BIG Dream Gathering Podcast with Paul Young, author of the Shack
Cover of The Shack
Hey gang -
We’re excited to announce that we were able to catch up with William Paul Young who is the author of the best-selling book, The Shack.
Actually, The Shack is the best selling self-published book of all time! But more importantly, it’s been a book that has deeply impacted millions of people… including me.
In this interview, I wanted to talk with Paul about the story behind the book. I wanted to hear about his big dream journey with all of this. What I found out might surprise you a bit. But then again, if you know Paul, it may not.
In the interview… we don’t really discuss the content of the Shack. Instead, we :
- discuss that originally, he didn’t start out writing a book at all
- find out an amazing story of how Paul received the money to pay for the first 15 copies of the manuscript (which he gave out as gifts)
- talk about how he’s dealt with some of the controversy around the book
- dig into his thoughts on living in the present and breaking through worry
I’ve got to tell you that this was one of my favorite podcasts to do. Paul is a joy to talk to (in fact, he’s one of my favorite people on the planet) and no matter what you thought of the book itself, he provides an unique perspective on faith, life and walking out your big dreams. It’s worth a listen.
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Click here: The BIG Dream Gathering interview between Mitch Matthews and William Paul Young, Author of The Shack
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By the way, I gave Jocelyn Wallace, the visual author of my book IGNITE the opportunity to hear the podcast in advance. So she created some original artwork that was inspired by the interview.
So I invite you to check them out too! They are amazing!
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- Visual by Jocelyn Wallace
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- Visual by Jocelyn Wallace
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- Visual by Jocelyn Wallace
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- Visual by Jocelyn Wallace
So… what do YOU think? How did these concepts strike you? How might you apply them to your own BIG dream journey?
What was a key take away for you?
Just click comments and join in the conversation. We’d love to hear from you!
Until we hit a million dreams launched,
Mitch Matthews
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Good conversation: I appreciate the underlying theme of living in the moment a lot and that is one thing I attempt to help people do at the school. Subset to that is getting out of the way, so you can be in your way. Ego and our internal definition of who we are can be damaged when we put ourselves out there, but in order to succeed, we need to not only put ourselves out there, but be prepared to take a hit or two along the way. Whatever your source of having life breathed into your dream (That’s Inspiration, folks!), the steps to make it happen are yours to take. It’s nice to know that you have guides and hands to hold along the way, however. Dream it UP!
Thanks Jay! Glad you dug it! Thanks for the additional words of wisdom too! Great stuff buddy!
Wow! What a valuable story of acting on the dream. Thanks for making it happen Mitch!
And thanks for amplifying the impact of the podcast by adding the visual summaries of Jocelyn Wallace. I especially like the Love/Fear arrows!
Keep creating…dreams worth acting on, Mike
Mike – Thanks buddy! I appreciate it! Paul’s got an amazing story cooking and it’s been fun to explore that journey with him! Plus, I agree! I’m lovin’ the visual by Jocelyn! They’re a great fit and help me to remember the pearls of wisdom that Paul shared. Thanks again for checking it out Mike! And thanks for your continued encouragement AND flippin’ awesome ideas! Mitch
Absolutely blew me away! And the visual art from Jocelyn are great! Thanks for this, Mitch! I will be thinking on this for a long, long time!
Tami
This is such an incredible interview, Mitch! When you get an awesome story like the publishing of The Shack, it’s so cool to get the background on how it came about. I loved every second.
Keep rockin’ the dreams dude!!