A Seymour native is getting ready to release a book this week with the hopes that others will improve their lives after they read it.
Chad D. Malone, who now lives in Fishers, is releasing “Finding Your Passion from the Inside Out: 7 Strategies to Get from Here to There” through Pen It Publications on Wednesday.
The book is about personal growth, and Malone said he started writing the book in 2013.
“I’m a pretty firm believer that you never graduate from growing,” he said.
Some strategies that he goes over in the book include learning what your values are, what makes you vulnerable and how to respect yourself.
Malone said he never thought he would be a writer but found it encouraging when people told him writing can be a representation of who you are.
His writing process had a breakthrough in 2019 when he spoke at a writer’s conference and landed a publishing deal with the organizer.
Malone said the organizer of the conference approached him to say he should write a book, and he revealed that one was already in the works.
While the book is about change and growth, Malone said his writing process reflected his own growth as he was writing it because roughly 85% of the book changed by the time he inked a publishing deal.
“I’m a firm believer that if you’re the same person that you were yesterday, you really can’t make anything happen,” he said. “You have to continually grow yourself, and you do that by knowing yourself and taking advantage of opportunities like workshops, books, podcasts and those kinds of things.”
One notable change that Malone said he noticed about himself after writing the book was he initially started the project wondering how much money he could make but later realized he was more interested in how the book can help other people.
Malone said he plans to do book signings and meet-and-greets in Jackson County, and the dates will be posted on his social media, including his Facebook page, “Chad D. Malone – Author &Empowerment Speaker.”
He will also be doing a Facebook Live at 7 p.m. Tuesday on that Facebook page to discuss the book.
“Finding Your Passion from the Inside Out: 7 Strategies to Get from Here to There” will be available on Amazon and other online book retailers on Wednesday.