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

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By D Arlando Fortune

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

“Use your 5 to 9 hustle to support your 9 to 5 passions.” – Kyle Christensen

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:
 
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