The Gently Mad: Life, Business & Entrepreneurship Without The Bs

I remember when I first picked up Donald Miller's book, Blue Like Jazz, in a Barnes and Noble more than 10 years ago. It changed my life and he's since become one of my favorite authors of all time.  I was thrilled to be able to sit down with him at his office in Nashville and talk about writing, business, life and how to figure out what really matters in all of it. To say I was excited would be an understatement. I can't even pick my favorite parts of this conversation because the whole thing was so good. But I'll do my best. Here are some of my favorite bits from the show: On Writing and Work “If there’s one thing I do it’s that I just try to communicate everything in a clear and compelling way.” “Being a writer is very very difficult and I was just naive enough to *not* know I couldn’t do it.” “Writing is a craft, as romantic as it is, it’s also the same kind of work that a plumber does. Just have to show up every day and do it well.” “I was convinced the first book was gonna be a huge best-seller