I went through my ScribeCount this morning and did my “all time” book sales. It was fascinating to look at which books earned out their investment, which books 2x’d or 10x’d their investment, and which books didn’t. I have entire pen names that haven’t even earned out their initial investment. And then pen names that…
Listening To Advice… Especially Those Who Are Very Certain and/or Successful Anytime you hear someone speak with certainty, be aware of the inverse relationship between correctness and certainty. Our brains want to believe certain = correct. (Biologically, it’s safer for us if that’s true. Every time someone says, “there’s a lion,” it’s safest for us…
When you’re a smart person, and you have a particular type of personality (which I’ll talk about in a second), you care about being and looking smart. This is not a flaw or a fault. But it does create a pretty deep connection to “smart/stupid” insinuations. (Especially if you were also a gifted kid.) In…