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Chris Guillebeau, a world traveler and writer who helps people get the kick start they need in life. Listen as Nathan asks Chris about the publishing industry\\u2019s trade secrets, and how he built a booming career in writing.

Famous 5:
Favorite Book? \\u2013 Mountains Beyond Mountains
What CEO do you follow?\\u2014 N/A
What is your favorite online tool?\\u2014 OmniFocus
Do you get 8 hours of sleep?\\u2014 No
If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be?\\u2014You don\\u2019t need to have everything figured out, don\\u2019t be afraid.\\\\

Time Stamped Show Notes:
01:17 \\u2013 Nathan\\u2019s introduction
01:35 \\u2013 How Chris makes money
02:30 \\u2013 Chris is 37
02:38 \\u2013 An entrepreneur is someone who will work 24 hours a day to avoid working 1 hour a day for someone else
03:15 \\u2013 So many people are out there making a great living for themselves OUTSIDE of silicon valley
04:15 \\u2013 The #1 thing you can do is create something of value
05:55 \\u2013 Relationships are the key to success
07:12 \\u2013 Make sure your book kills in the first few week
07:51 \\u2013 Chris is published through Random House
09:24 \\u2013 If you don\\u2019t love books, if you don\\u2019t love to read and if you don\\u2019t love to WRITE\\u2014do not become a writer
10:18 \\u2013 Books account for 50% of Chris\\u2019 revenue
10:58 \\u2013 Multiple six figures in royalty income via Chris\\u2019 books
12:34 \\u2013 Converting email and social followers into sales
16:35 \\u2013 Optimizing book orders depends on the stage of the publication process
17:50 \\u2013 Cracking the Amazon Top 25 means selling a copy in a day
19:03 \\u2013 www.ChrisGuillebeau.com

3 Key Points:
Don\\u2019t be afraid of making a move, just go for it.
If you\\u2019re going to become a writer, you had better LOVE writing.
Relationships are the key to success.

Resources Mentioned:
Edgar \\u2013 Nathan uses Edgar instead of other scheduling tools\\xa0for Twitter because Edgar cycles through content over and over (buffer/others you have to re-input content over and over \\u2013 time consuming). In the last several months, Edgar has driven Nathan over 3728 clicks that he didn\\u2019t have to work or pay for.
Host Gator - Powerful web hosting made easy and affordable.
Born for This \\u2013 Chris\\u2019 latest book

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