On this side of the world it’s the 28th and that means:
- it’s my birthday
- it’s the launch day for Awesome Fear-Wrangling
and now seems like the perfect time to thank the many wonderful people who helped me.
The Dude
For new readers, The Dude is my partner of ten years: he doesn’t get mentioned regularly because he prefers to stay unnoticed and mysterious in the background. He fixed the audio files, brought me meals, and never complained at being abandoned for the last two months. He always stands by me and looks after me. Thank you, sweetheart.
My support crew
Gareth, for proofreading and being the first person to tell me that the resource was good.
Beth, for editing and making sure I answered the bigger questions.
Willie, for making an adorable illustration.
Mike Korner and Birdy, for saving me twenty hours of painstaking work at the time when I had the least brain to do it.
Iain, for helping me figure out pricing.
Kiwi Mike, for generously donating your resources, and keeping me in the loop.
Susan, for filling the gap with a resource I needed, right when I needed it!
Andrew, for offering his time and gifts in any way I saw fit to use them.
David B, for taking the initiative, and the notes.
My interviewees
Ash Amberge from themiddlefingerproject.org
Charlie Gilkey from productiveflourishing.com
Dave Navarro from thelaunchcoach.com and rockyourday.com
Fabeku Fatunmise from sankofasong.com
Jade Craven from jadecraven.com
Johnny B. Truant from johnnybtruant.com
Kelly Diels from kellydiels.com
LaVonne Ellis from completeflake.com
Mel Brennan from superwahm.com
Natalie Christie from thetinysoprano.com
Sinclair from selfactivator.com
Sonia Simone from remarkable-communication.com
Sparky Firepants from sparkyfirepants.com
Wendy Maynard from mavendiary.com
Double thanks to those who kept talking after the recording finished to give me support and advice. And delightful thanks to those who stayed around to chat, just because.
The promoters
Nathan, for a guest post swap that mattered
Sonia, for her endless generosity
Sinclair, marvellous interviewer and human being
LaVonne, with compliments and probing questions
Andrea (and Grandma Mary), for interviewing me from a different continent
Ash, full of contagious excitement
Natalie, baby-laden laughter and mutual admiration
Jade, tireless promoter and giverer
Charlie, for offering what he could
Dave, for giving attention despite launching on the same day (you fiend!)
Wendy, awesome maven (and future co-conspirator)
Mel, kind and generous
Kathleen, reviewing away
Love, advice and support
In no order whatsoever:
Kevin
Carole B
Pamela W
Lisa W
Sandy
Wendy D
Debbie
Ije
Maureen
Wardeh
Rachel M
Sherice
Stacey
Mary F
Erin
Bill W
Marsha
Reema
Amy
Rachelle
Anne G
Tara
Victoria
Christine
Giulietta
Abbie
Jane
Alexia
Trece
Tracy
Misty
Mandie
Troy
Peter
Ali
Dave B
Peg
Elizabeth
Ken
Tony
Abby
Mona
Jen
Picsie
Clare
… and any Remarkable or Buyer or commenter or Tweeter I might conceivably have missed. (I hope not!)
Do you know what the coolest part is?
There are more than sixty people I’ve just listed, people who have been supportive through to instrumental in helping me make this resource. Do you know how many of them I knew six months ago?
Two.
That’s what I’m grateful for as I blow out the candles. I reached out, put in the effort and built those relationships.
This launch is tiny next to the spectacular people who are cheering it on.
THANK YOU.