Hey there, it's Miller Durey with Team Johnson, and this episode of Build Your Tribe is a little

bit different today because Shaline is the actual guest. You're about to hear her interview

with Chandler Bolt on his podcast Self-Publishing School. While the subject of this episode has to

do with the process of writing a book when you have ADHD, I found it relatable with awesome tips,

by the way, to anyone who is trying to get a project off the ground, started, finished,

completed, but struggles with focus and getting distracted really easily. So I have a feeling that

you're going to find it relatable and worthwhile to enjoy the show. By the way, a link to the

Self-Publishing School podcast will be in the show notes. Hey Chandler Bolt here, and joining me

today is Shaline Johnson. She's written multiple books, and we're going to talk about a couple

things today. Number one, writing a book with ADHD. We've never talked about it. I have ADHD. A lot of

you have heard my story of sea level English student college drop out. Okay, at least likely to write a

book. And so we'll talk about that, and then maybe we'll even have time to get into using a book

to grow your business, all that fun stuff. Hey, why books? Why write them? Why are they a part of your

business? Yeah, well, so for me, the first time I wrote the book, it was a way for me to

differentiate and to almost show people who I really am and what was really important to me,

at the time I was well known for fitness. And that was kind of the entrepreneurial pursuit that

that particular pursuit is what helped me to become known. Although I've been an entrepreneur

and doing a lot of different things long before that. And so when fitness became the thing that

took off, I was like, wait, this isn't like what I wanted to do or be known for. It's just kind of

was the one business that really exploded. So I was speaking to my agent and I said,

I really want to help people start a business. I want to help people with personal development. And

he said, you can't do that. And I said, well, I want to write a book about personal development

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