My first book was just released on October 16th.
It was a long year of writing, waking up at dawn because I didn’t have time to write it. And yet, it was urgent to write, to put down my words and experience so they could benefit others.
Was writing this book dictated by the urgency of the moment?
“There are two elements. First, I train coaches in my tools, and they were asking for a written resource. Second, when the lockdown arrived, and my schedule was completely cleared in three days, I, I’m not ashamed to admit, collapsed. My company was four years old; I saw it taking off, and all of a sudden, there was nothing… However, I didn’t want to give up. I saw businesses around me closing, and I found that unbearable. It was therefore time to understand how it was possible for businesses to collapse like that, ‘just’ because of a lockdown. The goal was not to write for the sake of writing, but to help.”
But, ultimately, is it a book that encourages questioning, rather than offering ready-made solutions?
“I deliberately designed it this way, with questions at the end of each chapter. I don’t believe in recipes or ready-made solutions. In my opinion, we progress with the right question, but how difficult it is to find the right question! If this book helps to define it, all the better.”
Excerpt from my interview with Nicolas Leonard, available in the November issue of Paperjam.
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