Podcasts about pink ink

Tara Dunsmore Williamson of North Carolina was diagnosed with breast cancer 11 years ago. She was one of the earliest breast cancer changemakers featured in Wildfire. April wrote a piece spotlighting Tara's work in the breast cancer community called “Rising From the Ashes: Healing Ink” from the very first “Body” issue of Wildfire Magazine in 2017. In this episode April will read her essay, and Tara will read an update about her work as a nipple and areola tattoo artist. April and Tara will discuss the decision to stay in Cancerland through career choice, how Tara came to do this type of work, and dealing with loss in the cancer community. April and Tara will take a deeper dive on why getting a Pink Ink tattoo is a different and healing experience. More about Tara: https://pinkinktattoo.com/https://www.instagram.com/pink_ink_tattoo/https://twitter.com/pinkinktattoo1https://www.facebook.com/PinkInkTattooLLC/Hear more episodes about breast cancer survivors finding their place within the breast cancer community: 10 Years Learning to Love a New Body with Dana Donofree https://player.captivate.fm/episode/8fd6bcec-e7a4-4137-b280-ff60c02cde5eWhere Do You Go When You Don't Belong Anywhere? with Laurie Ratliffhttps://player.captivate.fm/episode/0b9b88ee-02ee-4a40-9ee0-c5510e986ea0Read the “Changemakers” issue of Wildfire: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop/digital-cm21Buy the Wildfire book “Igniting the Fire Within: Stories of Healing, Hope & Humor, Inside Today's Young Breast Cancer Community”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJVJ629F?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860Get the free Wildfire email newsletter: https://www.wildfirecommunity.orgLearn about Wildfire writing workshops: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/workshopsShop Wildfire merch & more: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop*Free* The Burn Writing Companion: Guided Prompt Journal (Vol. 1): https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/the-burn

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Ever wonder what nipple and areola tattooing is all about? Well, here's everything you need to know from Tara Williamson, breast cancer thriver and owner of Pink Ink Tattoo. Melissa and Tara discuss the tattooing process, when's the best time to consider getting a consultation, health insurance coverage, how to find the best artist in your area and what questions to ask them when conducting your interviews.

Finishing up October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month with our finial Cancer Story. This week you will be hearing Tara's Cancer Story. She was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma at the age of 39. Tara chronicles her journey and speaks of her inspiration to start Pink Ink Tattoo. To learn more about Tara and Pink Ink Tattoo: www.pinkinktattoo.com https://www.instagram.com/pink_ink_tattoo/ https://twitter.com/pinkinktattoo1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mycancerstorypodcast/support

Wanting to have an intimate experience for breast cancer survivor nipple tattooing she created Pink Ink Tattoo. Sometimes the reason we face a trial is to be able to help others from our pain and Tara does just that! Listen to her inspiring story and the dignity and support she brings to breast cancer thrivers. Connect with her here --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/couragecollective/message

Welcome to episode 29 of Mind Bloom! This week, your host, Marina Gee, starts gathering ideas for the holidays in times of coronavirus. What are usually your coping mechanisms to deal with holiday anxiety and will they work this year? This week's guest is Tara Williamson, founder of Pink Ink Tattoo. Tara is an invasive breast cancer survivor. After a double mastectomy, Tara found herself without options in terms of nipple tattooing and decided to learn the skill and turn it into a new career. Six years later, Pink Ink Tattoo is an internationally acclaimed and certified aerola and 3D nipple and scar tattoo provider, the closure in the reconstruction journey of so many breast cancer patients and survivors. You can find Pink Ink Tattoo on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pink_ink_tattoo/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/pinkinktattoo1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PinkInkTattooLLC Website: http://www.pinkinktattoo.com/ Find Mind Bloom @mindbloomyou: On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindbloomyou/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindbloomyou On Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindbloomyou On Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/mindbloomyou/ Subscribe to the podcast Mind Bloom wherever you stream your podcasts. Please leave a review in the Apple Podcasts app. Subscribe to the Mind Bloom YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZJdimAg2x96QyZvbhfdnNQ Visit https://www.mindbloomyou.com/ for news, blog posts and pretty much everything on Mind Bloom. Buy Mind Bloom a Coffee by going to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mindbloomyou Music score by SirGeeOh https://soundcloud.com/sirgeeoh DISCLAIMER: The content provided by Mind Bloom is NOT intended to be a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment because of any content referenced or authored by @mindbloomyou. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mindbloom/message

