Behind the Scenes of Writing a Book with Guest Host Meghan Bathgate | UYGW22

This week the tables are turned as Amanda finds herself in the interview hot seat. This week we are excited to welcome her best friend, Dr. Meaghan Bathgate, as our guest host.

Listen in as they chat about all things self-publishing, and dive into Amanda’s book, Great Work – which releases

TODAY, June 7, 2022!!

Join us as we discuss:

04:03 Great Work is not necessarily one thing. It's an intersection of different things, and it will flow and change over time.

06:15 The three stages of writing a book - Writing - Publish - Launch

07:21 Writing a book was an exercise in persistence.

08:51 Our experience of writing and publishing an article together.

11:29 Takeaways on how to organize ideas from a workshop with AJ Harper.

17:38 What was the production experience for Dr. Amanda as a self-published author.

24:16 What is a hybrid publisher and why might you use one.

25:15 How does it FEEL?

27:44 Dr. Amanda’s mission for her book

28:36 What would Dr. Amanda describes as the hardest part of writing and publishing a book?

33:04 Grief versus Relief in the face of a painful creative loss

33:39 Dr. Amanda’s joy and realization in writing the book.

Resources Mentioned

Amanda’s New Book! Get your copy here!

AJharper.com

https://cbmesser.com

annaparadox.com

About the Guest:

Meghan Bathgate, Ph.D. is the Director of Educational Program Assessment at the Poorvu Center. Meghan believes educational data can be used to ignite pivotal conversations in higher education and challenge assumptions we have about our work and the role we play in it. She is also a coffee-fueled mom, wife, impromptu kitchen dancer, mediocre musician, and library lover.

Twitter: @MeBathgate

Work Bio: https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/people/meghan-bathgate

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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