Why Smart People Fall for Obvious Scams | Book Huddle with Emily Hitchcock
Why do smart people fall for obvious scams? There's something about human nature that makes us sitting ducks for con artists.
Emily Hitchcock joins me to discuss Maria Konnikova's The Confidence Game. We discuss why believing in human goodness makes us vulnerable, the 10-step con process + why authors fall for publishing scams.
Plus, why asking to pause any deal will reveal if you're being conned + the difference between good sales technique + sociopathic manipulation.
Look for more Book Huddles where experts share interesting books.
Book discussed in this episode:
The Confidence Game - Maria Konnikova
Emily's Websites: ColumbusPublishingLab.com + BoyleAndDalton.com
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If you’d like my help with your Business go to www.lizscully.com/endlessClients
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And don’t forget to get your reading list of the 10 essential reads for every successful biz owner - these are the books Liz recommends almost on the daily to her strategy + Mastermind clients.
This isn’t your usual list of biz books, these answer the challenges you’ve actually got coming up right now. Helpful, quick to read and very timely.
Click here lizscully.com/reading to get your book list
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The New Books I'm Actually Excited to Read | Liz Solo Show
Did you know this week in September is when publishers drop all the heavy-hitters they hope will sell big for the holidays?
It's book nerd paradise - let me share what's caught my eye for the coming months.
From Mick Herron's latest Slow Horses to Margaret Atwood's memoir (she's 85 + has done a whole lot of living), plus the long-awaited third Philip Pullman book that hopefully closes out the series + doesn’t leave us hanging again.
Also, why Audible's recommendation system has given up on me entirely + keeps suggesting romance. That’s a no from me.
Let me know what you think of this format at lizscully.com/contacts
Look for more solo shows + check out the end of month Fiction + History Pop-Ups.
Books discussed in this episode:
Clown Town - Mick Herron
Wild Swans - Jung Chang
Fly Wild Swans - Jung Chang
The Rose Field - Philip Pullman
Book of Lives - Margaret Atwood
Boudicca's Daughter - Elodie Harper
What We Know - Ian McEwan
The Comfort of Strangers - Ian McEwan
Atonement - Ian McEwan
The Children's Act - Ian McEwan
Saturday - Ian McEwan
Lessons - Ian McEwan
Nutshell - Ian McEwan
Protocols - Andrew Huberman
Strong Ground - Brené Brown
Rising Strong - Brené Brown
Just Ignore Him - Alan Davies
White Male Stand-Up - Alan Davies
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If you’d like my help with your Business go to www.lizscully.com/endlessClients
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And don’t forget to get your reading list of the 10 essential reads for every successful biz owner - these are the books Liz recommends almost on the daily to her strategy + Mastermind clients.
This isn’t your usual list of biz books, these answer the challenges you’ve actually got coming up right now. Helpful, quick to read and very timely.
Click here lizscully.com/reading to get your book list
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Mr Tickle: When Marketing Feels Like Harassment | Classics with Rachel Allen
You know that pushy, over-familiar marketing that makes your skin crawl? There's a 1971 kids' book that perfectly captures why it feels so violating.
Rachel Allen joins me to discuss Roger Hargreaves' Mr. Tickle - a creature with impossibly long arms who bothers people without permission. We explore how his antics mirror shouty bropreneurs + LinkedIn messages that sound like dating attempts.
We dig into brand voice, being genuinely yourself versus copying loud marketers + why palm trees aren't actually native to LA.
Look for more classics episodes where we answer the business questions nobody's asking.
Books discussed in this episode:
Mr. Tickle - Roger Hargreaves
99% Invisible - Roman Mars
Rachel’s Website: boltfromthebluecopywriting.com
Rachel’s Instagram: instagram.com/boltfromthebluecopywriting
Rachel's Substack: boltfromtheblue.substack.com
Rachel’s email : hello at boltfromthebluecopywriting.com
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If you’d like my help with your Business go to www.lizscully.com/endlessClients
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And don’t forget to get your reading list of the 10 essential reads for every successful biz owner - these are the books Liz recommends almost on the daily to her strategy + Mastermind clients.
