Start with Story, One Year Later
By Lyn Graft1 min readIncludes video
Today is my book, birthday! Happy #StartWithStory Day everyone!
One year ago today I was standing on Congress Avenue in Austin, TX waving a poster size version of my book cover to drivers on their way to work.
It was one of the funnest days of my 6-year journey in bringing this book to life as I finally got to share it with the world.
After 12 months, I've had some time to observe and think about how the book has made an impact on my personal and professional life.
Huge shout out to the team at Scribe Media for helping me birth this sucker.
Hope you enjoy the video and thank you all so much for supporting the book!
Best Selling Author, @LynGraft
P.S. Having a book is kind of like a tattoo you really love. Sometimes you forget you have it, but then are pleasantly reminded of it every now and then and it brings up great memories.
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Founder of Storytelling for Entrepreneurs and author of Start with Story. Lyn has filmed and interviewed more than 1,000 entrepreneurs since 2003, including the founders of LinkedIn, Starbucks, Dell and Whole Foods.
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