#161 9 Year Identity Crisis?! - Tom Critchlow on being stuck, indecisiveness, going to wander, taking every 7th week off, strategically dropping the ball, hiring an editor, and fear of finishing his b

Tom and Paul talk through Tom's challenges at this inflection point in his indie career, a book he's planning on shipping and how to think through indie consultant identity crises🎥🍿 YOUTUBE: WATCH HERELinks:Tom's Site: https://tomcritchlow.com/Strategic Independent: Book Draft⌛TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Intro (00:49) - Guest introduction (03:13) - Tom's problem — indecisiveness (07:27) - What does Tom think he should be doing? (09:50) - Not working, go and wonder, owning time (14:07) - 7th week off, shaking things up (18:16) - Strategically dropping the ball (23:20) - Should Tom hire an editor? (25:14) - The fear of finishing the book (33:59) - The last 10% are the hardest (36:16) - Writing the introduction, injecting the book with a personal story (40:36) - Preselling his book as a motivation? (42:10) - How Paul was pushing Tom to write his book (43:59) - Closing remarks 📘 GOOD WORK: LIVE! => Learn More📕 Buy Paul’s Book (50k+ Sold): The Pathless Path😁 Join Hundreds On Unconventional Paths: Pathless Path Community📲Connect + Follow PaulTwitter: @p_millerdInstagram: @pathlesspaulPaul’s Newsletter: Subscribe to Pathless (23k+ People)Paul’s YouTube: Subscribe🙏Further Ways To Support The Podcast:Accounting, Taxes, And Payroll For Your S-Corp (Ideal for $60k+ income): CollectiveLooking for alternatives to traditional health insurance in the US? Check out CrowdhealthI use Transistor to host this podcast. It rocks. Launch Yours HereI record high-quality videos using Riverside: Sign Up Here