Passion Leaves Clues About Purpose with Michael Blanding
Join Andrea and Michael Blanding as they talk about finding purpose through the things that incite our passion.
Michael is an investigative journalist whose work has appeared in various publications. He is also the author of multiple bestselling books. In this episode, he shares how passion promotes productivity. It makes a big difference if you’re doing something that’s aligned with what you want to do. Stay tuned!
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Here’s what to expect in this episode:
Finding ways to overcome the challenges of marketing books with everything going on in the world currently. How did he reinvent himself to figure out how to publicize his works?
Creating a balance between a sustainable way of making a living and doing passion projects. Why is this necessary?
Learning the hard way that passion is an important key in writing a book.
And more!
About Michael:
Michael Blanding is a Boston-based investigative journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, WIRED, Slate, The Boston Globe, and other publications. He is the author of North by Shakespeare: A Rogue Scholar’s Quest for the Truth Behind the Bard’s Work (2021), and The Map Thief: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps (2014), which was a New York Times-bestseller and an NPR Book of the Year. He has also been a journalism fellow at Brandeis University and Harvard University, and taught writing at Tufts University, Emerson College, and GrubStreet Writers.
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