Will You Die With Your Book Still Inside You? with Hari Kalymnios

About this episode

Nick Day and Hari Kalymnios discuss the journey of writing and the importance of overcoming fear and self-doubt.

In this video: Don’t Die With Your Book Inside You | Mindful Paths Podcast What if the book you've been putting off writing could change someone's life, including your own? What does it really take to go from idea to published author? Nick Day shares the deeply personal story behind his two books in progress, including how a conversation with his late father became the catalyst that finally made him start. In this mindfulness podcast mental health and performance coaching episode, we explore fear, authenticity, legacy, and what it truly means to create something that matters. Nick Day and Hari Kalymnios sit down for an honest, wide-ranging conversation on episode 88 of the Mindful Paths Podcast. Nick is a payroll influencer, recruiter, podcast host, and now first-time author, with his debut book The Payroll Pivot: From Invisibility to Influence launching this week, and a deeply personal book on fear, Blood, Sweat and Fears, currently in progress, demonstrating a powerful author mindset development and real-life lessons in overcoming fear of judgment and creative vulnerability. The conversation covers what happens when grief becomes a catalyst for action, how to push through…

People in this episode

Host: Nick Day

Guest: Hari Kalymnios

Topics covered

• writing
• mindfulness
• fear
• authenticity
• legacy
• self-publishing
• creative process

Keywords

• writing process
• mental health
• performance coaching
• self-doubt
• authenticity
• legacy
• self-publishing
• AI tools

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Payroll Pivot: From Invisibility to Influence, Blood, Sweat and Fears

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