The Portfolio Life with Jeff Goins

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If You Want to Help People, Start a Business May 10, 2019

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What I've learned since leaving the nonprofit world and starting a business, which included becoming an author, speaker, and digital entrepreneur, is that you can do a lot of good through business.

I now believe that the best way for me to help people is through business. I don't think that's true for everyone, but it's been true for me and for many of my friends.

I know a lot of people who come from a ministry or a nonprofit background who are now doing more good in terms of the number of people they are able to help through for-profit enterprises.

Full shownotes: https://goinswriter.com/start-business/

3 Reasons Your Writing Sucks May 05, 2019

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Learning how to be unapologetically ourselves in our writing and creative work is the first step to becoming effective at what we do.

If we don't do this, our writing will not resonate with our audience.

Full shownotes: https://goinswriter.com/writing-sucks/

218: Do the Next Right Thing with Emily P. Freeman Apr 29, 2019

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In life, there are so many decisions to make.

And so it is with creative work.

As is often the case, art imitates life (and vice versa).

We are constantly choosing one thing over another.

And this can be a real struggle for many of us.

Full shownotes: https://goinswriter.com/next-right-thing/

How to Meet Your Heroes and Get Them to Partner with You Apr 19, 2019

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How do you get busy, important people to notice you?

In this age of connectedness, it's easier than ever to meet your heroes and even partner with them—as long as you know how to do it.

Full shownotes: https://goinswriter.com/heroes-partners/

217: The Miracle Equation with Hal Elrod Apr 16, 2019

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How do you sell 1.7 million copies of a self-published book? You demonstrate unwavering faith and extraordinary effort.

Hal Elrod knows a thing or two about that.

A cancer survivor, bestselling author, and successful entrepreneur, Hal has been inspiring people for years to tackle their days with his Miracle Morning book and process.

Full shownotes: https://goinswriter.com/miracle-equation/

Your work is not for everyone. That's the point of it. Apr 08, 2019

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The point of marketing is not to convince people to buy your stuff.

It's to help you find the people who need your work.

Don't create something for everyone.

Create something for someone.

Full shownotes: https://goinswriter.com/not-for-everyone/

Ending Things Well: Join Us for the Final Tribe Conference Mar 14, 2019

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I have always believed in ending things well.

Recently, I shared with you why I decided to end my conference.

Now, I want to share with you more about it.

Full shownotes: https://goinswriter.com/final-tribe-conference/

When You Know It's Time to Quit Something Mar 06, 2019

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How do you know when it's time to quit something and when to stick with it just a little longer?

All of creativity—and life, it seems—is really just an attempt to answer this question.

Full shownotes: https://goinswriter.com/quit-something/

How I Work and Why It Won't Work For You Feb 25, 2019

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People often ask me how I work and I refuse to answer the question because it has absolutely no value at all.

Almost every morning after dropping off my kid at school, I go to the same coffee shop, sit at the same table, drink the same cup of coffee, and write.

It's the same ritual, every day.

Full shownotes: https://goinswriter.com/how-i-work/

Let's Be Amateurs Again: The Secret to Becoming a True Professional Feb 04, 2019

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Do you remember when you started it, this thing you now call your craft?

Do you remember when you did it because you loved it, because you couldn't stop doing it?

I don't. But I'd like to remember.

I'd love to go back to being an amateur if I still can.

Full shownotes: https://goinswriter.com/amateur-again/