The Selfish Gift - Go public with your purpose

If you love to sleep until noon and you're allergic to the word initiative, but you still want to live a big, rich life full of fame, fortune and fun, this episode is for you. Laura Belgray may be th…

If you dream of creating work that leaves a massive mark on our culture and is embraced by millions of people, you're going to love listening to today’s guest. Stephanie Savage is a screenwriter, tel…

It seems like everyone has a podcast these days—except you! If you've ever thought about starting one, or even if you're just interested in learning how to build a community around something you love…

This episode is for all the therapists, clinicians, and professors out there who hope to write a popular book for the general public about your field of expertise. How do you make the leap from clini…

If you have difficulty deciding what to write about or make content about, you might be having a creative identity crisis. In this special solo episode, host Maggie Langrick shares her insights on ho…

If you're thinking of writing a deeply personal memoir about some tough stuff, but you're not sure how much to share, and you're worried about how going public with your story might affect the people…

If you have a growing girl or a young woman in your life, you know the intense pressure she faces to be pretty, to be popular, to be perfect. And sometimes she may feel like her contentment is less i…

If you ever wanted a truly transparent look into the publishing industry, today's guest delivers just that. Brooke Warner is a veteran publishing professional who is involved in books, writing, and p…

A lot of people who write a nonfiction book start out very focused on the information that they're sharing and what the reader will get out of it—and that's great. But what they might not know at the…

Have you heard the saying, "The book is the new business card?"—just something you can crank out and put on Amazon in a matter of days, in order to boost your visibility? Well, today's guest is here …

Maybe you've had a personal experience that affected you profoundly, and you want to write about it—both for your own benefit and to help readers with your insights—but you're worried about upsetting…

Welcome to season 2! In this solo episode, host Maggie Langrick takes a deep dive into what The Selfish Gift actually means and explores what she calls "benevolent selfishness": The idea that the con…

This episode is for all the therapists, clinicians, and professors out there who hope to write a popular book for the general public about your field of expertise. How do you make the leap from clini…

If you're one of those people who's fortunate enough to have connected with your life purpose, chances are that it came to you through your own struggles. This is the case for many of us on the path …

Life is always coming at us fast, and that feels especially true when you decide to write a book. You take on this huge, ambitious commitment, and suddenly a home improvement project goes sideways, a…

For those of us who are lucky enough to have experienced a big, transformational change in our personal or professional lives, it's natural to want to share those insights with others. Many of us may…

If you're a creative person, you probably dream of building a thriving business and an abundant life around your art. But while creating is immensely rewarding, monetizing your art can have a shadow …

So you've decided to write a nonfiction book, but how do you get started when you don't even know what square one looks like? Today's guest offers a wealth of useful advice on how to lay a strong fou…

Putting your work out into the world can be really uncomfortable—especially at first—and many of us use that as an excuse to never do it. We shy away from discomfort, which is totally understandable,…

You might think you have a book in you (and you probably do), but is it a truly great one? Would readers want to buy it? Would your message have the power to change people's perspectives and lives? D…