This isn’t your usual list of biz books, these answer the challenges you’ve actually got coming up right now. Helpful, quick to read and very timely.
Click here lizscully.com/reading to get your book list
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What I'm Reading When I'm Not Reading Business Books | Liz Solo Show
If you're a regular listener, you know I read a lot of books, but we only have time to discuss very few of them on the show.
So today we’re trying something different - speed reviews of books that reallystood out in the last month or so - from making lasting change to ancient Roman gossip.
It's a chattier style than my usual solo coaching episodes, so do let me know what you think.
Plus I'm launching a new Listeners Questions format - send yours to lizscully.com/contact for upcoming episodes.
Look for more solo shows + check out the end of month Fiction + History Pop-Ups.
Books discussed in this episode:
Make Change That Lasts - Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
Consent - Jill Ciment
Lives of the Caesars - new translation of Suetonius - Tom Holland
The Coddling of the American Mind - Jonathan Haidt + Greg Lukianoff
The Library Book - essay collection edited by Rebecca Gray
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If you’d like my help with your Business go to www.lizscully.com/endlessClients
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And don’t forget to get your reading list of the 10 essential reads for every successful biz owner - these are the books Liz recommends almost on the daily to her strategy + Mastermind clients.
This isn’t your usual list of biz books, these answer the challenges you’ve actually got coming up right now. Helpful, quick to read and very timely.
Click here lizscully.com/reading to get your book list
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You Can't Plan a Gala in Two Weeks | Book Huddle with Sarah Benvenuti
Think you can throw together a fancy fundraising gala in a few weeks? Sarah Benvenuti has some harsh reality about what it actually takes to pull off those fancy black-tie events you see on TV + film.
We discuss Will Guidara's Unreasonable Hospitality + how running a Michelin-starred restaurant applies to managing massive events with celebrities, volunteers + chaos everywhere - and has leadership lessons for a Plus the 95/5 rule that keeps budgets sane.
Essential listening if you think events just magically happen because someone has a clipboard.
Look for more Book Huddles in this strand.
Books discussed in this episode:
Unreasonable Hospitality - Will Guidara
Sarah's website: benvenutiarts.com
Sarah's Instagram: instagram.com/benvenuti_arts
Sarah's Facebook:facebook.com/benvenutiarts
Sarah's LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/benvenutiarts
Sarah's Medium: medium.com/@sarahbenvenuti
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If you’d like my help with your Business go to www.lizscully.com/endlessClients
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And don’t forget to get your reading list of the 10 essential reads for every successful biz owner - these are the books Liz recommends almost on the daily to her strategy + Mastermind clients.
This isn’t your usual list of biz books, these answer the challenges you’ve actually got coming up right now. Helpful, quick to read and very timely.
Liz Scully spent 20 years working on big Hollywood films - she’s won an Emmy and her work is multi-Oscar nominated.
She travelled the world working with massive Visual FX teams + worked far too many weekends so film directors got their perfect shot.
Now, she's a business strategist and a Mastermind coach and she'll help you do equally spectacular things with your business.
Growth is all about having a clear and simple strategy where each daily task moves the whole business along in many areas. She’s here to help you earn more, work less and have much more fun in your business.
She’s created training on how to run the most effective Mastermind groups on the planet (humans really are better together). And with Evil Coach strategy, training so good, it’s not only effective but actually entertaining. Very rare.
Liz is a fully fledged book nerd + reads a couple of books a day. She’s sifted through them to find the most effective books for you + your biz.
Plus she’s bringing in many of her pals from her days in advertising, commercials, media and speaking - to get you the very best conversation + primo book recommendations.
She's Irish, nomadic and as confused as everyone else why she has an English accent.
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