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Petra Mayer 2

Petra Mayer, NPR Books Editor, and my good friend. Encore Episode.
Petra died suddenly and tragically on November 13th. In tribute to her, this is an encore of the interview she did with me back when the show was called the Creative Mindset Podcast. If you want to know this wonderful, creative, talented, generous, and kind person, listen to this show. You will also learn a ton about writing, publishing, and being creative.
--Original show notes--
NPR Books Editor, Petra Mayer 
Petra Mayer is an editor (and the resident nerd) at NPR Books, focusing on fiction, and particularly genre fiction. She brings to the job passion, speed-reading skills, and a truly impressive collection of Doctor Who doodads. You can also hear her on the air and on the occasional episode of Pop Culture Happy Hour.
Previously, she was an associate producer and director for All Things Considered on the weekends. She handled all of the show's books coverage, and she was also the person to ask if you wanted to know how much snow falls outside NPR's Washington headquarters on a Saturday, how to belly dance, or what pro wrestling looks like up close and personal.
Mayer originally came to NPR as an engineering assistant in 1994, while still attending Amherst College. After three years of spending summers honing her soldering skills in the maintenance shop, she made the jump to Boston's WBUR as a newswriter in 1997. Mayer returned to NPR in 2000 after a roundabout journey that included a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and a two-year stint as an audio archivist and producer at the Prague headquarters of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. She still knows how to solder.
Useful Links 
The most recent Concierge, which links to all the past years:  
https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view=covers&year=2019
A couple of summer polls: 
https://www.npr.org/series/729710522/summer-reader-poll-2019-funny-books and 
https://www.npr.org/series/617220176/summer-reader-poll-2018-horror
Life Kit/How To Write A Book: 
https://www.npr.org/2020/04/27/845797464/if-youve-always-wanted-to-write-a-book-here-s-how
Reading the Game: https://www.npr.org/series/510664099/reading-the-game
NK Jemisin on worldbuilding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6xyFQhbsjQ or find the PDF here: http://nkjemisin.com/2015/08/worldbuilding-101/
 

How to use transformation as an element of innovation

Mindful Friday - Transformation
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Dealing With The Fear - Speak From Within Audiobook, Chapter 2 - Fear

Learn how to deal with your fear of speaking to people to convince, inspire, and motivate.
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Find the auxiliary exercises so you can make even more progress here: https://IzoldaT.com/speak-book.
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This is the way to drive effective innovation

Unlocking vision-driven innovation.
In this episode, I explore and unlock the key to innovation that will motivate you and your colleagues to stay on the cutting edge of innovation.
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Innovation assets I mention*
Tamsen Webster's Find Your Red Thread
 
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A Preview of an Exclusive Creative Exploration You Can Participate in for 2022

How Creative Cohorts Help You Create and Innovate
In January, three colleagues and I will embark upon a creative voyage. You can join us and awaken your unique creative genius. In today's episode, I preview what we'll do and how we'll do it.
Hint: It has a little something to do with this book that's helped so many rediscover their inner creative. Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way.**
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Communicative Leadership Executive Suzanne Bates on What Leaders Need to Innovate and Succeed

Communicative Leadership Executive Suzanne Bates on What Leaders Need to Innovate and Succeed
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Suzanne Bates is Managing Director and Partner at BTS, a global leadership firm based in Sweden. Suzanne came to BTS in an acquisition – as founder and CEO of Bates, she pioneered new approaches to communicative leadership, including the first research-based assessment of executive presence, and a breakthrough model of how teams perform. Suzanne is an innovative entrepreneur who came to business through a circuitous route as a television news anchor and reporter. She’s the author of four books on leadership, including Speak Like a CEO, a McGraw Hill Business Classic.
Connect with Suzanne
https://twitter.com/ceocoachbates
https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannebates/
www.bates-communications.com
Suzanne's Books**
Speak Like a CEO
All The Leader You Can Be
Discover Your CEO Brand
Motivate Like a CEO
 
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How to Use Mindfulness to Focus - Full Circle

Mindfulness Practice - Full Circle
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Speak From Within - Chapter 1, Expression

Learn about how we can express ourselves with confidence and deal with our fear of public speaking.
This audiobook read will not exist anywhere but this blog and website.
Chapter 1 Expression.
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What should guide your career, gig, and freelance decisions?

How Compassion Will Improve Your Business if You're a Freelancer, Consultant, or Future Employee
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This practice will build your creative skills like nothing else

Try this creative practice. It works like a charm to build your skills!
This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm. I love and use brain.fm every day! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial.*URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindsetIf you love it as much as I do, you can get 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindsetIt's also brought to you by Gloria Chou's PR Starter Pack. If you want to get featured in the media, this is your best first step. I've used these techniques to get featured in magazines, newspapers, and podcasts. They work! https://izoldat.krtra.com/t/so6Aw0yCuva4* I am a Brain.fm affiliate. If you purchase it through the above links and take the 20% off, I’ll get a small commission. I'm also a PR Starter Pack Affiliate. I use Gloria's methods to get featured in the media often. And please remember, I’ll never recommend a product or service I don’t absolutely love!