1. What inspired you to write this book?
I realized that I felt crushed like a lemon by
the culture washing of several corporate companies, by
several emotional fishermen, and by how most of the society chooses
to think-act-speak without owning them because the majority
seeks around instead of within. The more extremes become slaves of their
negative emotions. All become emotional illusions with life & time resulting
in many losing themselves, forgetting themselves, from the mythology of their
choosing resulting many forgetting that they are, in life, positively the
solution. I pulled way back with the sling shot principle and
realized that I was myself feeding what I identified to be a problem in the
emotional illusions with life & time.
One of the most used lines we say in the face of difficulties is
the proverbial phrase, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
The lemons in this phrase represent sourness or struggle while making lemonade
means transforming lemons into something sweet or desirable. We have used this
phrase so much that it has become a cliché, yet we still live in negativity.
When I saw life like an eagle, outside the
emotional illusions with life & time, I sold my lemons and
bought a pineapple! I progressively became
me, Mr. Pineapple. My 3 faces became all connected to the same sweet roots;
they became one. Life & leadership philosophies along with life principles
were practiced and were acting like power tools to positively nourish my roots
and redefine my inner foundation keeping myself sweet within & around. Life
is positive & negative forces complementing each other when in balance. A
philosophy trackable since the 14th century B.C. My pineapple
became stable on my inner foundation. It became my soul. A purpose took birth.
2. What exactly is it about and who
is it written for?
It is said that if your product or service is for everyone it
means no one! To that, I kindly disagree because everyone deserves to live more
happily. The Pineapple Theory books were first written to assist future, new,
and more experienced leaders to always cultivate a fresh & sweet growth
continuum. Looking at the big picture about life and society, everybody is the
leader of their life – therefore – the books are for everyone because we cannot
outgrow ourselves.
3. What do you hope readers will get out
of reading your book?
More positive thinking by adding to their life recipe, what I
like to call The Pineapple Theory’s property blend, assisting
readers seeking within instead of around with their emotions by moving with
intelligence & reasoning what is negative to what is more positive.
4. How did you decide on your book’s title and
cover design?
The Theoretical idea that the pineapple can be a symbol of
positivity and used as a fruitful metaphor to share with efficiency the
property blend to readers to think for themselves is self-explanatory.
Everything around the pineapple on the cover page is discover with ones’
reading. The infinite clock inside the pineapple in-reference of the emotional
illusion with life & time along with philosophy, the Matrix coding in the
background speaking more about the emotional illusions, but the pineapple
remains a pineapple within that same illusion becomes a reminder to remain
ourselves.
5. What advice or words of wisdom do you have
for fellow writers – other than run!?
Before running, there is the walking phase and prior to that,
there are baby steps. Truly work on the big picture and vision of your ideas to
ensure the dots are all connected. Plan how you will build your brand, collect
DATA to persuade the selling process of your work, and always
improve your interpersonal skills set because you will become the image of your
work.
6. What trends in the book world do you see --
and where do you think the book publishing industry is heading?
I often share that in the book industry, there are likely more
book titles than there are readers. Standing out becomes quite a challenge and
many may share about your work: “There are already a lot about this type of
topic.” Along with the challenges of influencing potential readers choosing
your book, the reading offering such as paperback, eBook, and audiobook, adds
to the challenge. I personally only sale the paperback to keep what is
traditional as it is. At the end, Marketing and being properly supported is a big
influencer in this industry.
7. Were there experiences in your
personal life or career that came in handy when writing this book?
Daily is an inspiration when I watch at society’s emotions with
how they choose to think/act/speak from the tallest tree I can find. What is
interesting is that I also complete this process with myself. The Pineapple
Theory books are written in part from personal life & career experiences.
8. How would you describe your writing style?
Which writers or books is your writing similar to?
I must share, and this likely disturbs many critical readers
inner peace, my writing is authentic because I don’t mind if there are spelling
mistakes from time-to-time. The books are written to be understood by everyone
but they have great wisdom, which follows a view form Aristotle (385-323BC).
9. What challenges did you overcome in the
writing of this book?
Because daily is an inspiration, updates are a challenge because
of new thoughts adding value to what is already written. At some point, once
published, live with what is out there.
10. If people can buy or read one book this
week or month, why should it be yours?
With The Pineapple Theory, it’s always pineapple season! If
future readers enjoy the pineapple fruit, I encouraged them to push their
positive curiosity by discovering how I authentically took the pineapple fruit
to another level of positivity within.
About The Author: Many are calling him the new buddha for his
positivity and wisdom, others refer to him as a modern Plato for his
philosophy, but he is Mr. Pineapple! Steve “Mr. Pineapple” Mathieu
is born and raised in Montreal, Canada. French is its native language, and he
wrote The Pineapple Theory series in English. He supports businesses with his
leadership for 20+ years. He is a firm ambassador of Culture and Core Values.
When COVID-19 impacted life on Earth, he took full benefit of the forced
leisure time sacrifice to reflect – make peace – and become prosperous which
triggered his purpose. S. Mathieu is known for being passionate, for his
determination, and for being like the fruit; positively authentic. The only
thing you’ll be missing from your reading is Mr. Pineapple’s beautiful
French-Canadian accent! For more info, please see: https://thepineappletheory.ca/
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About Brian Feinblum
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raised in Brooklyn, he now resides in Westchester with his wife, two kids, and
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www.WinningWriters.com as a "best resource.” For the past three decades,
including 21 years as the head of marketing for the nation’s largest book
publicity firm, and two jobs at two independent presses, Brian has worked with
many first-time, self-published, authors of all genres, right along with
best-selling authors and celebrities such as: Dr. Ruth, Mark Victor Hansen,
Joseph Finder, Katherine Spurway, Neil Rackham, Harvey Mackay, Ken Blanchard,
Stephen Covey, Warren Adler, Cindy Adams, Todd Duncan, Susan RoAne, John C.
Maxwell, Jeff Foxworthy, Seth Godin, and Henry Winkler. He recently hosted a
panel on book publicity for Book Expo America, and has spoken at ASJA,
Independent Book Publishers Association Sarah Lawrence College, Nonfiction
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Writers Association, APEX, and Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association.
His letters-to-the-editor have been published in The Wall Street Journal,
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