The Daily Writer

Everyone knows we live in a world that is increasingly fragmented and fractured. As a communicator, you must learn to interact with the world through empathy, understanding, and compassion.  

In other words, it's hard to be relevant or successful if you're not a good listener! That's why I'm thrilled to have my good friend Elaine Grant as a guest on this episode.  

Elaine Appleton Grant leads Podcast Allies, a podcast production and training company for mission-driven clients who believe in the power of high-quality storytelling. A lifelong journalist, Elaine worked at WBUR (Boston), New Hampshire Public Radio, and Colorado Public Radio. She produced Wondery’s hit podcast Business Wars Daily, which has been downloaded more than ten million times.  

She also wrote Wondery’s American History Teller series, “The Tulsa Race Massacre,” and co-hosted the serialized medical ethics drama Hard Call. Podcast Allies produces Environmental Defense Fund’s Degrees podcast for climate-change-focused jobseekers.  

Elaine has an amazing gift for truly connecting with people in conversation. As you'll hear, she shares wisdom about how to key in on what others are saying, different aspects of listening, and the value of empathy in today's world.  

You can connect with Elaine at PodcastAllies.com, Linkedin, Podchaser, or Twitter.  

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Writers tend to be a pretty friendly bunch, but we do have our moments.  

There are times when we get jealous of other writers. There are times when we think some other writer doesn’t deserve the success they have. There are times when we secretly enjoy it when another writer’s book bombs, because then we don’t feel so bad about ourselves.  

On today’s episode, Kent shares a timeless truth from Benjamin Franklin, so we can build other writers up, instead of tearing them down. 

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Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more!   

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On this podcast, we talk a lot about topics that are focused on the writer. We spend a lot of time thinking about mindset, habits, and success.  

Writing is a great tool for overcoming fear, building a business, making an income, and all sorts of other benefits. But all those things ultimately exist for the purpose of adding value to the world. 

On today's episode, Kent reminds us that your writing is not only about you—it's ultimately about serving others. 

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Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more!   

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Have you ever said to yourself, “I really wish there was a book on so-and-so topic?”  

Maybe it’s a nonfiction book about a topic you are interested in. Maybe it’s a story you would love to read. Maybe it’s a book of certain recipes you would love to see in print.  

The topic doesn’t matter. What matters is that you would love to see that book… but nobody has created it.  

On today's episode, you’ll learn that if the book you want to read hasn’t been written yet, it's a signal that you need to write it.  

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Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.  

Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more!  

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English teachers in high school and college often get a bad rap. Students who did not do well in those classes sometimes blame teachers for killing their writing dreams.  

Some students look at their bad grades and wonder, “Am I cut out to be a writer?” 

I want to challenge this question because it assumes that you are either born a writer, or you aren’t. In reality, if you want to be a writer, it’s completely within your power to do so.  

On today's episode, you’ll be reminded that being a writer isn’t based on your success in your English classes, but based on your answer to a very simple question.  

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Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more!  

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We writers live in a world of “yesses.” We love to say yes to that podcast interview, that new idea, that speaking opportunity, or that client work.

There’s a good reason we do this. We don’t want to waste opportunities to build relationships and reach new readers. But the problem is that every yes we speak is also a no to something else. We only have so much time on this earth and we have to defend it vigorously.

On this episode, you’ll learn why we should sometimes take the opposite approach.

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Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community. 

Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more! 

Connect with Kent:  

https://DailyWriterLife.com  

Facebook: https://facebook.com/kent.sanders  

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/kentsanders  

Success is all about building great relationships and serving other people well. But what if you’re an introverted writer? How can you succeed in a world that is so relationship-driven?  

Although extensive social interaction can be draining, introverts have unique tactics at their disposal when it comes to fostering deep relationships with others. From handwritten cards to personalized videos to thoughtful book or podcast reviews, there are many ways that introverts can use their strengths to impact others. Regardless of how we interact with people, we all need to find ways to thrive in our giftedness and develop new methods to connect with others. 

On this episode, Kent shares five strategies that introverts can utilize to serve people better, grow as networkers, and achieve greater success in business, leadership, and life. 

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Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.  

Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more! 

Connect with Kent: 

https://DailyWriterLife.com 

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The main topic of this podcast focuses on the mindset and habits related to writing. However, a crucial element of our success is generosity. You can have the greatest writing skills in the world, but without good relationships and a giving spirit, it doesn't mean much. 

That's why I'm excited to have April Shprintz as my guest today. She has spent over two decades driving growth for companies in a way that creates immense value for their employees, their customers, and their communities. 

A former Air Force non-commissioned officer serving as a broadcast journalist for the American Forces Network, she went on to specialize in sales, operations, and marketing, as she supported Fortune 500 clients and generated over $1 billion dollars in combined additional revenue for the companies she served. 

3½ years ago — after her highest earning, 7-figure year in the corporate world — April left to start her firm, Driven Outcomes, which helps companies around the globe accelerate their businesses. April helps them make their “impossible” possible by using the principles of what she calls, “The Generosity CultureTM” as she shows company leadership how to "pour into their people.” 

April is also the author of the recent book, Magic Blue Rocks, which is a very fun read about principles for personal success. She's also the host of the Pouring Into Your Business Podcast. 

In this conversation, April shares some fantastic ideas about how writers can be more generous, what generosity looks like in the world of client work, how to be generous while also being profitable, and also how introverted writers can be more generous and relationship-oriented. 

You can connect with April at her website, Pouring Into Your Business Podcast, Facebook, Linkedin, and Instagram. Make sure to grab her amazing book, Magic Blue Rocks. 

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Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community. 

Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more! 

Connect with Kent:  

https://DailyWriterLife.com  

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Mark Twain wrote, “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.” You can still be afraid and take action.  

In fact, your fear can be the very thing that propels you to action. 

On today's episode, you’ll be emboldened to take action, regardless of your fears.  

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Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.  

Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more!  

Connect with Kent: 

https://DailyWriterLife.com 

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One of the most famous episodes of Seinfeld is “The Contest.” In this episode, Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer compete to see who can demonstrate self-control the longest. The one who wins will be known as “master of their domain.”  

The concept of self-mastery is an important one for writers. If we don’t master ourselves, nothing else matters. 

On today's episode, Kent highlights why it’s important to master yourself, instead of trying to control everything else.  

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Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.  

Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more!  

Connect with Kent: 

https://DailyWriterLife.com 

Facebook: https://facebook.com/kent.sanders 

Instagram: https://instagram.com/kentsanders 

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kent-sanders 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kentsanders