📖 7 Books in 16 languages 📚 including: How To Change The World A Modest Book About How To Make An Adequate Speech.
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Hello Today, I zoomed with someone who has been procrastinating about setting up a newsletter. "Why don't you do it right now?" I asked. OK, she said.
So I showed her (by screen sharing over Zoom) the backstage area of this, my newsletter thingy: Within 10 mins she had set up her own account, using the same platform, ConvertKit, and with a spot of encouragement from me, she created a Landing Page, including headshot, inviting people to sign up for her emails. Next: a page to use as her Link In Bio on, eg, Instagram. ​ Over an hour, we went quite a bit deeper - right up to the point where R.K. said "Wow". I took this as a sign that the whole business might soon become overwhelming. To keep it simple, I explained how she might go about sending her first emails. ​ "It would be good if we had a gang of people all in the same position as you," I said. "Because I suspect that the only thing holding people back is procrastination." (A few years ago, I challenged people in the Whizzy Group to do something like that. It was exciting, mutually sustaining.) R.K. said: "I'll ask around, and see if anyone is interested." ​ I hope she does, and I hope they are. If you're interested in something like that, please let me know. ​ That's all for today! JPF
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John-Paul Flintoff
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📖 7 Books in 16 languages 📚 including: How To Change The World A Modest Book About How To Make An Adequate Speech.
Hello hello! Yesterday, I spent a whole therapy session talking about a book proposal I'm trying to write. It was quite helpful, actually. (To be clear: I'm not a psychotherapist. I was the client / patient.) This is the monthly newsletter from John-Paul FlintoffYou can unsubscribe any time, using the link below The book I want to write is about interviews. Not about dialogue, as such, but about what happens when dialogue is shared with some kind of audience. That's what makes it an...
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