There's a line in a song that says "Words are hotter fire. Word's are wetter than water." You might not think that words possess a superpower that can help you change the world, but if you're in the job of influencing people to change, language is your secret weapon. In this episode, I talk through some of the mistakes I see people make and how you can get better at crafting your written story and your copywriting. I hope you fall in love with the art of sculpting words that deeply move people - and through that, you change the world.

On Writing Well, by Willian Zinsser https://amzn.to/2Ty9qsr

The Sense of Style, by Steven Pinker https://amzn.to/3dDF6DH

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If you're working on a cause, you need to tell the world why it matters – and not just in any way. You need to tell a story that deeply resonates so that people will fund you, work with you, and take action to support your cause. In this episode, I talk through the power of using The Hero's Journey template to tell your non-fiction story – and how discovering this twelve-step structure dramatically changed the course of my life, and how it might change yours, too. 

Get the book, Resonate, by Nancy Duarte https://amzn.to/3qGuwkm

Get The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell https://amzn.to/3dCOmrz

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What do you think of Earth Day? I've always found it a bit of a non-event. In this episode, I wanted to share my thoughts about how I think we can re-invent Earth Day to be more useful – I think we should turn it into "Earth Imagination Day." We need some kind of formal structure or practice to help get people into the headspace of the environmental imagination. I've found imagining eco-futures to be a truly magical experience and an endless stream of pro-earth inspiration. Would you like to start Earth Imagination Day? I definitely do!

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All the climate science and policy textbooks in the world might give you a good education but does it give you the hard skills it takes to launch a campaign, create a movement, or build a startup? We need to get real about developing the useful hard skills it takes to create real on-the-ground change. Don't shy away from working harder on becoming an excellent photographer, UI/UX designer, copywriter, programmer, technologist, speechwriter, data visualizer, or website designer. We need these hard skills. Sustainability, climate, and environment folks desperately need to skill up on the practical skills it takes to build a movement and catalyze people into change. 

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Have you ever felt that you were a failure or "not enough"? It's pretty common to feel that way. What if there was no such thing as failure OR success? In all seriousness, there might not be. In this episode, I wanted to share a new way of seeing your work, your projects, and your many phases of life as "drafts" or iterations – as moments of creative flow and as practice for the next chapter. 

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How does the energy in your body feel? Mine was fucked up. I started doing a different kind of meditation where I'd meditation on improving my energy - and it's changed the way I do just about everything. 

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In this episode, I wanted to share three psychological patterns that can undermine and unravel your entrepreneurship, your relationships, and your life if you don't notice them creeping in and taking control. 

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Saving the world is mostly about building technology, passing legislation, and growing movements – or is it? There's an entire world of emotions, headspace, and heart that comes with living a life built on purpose and impact. The way we deal with the tributaries, twists, and turns of the journey make all the difference. I wanted to share my thoughts and feelings with y'all, straight from the heart. Xx

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