Derek Sivers, originally a professional musician and circus clown, created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100M in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby for $22M, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education.
He is a frequent speaker at the TED Conference, with over 5 million views of his talks.
Since 2011 he has published 34 books, including âAnything You Wantâ which shot to #1 on all of its Amazon categories.
Episode 177: Justin Malik's Most Difficult Episode, Plus My 3.3 Million Dollar Mistake by Derek Sivers (Derek Narrates His Own Content).
The original post can be found here: https://sivers.org/mistake
And Derek's book, also featuring this post, can be found here: http://amzn.to/22tGL0U
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So sorry to hear about your beloved cat. Just remember that in your cat’s last day, she was out in nature enjoying the outside. Small consolation, I know. The pain of losing our pets is the price we pay for loving them. Shoshanah
Thank you so much, Shoshanah. I appreciate you continuing to listen and showing your support. This means a lot to me.
I have been subscribed to your podcasts for a couple months now, and do enjoy them! I am so sorry to hear about what happened to your cat. You obviously can’t alter the past, but don’t get down on yourself too badly about her having periodic access to the outdoors. Although many people in the States subscribe to the “indoor only” cat existance, I think most cats would like to get outside and experience life beyond the four walls. It can be hard to keep them indoors once they get that accidental / occasional taste of outside. We have two young kids, and our cats quickly learned that they could stake out the back door when the kids were going in or out, and it became quite easy for them to escape. We try to keep our cats as generally in the “indoor only” category, but the reality is that they do go outdoors (particularly when the weather is nice). If something happens to my cat outdoors, I will be heartbroken, but I know that she loves to spend time in our home as well as out in nature. My thoughts are with you! 🙂
Thank you so much for this, Emily. That was the difficult part–she had a taste of the outdoors from a young age, and she always wanted to explore, despite being extremely shy. Thank you for listening to the podcast and taking the time to write.
Hi Justin. I’ve been listening to OLD since around episode 50, though I did go back and binge all the older ones as well. Almost all the authors you read from were new to me and have become some of my favorite blogs to read, so thank you for exposing them to me.
I’m terribly sorry for the loss of your cat. I am a cat person myself and I’ve had an eerily similar situation happen, as well as a cat that suddenly fell ill out of nowhere and did not make it. I know it’s hard, and I will be giving my cats some extra love on your behalf.
It is incredibly brave of you to put this show out there, and while it must have been incredibly hard for you, it was probably one of the best you’ve done. It was incredibly authentic and open in a way that we don’t always get on this show. And I really appreciate it.
So thank you for keeping this show going, you’re doing a fantastic service. Keep it up!
Thank you, Sean. I really appreciate that, especially because I seriously considered pulling the episode. I wasn’t sure it’s something you’d want to hear. So, again, thank you for this message, and I’m happy that you’re able to get so much value out of the podcast. That’s all that matters to me.
Hi Justin, I’ve been listening to your podcasts almost since the beginning. One of the things I really like about it is that you seem so authentic and caring. Plus, your podcast premise is really clever. My 17-year-old cat passed away 6 months ago and so I’ve been catless for the first time in 33 years. Her passing was neither unexpected nor disturbing, but heartbreaking, nonetheless. Thank you for your vulnerability in expressing your grief. It touched my heart.
Thank you for that, Bobbie, and I’m sorry about your loss, too. You must have done a great job taking care of your cat.
I really appreciate you listening to the podcast for so long and taking the time to comment here. It means a lot.
Justin, I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your cat. I know the pain of losing a pet (family member) and it is incredibly difficult. I was deeply touched that you were determined to take care of your listeners by going forward with the podcast, even though you were grieving. I am glad you did not try to read that day, but instead provided an interesting podcast read by the author.
I am a fairly new listener and have enjoyed your topics and voice very much! I usually listen when I am having trouble sleeping. If I go back to sleep, that is great and I can always replay later. But usually I am interested in the topic and stay awake until the end! Take care and thank you for the wonderful podcast episodes!
Thank you so much, Karen. That was really nice of you to come by and offer your condolences. I’m so glad I can be of help to you when you have trouble sleeping (and don’t worry–I do not take offense if you fall asleep to my voice–I’ve heard that it’s calming).
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Hi, a new listener, but still an “old friend” – please accept my condolences on the loss of your cat. I have lost several beloved pets and understand what a profound loss you have experienced. Take care.
Thank you very much, Lisa, and welcome to the O.L.D. Family! It’s great to have you.