#300: I Spent Three Days With A Dozen New York Times Bestselling Authors

About this episode

Jay Clouse shares insights and takeaways from a mastermind event with a dozen New York Times bestselling authors.

I recorded this just a few days removed from an author's mastermind in Franklin, Tennessee. I got a call from Haley at Kit a few weeks ago—she was putting together a small group mastermind with James Clear, and I was on the list. What I didn't expect was that the rest of the list was a dozen New York Times bestselling authors, including Jefferson Fisher, Vanessa Van Edwards, Amy Porterfield, Nir Eyal, Sahil Bloom, Tori Dunlap, and more. Over three days, I took pages of notes. This episode breaks down tactical takeaways (newsletter tours, AI consciousness filters, tiny offers), memorable quotes from the authors, insights on event structure that could inform our Boise event, and my honest reflection on authorship and team building. There was zero gatekeeping—everyone was incredibly generous with what they knew. James Clear's Atomic Habits Will Guidara's Unreasonable Hospitality Tori Dunlap episode (Creator Science) Rob Fitzpatrick's helpthisbook.com EOS (Entrepreneur Operating System) Culture Index Full transcript and show notes *** TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (00:45) How I got invited (01:39) The Attenddee List (02:40) Psyching myself up (03:14) Notes on the vibes (03:53) What I'll…

People in this episode

Guests: James Clear, Jefferson Fisher, Vanessa Van Edwards, Amy Porterfield, Nir Eyal, Sahil Bloom, Tori Dunlap

Topics covered

• New York Times bestselling authors
• mastermind
• event structure
• authorship
• team building

Keywords

• tactical takeaways
• newsletter tours
• AI consciousness filters
• tiny offers
• event insights

Mentioned in this episode

Products: James Clear's Atomic Habits, Will Guidara's Unreasonable Hospitality, Rob Fitzpatrick's helpthisbook.com, EOS, Culture Index

Books & works: Atomic Habits Will Guidara's Unreasonable Hospitality

Places: Franklin, Tennessee, Boise

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