Episode 438 || From The Bookshelf Files, Vol. 4

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

Fiction, Society & Culture, Books, Arts:books, Arts

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another episode of From The Bookshelf Files! In this episode series, Annie and The Bookshelf’s Community & Public Relations Liaison, as well as the visionary responsible for the concept of the "From The Bookshelf Files" podcast series, Felicia Dilbert, talk about the ups and downs of running a small business. Today, it’s all about what it looks like to approach life and business from the heart. If you have a business-related question you’d like Annie and Felicia to explore in a future episode of From The Bookshelf Files, please email Felicia here. From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. Email Felicia to schedule a chat about heart-centered leadership at Hello@FeliciaDilbert.com Felicia Dilbert is the author of Beautiful Healing, Volume 1-Seven Love Letters for the Truth Seeker’s Soul, and The Beautiful Healing Journal. You can purchase both books from The Bookshelf, in the store or online: Beautiful Healing, Vol. 1 The Beautiful Healing Journal Find leadership lessons Felicia refers to from Marshall Ochs, Pastor of Red Hills Church click here. To learn more about Annie’s Business Coach, Emily Freeman, click here. A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations. This week, Annie is reading Holy Unhappiness by Amanda Held Opelt. Felicia is reading Here for It by R. Eric Thomas. If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are...Ashley Ferrell, Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to From the Front porch, a conversational podcast about books, small business, and life in the South.
0:08.0	It's that very simple model, Salotti said, whispering to avoid disturbing his studio mates, surround yourself with the best people you can, and rise to the occasion.
0:35.0	Elizabeth A. Harris for The New York Times.
0:40.0	I'm Annie Jones, owner of the Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia.
0:46.0	And this week, we are back with the fourth episode of our 2023 Business Minded Series from the Bookshelf Files.
0:53.0	I'm joined in conversation by Bookshelf Community and Public Relations liaison, entrepreneur, and author Felicia Dilbert.
1:01.0	Throughout this year, you've heard us talk more about the business side of the Bookshelf, our store's growth and the ups and downs of small business ownership, what life looks like at the Bookshelf and how it's changed over the years, and how ideas like reader retreats and shelf subscriptions come to life.
1:18.0	Today, we're talking about what it looks like to approach life and business from the heart.
1:23.0	Before we begin, don't forget, one of the best ways to grow from the front porch is by word of mouth, and your reviews of the show are really helpful for that.
1:31.0	Here's one of my favorite recent reviews from Indiana Reader 21.
1:35.0	Cozy Bookish Podcast.
1:37.0	This is my favorite podcast.
1:39.0	Annie gives the best recommendations.
1:41.0	She was my number one recommendation source for books last year.
1:44.0	Listening to this podcast makes me feel like I'm drinking a cup of tea with a friend and always leaves me with a smile.
1:51.0	Thank you so much for this thoughtful review.
1:53.0	And if you haven't left a review of the show yet, all you have to do is open up the podcast app on your phone, look for from the front porch, scroll down until you see, write a review, and then tell us what you think.
2:05.0	Your reviews really do help us grow the show and never forget, as a result, grow our small brick and mortar business.
2:12.0	Thank you.
2:13.0	Now back to the show.
2:15.0	Back in January, we launched our from the bookshelf file series.
2:19.0	You can go back and listen to episodes for 07, for 15, and for 24.
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