Sarah, I so appreciate your saying it's a primal thing to want to be loved. I've had friends also in their 60s, like me, say they no longer care what anyone thinks of them. Great, but I don't buy it — we may care less than when we were younger, but we're still social animals. There's no shame in that.
My husband has been urging me to think of my Substack as a product, and as the Flower Child that I am, I resist that. I also appreciate how you frame that here — especially because I'm not selling a specific thing, such as tips for how to handle menopause, nor do I stick to one topic. But I do try to entertain, inform, and get people to think deeply about various topics that interest me. What you've said here makes me feel better about marketing my Substack. Not that it's suddenly easy, but I can see a way forward. Thank you!
Great live session! Thanks to both of you! I love the book The War of Art. It not only taught me a lot about the art of writing, but also the art of leadership.
Sarah, I so appreciate your saying it's a primal thing to want to be loved. I've had friends also in their 60s, like me, say they no longer care what anyone thinks of them. Great, but I don't buy it — we may care less than when we were younger, but we're still social animals. There's no shame in that.
My husband has been urging me to think of my Substack as a product, and as the Flower Child that I am, I resist that. I also appreciate how you frame that here — especially because I'm not selling a specific thing, such as tips for how to handle menopause, nor do I stick to one topic. But I do try to entertain, inform, and get people to think deeply about various topics that interest me. What you've said here makes me feel better about marketing my Substack. Not that it's suddenly easy, but I can see a way forward. Thank you!
This was a great talk! Thank you Katie and Sarah.
Great live session! Thanks to both of you! I love the book The War of Art. It not only taught me a lot about the art of writing, but also the art of leadership.
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Katie, you were awesome! Sarah, thank you for inviting her to join you. I would never have otherwise heard of her (you, Katie) if you hadn't. :)
happy you were late - means I was with you live woo hoo
Thinking of shared values as a way of relating to the reader in a more human (or even humane) way
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