They Changed Our Lives

A Book Series Giving Thanks To Those Who Have Inspired Us

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Submission Guidelines

To Our Dear Friends With Stories To Tell...

Thankyou for taking the time to contribute in this global community project "They Changed Our Lives" . Without YOUR HELP this idea would be nothing more than an idea sitting around in my mind collecting dust.

We know that you will put your heart and soul into conveying your story of transformation, but we offer you some guidelines here to enhance the enjoyment for both the mentor you are writing for and the readers of the published book.

Please Keep In Mind

Please keep in mind that we are looking for stories of Transformation....Transformation that gratitude can be expressed for and transformation that others can read about and picture your journey from one stage of your life to another.

It may have been just a few words that a mentor spoke that resinated with you and gave you the strength to make a decision that you had been struggling with for some time. Maybe you heard a mentor share a short story of their own life that contained the key answer to a question you had been long asking for. Or maybe you read some words from a mentors books and had what Oprah calls an "AH-HA" moment.

It sometimes only takes a couple of words to make a huge difference in your life. It is not always about how big the inspiration was but rather how big the result were from the impact of that inspiration.

Guidelines For Your Story

1. Please be sure to address the mentor personally in expressing your thankfulness to them for specifically playing a key role in your emotional, spiritual or physical development. This is the first of the two important primary objectives of this book series - GRATITUDE

2. Please be sure to connect with the readers on an emotional level. You never know...Your story may end up making you the mentor in their lives. This is the second of the two important primary objectives of this book series - INSPIRATION

3. The story should be written in a conversational style starting with where you were in your life when you first connected with the mentor you are writing about. It should lead us through the following stages of the specific inspiration, the Ah-Ha moment, the thoughts that you had, the actions that you took, the end results and the benefits it brought to your life.

4. It must be a truthful story told from your heart. Be expressive and enjoy the process!

5. Stories can be up to 1500 words in length with a minimum of 400 words.

6. At this time we are only accepting stories via email at We will email you to let you know that we have received your story and will be reviewing it for inclusion in the printed book.

7. Please include your address and phone numbers which are only used for contacting you if your story is accepted. Please read out privacy statement regarding contact details.

8. No anoyomous stories will be accepted. It is your time to shine!

9. There will be a section at the end of the book where you can include a short paragraph about yourself and your business. Please write this small paragraph about yourself as if your were a thrid party reporter.

10. Please keep a copy of your story in a safe place in the event that you require it again as we do not locate stories and forward them back to you.

11. If your story is chosen we will contact you to arrange official permission to print the story. Please keep us updated with new contact details if you change your email address, mailing address or phone numbers.

12. Please be patient. This is a large scale project and will take time to collaborate, organise and publish one book at a time. We understand that you will be eager to see your story and your name in print - As We Are Too! Stay tuned by signing up to our newsletter to keep updated.

Thank You

You Are So Special For Contributing Your Story!