May 6, 2020Member-onlyWhy it Pays to Outsource Your BookDon’t give your most important marketing asset an amateur effort. — Let’s talk about the ultimate outsourcing job — your book. “Wait a minute; isn’t that cheating? Don’t I need to write my own book to get my work out there?” Plenty of people experience resistance around the idea of hiring a ghostwriter. …4 min read4 min read
Published inForge·Apr 7, 2020Member-onlyTo Do a Great Big Thing, Break It Into Tiny Daily ThingsHere’s how to discourage-proof those big dreams — When I tell people that I write books, they sometimes act as if I’d said I build houses by myself, with only my bare hands. “You what? I could never. I don’t know how you sit down and write a whole book.” Here’s a secret: I never sit down and…Productivity4 min readProductivity4 min read
Published inForge·Jan 22, 2020Member-onlyHow to Read More BooksYou can read 100 books a year. Even if you have a life. — Last year I achieved a fun, nerdy goal I’ve had since 2016: reading 100 books in a year. In 2016, I maxed out at 88. My total dipped in 2017 to 72, then leaped up to 82 in 2018. In 2019, I blew past all of those numbers and read…Forge Guide To Reading4 min readForge Guide To Reading4 min read