"Being best friends with Dirty Martini means sharing her with the world"In this episode Siomai Moore interviews her burlesque mother and aunt - two burlesque luminaries, World Famous *BOB* and Dirty Martini! This is an XL episode where we're literally spanning *decades* of burlesque history and this incredible friendship. From NYC nightlife and the burlesque resurgence of the early 2000s to Exotic World to careers and travels around the world, this is an episode I am DELIGHTED to share. You're going to laugh, you're probably going to cry, and you're definitely going to fall even more in love with these two incredible figures in our industry. This episode mentions Mario Diaz, DJ Adam, Foxy, The Cock NYC, Mistress Formica, Bryan Rabin at Cherry LA, Kitten de Ville, Squeeze Box NYC, Lady Bunny @official_lady_bunny, Michelle Carr & Velvet Hammer Burlesque LA , Julie Atlas Muz, Ms. Astrid / Kate Valentine, Tigger, Scotty the Blue Bunny, Deborah Roth & Pink Ink, Dixie Evans, World Famous Pontani Sisters, Paula the Swedish Housewife, Marinka, Georgette, Bambi Sr., April March, Susanne Bartsch, Kenny Kenny, Johanna Constantine, Penny Starr Jr, Sequinette, Dr. Lucky, & More! --To get a free sticker, click here for details.Find more at thepastietapes.comFollow on IG at @thepastietapesSee Siomai on IG at @siomaimooreCall or text 530-PASTIESDo you want to support the podcast? The Pastie Tapes Fan Club is always accepting new members! Join now at www.ThePastieTapes.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part 2 this week has some strong tunes representing guest co-host SpinFlint Dave’s hometown of Newcastle plus a cool charity track and a whole load more! Listen out for brand new tunes from Relay Tapes, Sapien Trace, Andrew Purcell, Pink Ink, Lauren’s Court, Voodoo Rays, Grim, She Hz, Frankie Lamb, Mere Martyr, Sapphire Wolf, Digital Resistance, Lethal Injektion, and The Knievel Dead. PLUS a brand new charity single raising funds to support the Red Cross in the fight against Coronavirus by Hybrid Spirits - well worth checking out and supporting. AND head over to www.newmusicsaturday.com to join our mailing list and enter our exclusive vinyl giveaway competition. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/newmusicsaturday/message

In a relatively young life, Harry Cook has demonstrated a dynamic and charismatic persona, achieving much. He has chartered a successful career as an actor, garnering impressive accolades in a number of feature films. He made his screen debut at 17, playing opposite Hollywood Star, Geena Davis, in the coming-of-age tale; Accidents Happen.Harry is also a passionate activist for LGBTIQ+ rights and visibility. He chronicled his own traumatic coming-out story in the engaging memoir, Pink Ink. The book won acclaim for its honesty and warmth.Further gigs have seen Harry acting alongside Sam Neill and Bryan Brown in ABC TV’s Old School and in the cult thriller Caught Inside with Peter Phelps and Ben Oxenbould. Most recently he won the Best Supporting Actor award at the prestigious Film Out, San Diego for his role in the feature film Drown.Ever present on social media, he continues to chart a full and fulfilling life. Harry communicates his staunch support of many issues, his great love of family and his affectionate obsession with a bulldog named Poppy.Next month Harry’s new book, Finn, Rye and Fireflies is released. The young-adult fiction book tackles aversion therapy and continues his goal to increase the visibility of LGBTIQ+ characters across all platforms.Harry is a passionate story-teller and is candid about his personal and professional journeys. He provides terrific reflection in this episode of Stages.

Your organization is awesome.But sometimes you want to be even awesomer!The Official Do Good Better Podcast is here to help!Each episode features (fundraising expert, speaker, event creator and author) Patrick Kirby interviewing leaders and champions of small and medium nonprofits share their successes, their impact, and what makes them a unicorn in a field of horses. Patrick will also answer a fundraising question, and most importantly, showcase how you can support these small nonprofits doing great big things!Some do great work that you’ll never see. Joining Patrick today is Tara Williamson. After being diagnosed with breast cancer at 39 and going through a double mastectomy, Tara was left with no areolas/nipples. Not able to find an expert, she had the nurse do nipple tattoos. It was painful and looked awful. At that moment she knew she needed to leave her nursing career and help survivors with more realistic areola tattoos. In 2014, she founded Pink Ink Tattoo. Tara is now working alongside many plastic surgeons across the country and was featured in Oprah’s O Magazine. Contact Tara: pinkinktattoo1@yahoo.comPink Ink Tattoo Website: www.pinkinktattoo.comFollow on Instagram: Pink_Ink_Tattoo Learn More About AIRS Foundation: www.airsfoundation.org#masectomytattoo #cancerdusein #combativeismysuperpower #PinkInkTattooLove the show? Then you’ll love Patrick’s book! Fundraise Awesomer! A Practical Guide to Staying Sane While Doing Good Available through Amazon Here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1072070359Email Patrick: Patrick@dogoodbetterconsulting.com Follow On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoGoodBetterPodcast/Follow On Twitter: @consulting_do Follow On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fundraisingdad/#fundraising #fundraiser #charity #nonprofit #donate #dogood #dogoodBETTER #fargo #fundraisingdadDonorDock.com: The #1 Nonprofit CRM Tool. Use the referral code “Do Good Better” to get your first month free!Small Town Labs: What impression if your hometown making to prospective families or businesses? Small Town Labs gives you “curb appeal”: https://leefromfargo.com/small-town-labs/

Elevenses is a daily but brief podcast going live around 11:00 UK time every day. Talking about what's going on in the world, what Chris and I are up to, what's bringing me joy and general ad hoc chatting! Hope you will join me every day at 11:00 UK time. You can also message me on Voxer: just look for nicolafisher. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elevenses/message

