Creating Plans for Your Life and Business with Michael Hyatt

The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

• Episode: Creating Plans for Your Life and Business with Michael Hyatt
• Website: The Unmistakable Creative Podcast
• Feed URL: https://unmistakablecreative.com/podcast/rss
• Duration: 01:06:01
• Published: 2013-05-06 10:00

Michael Hyatt is no stranger to success. He was the CEO of the seventh largest publishing company in the world - and he's done nearly every job in the industry. He's been an agent, author, and much more. His most recent book, Platform became a New York Times Best Seller. Here are a few of the highlights from our conversation:

• How a Philosophy Background Informs Michael's Worldview 
• The Power of Learning from People You Disagree With
• Tapping into Your Life Experience to Inform Your Content 
• Why Stories of Your Failures Humanize You
• Incorporating Vulnerability into Your Work While Making it Useful for Others
• The Power of Imitating Masters as an Interim Step
• Why There Is No Magic Answer to Improve Your Writing 
• The Difference Between Pros and Amateurs
• The Power of Creating a Transformation for Your Audience
• Outcome-Based Content Production and the Role It Plays
• Lessons Learned from a Colossal Business Failure
• How Working as a Literary Agent Helped Michael See the Author's Perspective
• The 3 Criteria for Making a Successful Career Transition
• Why Setting Yourself an Appointment will Catapult Your Productivity
• Determining What Your Goal Is with Writing Your Book
• The Power of Giving Your Best Content Away
• Inside the Launch of Michael's Book Platform

Tweetable Insights Include:

• You have a unique perspective and experience that will never happen again  (Click to Tweet) 
• The more you can align your writing with the way you talk, the more authentic it will feel (Click to Tweet)
• If you have a strong voice people will follow you just because of what you have to say (Click to Tweet)
• If you wait until you have it all figured out to start, you're already screwed (Click to Tweet)
• It doesn't have to be crazy, but it does have to make you uncomfortable (Click to Tweet)

Resources Mentioned Include: How to Launch a Best-Seller Michael Hyatt is a public speaker and author. He shares information on leadership, productivity, and social media. You can follow him on twitter @MichaelHyatt. If you liked this article, would you share it with your friends? Just click here to post it to Twitter. Oh, and we’d be really grateful if you write us a review in iTunes.