Jen Milius on Amazing Authors with Meg Nocero

I love spending time with people who are positive, encouraging, and believe in building others up, so when my friend Meg Nocero asked me to be a guest on Amazing Authors, to talk about leadership, books, and how authors own their space as leaders when the lead their readers and potential collaborators, I jumped at the chance.

Here are some of the topics that came up:

• How Wayne and I came up with our leadership book's title, You Know it's a Verb, Right?
• How the Einstein & Moo children's book series fit into my world
• One of my favorite chapters in YKIAVR and how that ties into running your business as an author
• How I help authors get comfortable being visible by sharing their work and message 

As I've mentioned before, you are running your business, you're also leading it. That shift in perspective can bring up all kinds of feelings, but I know you're capable of stepping up and owning your space. You wouldn't be here, if you weren't.

If you'd like to go deeper:

You Know It's a Verb, Right?

Leadership isn't something you earn once and then have. It's something you practice — every day, in every interaction, at every level of the work.

This book (which I had the joy of co-authoring) is for anyone who senses there's more to leadership than their title reflects — whether you're early in your journey, already leading a team, or running a business and realizing that leading yourself and your clients is its own kind of leadership. Using everyday language and real-life examples, it's a roadmap for the practice of becoming the leader you're already capable of being.

Because leadership doesn't happen because you sat in a classroom or earned a credential. It happens because you prepare for it.

Author Stylist Guide: Own Your Greatness, Get Visible, and Share Your Message

You published the book. Now the opportunity arrives — a book signing, a podcast invitation, a speaking engagement — and suddenly it's not about the writing anymore. It's about you, showing up, in real time, as the person behind the work.

The Author Stylist Guide is for that moment. Not how to get more opportunities — how to make the most of the ones that come to you, so you show up with confidence, shine in the room, and let your book and message reach the people who actually need them.

You already have the courage and the gifts that got you here. This book helps you use them.