Future Work/Life is my newsletter in which I explore the changing relationship between work and our personal lives. Every Sunday, I share something I’ve written, a few things I’ve enjoyed reading, and something great to listen to. Today, I share the most recent episode of the Future Work/Life podcast - my Top 10 Careers show. If you find it interesting, please share it!
Today’s guest is one of the biggest writers on the internet.
And when I say big, I mean big.
He’s written over 5,000 articles online, ghost-written for 300+ business leaders and was previously the most-read writer on the social platform Quora, which has 200 million users.
Nicolas Cole, or Cole to his friends, has amassed hundreds of millions of views of his writing, written over a dozen books, and is co-author of the Category Pirates newsletter with former podcast guest Christopher Lochhead and Eddie Yoon.
As you’ll hear us discuss with his partner Dickie Bush, Cole’s also the co-founder of Ship 30 for 30, a cohort-based course designed to help anyone develop a digital writing habit.
We had a great conversation about a variety of topics, including:
- Working out what to write
- Getting over the fear of writing online
- How to generate a steady flow of ideas
- How to choose which platform to write on
- Niching down and scaling using the internet
- The difference between analogue & digital writing
- The importance of structure & systems to good writing
- Why work/life balance is a myth & what’s the alternative
If you’re interested in learning more about Ship 30 for 30, I’ve put a link in the show notes, which will give you a discount on the next cohort. You can also find the link in today’s Future Work/Life newsletter.
Finally, if you enjoy listening, make sure to subscribe to hear more conversations about writing and sharing ideas with people like Justin Welsh and Steven Kotler over the next few weeks.
And you’ll be insights from all of the above in my book, Work/Life Flywheel, which you can pre-order now. Again, link in the show notes.
Listen to our conversation, HERE
LINKS:
My book, Work/Life Flywheel: Harness the work revolution and reimagine your career without fear, will be published on 17th January 2023. Pre-order your copy, HERE.
If you enjoy listening, check out these episodes from the archive:
Alison Jones - Writing For Business (And Pleasure)
Christian Busch - The Art & Science of Creating Good Luck
Christopher Lochhead - A New Category of Human