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Author and Top Medium Writer, Niklas Göke, based in Germany, joins Kristin to talk about the journey of becoming a self-made entrepreneur and making a living from your creativity.

He shares valuable insights on how to balance and prioritize work, your personal life, and relationships. Then, he highlights the business management tips and tools he uses to manage his remote team and grow his online business, Four Minute Books.

Plus, Nik shares the secret behind how he was able to summarize one book per day for an entire year and shares his best advice for people who want to write their own book.

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EPISODE 191 TOPICS DISCUSSED/WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

• Nik’s perspective on how creativity works.
• Why Nik started writing on Medium & How it led him to start his own online business.
• The benefits of studying abroad as an international exchange student.
• The ideal length of time to live and work in a foreign country.
• How it feels, as an EU citizen, to be able to live and work in any country in the EU.
• Why having an EU passport is such a huge privilege.
• What makes a long distance relationship successful.
• How Nik makes money writing online + Behind the scenes of Four Minute Books.
• How to prioritize work, life, and relationships.
• Team management tips and tools for self-employed entrepreneurs and creatives.
• A powerful tip for people who want to write fiction.
• Overcoming the challenges of writing a book.
• Nik’s next big goal & What he’s struggling with right now.

QUESTIONS ANSWERED:

• What did you learn from reading and summarizing hundreds of books?
• Why did you start writing on Medium?
• Was your family supportive of your non-traditional writing career?
• What was your experience coming to study abroad in the US?
• How long do you have to stay in a new place to feel fully integrated into the culture?
• How did you meet your girlfriend and do you plan on moving to the same country at some point?
• What is Four Minute Books and how do you make money from it?
• Who did you hire to help you with Four Minute Books and how do you manage your team?
• Will you ever sell your business?
• And more!

RESOURCES

• Automated Scheduling: Calendly
• Start Writing Online: Medium, Quora
• Full-Service Ad Management: Media Vine
• Learn Something New: Blinkist
• Team Management Tools/Software: Trello, Loom, Camtasia, Evernote, DropBox
• Other: Heroic (formerly PhilosophorsNotes)

Books Mentioned:

• 2-Minute Pep Talks by Nik Goke
• The 4 Minute Millionaire by Niklas Göke
• Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
• The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman
• The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Perennial Seller by Ryan Holiday
• Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
• Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t by Steven Pressfield
• The Authentic Swing by Steven Pressfield
• The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

Related Podcasts:

• Quitting Your Job To Start an Online Business with Mitko From That Remote Life
• How To Make Thousands of Dollars per Month Writing on Medium
• Is It Possible To Fully Integrate With a Foreign Culture?
• Being a Digital Nomad in Southeast Asia With Giang Cao From Vietnam
• The Tim Ferriss Show with Steven Pressfield 

Related Videos:

• Life in Lisbon, Portugal as a Digital Nomad: Cost-of-Living
• First Month Living in Portugal as a Digital Nomad (Pros & Cons)
• What is Stoicism and Why Should You Care?

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