Author Platform Strategy: Why Less Effort Gets Better Results with Human Design

About this episode

In this episode, Lisa Cooper Ellison discusses a Human Design approach to building an author platform with guest Patricia Knight Meyer.

Send us Fan Mail Building an author platform can feel overwhelming, especially when you're doing it alone, on a budget, and wondering if any of it is actually working. In this episode, I sit down with author and adoptee advocate Patricia Knight Meyer to explore a Human Design approach to platform-building that’s rooted in intuition, authentic connection, and knowing where to focus your energy. If you've ever felt like you're grinding away at your platform with nothing to show for it, this one...

People in this episode

Host: Lisa Cooper Ellison

Guest: Patricia Knight Meyer

Topics covered

• author platform
• Human Design
• intuition
• authentic connection
• energy focus

Keywords

• author platform
• Human Design
• resilience
• intuition
• platform-building

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