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397: Thursday is the New Friday with Author Joe Sanok

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I feel like my guest today is a bit of a kindred spirit of sorts. Numerous times during our conversation, I thought of many examples from my own life of several of the topics we discussed.

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We see eye-to-eye on a lot of things, not the least of which is many of us are caught in a 100-year-old way of doing things.

We work eight to ten hours a day, five or more days every week. But why is this the way we do things? This question and more is what Joe Sanok gets at in his new book.

It was released last month as is called Thursday is the New Friday: How to Work Fewer Hours, Make More Money, and Spend Time Doing What You Want.

In it, Joe offers the exercises, tools, and training that have helped thousands of professionals—from authors and scholars to business leaders and innovators—create the schedule they want, resulting in less work, greater income, and more time for what they most desire.

Most importantly, Thursday is the New Friday empowers you with a practical, evidence-based methodology to create your own work schedule and dedicate more of your precious personal time to pursuing your hobbies and spending time with your family and friends.

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396: How to Write a Non-Fiction Book That Sells with Julie Broad

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I first met today’s guest at a podcast conference several years ago. She had a booth at the event to promote her company’s services, which happens to be helping leaders and entrepreneurs write, publish, and sell their books.

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I suggested I take a look at some of her non-fiction authors to see if any would make a good fit for Read to Lead but, then, I never followed up.

Fast-forward a couple of years and I would run into her again at that same conference. This time, I not only followed up, but I suggested we start with her. As in her latest book about…writing, publishing, selling books.

You can write a book, Julie says. Anyone can, in fact. But if you want to write a book that people will want or even need to read, it’s not as simple as sitting down to write. In fact, that’s one of the biggest mistakes unsuccessful authors make.

That’s why she wrote Self-Publish & Succeed: The ‘No Boring Books’ Way to Write a Non-Fiction Book That Sells.

Julie shows you that writing a successful nonfiction book starts long before you write your first chapter. To write a book that boosts your brand, generates a profit, and makes you an influencer in your industry, you need the ‘no boring books’ way.

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395: How Leading Organizations Blend the Digital and Physical with Robert E. Siegel

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One of the perks of hosting a show like Read to Lead, of course, is the chance to sit down with some pretty incredible authors. And, sometimes, those same authors are lecturers at prestigious business schools.

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In the past, I’ve had the chance for sit-downs with Dr. Richard Shell and Jonah Berger of the infamous Wharton Business School.

Today, we move across the continent to the other coast, as I chat with Robert Siegel, lecturer at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.

His work there includes teaching graduate and Executive Education classes and doing extensive research on such companies as Google, Schwab, AB InBev, Stripe, and SurveyMonkey. He’s also a partner at Silicon Valley venture capital firms XSeed Capital and Piva, and he sits on the boards of several startups.

His new book is called The Brains and Brawn Company: How Leading Organizations Blend the Best of the Digital and Physical.

Business leaders, according to Robert, are continually told they need to embrace digital disruption wholeheartedly to thrive in the 21st Century. Legacy companies, we’re told, are all doomed to fail unless they double down on the latest digital innovations, and disruptors are ordained to take over the world. Digital innovation is the answer to everything.

That’s not true, Robert says. Nothing in life or business is ever that simple. Wanna learn more?

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394: Take Your Life Back From Your Business with Dr. Sabrina Starling

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I first had the chance to meet today’s guest in person several years ago in Philadelphia while attending the Podcast Movement conference.

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My friend, and former podcast guest, Vincent Pugliese, invited me to a lunch attended by the one and only Dr. Sabrina Starling.

I was fortunate enough to be seated right next to her and learned of her work with Mike Michalowicz (another former guest) and Profit First.

I was immediately impressed with her work history and what she was doing to help the lives of entrepreneurs. So, when the chance to bring her into the Read to Lead spotlight opened up with the release of her new book, it was a no-brainer.

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393: You CAN Change Other People with Peter Bregman and Howie Jacobson

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It’s not often that I get the chance to sit at the feet of two incredibly smart as part of an interview. Today, however, is just such a day.

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My guests are Peter Bregman and Howie Jacobson PhD. They’re the authors of the new book You CAN Change Other People: The Four Steps to Help Your Colleagues, Employees – Even Family – Up Their Game.

They rely on over 50 years of collective professional experience to show you exactly what to say to influence those around you for the better.

No one wants to be changed, but change and personal growth are critical to success, and more importantly, to a fulfilled life. 

Their new book is a must-read for anyone who wants to improve their impact with coworkers, family members, and everyone in between.

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