In this episode, Jeannette plays host to Darren O´Sullivan, the best-selling author who is known for his enthralling psychological thrillers. They discuss how Darren changed genres and focus, so he could write for a thirsty pool of readers.
He also talks about the mindset he developed to deal with repeated rejections and keep pushing through. Darren and Jeannette discuss how the principles entrepreneurs use to grow their businesses are similar to the ones writers use to be successful in their field.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Get out of your own head, don’t complicate matters
To succeed in any field, including writing, you have to adapt and pivot to find and serve a market.
Darren had to delete 2 years of work, 300,000 words with 80,000 published for his first novel – you have to have the ability to let go of your ego and focus on what you want to achieve.
Let’s just fix this, let’s make it work!
Ask yourself what it’s really about, get clear, focus on that and it becomes achievable.
When you face a big task, just get started, if you don´t you will continue to be overwhelmed and be unable to progress.
You do not need everyone to think that what you have to offer is great - just one believer or buyer is enough to get your venture moving and gathering momentum.
Keep reviewing your dreams, your goals, and asking what the next step is
No is just one step closer to yes.
Whether you are looking for inspiration for your next book, product, or service, look first at what you know, the things you are familiar with.
There’s an energy of being around people that provides inspiration.
The most important thing for me as a writer is never forgetting that without a reader I don’t have the ability to write the next book
You need to move with the times to reach your customers, for example, Darren´s books are available in Audible format.
Recognise where the gaps in your knowledge are and hire someone to fill them, don´t waste time and energy trying to do everything yourself.
Being an acro you can become someone else, but as a writer it’s all about the real you
Take rejection on the chin and remember why you are doing things in the first place
See failure as learning
Know your worth and don´t be afraid to ask for the appropriate remuneration.
Don’t let the naysayers stop you – protect your precious dream, then work your arse off!
Be strict, get it done, find the time to fulfil your dream, sneak those little moments.
BEST MOMENTS
‘Remember you're looking for one moment, one customer, one client, just one thing that can keep you moving forward.’
‘Quite often in a week I put on the brakes and say, hang on a minute what are you trying to do here. What's the next step? ´
´Recognise where your strengths are and where maybe you are not so strong and hire to fill those gaps.’
VALUABLE RESOURCES -
Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast series
Darren O´Sullivan´s Books
ABOUT THE GUEST -
Darren O´Sullivan is a best-selling author who currently lives in Peterborough. He started his writing career by writing plays. In his youth, he worked as an actor but struggled with the audition process, so it was hard for him to find new work. His innovative solution was to write his own plays and give himself a part in them. It worked, but by then, Darren had been bitten by the writing bug and switched to writing thrillers.
To date, he has published four books – Our Little Secret, Close Your Eyes, Closer Than You Think and Dark Corners, which came out in April 2020. His 5th The Players is due out in Jan 2021.
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ABOUT THE HOST
Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.
Jeannette is a down to earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams.
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Podcast Description
Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences of being Brave, Bold & Brilliant, which have allowed them to unleash their full potential in business, their careers and life in general. From the boardroom tables of ‘big’ international business to the dining room tables of entrepreneurial start-ups, how to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities and take risks, whilst staying ‘true’ to yourself is the order of the day.
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