Listen "59: Tara Horstmeyer - Ghostwrite Your Life"
Episode Synopsis
Today’s thoughts become tomorrow’s reality. And when you write down those thoughts, it’s a lightspeed jump into your better future. The lovely and super authentic Tara Horstmeyer joins me to talk about life-career seasons, LinkedIn mastery, and the power of “ghostwriting your own life.” Enjoy!
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TIMESTAMPS
03:00 Words that penetrate the soul
05:20 Writing when the emotion is hot
09:18 Tara’s childhood influences
14:02 Empathetic languaging
16:06 Doing what lights you up
20:06 Words are the catalyst for change
22:36 “Everyone is a ghostwriter”
25:20 Shifting your focus: outward to inward
29:01 Personal brand = personal advantage
34:02 Embracing “life seasons”
40:38 Rapid-fire questions
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TAKEAWAYS
1. Create a simple system for capturing your ideas when inspiration strikes.
2. Develop a method for fleshing out those idea “seedlings.”
3. When inspired, write with “editor” mode turned off (revisit with that lens later).
4. “Make sure you have something to say before you say it.”
5. Ghostwriting your own life is a process by which you find and build yourself.
6. You already have a personal brand (it’s your reputation). “Make it your business.”
7. You’re always juggling glass and rubber balls. If you drop the glass ones (e.g., family), they shatter.
8. If you’re speaking to everyone, you’re speaking to no one.
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RESOURCES
Connect w/ Tara on LinkedIn
Happy Words Sell (Tara's business)
Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn
Follow on Twitter @MatthewRDoan
Check the show on YouTube
📬 Get the newsletter: Uncaged Secrets
🌐 Show website: UncageYourself.FM
***
TIMESTAMPS
03:00 Words that penetrate the soul
05:20 Writing when the emotion is hot
09:18 Tara’s childhood influences
14:02 Empathetic languaging
16:06 Doing what lights you up
20:06 Words are the catalyst for change
22:36 “Everyone is a ghostwriter”
25:20 Shifting your focus: outward to inward
29:01 Personal brand = personal advantage
34:02 Embracing “life seasons”
40:38 Rapid-fire questions
***
TAKEAWAYS
1. Create a simple system for capturing your ideas when inspiration strikes.
2. Develop a method for fleshing out those idea “seedlings.”
3. When inspired, write with “editor” mode turned off (revisit with that lens later).
4. “Make sure you have something to say before you say it.”
5. Ghostwriting your own life is a process by which you find and build yourself.
6. You already have a personal brand (it’s your reputation). “Make it your business.”
7. You’re always juggling glass and rubber balls. If you drop the glass ones (e.g., family), they shatter.
8. If you’re speaking to everyone, you’re speaking to no one.
***
RESOURCES
Connect w/ Tara on LinkedIn
Happy Words Sell (Tara's business)
Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn
Follow on Twitter @MatthewRDoan
Check the show on YouTube
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