Tom and Paul talk through Tom's challenges at this inflection point in his indie career, a book he's planning on shipping and how to think through indie consultant identity crises
🎥🍿 YOUTUBE: WATCH HERE
Links:
⌛TIMESTAMPS
- (00:00) - Intro
- (01:09) - Guest introduction
- (03:33) - Tom's problem — indecisiveness
- (07:47) - What does Tom think he should be doing?
- (10:10) - Not working, go and wonder, owning time
- (14:27) - 7th week off, shaking things up
- (18:36) - Strategically dropping the ball
- (23:40) - Should Tom hire an editor?
- (25:34) - The fear of finishing the book
- (34:19) - The last 10% are the hardest
- (36:36) - Writing the introduction, injecting the book with a personal story
- (40:56) - Preselling his book as a motivation?
- (42:30) - How Paul was pushing Tom to write his book
- (44:19) - Closing remarks
NEW: The Pathless Path Hardcover Premium Edition
📘 My 2nd Book Good Work: Learn More
📕 Buy My First Book, The Pathless Path (65k+ Sold): The Pathless Path
😁 Join 500+ In My Cozy Community: Pathless Path Community
📲Connect + Follow Paul
🙏Further Ways To Support The Podcast:
- Accounting, Taxes, and Payroll for Your S-Corp (Ideal for $60k+ income): Collective
- Looking for alternatives to traditional health insurance in the US? Check out Crowdhealth
- I use Transistor to host this podcast. It rocks. Launch Yours Here
- I record high-quality videos using Riverside: Sign Up Here
- I use and love the Readwise reader for notes and highlights: Join Here for a 2 month trial
