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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3207: Jeff Goins illuminates the evolving essence of commitment across different life stages in his article "The Three Levels of Commitment." He distinguishes between the fleeting excitement of new experiences, the deeper engagement of temporary commitments, and the profound dedication required in lifelong commitments, offering a fresh perspective on how our commitments shape our lives. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://goinswriter.com/commitment/ Quotes to ponder: "The world needs more of is not new ideas and daring dreams, but commitment - a willingness to do the hard work that matters." "Commitment means something different at different stages of life." "What we need is a little more conviction in our difference-makers." Episode references: Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams into your Comfortable Life: https://www.amazon.com/Wrecked-When-Broken-World-Comfortable/dp/0802404928 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3207: Jeff Goins illuminates the evolving essence of commitment across different life stages in his article "The Three Levels of Commitment." He distinguishes between the fleeting excitement of new experiences, the deeper engagement of temporary commitments, and the profound dedication required in lifelong commitments, offering a fresh perspective on how our commitments shape our lives. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://goinswriter.com/commitment/ Quotes to ponder: "The world needs more of is not new ideas and daring dreams, but commitment - a willingness to do the hard work that matters." "Commitment means something different at different stages of life." "What we need is a little more conviction in our difference-makers." Episode references: Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams into your Comfortable Life: https://www.amazon.com/Wrecked-When-Broken-World-Comfortable/dp/0802404928 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3207: Jeff Goins illuminates the evolving essence of commitment across different life stages in his article "The Three Levels of Commitment." He distinguishes between the fleeting excitement of new experiences, the deeper engagement of temporary commitments, and the profound dedication required in lifelong commitments, offering a fresh perspective on how our commitments shape our lives. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://goinswriter.com/commitment/ Quotes to ponder: "The world needs more of is not new ideas and daring dreams, but commitment - a willingness to do the hard work that matters." "Commitment means something different at different stages of life." "What we need is a little more conviction in our difference-makers." Episode references: Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams into your Comfortable Life: https://www.amazon.com/Wrecked-When-Broken-World-Comfortable/dp/0802404928 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this interview Jeff Goins talks about:his top leadership tippresenting yourselfplanning and adaptingfinding purposereinventing yourselfmanaging artistsfollowing your heartstaying presentenjoying your journeyfinding ideas for writingproductive writing habitsJeff Goins is a writer, speaker, and entrepreneur. He's the author of 5 bestselling books including “The Art of Work” and “Real Artists Don’t Starve.”After the interview…Listen to Jeff’s podcast https://goinswriter.com/podcast/Read Jeff’s blog https://goinswriter.com/blog/Connect with Jeff on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffgoins/Follow Jeff on Twitter https://twitter.com/jeffgoinsRead Jeff’s books…The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do https://www.amazon.com/Art-Work-Proven-Discovering-Meant/dp/0718022076Real Artists Don't Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age https://www.amazon.com/Real-Artists-Dont-Starve-Strategies/dp/0718086260Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams into Your Comfortable Life https://www.amazon.com/Wrecked-Broken-World-Slams-Comfortable/dp/0802404928The In-Between: Embracing the Tension Between Now and the Next Big Thing https://www.amazon.com/Between-Embracing-Tension-Between-Thing/dp/0802407242You Are a Writer https://www.amazon.com/You-Writer-Start-Acting-Like/dp/0990378500
Today we're connected with Jeff Goins, writer; speaker; consultant; blogger; and author of Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams into Your Comfortable Life (Moody Publishers), The In-Between: Embracing the Tension Between Now and the Next Big Thing (Moody Publishers), You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One) (Tribe Press), and The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do (Thomas Nelson Publishing). Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Jeff Goins
Jeff is the bestselling author of "Real Artists Don't Starve." I've wanted him to come on this podcast for over a year. Because he knows the secret to become a "thriving artist." "That's somebody who makes money so they can make more art," he said. The key is to combine your art with a business sense (even if it's just the basics). Start with your natural talents. Turn those talents into skill (through practice). Develop a business sense (more on this in the podcast) and figure out "what does ownership" look like in your space. This is the guide to becoming a real artist. A wealthy artist. (You'll even learn HOW to ask for money.) Show Notes: "Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams into your Comfortable Life" by Jeff Goins "The In-Between: Embracing the Tension Between Now and the Next Big Thing" by Jeff Goins "You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One)" by Jeff Goins "The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do" by Jeff Goins "Real Artists Don't Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age" by Jeff Goins "The 48 Laws of Power" by Robert Greene "Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah" by Richard Bach "Jonathan Livingston Seagull: The Complete Edition" by Richard Bach Full show notes here Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn
