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Jeff Goins read 100 books to write Real Artists Don't Starve and interviewed 400 people to write The Art of Work.

If you want people to follow your ideas, at work and at home, this episode shows you why it starts with how clearly you think.

Jeff is a bestselling author and ghostwriter. He founded Fresh Complaint and now runs Bestow Lit, a small writing and editing agency, with his wife. He has helped write books many readers would know, and he reads new chapters aloud to his wife on the back porch.

In this conversation with Chaz Wolfe, you will learn why ideas are abundant and execution is what counts, why reading physical books and writing every morning make you a better thinker, and how clear thinking turns into influence.

Key Takeaways

• Ideas are abundant. The fewer ideas you have, the more precious you are about them. Give a good one away and a better one comes.
• Businesses are like trains. There is always another one coming, so you can pass on a deal that does not feel right.
• It was not the idea of Amazon, Apple or Tesla that made them extraordinary. It was the execution of idea after idea.
• Read real books. Paper slows you down and has made Jeff less anxious and less distractible.
• Write in a notebook every morning. Julia Cameron's morning pages clear your head and sharpen your focus.
• Clear thinking makes you an effective communicator, and effective communicators can lead, motivate and persuade.
• If you cannot write your idea down clearly, you do not have an idea yet. Writing is how you call your own bluff.

Chapters

00:00 Intro: Jeff Goins

01:10 The Best Thing Jeff Ever Wrote

03:22 Why You Can't See Yourself Clearly

08:29 Writing a Book That Takes Real Risks

11:50 Being Brave Enough to Share Your Work

15:00 Playing Business Like a Game

19:26 Ideas Are Abundant. Execution Is Rare.

22:39 Bitcoin and the Point of Money

28:42 Why You Should Read Real Books and Write by Hand

34:13 From Copywriter to Author

37:29 The Cooking Lesson: Slow Down to Get Better

44:15 Should You Write a Book?

47:13 How to Work With a Ghostwriter

50:39 How to Connect With Jeff

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Connect With Jeff Goins (Guest):
Jeff has significantly reduced his activity on traditional social media platforms, focusing instead on direct communication through his blog at https://goinswriter.com/blog/ or his newsletter at https://jeffgoins.substack.com/

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