DS: Who are the writers that have inspired you on your journey?

BG: Wow, there are so many! Here?s a smattering that come to mind at the moment: Dr. Seuss, Peter Drucker, Salman Rushdie, Herman Hesse, Paulo Coehlo, Lao Tzu, Michael Lewis, Malcolm Gladwell.

DS: What advise would you give to budding authors reading this interview?

BG: Get started, get your work out there, find co-conspirators and know that you?re on a unique path. There is no one way to make it happen!

On a more tactical note, consider self-publishing. Finding a publisher is a laborious process and you will be asked to market your book with minimal resources and little to no financial payoff. Self-publishing (a form of bootstrapping!) will put you in the driver?s seat and unlock your creativity. The Internet is an incredible tool you can use to research, promote and sell your book.

DS: Could you tell the readers a little more about some of the other major projects that you are currently working on?

BG: Like you, I am passionate about entrepreneurship. More specifically, the form of entrepreneurship called 'Bootstrapping'. In fact, one of my talks is on 'How to Bootstrap Your Company.' There?s a myth out there that great companies need a ton of startup capital to get going. The reality is that many great companies like Virgin, Microsoft and Dell, were all started with very little money. A couple of years ago, I realized that not only was there no voice for Bootstrapping, there was not much of a community of support. So I gathered a few of my friends for beers at a local pub in Austin and thus Bootstrap Austin was started. Serendipitously, I met an incredible Maven, Darius Mahdjoubi, who studies Bootstrapping. We use Darius? model to organize the group and teach bootstrappers the 'rules' of the game. The Bootstrap Network is now 450-strong in Austin and has expanded to other cities in the US and India.

Other projects include a 2-man play I co-wrote and acted in with my friend, Kert Peterson. I also love composing music and have recorded some of my songs. I think the world of Peter Gabriel and hope to work with him some day.

DS: How do you 'find the time' to devote energy to so many different projects?

BG: By working with others and enrolling them in my endeavors! Every project I?ve done has involved at least one other key 'Dance partner'. Indeed, this is one of the big discoveries in The Human Fabric: no one who has achieved anything great did it alone. The myth of the lone inventor, entrepreneur, author, musician is just that a myth. They all seek out dance partners or are lucky enough to recognize them when they show up. And usually, it is someone whose core energy is opposite to theirs! Think Bono (Evangelist) and the Edge (Maven) with U2; or Steve Jobs (Evangelist) and Steve Wozniak (Maven) with Apple Computer. Something magical happens when we bring others into our game and we truly get more done in the process.

I have been extremely fortunate in finding amazing dance partners and seek them out as a matter of course. When I find them, I keep exploring until we find the project we?re meant to work on. Dave and I were playing music together before we embarked on writing THF!

DS: What do you think it takes for people to live an inspired life?

BG: It takes the belief in yourself and the commitment to endure the inevitable 'Valleys of Death'. Nothing great comes without trials and tribulations. The Universe likes to make sure that we are truly committed before giving us what it is that we desire. We will hear from all quarters how it can?t be done. It is up to us to keep going and cross the valley!

I will add that it also takes a trust in the Universe. We are all truly part of a great Oneness. Knowing this means that we don?t have to have all the answers, that our dreams are a co-created and the resources we need will indeed be supplied to us along the way.

About The Author

Damien Senn helps people create compelling futures. He is one of the UK's top Life and Business Coaches as well as a fully qualified Chartered Accountant.

Damien is the author of the 'Senn-Sational Success Journal' and has developed his own coaching model called the 'Senn-Sational Success System'.

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