Jeff is the bestselling author of “Real Artists Don’t Starve.” I’ve wanted him to come on this podcast for over a year. Because he knows the secret to become a “thriving artist.” “That’s somebody who makes money so they can make more art,” he said. The key is to combine your art with a business sense (even if it’s just the basics). Start with your natural talents. Turn those talents into skill (through practice). Develop a business sense (more on this in the podcast) and figure out “what does ownership” look like in your space. This is the guide to becoming a real artist. A wealthy artist. (You’ll even learn HOW to ask for money.) Show Notes: “Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams into your Comfortable Life” by Jeff Goins “The In-Between: Embracing the Tension Between Now and the Next Big Thing” by Jeff Goins “You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One)” by Jeff Goins “The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do” by Jeff Goins “Real Artists Don't Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age” by Jeff Goins “The 48 Laws of Power” by Robert Greene "Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah" by Richard Bach "Jonathan Livingston Seagull: The Complete Edition" by Richard Bach Full show notes here Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “The James Altucher Show” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
"The first step is to believe you are this thing you want to be." Jeff Goins is a blogger, writer, musician, teacher, husband, father, and pursuer of dreams. He was the Communications Director for Adventures in Missions, a nonprofit organization. Yet, his true passion and calling was that of a writer. He grew up in a small rural farming community and enjoyed playing in his band and acting. Always trying to find a creative, artistic way to express himself. He strongly believes we all have a creative gift worth sharing with the world. So, if you have a passion for creativity and changing the world, this is the podcast for you. Today, Jeff joins us to talk about his faith, life, writing and what it means to pursue your dreams. SHOW NOTES: He is the author of four books including the national bestseller, The Art of Work, published in March of 2015. The Art of Work debuted on the Washington Post and Publishers Weekly bestsellers list. Prior to The Art of Work, Goins published The In-Between: Embracing the Tension Between Now and the Next Big Thing, Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams into Your Comfortable Life, and You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One), Real Artist Don't Starve. "Depravity is realizing exactly how horrible of a person you could become." He got a job with CTI Music Ministries and traveled all across America in schools, churches, and prisons playing music and lifting spirits. "The moments with people are the best ones." The worst place for us to be in the world is comfortable. Because if your job sucks or your current situation is unbearable...that's actually a good place to be because you know something has to change. If you want big things out of your life and to live an inspired life and your comfortable, that is the scariest place to be, because there is nothing forcing you out of that place. "There was a creative thread throughout my life." "What's your dream?" "Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I need to listen to my life telling me who I am." "If you think you can't, you won't" "Every story of success is a story about community. The self-made man is a myth." "You can join the scene or you can create it." "Success is the gradual realization of a goal." JEFF GOINS'S LIVE INSPIRED 7 1. What is the best book you’ve ever read? Both books that come to mind are by the author, Parker Palmer, Let Your Life Speak & A Hidden Wholeness. 2. Tomorrow you discover your wealthy uncle shockingly dies at the age of 103; leaving you millions. What would you do with it? I would take some of it and pay off my house, then with the rest, I'd put it into a charitable endowment fund. 3. Your house is on fire, all living things and people are out. You have the opportunity to run in and grab one item. What would it be? My laptop, no...this painting that my grandfather did of me. He's the one relative I'm most like. 4. You are sitting on a bench overlooking a gorgeous beach. You have the opportunity to have a long conversation with anyone living or dead. Who would it be? C.S. Lewis. I think he is one of the smartest thinkers to walk the planet. 5. What is the best advice you’ve ever received? Proverbs, chapter 23, verse 7: "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he", or "find a group of friends who are not impressed by who you are." 6. Looking back, what advice would you give yourself at age 20? Start Blogging and also go to counseling. If we can become aware of it, we can work on it. 7. It’s been said that all great people can have their lives summed up in one sentence. How do you want yours to read? He lived a life worth writing about. *** If you enjoyed today’s episode: Subscribe (automatically get new episodes), rate & review (help spread the word!) this podcast wherever you get your podcasts. I can’t wait to see you here next Thursday! Today is your day. Live Inspired. Live Inspired with John every day on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram and get his Monday Motivation email: www.JohnOLearyInspires.com/Monday-Morning
Jeff Goins shares his career transition to become a writer. He also shares insight from his book “Art of Work” on how to discover what you were meant to do. Books: The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One) The In-Between: Embracing the Tension Between Now and the Next Big Thing Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams into your Comfortable Life For Full Transcripts and additional resources http://relaunchshow.com/242
