'll get the first copies when its finished, but if you are one of the 2,000 early buyers you can share in the profits. You'll get your entire investment of $20 back after the sale of 5,700 books. If I sell 10,000 books, you get an additional $24 back. If I sell 20,000 books you should see $110 in total returned to you.
OK, that's not a big pile of money, but tell me this: How many authors can you name who share the profits of their book sales with their readers? Besides me.
Oh, and if you recommend me for a paid speaking engagement on the subject of The Kindness Test that is booked, confirmed with a deposit, and actually takes place, you will receive 10-25% of my speaking fee... depending on how much effort you invest in getting me booked. The bigger the event, the bigger my fee. And what comes to you could be a nice little pile of money.
Think about it... but not too long.
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Would love to have your book in my store. I have just started trying to promote "Being Nice", have a FB fan page, because nice matters. If you want to see the store, go to FB fan page, Setterington Gift Store. But I would take 10 copies.
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Lee-Anne Setterington
Hi Lee-Anne,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your offer. Initially I won't have The Kindness Test in stores because the profits would diminish significantly - or be wiped out completely - and that means less/no money to share with my investor-patrons. The only people who will share 40% of the profits are those who are paying for copies in advance before May 30. Plus they will save $9 over the price of the book when it's released... and they get their name in the Acknowedgments the book and on my web site. I'm doing this to generate funds to live on so I can write full-time and still eat. Would you like to be one of my patrons?
I didn't realize that you're in Ontario! (I was thinking BC.) I'd like to move back to Ontario one day in the future and have been trying to secure housesitting assignments anywhere from Kingston to Windsor in the meantime (to save on rent).
Andrea (PS I used to do voiceovers on commercials for local cemeteries.)