On this episode, Tara Dunsmore, an 8-year breast cancer survivor from Raleigh, NC joined us on the podcast. She was diagnosed at the age of 39 with stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma. Tara talks about the challenges she faced during her treatment including being denied the surgery she wanted, the passing of her father, and negative experience with areola tattooing. Through her experience, she founded Pink Ink Tattoo because she believes survivors deserve a better experience than what she had. For complete show notes, please visit www.behindthepinkribbon.com. New episodes of Behind the Pink Ribbon are release every Tuesday and Thursday at noon Mountain Standard Time. Subscribe and listen weekly on your favorite podcast player. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Are you living your life authentically? We all have moments where we just want to hide away in fear of how others will receive us. The truth is, that's exactly the time when we need to be our most authentic selves. This is, however, much easier said than done, especially for LGBTQ individuals. My next guest is a superhero in the Australian LGBTQ community: Harry Cook. 6 years ago, he started his coming out journey through posting a YouTube video. Now, he's written a book about that experience called Pink Ink, and he's living his best life as an actor. Throughout our conversation, Harry shares the ins and outs of his daily routines, writing practices, and how he cultivates happiness in his life. Tune in to hear more about Harry's experience coming out, living authentically, and pursuing his dreams.Harry's Happiness Hack: “Happiness, I think, was always defined as…I mean, if you're healthy and you look after yourself and you try to be a really good person.”Some Questions I Ask: - How does your coming out experience feel nowadays? (4:23) - What's your transition from being an actor in Australia to an actor in LA like? (8:27) - How has the LGBTQIA community responded to your book? (13:21) - How are the 5 most influential people in your life? (18:41) - What is your definition of happiness? (20:57) - What books have impacted you? (33:35)In This Episode, You Will Learn: - What pushed Harry out of the closet 6 years ago. (6:14) - What inspired Harry to write Pink Ink. (10:56) - How Harry starts his day. (14:52) - How Harry uses transcendental meditation to fuel his writing practices. (16:09) - Why focus your life on achieving happiness rather than fame. (25:31)Connect with Harry Cook:WebsiteTwitterFacebookInstagramResources: Harry's Coming Out VideoBecoming by Michelle ObamaPink Ink by Harry CookThe Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Award-winning artist Amy Black speaks to Shannon about her nonprofit, Pink Ink Fund, which offers financial assistance to women for nipple and areola repigmentation (tattooing) post mastectomy. Amy's goal is to enable as many women as possible to have the opportunity to regain the natural coloration of their nipples, which is only possible is thru tattooing. Pink Ink Fund helps ease the financial burdens along the path to complete healing. Amy attended the prestigious Columbus College of Art and Design. After college, she interned at a tattoo shop and ultimately ended up buying the business from the owners. She has been rated the Best Tattoo Artist/Studio in Richmond Magazine and Style Magazine multiple times, and was also named RVA Magazine’s Best Local Tattoo Artist. The Authentic Woman with Shannon Fisher explores personal, political, and societal perspectives of the American experience. The show delves deeply into the worlds of writers, artists, celebrities, and community leaders and offers listeners food for thought on ways to better themselves and the world around them. Copyrighted podcast solely owned by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network, LLC. Follow Shannon on Twitter: @MsShannonFisher.

Universe, what's good?! We are kicking off Mastectomy May with the marvelous Tara Dunsmore-Williamson, a breast cancer survivor and owner of Pink Ink Tattoo out of Raleigh, North Carolina. Tara is certified in 3D nipple tattooing and scar camouflage. As a nurse, she was seemingly prepared for what breast cancer would bring. She had taken care of patients and was prepared for the drugs and surgeries. Little did she know that she'd find purpose through pain at the very end of her reconstruction process. Tune in as she describes the moment she knew she had to become a tattoo artist. If you would like to work with Tara, you can contact her through her website, Facebook page, or Instagram. She does travel outside of Raleigh and uses specialty ink for breast cancer patients, survivors, and thrivers!  We will be sending out a May newsletter, so don't forget to sign up for updates! The newsletter will also contain information about the upcoming shop. If you would like to donate to the cause, you can click here.  The Purpose from Pain collective is on its way. Check out our website and sign up for updates! We can be found: Facebook Business Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheCanSurvivor Facebook Group for Survivors: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheCanSurvivors/ Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/Ihcbmr7kxbqsp27rzvbwiduozs4?t=The_CanSurvivor_Network IGTV: https://www.instagram.com/thecansurvivor/channel/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecansurvivor/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cansurvivor-network/id1378120771 PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/thecansurvivor Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MarZqSTEvoVxdZg3Is586?si=v5tWrueLS-GRLY1a9r7rWA Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCanSurvivor Website: https://www.thecansurvivor.org  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSdPo7f2d1UBA_yR06nz0CA We also began a fundraiser for TCSN. If you would like to show your support, we are selling bracelets for $5. Purchase one today!    Don't forget to rate, comment and share!   Production Credits Joseph Coutcher - Production Travis Moore - Vocals Tre'sja Ellis - Make-Up Music Credits "Feeling Good" by LAKEY Inspired

Amy Black of Pink Ink Fund is one of the most captivating people I have ever met.  Her skills as an artist are unmatched and her heart is beyond full of goodness and kindness.   She maybe one of the most friendly and approachable people I have ever met and makes you instantly feel like someone important to her.  The Pink Ink Fund has helped many woman find normalcy in a tragic life situation and my interview with Amy is to celebrate what she has done for these woman and how she has changed their lives. In our interview we discussed her beginnings in art and tattooing and how she ended up doing nipple tattooing and how she started the Pink Ink Fund.  We talked about how she became involved with the RVA Beard League and how they have helped her tremendously with their gracious donations.  The interview took place at The Canal Club in downtown Richmond Virginia and was during the registration for the 2018 Remington Beard Boss Great American Beard and Mustache Championships.  Along with the National Humane Society, The Pink Ink Fund were to be the recipients for the money that this event generated and Amy felt so thankful to be apart of this event.  Listen along as her and I, and her little French, Poppy Goblin, learn about the charity angle of a beard competition from the side of someone who received the money and how they have used it to make a difference.    Visit my website for more fun “bearding” info: www.thebeardcaster.com Subscribe for FREE at: www.thebeardcaster.com/subscribe Talking Beards- www.talkingbeards.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thebeardcaster Twitter: @TheBeardcaster https://twitter.com/TheBeardcaster Instagram: @thebeardcaster https://www.instagram.com/thebeardcaster/ RSS: http://thebeardcaster.libsyn.com/rss Email: scott@thebeardcaster.com Google Podcast- https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3RoZWJlYXJkY2FzdGVyLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz I-Tunes link- http://ow.ly/OxAX30fvgD8 Spotify link-  https://open.spotify.com/show/6AMjdNRUeiNzyTguJyNvIP?si=Au6uyascTBKW34-ljxC-KA#upsell IHeart Radio link-  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-beardcaster/id1071557714?mt=2 Stitcher link- http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-beardcaster?refid=stpr

