Thought Fortunes Podcast ep 023: The Science of Storytelling & Side Hustles for Teachers with Tyler Christensen

BARS from this episode: Why it's a good idea to start with an ebook Why do the question "How do you..." is a perfect book topic How a book written for a side hustle landed Tyler other publishing opportunities The difference between telling your story as a speaker and as an author Finding the lessons in your life story What Tyler did when his wife told him "You're gonna die." and how it changed his life How Tyler lost over 100 pounds in 12 months How writing can help you express what you cannot say verbally How writing clarifies what you How to tell a really good story How to write better by speaking and how to speak better by writing The two things that must happen in storytelling The free book strategy for selling book series How Tyler's 10-year-old daughter wrote and published her first book Turning your blog into a book Why teaching is a passion job for most teachers and what Tyler's doing to help them build side hustles USE YOUR 5 TO 9 HUSTLE TO SUPPORT YOUR 9 TO 5 PASSIONS IF YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY MAKE TIME FOR THE PEOPLE WHO MATTER MOST Books mentioned: A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket QB1 by Mike Lupica Beyonders by Brandon Mull Rasco and the Rats of NIMH by Jane Leslie Conly The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald There Are No Shortcuts by Rafe Esquith The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy The 4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss The Firm by John Grisham Fav quote: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ” - Aristotle Links mentioned: TylerChristensen.com elementaryteachertips.com Do you have questions or comments? Email them to [email protected] If you want to turn your ideas into a branded book that books more speaking engagements and generates more leads and have a Signature Suite of products that generate more streams of income go to thoughtfortunepress.com and click on the Start Here button. That's thoughtfortunepress.com If you like the show, do us a favor. Share, like, and join. Take a screenshot and share the episode with the hashtag #thoughfortunespodcast. Show us how much you like us by giving us five stars and a review on iTunes. And, get into the conversation in the Facebook group: Write Your First Book. Until next time!