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It’s true that your current life is an outcome of your past decisions and choices, but the future is determined by how you act at the moment. That gives you chance to have a better one. In this episode, Vince Nepolitan s...
Your Past Does Not Define Your Future with Vince Nepolitan is an episode from The Author's Way Podcast by Jennifer Wright. It’s true that your current life is an outcome of your past decisions and choices, but the future is determined by ho...
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Published Sep 22, 2022, 38:39 long, audio available.
It’s true that your current life is an outcome of your past decisions and choices, but the future is determined by how you act at the moment. That gives you chance to have a better one. In this episode, Vince Nepolitan shares how he was able to open up to his traumatic experiences growing up and have the courage to write a book about it to be shared with the world. Vince Nepolitan was born in an underprivileged area in Las Vegas. He had a tough time growing up – losing most of his family members to drug overdose and dealing with his parent's abandonment. Even though he did not have it easy growing up – his father even convinced him to sell drugs at school – Nepolitan continued to struggle and made something of himself. Today, he is a successful man who is living his happily ever after with his two kids, who genuinely respect and love their father for all the sacrifices he made for them. Key Highlights: [00:01 - 08:32] Opening Up About His Trauma This podcast is brought to you by Execuwright. Visit to see how we can help you get that book out of your head and onto paper Vince talks about his book Renovation Me Sharing your traumatic story is courageous and therapeutic at the same time [08:33 - 17:42] Overcoming The Fear of Being Judged No matter what you do, people are going to judge you You need to share your story because you never know whether it will inspire others and help them open up Set yourself free by learning to forgive and let go [17:43 - 30:22] Love Your Work and Success Will Follow Vince shared the methods that helped him complete his book He draws inspiration from seeing his children grow He blends his book with his career and self-promotes at every opportunity he gets Vince became Amazon’s bestseller without paid advertisement [30:23 - 38:40] Wrapping Up! Vince’s advice to people who want to write a book: Do voice memos, read and listen to it Don’t be afraid to write your story. You are your best critic. Check out Renovate Me at Want to connect with Vince? Visit renovatemevn.com and email him at askmrrenovation@gmail.com Key Quotes: “You do not have to be a prisoner of your past. And you just have to escape those chains and break free.” - Vince Nepolitan “Everybody's got a story. And it doesn't have to be an inspirational autobiography, it can be about your life experiences, if you were a military person, if you're writing something about your career and how to help people be successful in their career, or whatever it's about, be proud of it and promote it and take it with you everywhere.” - Vince Nepolitan Do you have a book idea in your head, but you haven’t put it to paper because you don’t know where to start? Visit to see how we can help you get that book out
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This episode was published on Sep 22, 2022.
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Your Past Does Not Define Your Future with Vince Nepolitan is from The Author's Way Podcast by Jennifer Wright.
Published Sep 22, 2022 and 38:39 long