Harry Cook Austrian actor who just released his first book "PINK INK" joins the show this week talking all about his new author title, which we personally cant wait to grab a copy! Now the second week in October Halloween is coming up, Scott had to ask what his top horror movies are, his Halloween costume and what does Harry think on the new Sabrina the teenage witch series starting soon on Netflix....?

This episode discusses suicide and may trigger some listeners. If affected, please refer to the support lines below.Your hosts Luke (toe-tapper), Thomas (creator, founder and subject of the popular Facebook group 'I got porked by Thomas Jaspers'), Kyle (impressively lifelike Instagram algorithm) and Mykiii (unreadable, untouchable) discuss non-verbal ways in which gay people communicate on public transport, in toilet stalls and on social media. They examine bullying in schools in light of the passing of 9-year-old Jamel Myles and how the boys approach their own mental health. They also interview actor Harry Cook on the release of his new book Pink Ink. This is The Gays Are Revolting. If you've been affected by discussions in this podcast, please note the following support lines in Australia:Lifeline: 13 11 14Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636Qlife: 1800 184 527 (queer specific)Subscribe (for free!), rate and review The Gays Are Revolting on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts. Follow The Gays Are Revolting on Twitter at @gaysrevolting, Facebook at The Gays Are Revolting & Instagram @gaysrevolting.The Gays Are Revolting is a Lipp Media production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shannon's guest this week is an award-winning artist with a lot of talent and an equally large heart. Amy Black is the founder of the nonprofit Pink Ink Fund, which offers financial assistance to women for nipple and areola repigmentation (tattooing) post mastectomy. Her goal is to enable as many women as possible to have the opportunity to regain the natural coloration of their nipples, which is only possible is thru tattooing. Pink Ink Fund helps ease the finncial burdens along the path to complete healing. Amy attended the prestigious Columbus College of Art and Design. After college, she interned at a tattoo shop and ultimately ended up buying the business from the owners. She has been rated the Best Tattoo Artist/Studio in Richmond Magazine and Style Magazine multiple times, and was also named RVA Magazine’s Best Local Tattoo Artist. The Authentic Woman is a weekly radio show hosted by women's rights leader Shannon Fisher offering perspectives on the female experience in America. The show delves deeply into the worlds of writers, artists, celebrities, and community leaders. Follow Shannon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MsShannonFisher Copyrighted podcast solely owned by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network, LLC.

Benjamin invites actor and author Harry Cook to tell his story this week.  They speak about hist childhood and family, coming out (twice), alcoholism, acting gigs and writing his story in Pink Ink. http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_word/p/joy.org.au/wordforword/wp-content/uploads/sites/135/2018/09/2018-09-01-WordForWord-HarryCook.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 55:51 — 25.6MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Harry Cook appeared first on Word for Word.

Now that we've lost half of our fanbase because we are utterly ridiculous, it's time to find out whether we can obtain these silvery weapons! Plus, where is this mysterious woman who is staying in the abbey, and is she Rudolph van Rictavio van Richtenwhatever's protege? Music by AbBowie Cross.

Now that we've lost half of our fanbase because we are utterly ridiculous, it's time to find out whether we can obtain these silvery weapons! Plus, where is this mysterious woman who is staying in the abbey, and is she Rudolph van Rictavio van Richtenwhatever's protege? Music by AbBowie Cross.

Welcome to another edition of PoPolitickin. In this episode, we politick with Jen Slay. Jennifer Slay is a well respected Women’s Empowerment Life Coach, Counsellor, and the Creator of Finesse – a program created to transform the everyday woman into a woman of purpose, passion and incredible strength. She is also the co-founder of Pink Ink, an image and consulting firm that supports women in their journey to seeking increased confidence and results in both their professional and personal lives. Learm more about Jen at http://jenslay.com/

This is a clip from Episode 5 - Brock Steven. I wanted to really highlight what he's doing with Mr. Pink Ink. If you know someone who has suffered from mastectomy and/or breast altering procedures that have left scaring or disfigured breast appearances, please, let them know.

It's great to meet people in life that actually are genuine, and truly mean well. People who want to help others. This is Brock. Brock is the owner of Rockstar Tattoo Co. in West Allis, WI. I sat down with Brock to chat about the tattoo industry and his heart and soul project, Mr. Pink Ink. A company that makes it their "mission to help those who have suffered from mastectomy and/or breast altering procedures that have left scaring or disfigured breast appearances." The guy is awesome to chat with, I teared up a bit. Take a listen and enjoy.

