EPISODE · Jun 30, 2023 · 40 MIN
Laura Numeroff: Life Lessons Learned from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
from The POZCAST: Decoding Success with Adam Posner · host Adam Posner
1:43 - Growing up in Artistic Family3:46 - Core Values and Creativity5:29 - Awareness and Foresight in 8 years old6:06 - Fashion sense and confidence9:23 - Job as a Private Investigator11:25 - Origin story of the mouse12:51 - Feeling of rejection/How to manage it13:33 - Young Generation dealing with rejection14:13 - Process vs the finish product15:04 - Put yourself in the mindset15:51 - Parenting Style19:08 - Milestone as an Accomplishment21:59 - All about Organization and its mission23:14 - 100 Libraries Target25:52 - Book Reading vs reading Online26:21 - Thought process on Cover Design28:08 - Thoughts on Celebrity doing children books30:05 - Writer's Block33:23 - Educational developments38:01 - Single greatest piece of advice38:39 - Laura's North Star
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My guest on E273 of #thePOZcast is Laura Numeroff. You may not have had a childhood if you’ve never heard of her book “If You Give a Mouse A Cookie.” She’s sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide, been invited to the White House not once but twice, and even received 2 Emmy nominations for the adaptation of her book to a TV series. Laura is also heavily involved with the “It Takes A Village” project which we’ll get into a bit later in the show. Laura is super-accomplished and also just a very down-to-earth person that I’m excited to have on the show, so let’s get to it! To learn more, please visit www.JoinOurVillage.org to see how you can help It Takes A Village to educate, empower and inspire kids all over the world. And you can find her classic books at https://lauranumeroff.com/ If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review: https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast #thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller – the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Check out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and Twitter @AdamJPosner.eth For more, please visit www.thePOZcast.com Thanks!
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