Embracing Failure and Taking Creative Risks

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The chapter delves into the concept of embracing failure as a learning opportunity and taking creative risks, using examples from various successful individuals. It emphasizes the courage needed to step out of one's comfort zone and try new things, encouraging a mindset of constant exploration and growth. The conversation highlights the importance of not being swayed by external judgment and embracing authenticity and creativity for a more fulfilling life.

Author and friend-of-the-show Jimmy Soni returns to discuss the future of publishing, the changing world of book marketing, the courage of creative risk, and MUCH more!

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Why Traditional Publishing is in Stasis
A Case of Broken Incentives
The Changing World of Book Marketing & the Case for Patience
Talent Spotting & Creative Risk
The Challenge of Self-Publishing
Experiment, Experiment, Experiment
Taylor Swift, Michael Jordan, and the Courage of Trying Something New
Don’t Be Trapped by the Opinions of Others
Jimmy as Emperor of the World
MORE!

Books Mentioned:

The Founders; by Jimmy Soni
A Mind at Play; by Jimmy Soni & Rob Goodman
What Works on Wall Street; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
Invest Like The Best; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
How To Retire Rich; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
Atomic Habits; by James Clear
Psychology of Money; by Morgan Housel
The Obstacle is the Way; by Ryan Holiday
Trust Me, I'm Lying; by Ryan Holiday
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics; by Daniel James Brown
You Are a Badass; by Jen Sincero
11/22/63; by Stephen King