Kerry Bashford reflects on his life as a Daddy Bear. Kerry Bashford was a frequent contributor to the Sydney Star Observer in the '80s and '90s, went on to edit Campaign Magazine, Pink Ink: an anthology of lesbian and gay writers and Kink, a collection of queer fetish writers. Prominent in the bear and leather communities, Kerry has frequently chronicled their activities and now does LGBTQI+ oral histories for Newcastle Museum and Newcastle University. Queerstories is an LGBTQIA+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemarsden.com, and follow Queerstories on Facebook. To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter And for gay stuff, insomnia rant and photos of my dog Frank follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Multiple New York Times bestselling author Daniel Pink stopped by The Writer Files to chat about his secrets for getting words onto the page.   Rainmaker.FM is Brought to You By   Discover why more than 80,000 companies in 135 countries choose WP Engine for managed WordPress hosting. Start getting more from your site today! Mr. Pink is the author of five provocative titles on the subjects of business, work, and human behavior — including To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others — and has written for The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, The Sunday Telegraph, Fast Company, and Wired. In addition to having one of the most viewed TED talks of all time — “The puzzle of motivation” — Dan recently hosted and co-executive produced the TV series “Crowd Control” for the National Geographic Channel. In this file Daniel Pink and I discuss: Why You Should Never Check Email Before You Write The Effectiveness of Word Count Quotas Why the Adage “Butt-in-Chair” Really Works How to Structure Your Writing Schedule to Beat “Resistance” The Author’s Exhaustive Reading Recommendations His Fantasy Chipotle Table Guests And Why You Need to Get Over Yourself and Get to Work Listen to The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience below ... Download MP3 Subscribe by RSS Subscribe in iTunes The Show Notes http://www.danpink.com/ Dan Pink’s TED talk: “The puzzle of motivation” Crowd Control on National Geographic Channel Daniel Pink on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter The Transcript How Bestselling Author Daniel Pink Writes Voiceover: This is Rainmaker.FM, the digital marketing podcast network. It’s built on the Rainmaker Platform, which empowers you to build your own digital marketing and sales platform. Start your free 14-day trial at RainmakerPlatform.com. Kelton Reid: These are The Writer Files, a tour of the habits, habitats, and brains of working writers, from online content creators to fictionists, journalists, entrepreneurs, and beyond. I’m your host Kelton Reid: writer, podcaster, and mediaphile. Each week, we’ll find out how great writers keep the ink flowing, the cursor moving, and avoid writer’s block. Multiple New York Times bestselling author, Daniel Pink stopped by The Writer Files to chat about his secrets for getting words onto the page. Mr. Pink is the author of five provocative titles on the subjects of business, work, and human behavior, including To Sell Is Human, The Surprising Truth About Moving Others. He’s also written for The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, The Sunday Telegraph, Fast Company, and Wired. In addition to having one of the most viewed TED Talks of all time, The Puzzle of Motivation, Dan recently hosted and co-executive produced the TV series Crowd Control for the National Geographic Channel. In this File, Daniel and I discuss why you should never check email before you write, the effectiveness of word-count quotas, whether the adage ‘butt-in-chair” really works, how to structure your writing schedule to beat resistance, and why you need to get over yourself and get to work. If you enjoy The Writer Files podcast, please do me a favor and leave a rating or a review in iTunes to help other writers find us. Thanks for listening. Dan, thanks so much for agreeing to come on The Writer Files and update your file. Daniel Pink: I’m happy to be here. Actually, I thought that this was The Rockford Files. Kelton Reid: I think that’s been off the air. Daniel Pink: I thought it’d be so cool. I’m going to be on The Rockford Files. I thought that show was off the air. Kelton Reid: Now that you know that you’re not on The Rockford Files, would you like to update your writer file? Daniel Pink: Sure, why not. Kelton Reid: Absolutely. Let’s talk about you the author. For listeners who may not know you or your work, who are you, and what is your area of expertise as a writer? Daniel Pink: Who am I? I am Daniel Pink. I am a middle-aged white man who lives in Washington, D.C. For the last 18 years, I have been working for myself and mostly centered around writing books. The books tend to be about business, work, and human behavior. Kelton Reid: Where can we find your writing? Daniel Pink: You can find it at your local library, in your favorite online or offline bookstore. You can find it online at DanPink.com. Kelton Reid: What are you presently working on, Dan? Daniel Pink: I am working on anticipating your next question. No, I’m not. Actually, believe it or not, Kelton, I am in the throes of trying to write a few book proposals to see which is the next book I want to write. Kelton Reid: To see which one sticks? Daniel Pink: Yeah. Here’s the thing. Even though I’ve been doing this for a fairly long time, I still try to write fairly thorough proposals before I launch into a book. That’s less for the publisher than it is for me. It offers me a way to stress test the idea to see whether I’m interested in it, to see whether it holds up, to see whether I want to spend the next two years working on this kind of thing. That’s what I’m doing right now. I’m actually writing multiple proposals just to see which one or ones feel the best. Kelton Reid: Yeah, technically this is what nonfiction writers do to get the ball rolling there. Actually, listeners may not know that you are also a TV producer. Daniel Pink: Well, barely, yeah. Kelton Reid: TV producer is code for also writer. Were you writing your National Geographic show as well? Daniel Pink: A little bit of it. What I was doing more than anything else was actually helping