What do you want to do with your life? It’s not a rhetorical question. What do you want to do with your life? That's the difficult question a good friend of Jeff Goins asked him a few years ago; before Jeff had created Goinswriter.com, before Jeff landed a deal with a publisher, and before he truly started living his passion. The questions we ask ourselves (and get asked) matter. The hard ones usually matter the most. Stop Hiding Jeff thought earnestly about the question and answered: "I want to be a writer." His friends response: “You don’t have to want to be a writer, you are a writer. You just need to write.” The realization hit Jeff like a ton of bricks. His friend was right. All he had to do was start writing. So, with a clear purpose and direction, Jeff created his blog: Goinswriter.com. In his first year, he wrote over 300 blog posts (300!) for his website and another 100 (100!) guest blog posts for various other websites. In less than two years, Jeff built his blog to a monthly readership of 100,000 people. So what happened that sparked his incredible success? In Jeff's own words: "I stopped hiding." About Jeff Goins Jeff is a blogger, speaker, published author, and, at his core, Jeff is a writer. His blog, Goinswriter.com is all about writing, putting your work out there, and telling better stories. Jeff's blog focuses on some essential questions Like: How do successful writers make a living? What does it really take to get published? Jeff's blog is an incredible resource for aspiring artists and writers alike. Jeff has been featured in Copyblogger, Problogger, and Zen Habits, among many other publications. You can find his most recent book Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams into your Comfortable Life online and in bookstores everywhere. Awesome Quotes From the Interview: You don’t have to want to be a writer, you are a writer. You just need to write. When I started creating my very best work, people started paying attention. Blogging literally is publishing. (tweet) Consistency is important, frequency is important, getting your name out there is important, but for me, it all comes down to creating your very best work. It’s really important to not assume my readers attention but to earn it. (tweet some more) Building [online] relationships is not the hard part. The hard part is having something to say and saying it in a way that is going to earn people’s attention. (tweet) People don’t find their purpose until they learn to give their lives away. (tweet this) We follow writers and authors and communicators not for their subject, not for what they say, but for how they say it. I had believed this popular paradigm online which is that you pick one subject and you just write about it and become an expert about it. I had started down that road but there was something about that that didn’t resonate with me. And I think the reason was that all the writers and authors that I read and appreciated didn’t stick to one particular subject or even genre. Maybe they started this way, but once they proved themselves they branched off into new areas. Great writers can write about any subject. (tweet tweet) Stop hiding. (definitely tweet this) The only, ONLY way that you get good, that you get REALLY good, is by creating something and sharing it with the world. In this conversation, Jeff Goins and I talk about: Why calling yourself a writer is essential to your success as an author/writer/artist Why trust and permission are ESSENTIAL for the success of anyone (yes, that includes you) What it takes to become a great writer The truth about publishing (it’s not easy) How to grow a blog to over 100,000 readers a month in one year Why you don’t have to compromise your art to make money The ridiculous amount of commitment and grit necessary to create a successful blog Why most people waste time trying to create a successful blog instead of doing this one simple (but tough) thing. Why you need to create your best work How blogging requires more than just the ability to write (you need to be able to do it all: create, edit, publish, etc.) Why trying to hold onto a certain quality of life will make you lose out on your best possible life What Taylor Swift can teach us about pacing our content and art Why you need to stop hiding and starting shipping! The power of soul searching and questioning yourself to find your passion Why you need to hustle if you want to make it Socialize: Reach out to Jeff and say hi! Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Additional Show Notes: Some of the stuff not linked or mentioned above: Changethis.com Adventures in Missions Taylor Swift A Manifesto for Misfits (the thing that instigated the full length Wrecked novel)
Jeff Goins, author, blogger, and speaker joins me this week. Jeff speaks on a variety of topics including writing and storytelling, as well as marketing and making a difference in the world. In 2011, his blog was voted one of the “Top 10 Blogs on Writing” by WritetoDone.com, and his writing has been featured on some of the most popular blogs on the Internet, including Copyblogger, Problogger, and Zen Habits (voted byTIME Magazine as one of the top 50 websites of 2008). Jeff’s first book, Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams into Your Comfortable Life, was just released in August, 2012. It spent two weeks in the Top 100 Books list on Amazon.com and has already gone into a second printing. Covered in this episode: Fear of claiming your title Steven Pressfield – Turning Pro Seth Godin: Practice In Public Elizabeth Gilbert TED Talk Morning routines Walking not for fitness, but for slowing down Commitments are good for you Seth Godin: Stop stalling You’re probably already that thing you want to call yourself, you’re just afraid to name it. - @JeffGoinsClick To Tweet Most people won’t believe that you are an artist until you do. - @JeffGoinsClick To Tweet Jeff’s Books: The Writer’s Manifesto You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One) Wrecked Tribe Writers
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