Julie Solomon on Getting What You Want Out of Life

06/27/22 • 44 min

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Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life

This week I had an inspirational conversation with Julie Solomon about her new book, Get What You Want: How to Go From Unseen to Unstopable. Julie was refreshingly candid about her "origin story" and her struggles to break through into a lifestyle of more healthy habits and proper boundaries. This conversation covers a lot of ground as we unpack some of the myths regarding influence and the incredible benefits that can come from hitting rock bottom only to build yourself up stronger.

For more than fifteen years, Julie Solomon has been empowering lives—including her own for more than 15 years. In her weekly chart-topping podcast, The Influencer Podcast, she offers up real-time coaching, straight talk, and conversations about business growth and personal development to her millions of listeners worldwide. From her start as a publicist representing some of the top music acts and thought leaders of our generation, Julie has grown to teach tens of thousands of students worldwide.

Her new book is Get What You Want: How to Go From Unseen to Unstoppable. Filled with actionable steps and easy exercises, the book offers a no-nonsense, eye-opening path that enables you to leverage your power and influence to:

Understand and overcome the origin stories that hinder your success
Discover your true purpose and create a new vision
Set (and stick to!) newfound boundaries
Gain the confidence to pitch, negotiate and get anything you want

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Understand and overcome the origin stories that hinder your success
Discover your true purpose and create a new vision
Set (and stick to!) newfound boundaries
Gain the confidence to pitch, negotiate and get anything you want

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