conceive the segments, figure out the segments, lay them out. Also, the way that we did the show required a lot of on-the-fly decisions. For the handful of listeners who didn’t see every episode of the show, Crowd Control, I should point out that the show was a really great show on National Geographic. We did 12 episodes of a series where we took problems out there in the world, things like people speeding, people jaywalking, people parking in disabled spaces, kids peeing in pools. Then, using social science and some cool design technology, we would put a solution in place, turn on our cameras, and see what happened. A lot of the ‘producing’ was actually on the fly where we do the experiment and see how people reacted. You had to figure out, “Okay, what’s going on here? How are we going to cover this?” and so forth. Kelton Reid: Yeah. Thinking on your feet quite a bit. Daniel Pink: Yeah. Kelton Reid: Very cool. When you’re getting ready to launch into a bigger writing project, how much time would you say per day that you’re researching or reading about your topic? Why You Should Never Check Email Before You Write Daniel Pink: It really depends. My process, generally, for a nonfiction book, is to begin with a skeletal outline. It depends on how I’m doing the research. If it’s research that involves reading a lot of papers and so forth, that’s one thing. If it involves doing actual reporting where you’re going out interviewing people, watching stuff happening, that’s another story. In the reporting and research phase, I like to spend, where I can, most of the workday on it. Kelton Reid: Before you sit down to actually get clacking there, do you have any pre-game rituals or practices that get you in the mode? Daniel Pink: Pre-game rituals, no. What I will do many times is I’ll check my email just to make sure that there isn’t something urgent. That’s always a really bad idea. You just go down the rabbit hole of useless email. In terms of do I say any prayers, have rosary beads, or spin three times on my desk, I don’t do anything like that. I just open the door and put my butt in the chair. Kelton Reid: Very nice. Do you write every day when you’re working on something big? The Effectiveness of Word Count Quotas Daniel Pink: When I’m working on something big, I do. When I’m working on a book or it’s at that stage where I’ve done enough research, where I feel like I’ve more or less mastered a lot of the material and can move on to executing it, I actually think of it as bricklaying where I’ll come to my office, show up in my office at a certain time, like say 9:00. I’ll set myself a word count for the day. Let’s say 500 words. I will then turn off my phone, turn off my email, and then I will do nothing, truly nothing, until I hit my word count. If I hit my word count at 11:00 in the morning, hallelujah. If it’s 2:00 in the afternoon and I still haven’t hit my word count, I’m not going anywhere. I’ll cancel meetings and cancel phone calls in the afternoon if it takes me till. 8:00 in the evening, which it actually has unfortunately. I won’t do anything else. Kelton Reid: Got you. Is your most productive locale your office there that we’ve seen pictures of? Daniel Pink: Ah, yes, the beautiful Pink Ink world headquarters, which is a refurbished garage behind my house in Washington, D.C. That’s where the magic happens. Kelton Reid: Are you a writer who can listen to music while you write, or do you prefer silence? Daniel Pink: I can listen to music when I run or exercise. That’s it, or just listening to music for the sake of listening to music. I actually have the exact opposite view when I write. I have these little foam earplugs that I sometimes will put in just in case some imaginary sound is out there. I also even now have noise-canceling headphones that I will wear. I like silence. That way I can tune in more accurately to my own anguish. Kelton Reid: I like that. Are you someone who believes in writer’s block? Why the Adage ‘Butt-in-Chair’ Really Works Daniel Pink: No. I think writer’s block is a crock. I really do. I think that most writers agree with that. Writer’s block is for amateurs. Get your butt in the seat, and get to work. Kelton Reid: Let’s talk about your workflow. What hardware or typewriter are you using there in the garage? Daniel Pink: I’ve moved beyond typewriters, fortunately. Here’s what I’ve got in the setup. I’m looking at it right now. I have both a MacBook Air laptop and a 21-inch screen, maybe 25-inch screen iMac. I use my laptop, my Air for a lot of things. I actually will write books or even articles on the iMac. I don’t know why I do that. Because the screen is so big, I can put up a lot of stuff. The other thing that it does is it does fix me in place. Even though the files exist in Dropbox, I could do it anywhere. There’s something about that fixedness of coming to the same spot every single day, looking at the same screen every single day that helps me do stuff. Kelton Reid: What do you find in your workflow your most used software for writing and staying organized? Daniel Pink: For writing, I have made a dramatic leap into 1996 by using Word, although, as I said before, Dropbox is my co-pilot. I’ve become so reliant on putting everything in Dropbox. I have, though, being a modern guy, I’ve started to use Evernote a little bit. I can easily get by with Word and Dropbox. Kelton Reid: Your crucial outlining, that’s part of your organizational method. Do you have any other hacks, or are you a Post-it note guy at all? Daniel Pink: You know what I am? It’s interesting. It’s interesting to me because it’s about me. I’m not sure it’s interesting to anybody else. I use what I refer to as an — and this is a term of art — big-ass stickies, which are these giant Post-it notes. I prefer the graph paper versions of them. There’s something about graph paper that I love. It just makes me feel like I’m imposing some order on a world moving toward entropy or something. I don’t use whiteboard. I will use these big-ass stickies and put them all over my office. I like to write on stuff. I like to outline. I like to see it. I like to see stuff. I face a window, but if I turn my chair around, there’s a wall of cabinets. When I was writing this book, To Sell Is Human, I would have various outlines and things there. Sometimes, it sounds bizarre, but