TOM BLUBAUGH
- GUEST AUTHOR
AND LITERARY STRATEGIST -
G'day folks,
This is my first interview with a Literary Strategist. Enjoy Tom's frank answers.
Welcome, Tom ...
1.
Tell us about you and what
you do.
I am an author and book marketing coach
(Literary Strategist). I work one-on-one
with authors around the world. I am developing an online Authors Community that
is a safe harbor for authors of family friendly literature including a circle
of vendors who offer all services for publishing. My main purpose is to help
authors brand their names and their work and to develop a reading audience. I
understand that budgeting for me is usually not an option so I charge a nominal
$35 USD per month for my coaching services. It’s a bargain.
2.
What was the happiest
moment of your life?
The day that I realized I could have a personal
relationship with God through Jesus Christ.
3.
What was the saddest
moment?
When I realized the long-term effects of a
pedophile’s abuse of me at age 12 .
4.
What surprised you most?
I realized that I had not been cheated out of
one penny while doing business on the Internet for over 20 years.
5.
What was your greatest
disappointment?
I realized, after my parents had passed, the
heartache I put them through as a juvenile delinquent.
6.
Who did you misjudge? Why?
Too many people until I began to understand
everyone is a product of their upbringing and all of us don’t know what we
don’t know about ourselves.
7.
What or who was your
biggest challenge?
Overcoming
fear that began in my childhood.
8.
What has been your biggest
regret?
Not investing more in
myself--education, health, self-respect.
9.
What would be your dying
comment? Why?
Love God and love your neighbor. It’s
the secret of contentment.
10.
Who or what stunned you the
most?
Finding leadership qualities that were in me
when I joined the Navy at age 18.
11.
What would you like written
on your tombstone?
He helped many.
12.
Who would you rather have
not met? Why?
Sorry--they’re still alive.
13.
Who were you most envious
of? Why?
I can’t think of anyone.
14.
Who did you forgive – for
doing something you never thought you’d forgive?
The priest who molested me.
15.
What was your greatest
moment in your life?
When I became a father.
16.
What is your greatest
achievement?
Becoming an author and book marketing coach.
17.
What personal traits would
you like to have in your next life?
I like what I have now.
18.
What advice would you give
to world leaders?
Love God and love your neighbors.
19.
What advice would you give
to parents today?
Lead by example.
20.
Who would you choose to be
stuck on a desert island with?
Barbara, my wife.
22.
What are the greatest
legacies you will leave behind?
My children and grandchildren.
23.
What’s lacking in the world
today?
Respect for each other as equal human beings and
creations.
24.
Any pearls of wisdom for
the rest of us?
If you weren’t afraid, what would you do--then
do that.
25.
What would be the last
sentence you ever write?
The end.
26.
What inspired you most?
I didn’t know it at the time--my high school
bookkeeping teacher who wouldn’t let me graduate until I made up all my
homework assignments and tests from cutting her classes. She made me go to
school a week longer than any other students because she cared. I thought she
was mean until I realized she placed me on a different path.
27.
Who or what made you laugh
the most?
Barbara, my wife.
28.
What would be your top
three chosen careers in your next life?
Author, coach, mentor.
29.
What is your prime focus in
life today?
Enjoy the journey.
30.
Do you have any fear of
doing something wrong?
Not any more.
31.
If or when you reflect on
your past, can you identify any world events that you believe had a significant
impact on you?
The assassination of John F.
Kennedy.
32.
Do you think one can live a
purposeful life without knowing the meaning of life?
Yes, but not the purpose of life.
33.
From your
perspective - what is the way forward for the world?
Love
God and love your neighbor.
34.
Imagine that you were given
a chance to live again, what will you do first and what will you do
differently?
I’m not sure that I would change anything. Life
is like making an apple pie. Some ingredients are good to eat on their own and
some aren’t, but mixed together and baked in the oven produce something great.
35.
Do you have a bucket list? Tell us more.
I really don’t. I’ve done everything I’ve wanted
to do and I enjoy where I am.
36.
Any great claims to fame?
Seeing the books I’ve written published and
read.
37.
Anything you’d like to add?
Probably tomorrow, but not today.
Clancy's comment: Thanks for being so honest, Tom. Some of these are tough questions. Best wishes in all that you do.
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