Are You a Career Author?

In this episode, Mike and AJ discuss the mind shift that must happen to go from someone who wrote a book to accepting the calling as an author. They each share the moment they realized they were authors and how their lives changed as a result.

Episode 73 of the Don't Write That Book podcast, hosted by Mike Michalowicz, titled "Are You a Career Author?" was published on April 17, 2025 and runs 52 minutes.

April 17, 2025 ·52m · Don't Write That Book

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In this episode, Mike and AJ discuss the mind shift that must happen to go from someone who wrote a book to accepting the calling as an author. They each share the moment they realized they were authors and how their lives changed as a result.

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In this episode, Mike and AJ discuss the mind shift that must happen to go from someone who wrote a book to accepting the calling as an author. They each share the moment they realized they were authors and how their lives changed as a result.

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Prince’s tribute to the Beatles “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”

The Current, the greatest radio station in the freaking world

Eruption v. Beat It

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