Gone are the days when self-publishing was synonymous with
self-defeat. Authors such as Deepak Chopra, Mark Victor Hansen
and Neale Donald Walsch, originally self-published successfully
before selling their books to major publishers (in order to gain
even wider distribution) so we now know that self-published
books can match and even surpass the quality and the success of
books released by the major publishers. As such they deserve
serious consideration. And while the small press may not enjoy
the same level of resources as the large press, still in terms
of quality and the ability to reach the ultimate decision makers
– the buyers, the small press has proven that they can compete
with the “big guys,” with enviable success.
Even before Geela’s self-published book, THE AMERICAN DREAM -
An Immigrant’s True Life Story of Winning Against All Odds was
released, it had already generated rave reviews and feature
stories in addition to offers for representation by top literary
agents, offers from various major publishing houses and even an
offer for a movie deal based on Geela’s life’s journey. However,
Geela passed on these lucrative offers mainly because it would
have taken at least two years for the book to be published,
if not first abandoned because of internal politics of the
publisher. In addition, it was clear that Geela would lose the
creative control, the direction of the book and the original
vision of the book in the process of publishing it. Since
timing, and maintaining the integrity and the original vision
of the book, were critical to the success of the project, she
made a conscious decision to take the road less traveled – by
self-publishing.
Establishing a new company is never easy, however, Geela is no
stranger to this process. Years ago she successfully established
her own record company called GLOBAL VISION RECORDS and released
many albums including Geela’s acclaimed album THE VEIL OF LIFE,
which has touched many lives both domestically and
internationally. Here is a sample of what other well-respected
people are saying about it:
“Geela’s ‘The Veil of Life’ is like a magic carpet ride
around the world, celebrating the human spirit in the
realm of infinite possibilities.”
--- Deepak Chopra, best-selling author
“Geela is a rare combination of brilliant, polished
professional excellence coupled with heartfelt, spiritually
inspired music and lyrics. She creates and writes from the
heart and sings from the soul! She’s just what we need to
take us higher at the dawning of the new Millennium!”
--- Jill Lawrence, Wisdom Radio Network
(a nationally syndicated show)
Geela’s growing success in the entertainment industry along
with her passion to help children’s causes, resulted in the
establishment of an innovative nonprofit organization dedicated
to promoting children’s causes and world peace, called ONE
SPIRIT, ONE WORLD (http://www.onespiritoneworld.org). In fact,
the book was written primarily for the purpose of drawing
attention to the timely mission of her nonprofit organization
with the belief that through personal empowerment and innovative
solutions others too can have the courage to believe that
the possible can exceed the impossible (including global
unity) no matter what the odds.
GLOBAL VISION MEDIA (a consolidation of Global Vision Records
and Global Vision Books) is in many ways like The Little Engine
That Could, experiencing a momentum that keeps on growing every
day by drawing on successful past experiences, extensive
resources combined with a lot of creativity. However, success
is not a one-man show. It takes a dedicated staff, working in
a joint effort with key people in the industry, a comprehensive
marketing and promotional plan including on-line marketing and
promotion, a national media campaign (print/radio/TV), and
personal appearances by the author to make the book a best-seller
and that’s the track that Geela is on. The title recently hit
the best-seller list on Amazon.com. When you put THE AMERICAN
DREAM next to a book released by a major publishing company –
one can’t tell which book is self-published. That’s because
Geela’s book is a high quality book with outstanding packaging
backed by a solid infrastructure and a comprehensive marketing
and promotional plan using similar marketing and promotional
strategies as the “big guys,” in terms of securing national
distribution (wholesalers and distributors) and national media
coverage (in a joint effort with top PR and marketing firms)
to support the success of the book on all levels.
Mastering the art of the possible is at the heart of Geela’s
book THE AMERICAN DREAM, which is about overcoming obstacles
and winning against all odds. It is intended to help others to
go from poverty to prosperity and achieving excellence. This
universal theme, along with a timely message of hope, which
is in great demand particularly during uncertain times, gives
Geela’s book a mass appeal both domestically and internationally.
Geela is a living proof that the possible always exceeds the
impossible. Her story not only captures the true spirit of
The American Dream but it also makes you a believer in dreams,
particularly when it’s written by a female immigrant who came
from humble beginnings with no money or support system
whatsoever. After years of great sacrifice, she finally
achieved tremendous success as defined by The American Dream,
with many awards and a blossoming career only to discover that
there is more to life than achieving material success. She
finds that The American Dream is based on a materialistic values
system that is a dead-end to anyone who is after riches of the
heart. Geela’s ultimate goal is to help others to achieve their
own seeming “Impossible Dream,” while achieving global peace
and prosperity for all. Her unusual and extensive experiences
(including a near-death experience, serving in the Israeli Air
Force, gaining unusual abilities from healing to composing
without the benefit of being able to play any musical
instruments) and the profound insights she gained in the process
of “making it” can enormously help others on their own journey.
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