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113: The Journey of Launching a Book
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Summary:
At Launch Youniversity, we love sharing the stories of people who are in various stages of a launch so you can learn firsthand the steps they’re using to propel their vision forward. Today, our very own mentors, Jeff Henderson and David Farmer, talk about Jeff’s latest project, a book he’s writing called, “For,” and what he’s found has made the undertaking not only manageable, but enjoyable. In today’s episode, Jeff shares what he’s learned during the process of writing his book, including the importance of defining small wins, knowing when to delegate, and the impact of setting a deadline.
Welcome to episode 113 of the Launch Youniversity Podcast.
Links + Resources:
On Writing: 10th Anniversary Edition: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
069: When Passion and Heart Lead the Way: Dana Spinola of fab’rik
Five Takeaways:
1. Define small wins. When you break the task at hand down into small, manageable tasks, it’s easier for you to manage your expectations and stress levels. For Jeff, his small win is writing 500 words a day instead of viewing his success through the lens of his total word count for the entire book. Once you achieve your small win, celebrate!
2. Define the type of work you’re doing. Jeff shares how there are three types of work you’ll be doing in the launch process: creative work, logistics work, and people. For him, the creative part of process is actually writing the book. The logistics work is the administrative tasks, such as writing captions, getting photo approvals, etc. The people portion of the work is connecting with the people in your sphere to help you, whether it’s requesting they tweet about your upcoming project, or other helpful ways to support you.
3. Determine when you do your best work. When are you your most creative self? Whenever that time is, whether it’s early in the morning when most people are still sleeping or late at night, that’s when you should be doing your work. Also, take into account the ideal environment you need to be in to work creatively.
4. Does it drain or build your energy? Jeff shared a telltale sign of when he needs to delegate a task: If the tasks drains his energy or if he dreads it, that’s a task someone else might need to be pulled in to do so it leaves him room to do what he does best.
5. Start now. Some of you have some great ideas that are meant to be shared with the world. So start sharing them! Give yourself an artificial deadline to light a fire within you and get going.
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022: Launchers Are Learners: 10 Hacks to Make You a Better Learner
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Launchers and leaders never stop learning. You probably know that you need to be always learning, but with busy schedules and ever-changing priorities, how do you actually become a learner? Jeff, Shane and David share 10 hacks for learning that they implement in their own lives. Listen to the full episode for their quick, candid and effective tips.
Launchers aren’t just learners, they are also listeners. If you missed last week’s episode on listening, catch up here.
Welcome to episode 22 of the Launch Youniversity Podcast.
Links + Resources:
LYP 011: When Passion and Creativity Collide: An Interview with Morsel’s Hillary Sparks
Get Out of Your Office: 6 Things We Learned from Touring Facebook’s HQ
Three Takeaways:
1. Think about new people you can meet.
Ten years from now you’re going to be the same person that you are today other than the books you read and the people you meet. As you think about your development plan, identify the people who you want to meet and learn from. Write down their names and be intentional about finding ways to connect with them.
2. Create your own social experiments.
Give yourself permission to try something without making a long-term commitment. Knowing that it’s an experiment and not permanent opens up the opportunity to take bigger risks. David was an avid runner, but after an injury he wanted to experiment with Crossfit. It took some adjusting, but it ended up being a workout he loved for years. When David wanted to increase his flexibility, he decided to experiment with yoga. Pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone in social experiments is a great way to open the door to learn new things.
3. Ask others what they’re learning.
Shane was at a professional event where everyone went around the room and shared what they were learning. One man surprised Shane when he told the group that he was learning how to grow sunflowers. Immediately, this opened up a conversation about the different kinds of flowers, farming and agriculture—a conversation Shane enjoyed having. And he learned a few things too!