CL016: Chris Guillebeau on writing, startups, book marketing and nonconformity.

New York times bestselling author and modern-day explorer, Chris Guillebeau talks about his latest book 'Born for This' and how to find the work you were meant to do. In this episode of The Creative Life Podcast, Chris discusses the Silicon Valley model of entrepreneurship and also shares with us the differences between hard work versus risky work. "If I didn't attempt it, I will always regret it." - Chris Guillebeau Chris Guillebeau Show Notes: Tech Startups vs Lifestyle Businesses On Writing, Book Tours, Speaking and Being an Introvert His creative process on the different types of creative works On being an independent creative The importance of working conditions The story behind the Apartment in the Sky Rolf Potts and vagabonding How to market your book Favorite Tools: Evernote Scrivener Omnifocus Favorite Book: Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder Favorite Record: Plans by Death Cab for Cutie Join James's Facebook fans: https://www.facebook.com/jamestaylordotme LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jameskirktaylor This is The Creative Life, James Taylor's weekly YouTube show. -------------------- ABOUT JAMES -------------------- As a creativity expert Taylor is a frequent guest speaker at universities and international conferences. He has given keynotes and talks at Apple, Subscription Site Summit in San Francisco, the British Music Show in the UK and at several universities across Europe including University of Dundee in Scotland and University of Macerata in Italy. He is often called upon by media outlets to give his views on trends in creativity and innovation. He has been quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Columbus Dispatch, STV, Business Insider and San Jose Mercury News as well as featured on BBC TV and being the subject of a 30minute program on his life for BBC Radio Scotland. As a host on shows about creativity and innovation he has interviewed legendary investor Maynard Webb (Yahoo.com, eBay.com & Salesforce.com board member) and New York Times best-selling writers Chris Guillebeau ($100 Startup), Rolf Potts (Vagabonding), Brand Cooper (The Lean Entrepreneur) and Ryan Holiday (Trust Me I'm Lying). James is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA). Meet James at http://www.JamesTaylor.me -------------------- ABOUT THE CREATIVE LIFE -------------------- The Creative Life is a weekly self-improvement show full of #motivation, #inspiration, and #creativity strategies with creativity speaker and author James Taylor. The Creative Life blog can be read at: http://www.jamestaylor.me -------------------- SUBSCRIBE -------------------- Never miss a video, and join the Youtube self-help community living the fully creative life: http://www.youtube.com/jamestaylorme