How to Write a Book While Working Full-Time with Lauren Maffeo: An EOFire Classic from 2023

Entrepreneurs on Fire

John Lee Dumas

Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2023. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant.

Lauren Maffeo is an award-winning writer and designer whose first book, Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up, is in beta and debuted at #1 in the publisher's catalog.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. Be honest about what your book is, and who it's for. Defining that shapes how it's received.

2. You can't do exciting things in tech without high-quality data, it's the backbone of strong companies.

3. Writing a book requires a cohesive narrative where each chapter builds on the last.

Six Steps to Build a Data-Driven Culture. Grab a copy of Lauren's book - Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up

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0:00.0	Who's Reds Rock today, Fire Nation. JLD here and welcome to entrepreneurs on fire.
0:07.8	Brought to you by High Level, the all-on-one sales and marketing platform.
0:11.7	On today's classic episode, we'll be breaking down how to write a book while working full-time.
0:17.1	To drive these value bombs, I brought to Lauren Mafio in the Eofire Studios.
0:38.9	Lauren is an award-winning writer and designer whose first book, Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up, is in beta and debuted at number one in the publisher's catalog. And today we talk about being honest about what the book is and how you want it to be received and how you can't do the fun stuff in tech without the data. And oh, so much more. And a big thank you for sponsoring today's episode goes to Lauren and our sponsors. Fire Nation, 50 days will fly right on by.
0:45.7	The only question is, will you have something to show for it? I created a free YouTube series
0:50.8	called 50 Days to Something, a step-by-step path to build a real product,
0:55.5	service, or offer in just 50 focused days. Start today for free at Eofire.com slash YouTube.
1:04.0	If you are building a real business, you need real infrastructure. High level gives you
1:08.5	website hosting, funnels, email marketing, automation, calendar booking, payments, and course hosting all on one platform, plus award-winning 24-7
1:15.1	support. Get a 30-day free trial and my full bonus act that includes a 50-minute private call with me
1:20.2	and much more at high-levelfire.com. High-level fire.com. Lauren, say what's up to Fire Nation and share something that you believe about becoming
1:33.7	successful that most people disagree with.
1:37.5	Hey, everyone.
1:38.1	Thank you so much for listening to this interview today.
1:40.4	It's great to be here.
1:41.5	And I think something that I've come to realize fairly recently
1:45.7	is this idea that you should never, ever give up or ever quit. I know, especially for folks who are
1:53.3	athletes or people who are entrepreneurs, there is this ethos that was very popular for many years about the grinding and never ever
2:03.9	giving up no matter how hopeless things looked and I do think that there's some value in that
2:09.3	nobody would ever finish anything hard if it was purely about the grind and about giving in
2:16.0	but having said that I do think now that there is value in
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