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Authors, Entrepreneurial Risk Is Anti-Aging
Embrace the exploration, innovation, experimentation…and risk of business
“You are as old as the risks you take. In many ways, aging is not the process of growing old, but rather the slow death of becoming overly protective, scared, and worried about losing what you have. Youth is found in the energy of going for it, taking the risk, and trusting that you’ll figure it out along the way.” — James Clear email newsletter, 3/13/2025
That’s the message for today. Reason #847 to try entrepreneurship on for size, authors.
It’s energizing, it’s empowering, and it staves off the creep of rigor mortis.
Stay daring and limber, friends.
The Entrepreneurial Mindset That Keeps Authors Profitable (Yes, Even in Changing Times)
From Jessica Noel’s The Obsessed Writer podcast, episode #017.
The publishing industry isn’t what it was a year ago. Or 6 years ago. Or when Sharon Woodhouse started in publishing over 30 years ago.
It’s better.
Because now? Those industry “gatekeepers” are sweating. Big publishers are scrambling to figure out their business models. And authors who think…
