1102: What It’s Like To Be a Writer and Ghostwriter With Tim Shields, Author [Main T4C Episode]

Tim Shields is a writer, writing coach and author of A Curious Year in the Great Vivarium Experiment.  After graduating from college and spending over a dozen years in the corporate realm of marketing and advertising, Tim bought a one-way ticket to India to realize his lifelong quest to write about the limits of human potential and the hidden power of consciousness. Shortly after he returned to the US, Tim landed a job to help world renowned neuroscientist Dr. Joe Dispenza write his New York Times bestselling book, Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon.  Tim graduated from Loyola University of Maryland where he got a B.A. in Creative Writing and Philosophy. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE:  What 10 things Tim want to share with college students and his younger self (5:07) Who is Dr. Joe and how he healed his broken spine himself (8:55) What the process of self-discovery can look like (16:22) Why being fired can lead to success (19:38) What the best start is for aspiring post-grad writers (23:20) How taking risks can lead to magical experiences (29:37) How to understand fear and harness its energy (36:01) What is the hero’s journey and how to embrace it (45:26) What advice Tim would give himself if he could go back to college (1:00:25)