#158 From Rugby to TikTok Influencer — Ben Mercer on navigating the transitional periods in his life, being a professional athlete with an English literature degree, the diversity of the rugby world, various motivations in sports, his passion for rugby, his love of reading and writing, self-publishing and becoming a Tik Tok creator
The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd
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How to Set Up an Imprint
I was thinking of spinning up my own imprint. You basically just need to come up with a name and then buy the ISBNs from whatever service provider your country has. How do you think about writing and books sort of as a business now, something you could make money from? I'm not an organized person necessarily, like I'm quite disciplined when I decide to do something, but I'm not someone who's super organized with my calendar even. So it's like the idea of setting a sort of James Clear ask marketing strategy months in advance, I find very challenging - which is probably why I should try.
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