it actually works for me. Sometimes I will just turn my chair and look at the outlines, just look at them, and let it simmer a little bit. For me, seeing that stuff on the walls is really helpful. Kelton Reid: Do you have any best practices for beating procrastination? I know you’ve mentioned it. Are you someone who leans into the procrastination? How to Structure Your Writing Schedule to Beat ‘Resistance’ Daniel Pink: Yeah, I think that I and many people, most writers face what Steven Pressfield calls the ‘Resistance’ every single day. All of the forces of the universe are conspiring to make you stop writing. I think that what helps beat procrastination is as weird as it is, is a structure. When I go to sleep the night before, I know what I’m doing that next morning. I’m writing 500 words. I don’t want to get to the office, turn on my computer and say, “Huh, what should I do today? Should I type in ESPN.go.com and spend an hour there, or should I write 500 words? Hmmm, I don’t know. Maybe I’ll do the ESPN thing.” I don’t want to have that. I want to have the structure to say, “The choice is made for me. Here’s what you do.” That’s how I beat procrastination. Kelton Reid: Nice. Daniel Pink: Sometimes procrastination wins. Procrastination is a ferocious opponent. Kelton Reid: Well put. At the end of a long day, how do you unplug? Daniel Pink: I’m a pretty boring guy. I don’t really do all that much, Kelton. My wife and I have three kids. I actually spend a lot of time, compared to maybe some other people, I like to spend time with my family. I just like talking to them, hanging out with them. That’s one thing that I do. Especially when I’m writing, I try to run every day if I possibly can. When we’re done here today, I will go for a run, probably go faster because I’m so exhilarated by talking about myself. I like to eat good food and drink good wine. Because I’m on the verge of being an old man, I like to listen to baseball on the radio. Kelton Reid: Very nice. Daniel Pink: I basically just ensured that no one would ever want to hang out with me. Voiceover: Just a quick pause to mention that The Writer Files is brought to you by the Rainmaker Platform, the complete website solution for content marketers and online entrepreneurs. Find out more and take a free 14-day test drive at Rainmaker.FM/Platform. Kelton Reid: Let’s talk about creativity a little bit. I know in your work creativity is a big part of getting into … a lot of what you talk about involves storytelling and even though you talk about social behavior and psychology, can you define creativity in your own words? How Dan Defines Creativity, Sans a Muse Daniel Pink: Creativity is giving the world something it didn’t know it was missing. That’s my favorite definition. I think that the definition originally came from Paola Antonelli at the Museum of Modern Art. Kelton Reid: When do you personally feel the most creative? Daniel Pink: Aside from right now? Kelton Reid: Yes. Daniel Pink: Yeah, when do I feel the most creative? It’s weird. I actually sometimes feel the most creative when I’m in motion, whether I’m running or traveling somewhere. I get a lot of good ideas when I’m in motion. Kelton Reid: I’ve had many of guests actually mention that they get a lot of work done on the plane. Do you find that phenomenon as well? Daniel Pink: I can’t write on planes. I probably could if I had to. I don’t like writing on planes. It’s just not the right environment for me for whatever weird idiosyncrasies. I can focus pretty intently on planes. I can edit on planes. I’ll edit pages. This is just another just really exciting facet of my life. I will sometimes batch my email and spend an airplane ride answering 70 emails. Kelton Reid: Circling back to our friend who talks about Resistance, do you have a creative muse? Daniel Pink: No, come on. I’m a bricklayer who happens to use a computer. Do people really give you a serious answer to that? Kelton Reid: I don’t know. Daniel Pink: I’m serious. Come on, do people say, “Oh yes, my creative muse is named Daphne and she appears to me in the corner of my office every day at 8:00.” Kelton Reid: Sure. Daniel Pink: Come on. Kelton Reid: It probably should be redacted. Daniel Pink: No, I like it. It’s basically a test to see who’s full of it and who’s not. I think if the answer is yes, you should cease the interview. Kelton Reid: This interview’s over so, in your opinion, what makes a writer great? Daniel Pink: That’s an interesting question. What makes a writer great? I think it’s the ability to look at something that other people have looked at and see something entirely different, if that makes any sense. Kelton Reid: Yeah. Daniel Pink: I think that’s part of it. I also think it’s the ability to linger in somebody’s mind long after the encounter is over. I think that’s a mark of a really good writer. Kelton Reid: Do you have some favorite authors at the moment? Dan’s Exhaustive Reading Recommendations Daniel Pink: Gazillions of them. I think there’s so many, so many, so many good writers out there. I think that you can learn from lots of them. I would have to give you not an exhaustive, but just a gigantic, massive list. For instance, Michael Lewis, the guy’s unbelievably good. It’s irritating how good he is. He’s really just extraordinary. I would put Michael Lewis on the top of any list. Katherine Boo, who is a journalist, I think she’s extraordinary. I like the short story writer, novelist sometimes, Edgar Keret, Israeli guy, who writes these super short, iddy biddy short stories. I like the Japanese novelist Haruki Muraukami. I like Junot Diaz. I love Colson Whitehead, another novelist. In my world, I also like Malcolm Gladwell. Some people think it’s uncool, but I think he’s awesome. I like sheer business writers like Seth Godin and Tom Peters. My favorite novel in the last decade is a book called Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by a guy named Ben Fountain. I like Phillip Roth. I like Toni Morrison, those kind of legendary writers. I like George Pelecanos, a local guy who writes. I like Adam Kilgore, who’s a sports writer for The Washington Post. I used to love reading Gary Smith’s stuff in Sports Illustrated. I think that Derek Thompson at The Atlantic is one of the best young writers around. There’s so many, so many great people. There’s