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Danny Oak's avatar

Being able to tell my son that I was mentioned in a post by Top 1% Substacker and soon-to-be NYT bestseller Becky Isjwara—memorable! 😎

Being friends with one of the strongest, hardest-working, most consistent, inspiring, and generous people I know—priceless! 😊

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Becky Isjwara's avatar

DANNYYYYY you are the sweetest and the best T_T

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Michelle Elisabeth Varghese's avatar

So interesting! I love to learn from someone who’s mastered the craft (whatever the craft) and in this case, reading your summary because I did not know all this!

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Becky Isjwara's avatar

Thanks Michelle! Was so amazed by how he did it. We can too!!

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Simon Emslie's avatar

Excellent breakdown of Sahil’s success Becky! Looking forward to the early snippets of your book as per step 4.

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Becky Isjwara's avatar

oops now I gotta go and actually write it!

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Justin's avatar

And now cover Paul’s since they are chatting soon

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Becky Isjwara's avatar

Ooooooh I have thoughts on Paul's too!

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Ishan Shanavas's avatar

Banger essay Becky. Really timely for me, as my book is about to go live. Thank you so much for this.

Waiting for your book!

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Becky Isjwara's avatar

Thank you Ishan! ☺️☺️ Good luck on your book launch! You did it 🥳🥳

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Linart Seprioto's avatar

I think I wasn't able to mention this during our chat. Bur having conversations like once every 2-3 months, I've been able to notice all the little changes in you over time. Last week, I was pleasantly surprised to see you feel so much more confident in your identity being a creative. Super inspiring to see your growth, Becky!

P.S. Can't wait to tell you how this week's experiment went 👀

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Becky Isjwara's avatar

Every check in with you is so wonderful. So glad we can always push each other onwards <3

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Charlie Bleecker's avatar

Let's do this!

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Becky Isjwara's avatar

We got this!

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Kelly Davis's avatar

I was intrigued to read his book, but definitely more interested after reading your post. This is such a great breakdown of his approach!

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Becky Isjwara's avatar

Woohoo! Thanks Kelly :)

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Chris Anselmo's avatar

Bookmarking this for when my book (hopefully) comes out later this year. I definitely have to think through my pre-marketing strategy but at least I have a compelling story to tell!

Good luck with your book launch! When will your book come out?

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Becky Isjwara's avatar

Heck yeah! I'm also planning for this year. Sometime mid-year I hope? It's currently in edits / rewrite :) I'm excited for your compelling story

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Chris Anselmo's avatar

Looking forward to seeing your book published! Are you self-publishing?

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Becky Isjwara's avatar

That's the plan! :)

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Chris Anselmo's avatar

Same!

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Rick Lewis's avatar

This post got a lot of wheels turning for me. Thank you.

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Becky Isjwara's avatar

Thank you, Rick!

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Camilo Moreno-Salamanca's avatar

This was awesome!

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Becky Isjwara's avatar

Thank you!

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