Weekly Update: Week Two Hundred Twenty-Four

Current Project: Reading books about entrepreneurs and sharing what I learned from them via blog posts and audio podcasts

Mission: Create a library of wisdom from notable entrepreneurs that current entrepreneurs can leverage to increase their chances of success

Metrics (since 4/1/24):

• Total audio recordings published: 85 (+9)
• Total blog posts published: 105 (+7)
• Average recording: roughly 16 minutes (+0) for a biography or autobiography

What I completed this week (link to last week’s commitments):

• Read the biography of Billy Wilkerson, founder and publisher of The Hollywood Reporter and developer of The Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas
• Began reading Building a Story Brand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller
• Had four additional feedback sessions
• Compiled and sorted feedback from sessions completed the week of 7/1/24
• Identified two candidates to help with edits and met with one of the candidates

Content:

• Audio content changes: I changed the intro to explain what problems it solves for entrepreneurs.

What I’ll do next week:

• Read one biography or autobiography
• Write seven blog posts and record seven audio posts
• Continue reading one of the books about storytelling that I purchased; this is a carryover from last week
• Complete three feedback sessions

Asks:

• Listen to my most recent series on John H. Johnson and provide feedback on how I can improve.

Week two hundred twenty-four was another week of learning. Looking forward to next week!

Prefer listening? Catch audio versions of these blog posts, with more context added, on Apple Podcasts here or Spotify here!