Portfolio Career Podcast

How To Self-Publish A Book with Jillian Richardson

Episode Summary

Jillian Richardson is the founder of The Joy List, an email newsletter that helps 10,000 people weekly fight the loneliness epidemic. During the summer of 2019, she self-published a book called Unlonley Planet to help people feel less alone and better connect to their city, community, and friends. After the launching the book, she shares how she got her book and work to spread. In addition to new speaking opportunities, it helped her find a new project to help one million people be less lonely. In this episode, you will learn: - lessons learned from writing her book and what she would have done differently; - what a "creation event" is and how it can accelerate your career; - how and when to reach out to leaders in your field for help; - how our culture is unfortunately wired for loneliness and how to combat it; and - how to grow a newsletter Excited for you to Build and Grow your Portfolio Career!

Episode Notes

 

Resources:

1. The Joy List, weekly email newsletter

2. Unlonely Planet, Jillian's book

3. Jillian's website to see her work, speeches, and more

 

As always, this episode with time-stamp notes is available on my website at portfoliocareerpodcast.com