I warned you earlier this week. Indeed, I fanboyed over today’s guest. J. Kevin Tumlinson is an award-winning and bestselling novelist, and a prolific podcaster and public speaker. He calls himself a writer of fast-paced, hopeful fiction, and he certainly is that. I find him fascinating for a number of reasons, including that but also because a) he's done a lot of fascinating things, and b) he represents the essence of defining your values and changing things to align with them. We talked about a lot of those things, like the three years he and his wife spent traveling the country living fulltime in a van, his burnout, and his taking a big chance to refocus his life on the essence of who he is. He says, "I’m a writer, first and foremost, and most of all." We probed that process, and we also talked about the mindset that lets you view change not as a threatening thing, but a hopeful thing, especially when you feel like life is not worth living. If you missed the live show, we invite you to come along for the conversation in our video replay or audio podcast. This episode went long, right at an hour, but that’s because I kept finding fascinating things to probe into. I believe you will benefit from listening in on this wide-ranging visit. We talked about a bunch of different resources, really, and among them were: * Kevin’s website that brings together pretty much everything he does. * Kevin’s books , including the next Dan Kotler archeological thriller, The Forgotten Rune set for publication on 15 May 2024. * The Wordslinger podcast (on YouTube) * The Wordslinger podcast (on Substack) * The Writer’s, Ink podcast * Draft2Digital , one of the best ways for independent authors to publish their books wide to all major retailers and libraries * We talked about a book Kevin read called Solve for Happy . I didn’t have this in the email, but I hope to make this resource available in the show notes. * Saleswise Live . At its core, sales is about humans connecting with humans. The sales professionals who are extremely successful in today’s post-pandemic, technology-crazy, economically uncertain world are those who have taken their relationship-building skills to the next level. Saleswise Live, scheduled for June 2-4, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida, is designed to foster the ability to genuinely connect. * Donn’s books , including Medium Well: The Journey from Believing to Believing In , the latest in The Sparklight Chronicles. You can catch video replays at the following links, or hear audio replays at Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon podcasts , and Substack . * LinkedIn Live * YouTube Live * Facebook Live We had intended to Livestream to Instagram also, but the host had what we used to call “a short between the earphones” in radio. In other words, I forgot to hit the button. (Unlike the other channels, the Livestream to Instagram has to be started separately just before going live with all the others.) We’ll try again next week. You know someone struggling to deal with change or seeking the courage to follow their heart. Support them by sharing this episode. And wherever you join us, please like and subscribe, and if you’re so inclined, a review would help others find us so we can keep helping you. Don’t miss show notes, and find out about future guests. Get full access to The Confidence Cultivator at confidencecultivator.substack.com/subscribe
