Matt Eicheldinger - The incredible 15 year long journey to becoming a bestselling author
Stuff I'm Learning with Rich Scott
Release Date: 09/04/2024
Blind Adventurer PHIL TEMPLET: Finding fulfillment in the face of adversity
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PHIL TEMPLET was born completely blind, regained vision in one eye shortly after birth, and then later lost all vision when he turned 40. Despite being completely blind, Phil has been a successful hospital administrator, appointed by the Governor to sit on various committees, and lived a life full of adventure. From skydiving to snow skiing and turkey hunting to officiating weddings , Phil is pretty much up for any challenge that comes his way. In this conversation Phil shares his insights and experiences that has helped him create a life of fulfillment even in the face of extreme adversity....
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Creating a Life of Awesome with Disney Animator SAUL BLINKOFF
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Matt Eicheldinger - The incredible 15 year long journey to becoming a bestselling author
Stuff I'm Learning with Rich Scott
The journey to bring a dream to reality is often filled with lots of ups and downs and all sorts of unexpected challenges along the way. New York Times Bestselling author, Matt Eicheldinger shares his incredible 15 year long journey of coming up with the idea for a book...getting it published....and ultimately landing a multi-book deal. Matt talks about going all in, the power of kindness, taking risks, and telling stories on social media (which have gotten more than 70 million views). If you've ever thought of writing a book...Matt will walk you through all the steps he...
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A Commencement Speech.....of sorts
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LOVE is greater than....
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Breaking Out of Your Comfort Zone
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Creating Joy
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A chance encounter with a stranger, a bad training run, and high fives at carpool have me learning about creating joy in my life and at work.
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...from Tennis
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....from Thank You Notes
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Thank You notes have had a HUGE impact on my life. They've helped me learn about business and sales, shine a light on my dreams, who I want to be, and the absolute awesomeness of people. Listen as I learn from three specific thank you notes that I've written.
info_outlineThe journey to bring a dream to reality is often filled with lots of ups and downs and all sorts of unexpected challenges along the way. New York Times Bestselling author, Matt Eicheldinger shares his incredible 15 year long journey of coming up with the idea for a book...getting it published....and ultimately landing a multi-book deal.
Matt talks about going all in, the power of kindness, taking risks, and telling stories on social media (which have gotten more than 70 million views).
If you've ever thought of writing a book...Matt will walk you through all the steps he took...from self publishing...to landing an agent....and everything in-between.
Matt shares some awesome nuggets of wisdom and life perspectives in a conversation that highlights the importance of pursuing big dreams...and telling some great stories along the way.
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Show Notes:
1:42 Intro
3:51 From conception of a book to New York Times Bestseller
12:17 Writing query letters and trying to get an agent
20:02 Support from family and asking the right questions
24:05 Kickstarter and self-publishing
34:07 Power of kindness
36:05 Finally getting representation
37:50 Selling the book
39:05 Working with an editor
41:52 Expectations of the big pay day
42:33 Life changes and going all in
44:46 Taking a risk and helping others
47:24 Telling stories on Instagram
54:00 Sticky Notes - the book
56:07 Showing humanity through the lens of a child
57:48 Four more books coming out over the next year
1:03:28 Buying books and helping authors