Monday Mash-Up ~ 2023.04.03

Recommended Listening
Derek Sivers with Tim Ferriss

Derek Sivers founded the popular compact disc vendor CD Baby, sold it in 2008 for $22 million, and donated the proceeds to charitable trust for music education. 

Now, he’s an author, speaker, philosopher, and all-around inspiring guy. 

Here’s the 2015 interview I heard that first introduced me to Derek — episode 125 of the Tim Ferriss Show podcast. The episode title: Derek Sivers on Developing Confidence, Finding Happiness, and Saying No to Millions.” 

This episode was so popular, Tim brought back Derek a few weeks later for episode 128.

Recommended Reading
Thinking something nice about someone? Tell them. 

So says Derek Sivers in a recent blog post.

I love this guy’s web site. Innovative. Unusual. Entertaining. Insightful. 

Recommended Viewing / Listening
Why Story Designers Make Better Leaders

The latest episode of my podcast, The Story Power Marketing Show, with guest Mike Wittenstein

Mike is a 5-time founder and serial innovator who has added $2 billion in value for his clients using strategy, story, and tech. When he’s not doing thinking work, he likes to keep his body busy with hiking and woodworking.

DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE

~ How storytelling can transform your business and unlock the potential of your employees (06:25)

~ Why powerful stories can help employees see the bigger picture and embrace change (16:49)

~ The #1 way to encourage a sense of collective envisioning within your organization (19:31)

~ The secret to crafting stories that evoke emotions and drive action (23:40)

~ How to use stories to create a shared vision of the future that everyone can get behind (26:26)

~ Why leaving room for discovery in your storytelling is crucial for success (30:38)

Excerpt video: here. 

Full episode video, audio, and show notes: here. 

If you like what you see and hear, please review the show wherever you get your favorite podcasts. 

Recommended Following
John Carlton on LinkedIn

Copywriting legend John Carlton is active on LinkedIn, and I recommend you follow him…

…if you want a consistent flow of brilliant, concise, cut-through-the-BS advice about marketing and life. 

His most recent post fits the bill. It begins: “Alone, entrepreneurs are vulnerable to idiotic decisions.” 

And then it describes how top performers “seek out, and USE, the advice and brainstorming of colleagues whenever possible.” 

There’s more to it than that. Check it out here.

Wise Words…
…to inspire your writing

“…everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.”

– Sylvia Plath