Punched a Colleague on a Plane: Canadian Journalist & Author Mike Ulmer

<p>Publisher, book coach, and more.</p> <p><a href="https://markgraban.com/mistake176">Episode page with video, transcript, and more</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>My guest for Episode #176 of the <a href="http://myfavoritemistakepodcast.com/">My Favorite Mistake podcast</a> is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-ulmer-554814a3/?originalSubdomain=ca">Mike Ulmer</a>. While he specializes in helping business people write their books, he has written 13 books with a total of nearly $1 million in total sales revenue.</p> <p>His latest book (March 2022) is <a href="https://amzn.to/3QoDyya"><em>Show and Tell Writing: A Great Short Business Book About How To Write A Great Short Business Book</em></a>.</p> <p>His other recent titles are <em>Drop The Mic Marketin</em>g with Jason Hunt (2022), <a href="https://amzn.to/3zEAc3t"><em>The 50-Year-Old Millennial: The Leadership Gap Exposed By Millennials And How To Close it</em> </a>with Marc Petitpas (2021) and <a href="https://amzn.to/3Swycmq"><em>The 40 Ways of The Fox </em></a>(2021) with Ron Foxcroft.</p> <p>He worked as the in-house storyteller for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Raptors and TFC as the senior writer at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment.</p> <p>He has written for The Toronto Star, National Post, Southam News Bureau as well as news organizations across Canada.</p> <p>Interesting fact — With 170,000 in sales, his book, <a href="https://amzn.to/3bFRs0b"><em>M is for Maple </em></a>is the bestselling alphabet book in Canadian publishing history. His website is <a href="https://www.getcatapulted.com/">www.getcatapulted.com</a>.</p> <p>In this episode, Mike tells his favorite mistake story about punching a journalist colleague while in flight on a plane. Why did his sense of “grandiosity and recklessness” lead to this moment that changed his life? Why was this a “favorite mistake”? How did this moment make Mike realize that he needed help so he could now lead a better life?</p> <p>We also talk about questions and topics including:</p> <ul> <li>As a cancer survivor, why is i