So I Wrote a Book (And It Only Took a Year of Excuses)
Here’s the thing no one tells you about writing a book: the hardest part isn’t the words. It’s getting your butt in the chair when you’d rather do literally anything else. Read a book. Laundry. Argue with your kid about whether they should have dessert before dinner. (Always, duh!)
When I first had the idea for The Complete Health Insurance Solution: A Real-World Guide for People Who Don’t Speak Insurance, I was fired up. I’d been answering the same client questions for years:
What’s the difference between a deductible and an out-of-pocket max?
Why does my “cheap” plan end up costing me more?
Can someone please just explain this in normal human words?
And I thought: fine, I’ll write the book. A real-world, no-BS guide to health insurance for people who don’t speak insurance.
I even started. Pages, notes, outlines. I was on fire. Then OEP 2025 hit.
For those of you blessed souls who don’t live in the insurance world, OEP is Open Enrollment Period. Basically a triathlon for health insurance advisors. Except it’s two-and-half months long, no one sleeps, and instead of running you’re surviving on cold coffee and the faint hope that one client might actually upload their documents on time.
Needless to say, the book went into a digital drawer labeled “someday.”
And someday turned into months.
Then, if I’m being brutally honest, motivation tanked. Because writing a book isn’t sexy once the newness wears off. It’s just sitting alone with your laptop convincing yourself that your jokes are funny and your metaphors make sense. Spoiler: they do, sometimes.
But here’s where things shifted: I set a goal. September 1, 2025. The book would be live. Not “someday.” Not “when I feel like it.” A real deadline, like an enrollment cutoff. And let me tell you, I do not miss deadlines.
So I chipped away. Early mornings, late nights, weekends squeezed between family, BNI, and approximately 8,000 client calls. Some days it was a slog. Some days the words flowed. And slowly, the messy draft turned into something I could actually be proud of.
On August 31st, I hit publish.
And here’s what I learned in the process:
Health insurance is never just about policies. It’s about people.
Every chapter in the book is basically a love letter to my clients: the family trying to balance coverage with a new mortgage, the small business owner who wants to take care of their team without going broke, the retiree who just wants someone to explain things without an insurance dictionary.
Writing this book forced me to stop and think about every single conversation I’ve had in nearly 10 years of doing this. It reminded me that the jargon, the charts, the fine print… none of it matters if people don’t understand how it affects their lives.
That’s why this book exists. It’s not some ivory-tower insurance manual. It’s the guide I wish my clients had years ago in practical, plain English, with a little humor to make the ride easier.
Because at the end of the day, coverage should bring clarity, not confusion.
So yeah, it took me longer than I planned. I lost steam. I doubted myself. But I kept the promise I made: live by September 1. Done.
If you’re someone who’s ever felt like health insurance is a maze with no exit sign, this book is my attempt at drawing you a map.
✨ You can grab your copy of The Complete Health Insurance Solution here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP2X8C5F
TL;DR
I started writing a book last year, got derailed by OEP and a lack of motivation, but set a goal to publish by September 1. Mission accomplished. The Complete Health Insurance Solution is now live. Your health. Your money. Your rules. Insured AF.
