SHOW NOTES If you haven’t been here since 1.01 (or you haven’t watched every video of all seasons of the QuitCast), you might be wondering about some of the words we throw around. Welcome to the QuitCast Primers series, where we do short videos describing the concepts that can sometimes become “insider language” when we…
DetailsThis will be controversial. Not apologizing. If you feel yourself getting scared of what might happen in the future of publishing, please close the browser, take three deep breaths, and open the manuscript. (Do all three of those things. Every. Single. Time you feel the fear come up.) Don’t let fear rule your day. And…
DetailsWe’ve been working for so long on something that will help to gamify author success, and the first part of it is almost here! October 2 will be the launch. I am so excited. Join us for the live launch event! The biggest piece of feedback I got about last year’s Kickstarter was people didn’t…
DetailsNothing stays the same. I know a lot of us struggle with adaptation to change, and as I’m going through burnout recovery and having to square with some of the pain of “I can’t just go back to the way it was,” I remember how much I hate out-of-my-control change. This burnout has kicked my…
DetailsWhat’s the best birthday you’ve ever celebrated and what made it great? I was asked this question yesterday and I realized just how much it reveals about a person, what makes them remember things from the past. I answered about my 40th birthday weekend, where I spent time with four of my favorite people doing…
DetailsDo you know your respect signals? What behaviors make you know someone respects you? Having a convo with a client yesterday that reminded me just how different even micro-behaviors are interpreted, depending on your personality. “Don’t check in on me” is a sign of respect for Responsibility. Like, “I’ve got this, you don’t have to…
DetailsMy thinkers. My friends. It’s frustrating to take time away from everything, hoping that the space will help you finish thinking about the thing you were supposed to be thinking about… And then come back from the time away, but not feel finished thinking. If you happen to have Intellection, you’ll know this from the…
DetailsSHOW NOTES *Spoiler: I swear a couple of times in this one… sorry!* When we think about how to interact with our future, it’s important to know how we “should” respond to thinking about the future. So I want to talk about what “healthy” future-thinking should look like. Caveat: If you are under a doctor’s…
DetailsLook. Imposters can’t have imposter syndrome. The syndrome is thusly named because people who are not imposters feel like they are imposters. By nature, people who care about doing their best will worry they’re not doing “good” enough. Imposters don’t worry about being good enough. Stop arguing with imposter syndrome by saying, “no, look at…
DetailsSHOW NOTES With guest Claire Taylor, we question the premise of whether or not it’s good to do all the things in this industry. Hope it’s helpful. Important Links! Please check out Claire’s website: https://www.ffs.media And if you want to come to the conference, join us here: BFACon 2023 This podcast is not endorsed…
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