My post-release experience with the Good Companies book

This is what happened since the Good Companies book was released at 3:00am on 18th January 2023 when I pressed Publish buton at KDP self-publishing platform:

• my wife Julia reorganized her day at work and came back home earlier to celebrate! I can't remember it happening ever before! 💕 
• my father, Jerzy, said over the phone: Congratulations! I never knew any author in our family, it is a new experience for me. And then he called me three times during the day with specific advice and ideas related to book publishing and marketing. Amazing feeling to hear him engaged so spontaneously!
• my uncle, Henryk, who was to celebrate his 90th birthday that weekend and I managed to ship the first physical copy of the book to him just a day before: I like the book but most importantly I love dedication. The dedication goes like this: To Henryk Kmieciak, my uncle, who showed me the mountains and, more importantly, what a fruitful and fulfilled life looks like. 
• my kids: How much are you earning per copy of your book? What?? amazon charges you that much? That's a rip off!  And then: Look, there is a dedication for Grace! Grace is our beloved dog, a two and a half years old Irish setter.
• my wider family got interested and congratulated me, naturally, and
• my friends congratulated me
• a few friends bought the book instantly
• some others asked for a copy with a dedication, etc.
• I am experiencing a boost in social interactions and renewing my relationships with many of you from various projects we used to work together. Omg, I feel grateful.

While I was getting all those epic reactions from the world, I was also feeling deeply grateful to myself inside. Thanks to the effort of the last five months, I have been able to deeply renew myself, get closer to myself, and re-discover who I am. The work was full of meaning. It was not work - it was an amazing adventure for me. Authoring the book was a dream job - because it was not a job :)

I was waking up every day happy that I would be writing. I also needed to do some research, so it enriched me. It helped me structure and make sense of the clouds of information I had accumulated in my mind for years of work and reflection.

Whatever the critics will say, I just had to say what I wanted to say. To be fair with myself. Or simply to be one-ness (?) with my true self. I found so much meaning in this work, it refreshed me spiritually!

Another value of this book is that I intensified communication with a couple of colleagues who were early reviewers of the material. In parallel to getting friendly feedback, discussions, and referrals to other sources, it refreshed our relationships. I am truly thankful for this experience.

Now that the book is released, I feel responsible for building and maintaining the dialog based on the ideas from the book and to build the snowball for action!

There is also a financial aspect - I need to start earning... Yet, as they say: the path to success leads through happiness, not the other way round. And I am happy indeed. I am rebuilt, fulfilled, and feel ready to take on a new meaningful job.

Thanks for being a part of this journey with me. I will remember this moment for the rest of my life. 

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