[Podcast #269] 25th Anniversary Celebration (Part 2)

Brave Writer Podcast 25th Anniversary

Welcome back for the second half of our walk down Brave Writer memory lane! If you missed Part 1, you can listen to it here.

On today’s podcast episode, Julie regales us with never-told-before stories about the ups and downs of the Brave Writer business. She tells us about the one and only time she took out a loan for Brave Writer. We also hear about a stressful lawsuit that ended up with a scammer getting arrested!

Most of all, we hear story after story about how the love of writing, and the commitment to developing kids’ self-expression, has rippled out across thousands of lives.

Show Notes

Value Your Skills and Knowledge

For a long time, Julie thought everyone knew as much as she did about writing and teaching writing. Then, even when she realized she had something to teach others, she didn’t give herself credit for the tasks at her business that she enjoyed doing.

Many times, we downplay our own skills and knowledge. Also, we assume productive work, whether in business or at a school desk, must be a slog. Remember: What you find easy and enjoyable can also be incredibly valuable!

Just Try It

When Julie describes her business journey, she actually tells a story that predates it. As a very young mom living in Morocco, she had to cook everything from scratch– something she definitely wasn’t prepared for. She had to learn how to cook, step by step. Eventually, she even learned how to make her own yogurt using a lambskin technique.

There’s a lot of powerful space between starting to learn a skill and mastering it. Don’t expect perfection the first time you try something new. Allow yourself to enter a creative problem-solving mode and stay there. Be ok with failure.

Surround Yourself (and Hire) Great People

Brave Writer’s origin is rooted in community discussion boards. Julie’s stories about Brave Writer are always peppered with names and descriptions of how much she holds those people dear. From the beginning, Julie has surrounded herself with thoughtful, engaged people throughout her journey–and hired many of them!

Find your people, even if you can only find them online. Engage in thoughtful, respectful conversations. Support each other. And, if you’re a CEO, always hire people who are better at the work than you are.

Here’s to 25 more years of Brave Writer!

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