50 best-selling teachers, coaches and authors have contributed over $12K worth of their best personal and professional development service and products as prizes that are up for grabs in 14 “donate-what-you-wish-when-you-enter” online raffle draws at kidneyraffle.com. The 14 raffles open for entries for only 3 days, from 7 till 9 June 2011. We need your help getting the word out about Kidney Raffle before it opens on 7 June!

(If you haven’t checked out Kidney Raffle yet, you might want to quickly pop over and browse the awesome prize bundles here and here, and read more about the great cause and why we’re doing this, before you spread the word… we’ll wait here for you!)

Your help with spreading the word on Facebook and Twitter is incredibly valuable to us, so we want to thank you (and keep you inspired!) with a selection of inspirational author interviews from Cath Duncan’s Bottom-line Bookclub.

Here’s what you need to do – it’s easy!

1. Click on the “Share to Get” button below.
2. You’ll be asked to share about kidneyraffle.com on Facebook and Twitter.
3. After you’ve shared on Facebook and Twitter, you’ll be automatically redirected to the page with the downloads of the author interviews.

The following author interviews are included in our thank you gift, ready for you to download after you share:

Over 12 hours of teaching from these 12 authors/ experts, helping your to get “the bottom-line” on these great books and to use the ideas in them.

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I’ve had a bunch of emails recently from folks wanting to know when the Bottom-line Bookclub membership will be opened up again. The short answer is I haven’t decided yet if and/ or when I’ll start producing new content for the Bottom-line Bookclub. So, in the meantime, I’ve come up with a solution, because I’d love you to be able to benefit from the archives of Bottom-lines that I’ve built up over the past 13 months.

Here’s what I’m doing: I’m making it possible for you to get access to all 13 of the Bottom-line programs in the archives for a once-off payment.

Here are some of the books I’ve bottom-lined so far:

You can find a complete list of the books in the Bottom-line Archive here.

Each of the bottom-line programs in the archives includes:

• A pdf manual and 45min audio bottom-line explaining the best 3 ideas in the featured book.
• A pdf workbook to help you to take action and use the ideas in the book.
• A 60min interview with the author or a relevant expert to further deepen your learning and inspire you.

So what’s it cost for access to all this goodness?

You can still purchase the individual Bottom-lines for $24 each, but if you’d like unlimited access to all 13 of the Bottom-lines, you can have life-time access for a one-off payment of just $99.

This offer stands until I make up my mind about the future membership of the club (which is contingent on the other stuff I’m exploring… I know, I’m being vague, but I’m not ready to share till I have more of it pinned down). So if you’d like lifetime archival access for a steal, now’s the time to jump onboard.

Happy learning and growing this year, and thank you for all of your support over the past few years!

P.S. Bottom-line Bookclub Members – regardless of what I decide to do with the future membership of the club, you still have access to all the archives at no extra cost, and always will. Just login as usual, download and enjoy!

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For a long time now, Iʼve been fascinated with human fears, how fear gets us stuck and makes us constrict and defend, and how we can get out of fear. I used to think that love was the route to overcoming fear, but more recently, Iʼve come to believe that curiosity is the most powerful transformative state, and in many ways I think curiosity is the gateway that transforms fear into love.

So when I found Toddʼs book called “Curious?” I was naturally immediately curious (of course!) to read it and hear what the psychological research is telling us about the value of curiosity. I also had the good fortune of watching Todd live earlier this year, giving a TED-style presentation about the value of curiosity and so much of what he said really resonated with Agile Living, so I was thrilled when he agreed to be interviewed for the Bottom-line Bookclub.

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Connessione is all about appreciating the big picture, connecting with your values and aligning each area of your life with your values.

Consider each area of your life and create a mind-map representing what’s important to you in each area of your life. Look at the big picture to check that the parts of your life all fit together and contribute towards creating a life that you love. Does it all align or are there things you need to shift?

Remember to slot your corporalita, sensazione, curiositá, dimonstrazione, sfumato, arte/scienza and connessione goals into the picture!

This post is an excerpt from this month’s feature: “The Bottom-line on Michael Gelb’s Think Like Da Vinci” You can follow Michael on Twitter at @MichaelJGelb and his website is michaelgelb.com

For the full Bottom-line audio and transcript, workbook, author interview and set of coaching emails, check out The Bottom-line on Think Like Da Vinci.

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Another fundamental part of corporalita is getting good sleep and resting regularly over the weekends and by taking vacations.

Do you get at least 7 hours of sleep each night?

And if you can, why not try taking a 30 to 45min nap in the afternoon. Research indicates that it’s a good way to recharge and restore your energy.

This post is an excerpt from this month’s feature: “The Bottom-line on Michael Gelb’s Think Like Da Vinci” You can follow Michael on Twitter at @MichaelJGelb and his website is michaelgelb.com

For the full Bottom-line audio and transcript, workbook, author interview and set of coaching emails, check out The Bottom-line on Think Like Da Vinci.

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You can develop arte/scienza by cultivating ambidexterity. Activities like writing with your non-dominant hand, dancing, playing racquet sports with your non-dominant hand and juggling are all great ways to develop ambidexterity, which promotes the balance of the two hemispheres of the brain.

Try writing your reflections in your notebook today using your non-dominant hand.

This post is an excerpt from this month’s feature: “The Bottom-line on Michael Gelb’s Think Like Da Vinci” You can follow Michael on Twitter at @MichaelJGelb and his website is michaelgelb.com

For the full Bottom-line audio and transcript, workbook, author interview and set of coaching emails, check out The Bottom-line on Think Like Da Vinci.

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