My Least Successful Book- Why It Tanked
On this episode of DWTB, AJ Harper and Mike Michalowicz discuss the challenges and lessons learned from their least successful book, Surge. How could this book tank, after the astronomical success of Profit First? (Hint: you’ll find out!) You’ll also hear about the mindset shifts they both had to make to keep working together because this episode details their never-before-spoken-about partnership break.
Episode 3 of the Don't Write That Book podcast, hosted by AJ Harper, Mike Michalowicz, titled "My Least Successful Book- Why It Tanked" was published on November 30, 2023 and runs 45 minutes.
November 30, 2023 ·45m · Don't Write That Book
Summary
On this episode of DWTB, AJ Harper and Mike Michalowicz discuss the challenges and lessons learned from their least successful book, Surge. How could this book tank, after the astronomical success of Profit First? (Hint: you’ll find out!) You’ll also hear about the mindset shifts they both had to make to keep working together because this episode details their never-before-spoken-about partnership break.
Episode Description
It’s not always sunshine and roses… On this episode of DWTB, AJ Harper and Mike Michalowicz discuss the challenges and lessons learned from their least successful book, Surge. How could this book tank, after the astronomical success of Profit First? (Hint: you’ll find out!) You’ll also hear about the mindset shifts they both had to make to keep working together because this episode details their never-before-spoken-about partnership break.
(Spoiler alert: they got the band back together.)
The failure of Surge reinforced for AJ and Mike that they must stick to their rules, or as AJ calls them, their Immutable Laws when writing transformational nonfiction. Listen to the episode to learn what some of those rules are!
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Other Books Mentioned:
Profit First for eCommerce, by Cyndi Thomason: https://a.co/d/ca188rm
Motherhood, Apple Pie and All that Happy Horseshit, by Cyndi Thomason: https://a.co/d/dxqaB6K
The War of Art, by Stephen Pressfield: https://a.co/d/bmeqF4b
Connect with AJ & Mike:
AJ Harper:
Write A Must-Read: https://a.co/d/4H0xQ7G
Free resources: https://writeamustread.com
Mike Michalowicz:
Profit First: https://mikemichalowicz.com/profit-first/
Toilet-Paper Entrepreneur: https://mikemichalowicz.com/the-toilet-paper-entrepreneur/
All In: https://mikemichalowicz.com/all-in/
Surge: https://mikemichalowicz.com/surge/
Pumpkin Plan: https://mikemichalowicz.com/pumpkin-plan/
Get Different: https://mikemichalowicz.com/get-different/
Fix This Next: https://mikemichalowicz.com/fix-this-next-book/
Clockwork: https://mikemichalowicz.com/clockwork/
Mike Michalowicz resources: https://mikemichalowicz.com
All books: https://mikemichalowicz.com/books/
Socials:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/mikemichalowicz/