The journey to bring a dream to reality is often filled with lots of ups and downs and all sorts of unexpected challenges along the way. New York Times Bestselling author, Matt Eicheldinger shares his incredible 15 year long journey of coming up with the idea for a book...getting it published....and ultimately landing a multi-book deal. 

Matt talks about going all in, the power of kindness, taking risks, and telling stories on social media (which have gotten more than 70 million views).  

If you've ever thought of writing a book...Matt will walk you through all the steps he took...from self publishing...to landing an agent....and everything in-between.

Matt shares some awesome nuggets of wisdom and life perspectives in a conversation that highlights the importance of pursuing big dreams...and telling some great stories along the way.  

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Show Notes:

1:42 Intro

3:51 From conception of a book to New York Times Bestseller

12:17 Writing query letters and trying to get an agent

20:02 Support from family and asking the right questions

24:05 Kickstarter and self-publishing

34:07 Power of kindness

36:05 Finally getting representation

37:50 Selling the book

39:05 Working with an editor

41:52 Expectations of the big pay day

42:33 Life changes and going all in

44:46 Taking a risk and helping others

47:24 Telling stories on Instagram

54:00 Sticky Notes - the book

56:07 Showing humanity through the lens of a child

57:48 Four more books coming out over the next year

1:03:28 Buying books and helping authors