Tom and Paul talk through Tom's challenges at this inflection point in his indie career, a book he's planning on shipping and how to think through indie consultant identity crises
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(00:11) - Guest introduction (02:35) - Tom's problem — indecisiveness (06:49) - What does Tom think he should be doing? (09:12) - Not working, go and wonder, owning time (13:29) - 7th week off, shaking things up (17:38) - Strategically dropping the ball (22:42) - Should Tom hire an editor? (24:36) - The fear of finishing the book (33:21) - The last 10% are the hardest (35:38) - Writing the introduction, injecting the book with a personal story(39:58) - Preselling his book as a motivation? (41:32) - How Paul was pushing Tom to write his book (43:21) - Closing remarksNEW: The Pathless Path Hardcover Premium Edition
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