Experiment. Disruption. Grab bag.
The current episode of the Disrupt Yourself podcast is all three. For the first time, I am hosting a podcast interview with myself—so to speak—the questions I answer were actually contributed by my listeners. Here they are, with just an appetizer for the answers:
1- Do you have any tips for a first time author?
Yes, I have seven of them, if you’re writing what I know about, which is nonfiction. Most people who ask me want to publish a book to support their coaching or consulting. There is “something about having a book that says ‘legit.’”
2- How do you turn changes that are imposed upon you into a positive thing?
I’ll give you some personal examples based on a technique I learned from one of my coaches: Ask yourself these questions: “If it were happening for me, not to me—what would be the opportunity? What could I learn? How will it help me become a better person?”
3- How do I get in front of the decision-makers in a large company—especially, how does a non-profit get into a large business?
This also begs a question—why do you want to get in front of them? To get them to solve a problem you have? Or because they have a problem you can help solve? I offer advice on why the answer here makes all the difference.
I also weigh in on these inquiries, at greater length than the teasers I include below, and I offer personal examples as a bonus:
• What is the key to success? Well, that depends on how you define success, but for starters, the launching pad is to believe you can be successful.
• What’s the most important thing I do each day? Read and visualize.
• How do I stay relevant? I challenge myself in ways that force me to disrupt.
• What’s my idea of success? Realizing dreams and ambitions, and realizing that there are some over which I have no control.
• What part of my work brings me the most joy? Writing, speaking, analyzing.
• What’s my favorite story from 2017? This example of humanity and ingenuity is worth the price of admission all by itself.
• What am I reading? Many good things! Listen to find out.
This is my first episode in this format, but it may not be the last. I’d love your feedback. If you have a question, please send it along—for next time.
Resources Mentioned in the Show and Transcript
- Disrupt Yourself Podcast Episode 25: Live Coaching Episode with Stacy DiStefano
- Disrupt Yourself Coaching Course
- UNSTUCK 45 Course
- Tell It Slant by Brenda Miller and Suzanne Paola
- Medium
- Exactly how I self-published my book, sold 180,000 copies, and nearly doubled my revenue by Michael Bungay Stanier
- Build an A-Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve by Whitney Johnson
- You Were Born Rich by Bob Proctor
- Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
- “Turn On Your Light” by Sharon Eubank
- Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility by Patty McCord
- The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss
- When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Dan Pink
- The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
- Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
