Episode 121 – Reinventing Yourself and Currency for Everyone with Sir John Hargrave
In this episode Mark interviews Sir John Hargrave, the author of MIND HACKING, SIR JOHN HARGRAVE’S MISCHIEF MAKER’S MANUAL and the bestselling book BLOCKCHAIN FOR EVERYONE.
Prior to the interview, Mark discusses listener comments from recent episodes and also shares a word from this episode’s sponsor, Findaway Voices…
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Mark offers a personal update in which he shares a writing tip gleaned from Dean Wesley Smith at the recent WMG Publishing anthology workshop in Vegas that Mark had been speaking at earlier in the week.
He also shares the result of this year’s PLR Program (Public Lending Right Program) check.
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In their discussion John and Mark chat about:
The origin (which was a prank) where the name Sir John Hargrave came fromThe concept of reinventing yourself and how John went from being a human author to a geeky self-help author, to discussing rebuilding the global economyThe common threads that move through all of John’s booksThe many mini careers that people tend to have in today’s day and age that draw upon the same core skills. In John’s case they are humor and technologyHow BLOCKCHAIN FOR EVERYBODY is about the reinvention of the self as an accessible book with humorWhat blockchain is and how John got into the technologyThe interesting origin of Bitcoin and the mystery of the creator who has vanishedThe concept of “one world money”How John had to write the book BLOCKCHAIN FOR EVERYONE twiceThe great promotional opportunity that John had for the bookFinding the strength to go on when things are dark, and how you successfully respond to challengesHow John had done his own audiobook using a professional recording studio that his son created in their homeThe new book BLOCKCHAIN SUCCESS STORIES that John is co-authoring for O’ReillyAnd more…
After the interview, Mark reflects on something John mentioned in the interview regarding persistence and personal growth in the face of adversity, and reads from two poems that he feels address the sentiment: “If” by Rudyard Kipling and “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou.
Links of Interest:
Sir John Hargrave’s WebsiteMedia ShowerBlockchain for EveryoneWMG Publishing WorkshopsEpisode 120 – Writing all the Things with Leah CutterFindaway VoicesTwisted by Jeffrey DeaverThe Sixth SenseStrangers to Superfans by David GaughranPublic Lending Right Program PLR InternationalPLR Program CanadaPLR Video (1:34)More detailed PLR Video (7:04) Patreon for Stark Reflections
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Sir John Hargrave is author of MIND HACKING, SIR JOHN HARGRAVE’S MISCHIEF MAKER’S MANUAL and the bestselling book BLOCKCHAIN FOR EVERYONE.
He is also the CEO of Media Shower, his company publishes the blockchain investor website, Bitcoin Market Journal which reaches 100,000 blockchain investors monthly. He is a frequent speaker, lecturer, and was a hoot to interview.
