Welcome to Making It! This weekly show explores the lives and stories of entrepreneurs as they share their unique perspectives on their success and the path to making it.  

     There are many opportunities for “making it” and Mindy Gibbins-Klein, the founder of The Book Midwife®, grabs them with both hands. But it isn’t just about the money, it’s about making a difference, playing bigger, doing more, having a bigger impact, spreading her wings, and really flying. “That's how we encourage and inspire the next generation, which is ever so important to me,” says Mindy.

     In this episode of Making It, she shares her journey to becoming a “thoughtful leader”, and how she considers herself to have “made it” at every stage. 

“But what I do hope is that people will consider playing bigger, doing more, having a bigger impact, spreading those wings, and really flying. Because when we fly, and when we can be seen in the air above all the masses, then we have a chance to inspire more people. And that's how we grow. That's how we build our society. That's how we encourage and inspire the next generation, which is ever so important to me.”

– Mindy Gibbins

Guest bio:  Mindy Gibbins-Klein, founder of REAL Thought Leaders, The Book Midwife® and Panoma Press, is a multi-award winning entrepreneur. She is a highly sought-after speaker for executive audiences and has presented to over 50,000 people in 18 countries. She’s a fierce advocate of and role model for entrepreneurs, female leaders, and under-represented groups. 

 
     She has authored or co-authored eight books, including the bestseller 24 Carat BOLD and her latest book, The Thoughtful Leader, which challenges leaders and society in general to go beyond thought leadership and focus on consideration of both ideas and people. Moreover, she has helped over 1,000 other people write their own books and become thought leaders. 

 
     In addition to speaking and writing, Mindy also maintains a small list of private consultancy clients who use her services to develop their writing, publishing, and speaking strategy.

 
     Her TEDx talk,  “Sometimes You Need to Change Yourself to Be Yourself,” has had nearly half a million views and is taking Mindy into schools, colleges, and corporations to speak on identity, self-esteem, confidence, and transgender issues.

Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:

1. Mirasee
2. Mindy’s website
3. Mindy’s The Bookmidwife® website
4. Mindy’s  LinkedIn
5. Mindy’s books
6. Mindy’s Youtube
7. Mindy’s Twitter
8. Mindy’s The Thoughtful Leader podcast

Credits:

• Guest: Mindy Gibbins
• Associate producer: Danny Bermant
• Producer: Cynthia Lamb
• Assembled by: Geoff Govertsen
• Executive producer: Danny Iny 
• Audio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher Martin 
• Audio Post Production: Post Office Sound
• Music soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely 

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Music and SFX credits: 

• Track Title: Sweet Loving Waltz

Artist Name(s): Sounds Like Sander

Writer Name: S.L.J. Kalmeijer

Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

• Track Title: The Sunniest Kids

Artist Name(s): Rhythm Scott

Writer Name: Scott Roush

Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

• Track Title: Adventure

Artist Name(s): Elision

Writer Name: Jean-Daniel Zwahlen

Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS

• Track Title: Eternal Light

Artist Name(s): Moments

Writer Name: Adrian Dominic Walther

Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

• Episode transcript: 

     I'm Mindy Gibbins-Klein and you're listening to Making It! I run a business called The Book Midwife, which is a coaching business, helping aspiring authors to plan and write great books fast. I'm also a host of a great podcast called The Thoughtful Leader.

     Making it is definitely not just about the money. I mean the money helps because you want to be able to pay your bills without struggling. Beyond that, people have different goals. Some people want to make a small impact and that's fine. I'm not here to say they need to make a big impact. I'm not saying they need to create the next revolution in their industry, but what I do hope is that people will consider playing bigger, doing more, having a bigger impact, spreading those wings and really flying because when we fly and when we can be seen in the air above all the masses, then we have a chance to inspire more people and that's how we grow and that's how we build our society. That's how we encourage and inspire the next generation, which is ever so important to me. So I think if people will sit down and stop being so busy, turn the phone off, do a bit of self reflection, create that awareness of what they're doing what they want to be doing where the gap is and then make a determined effort to do more, be more, maybe change themselves to be themselves. I do believe we're on the right path. 

     I believe very strongly that ...