Episode Transcript
[00:00:01] Got a little Thursday thunder coming to you from Vieste in southern Italy. I've got so much to share this week. Are you ready for it? Are you ready to consume a little? One of the topics I have is about consuming. When do you consume? How do you consume? Another topic I have is an interview with Lanie Davis and how she's rocking the fiction audiobook market on YouTube.
[00:00:26] What's up with that? I also talk with Shel Honaker and Shell Honaker has an upcoming summit, the AI Summit for author Business.
[00:00:34] It's amazing what she's, what she's got going on, what she knows that can help your author business.
[00:00:41] Who else did I talk to this week? I also talked with Delia Monk, a copywriter. We also talk about how AI is affecting her business and how she's going to change or how she needs to change and what she's going to do about it. She's coming up in the coming days. Who else did I talk to? I talked to Lainey Davis. I talked to Cheryl Honaker. I probably had Spencer Waldron on the show. I had SA Grant recently at Susan Defres.
[00:01:08] I'm just, I had Mark Leslie Lefebvre. Mark Leslie Lefebvre is also a publishing rock star. Also talking about how he's been using fiction and audiobooks on YouTube.
[00:01:19] It's just, it keeps going, keeps going, keeps going on. What am I doing? All I'm doing, you know, my secret, all I'm doing is I'm inviting people to the party, right? I'm not saying, hey, could you do this thing for me? No, I'm saying, hey, let me invite you to this thing I'm already doing. And all you need to do is show up.
[00:01:40] By the way, I didn't realize this, but over there in the corner is our hotel, or B and B or whatever it is thing. It's sort of a hotel like thing.
[00:01:48] And you know what I'm doing right now? This is kind of crazy. It's going to blow your mind, especially if you've been following me for years because you don't see me do this very often. But I am running. Well, now I'm not. Now I'm walking. But I've been jogging. And why am I doing this? Because of Rich Robinson, who has also been on the YouTube channel in the past weeks. And Rich Robinson is talking about the speed of China.
[00:02:10] And Rich Robinson is the pretty much the main reason behind why I am in running shoes right now, why I'm getting in better shape, why I feel so much Better than I thought felt in years. And that is thanks to Rich Robinson. And that's thanks to listening to people you know, like and trust. You know what my goal actually is on this channel? It's for you to know like and trust me. Well, in fact, let's just. Hi.
[00:02:40] Let's just go hot. Trust you might not know me, you might get to know me a little better and better, but trust me would be good. Like me is another thing. I suppose like is, is subjective. That's good. It's a good thing. If you like me even better, great. But it's not like a requirement. But what I'd kind of like you to do or not what I'd like you to do, but what my goal is is that you, you trust me.
[00:03:07] And you trust me with your minutes, with your time.
[00:03:11] And you trust that I'm going to bring you good content every single Thursday.
[00:03:15] You trust that I'm going to take you down narrow alleyways. Where are we going here in Italy. And I'm going to take you along with me on my travels and the big changes I've got going on in the world.
[00:03:30] I've got empty nest syndrome going on because as of like three months ago, I'm an empty nester. What am I gonna do about that?
[00:03:41] And then we're planning on moving to Italy.
[00:03:44] It's kind of a big deal.
[00:03:46] I already live in Europe, but still it's a different country. Right?
[00:03:50] So I'm going to be talking about that. I also want to know what you want to hear about. What are some things that you'd like to hear about on this channel or if you're listening on the podcast? On the podcast? What would you like to hear about?
[00:04:02] Do you want to hear about publishing and writing? Do you want to hear about creators and the creator economy?
[00:04:09] Do you want to hear about wealth, money and finances? You want to hear about family and kids?
[00:04:16] How about raising kids bilingual? How about raising kids in another country?
[00:04:20] How about living in another country? How about moving to another country?
[00:04:24] How about who will you be next?
[00:04:27] How about decide. Do. Done.
[00:04:31] You with me? If you've been following me, you know that these are my taglines. Who will you be next? Decide. Do. Done.
[00:04:39] Clarity, confident. Clarity, courage and confidence.
[00:04:43] What do you need? What do you got? What do you want from me? What do you want from me? What do you want from me? What do you need from me? What would you like from me? What can I offer? What can I share? Who can I invite on my channel to share knowledge and to share Experience.
[00:04:58] And to have you say something like, you know, if that guest on Bradley's show can do it, I can do it.
[00:05:08] Her story is just like mine. Or his background is just like mine. I could do what they did.
[00:05:14] That's where I want to get.
[00:05:16] So that's why I'm interviewing people. I'm also interviewing people because I enjoy it. I really do. I like having people on the show. I get to meet people.
[00:05:23] Almost every time there's some aha moment, like, whoa. Wasn't expecting that one.
[00:05:31] Just like two days ago with Delia Monk. Delia Monk. We spent, I think it was an hour and a quarter.
[00:05:36] I try to keep them under half an hour. We just kept going because we just kept the energy at a high level. Do you want to talk about spirituality? I'm all about it. Do you want to talk about fitness? I'm probably not the expert, except that I'm outside and I'm moving. You want to talk about finding furniture in southern Italy? How about bicycles? What do you want to talk about? I'd love to hear it.
[00:06:02] Send me a comment. Put a comment. I read all my comments. I even reply to all my comments.
[00:06:06] I'm about to hit 250,000 subscribers, and I'd like to know what you'd like to know.
[00:06:13] Oh, that's a good title. I think I just found my title. I'd like to know what you'd like to know.
[00:06:19] How can I help? How can I help you get from where you are now and who you are now to who you will be next?
[00:06:29] That's my goal with this channel. And you know how I'm gonna do it. You're gonna make a decision. You're gonna do it, and you're gonna finish. Decide. Do. Done. There you go. This is three little words. I wish decide were one syllable, actually. But I'll go with it because decide is such an important word.
[00:06:48] Okay, I'm gonna take you by my place here, and then I'm gonna catch my breath.
[00:06:57] By the way, speaking of, like, being in shape. I am not in shape.
[00:07:00] I am the before picture of in shape. It is not me. I am. I'm getting there. I am the in progress in.
[00:07:09] What's that word? I got a Dutch word In Beverking.
[00:07:12] In progress. Maybe it's in progress. Are you ready? Here we come. Here we come. You ready? We're gonna end this thing. Got a little Thursday coming to you. Coming to Thursday. Thunder coming to you from Viesta yesterday in southern Italy.
[00:07:25] There you go. Actually, see that balcony up there. You know, I'm actually quite a modest guy. Let me see, like, pomp and circumstance. But that's our breakfast at the hotel. I think that's the hotel. That's for breakfast and eat breakfast.
[00:07:41] All right. I'd like to know what you'd like to know. If that's not my title, then I already forgot what I'm talking about.
[00:07:48] What do you want to know? What do you want to know? My channel 2026. I've got a lot of changes going on. Another thing I have a lot of is energy. Another thing I have a lot of is love. And I love sharing it. I have experience, I have love, energy. I share it all. You know what the best part about that stuff is? When I share it, I actually get more. So you might think I'm such a giving guy and I'm just altruistic, and all I want to do is help people and give. I do. That is me.
[00:08:13] But I also give because I frankly, I get.
[00:08:18] So if I share love, I usually get more back. I share money and finances and wealth. I usually get more back. I share experience, I share energy. Energy is probably the best one, right? That's what this is all about. All right, I'm signing off for this Thursday. Make it a great day. See you next week. Bye for now. Hey, if you'd like somebody, you think somebody would be good to interview on my show, let me know. Drop me a comment. Bye for now.