so many. Kelton Reid: You share a lot of great quotes in your work and in your speaking. Can you share maybe a best loved quote that floats to the top right now? Daniel Pink: That floats to the top. I like the Ralph Waldo Emerson quote that says, “I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.” I like that. Also, there’s a great Viktor Frankl quote. Viktor Frankl says, “Live as if you were already living for a second time and as if you had made the mistakes you are about to make now.” I think that’s incredibly good advice. Kelton Reid: Absolutely. Let’s do a couple of fun questions next. Daniel Pink: I thought the first ones were fun. Kelton Reid: Good. I shouldn’t preface it like that. Who is your favorite literary character? Daniel Pink: Favorite literary character, it’s going to be weird because he’s just so deranged. I would say Nathan Zuckerman from the Phillip Roth Zuckerman novels. Please do not, listeners, impute any psychological meaning to that. Kelton Reid: That’s right. Daniel Pink: I just love his level of derangement and his obsessiveness. Also, I like the fact that Roth was able to carry him through multiple books. Kelton Reid: If you could choose one author from any era for an all-expense paid dinner to your favorite spot, where would you go, and who would you take? Dan’s Fantasy Chipotle Table Guests Daniel Pink: Just one? Kelton Reid: I’m sorry. Well, in your case, you can bring two. Daniel Pink: Yeah, I’m going to break this rule a little bit. I actually have an answer to that. It doesn’t quite conform to the structure that you’re giving me. I say this in all seriousness. If it were somehow metaphysically possible, I would like to sit down with Mohammed, Buddha, and Jesus. I would make sure that I had my voice recorder, maybe even iPhone video to record the whole thing. I think it would be a great documentary. I think it would be an awesome book, too. The reason for that is that if you think about writers, thinkers, philosophers, whatever you want to call them, who had a long-reaching affect, those guys did. There are people out there who still care about Jesus, and still care about Mohammed, and still care about Buddha. We like to think, “Oh, Shakespeare had such a great influence.” Jesus has about 1,600 years on him. Kelton Reid: Interesting. Where would this meal take place? Daniel Pink: It’s got to be Chipotle. Can you imagine, just walk into Chipotle with Jesus, Mohammed, and Buddha? Those guys, I’d feel chagrined taking them to a fancy restaurant. It’d be antithetical to a lot of what they stand for. I think we’re going to Chipotle. Kelton Reid: I can only imagine the faces of the other diners at Chipotle. Hopefully I won’t make a political crack there. Do you have a writer’s fetish at all? Daniel Pink: What do you mean by a writer’s fetish? Kelton Reid: It could be metaphorical. It could be something physical. Daniel Pink: I get it now. Believe it or not, I use pencils. I really like using pencils for editing. I hate mechanical pencils. I think mechanical pencils are Satan’s creation. I like regular old pencils that I sharpen. I use those for almost everything that I do at my desk. Kelton Reid: Cool. Who or what has been your greatest teacher? Daniel Pink: My mistakes, no question. Kelton Reid: Can you offer any advice to fellow writers on how to keep the ink flowing and the cursor moving? Why You Need to Get Over Yourself and Get to Work Daniel Pink: There’s a theme to this. It’s the same thing, which is basically get to work. Get over yourself. Get to work. Sit in the chair, and start working. If the ink isn’t flowing or the cursor’s not moving, maybe take a walk or something like that, but otherwise, make it move. Again, it’s like the question about the muse. If you’re waiting for the muse to strike you, you’re going to be there for a long time. That cursor’s going to be blinking forever. Kelton Reid: I want listeners to remember that the muse question is really the disqualifier. Daniel Pink: It’s the disqualifier for this. Kelton Reid: Where can fellow scribes connect with you out there? Daniel Pink: Fellow scribes, you can connect with me on the website DanPink.com. I spend more time than should on Twitter where my handle is @DanielPink. Those are two good ways to reach me or find out what’s going on. I do an email newsletter. It’s an irregular and irreverent email newsletter that I do just to stay in touch with readers, that lists maybe some tips that I’ve learned over the years, or stuff that I’m reading that I like. Kelton Reid: I am signing up for that as we speak. Daniel Pink: Thank you. Kelton Reid: Thank you so much for coming on The Writer Files and updating your file. I’m a big fan. I look forward to seeing your latest and greatest. Hopefully, we’ll see your face some more on television as well. Daniel Pink: We’ll see. I appreciate it. These are fun questions. For the print version of what you do, I like reading other people’s answers, too. It’s really interesting. I’m surprised that some people take themselves more seriously than I think that they should. Other people give some really, really great insight into what it’s like. I also think that there would be some insight in somebody going through a lot of your interviews and finding the common themes. Kelton Reid: Absolutely. Daniel Pink: If someone were to go through the interviews and say, “What are the common themes among all the people you talk to?” I think that would be fascinating. Kelton Reid: Yeah, definitely. I will also remind the listeners that the transcripts from all of the shows are posted to the website, WriterFiles.FM, shortly after the interview goes live out there in the world. You can actually find all of the printed versions of these. They are edited as well, so they actually spell things correctly. Daniel Pink: Wow. Kelton Reid: Yes, I’m telling you. Thanks again, Dan. I really appreciate your time. Daniel Pink: All right, appreciate it. Thanks, Kelton. See you later. Kelton Reid: Cheers. Thank you for tuning in to The Writer Files. Get your butt back in the saddle. For more episodes of The Writer Files and all of the show notes, or to leave us a comment, or a question, simply drop by WriterFiles.FM. You can always chat with me on Twitter @KeltonReid. Cheers. See you out there.

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