In this episode we meet Aniket Rai, a passionate advocate of the daily reading of nonfiction books who realized that daily writing was the perfect complimentary habit to help him share his passion. Aniket had me reconsidering my relationship with reading, especially online.
Author: timhildred
The Shippers Ep021 with Nat Couropmitree
In this episode we meet Nat Couropmitree, a thoughtfully-spoken life coach turned travel entrepreneur who found that writing online helped him find where he "fits in" and takes great joy in the serendipitous unfolding of the relationships born of participation.
The Shippers Ep 020 with Vineet Sinha
In this episode we meet Vineet Sinha, a lifelong learner, educator, and technologist who believes the future involves "everyone teaching what they're good at" and helps people find their niche.
The Shippers Ep 019 with Dan Boyd
In this episode we meet Dan Boyd, a life-long storyteller who insists he is not a CIA operative. We talked about sneaking aboard Ship30, making up your own writing frameworks, and why everyone should drink the koolaid. Dan finished with a generous offer to help you if you're stuck.
The Shippers Ep018 with Kush Shah
In this episode we meet Kush Shah, a Twitter-thread ghostwriter who didn't feel right leaving likes and empty comments on essays and what he did instead to grow his network and get better at writing. We also talked about how productivity Twitter has been overtaken by self-care Twitter and pairing writing with exercise.
The Shippers Ep 017 with Jerine Nichole
In this episode we meet Jerine Nichole, who established multi-category as her category so she could bring her whole self to the table. We talked about moving from nursing to coaching to writing to Youtube and back to nursing again.
The Shippers Ep016 with Rainar Angelo
In this episode we meet Rainar Angelo who told me that "writing is a way to structure everything we consume" and make it meaningful in new contexts. He also pointed out that if you're a creator with a day job there is less pressure to monetize and more freedom to create.
The Shippers Ep015 with Tim Hildred (midpoint check in)
I've been learning from a diverse bunch of shippers about how and why they show up online. They talked about writing, about social media, and about figuring out how to marry their participation in "the creator economy" with the rest of their lives. Here are 5 things that I'm going to try and apply from what they told me to make my online creation more authentic and effective.
The Shippers Ep 014 with Aditya Verma
In this episode we meet Aditya Verma who detoured from his previous life path and found writing online was one of the things that has been helping him navigate his way to something less miserable.
The Shippers Ep 013 with Samantha Demers
In this episode we meet Samantha Demers who showed me that false starts can be revisited for inspiration later. And that if you research something, write about it, and get asked about it, there is a good chance you're an expert whether you see yourself that way or not.