The Way I Heard It

I remember I wrote about this in my book a few years ago, missing a flight. I was driving to BWI and I was in long-term parking and I was running late. And just before I got out, Paul Harvey comes on with one of his tales. And I have, I can't leave now. I have to sit there and wait for him to say, and now you know the rest of the story. And I missed my flight.

He's also done just many so many interesting things on television and beyond. And one of the central tenets of The Show, as y'all know, no advice may be given unless that person has direct or nearly direct experience with the same or similar situation.

And I think there's a lot here. If you're wondering how I manage to book all these great authors, thinkers and creators every single week, it's because of my network and I'm teaching you how to build your network for free over at jordanharbinger.com slash course.

Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs and The Way I Heard It podcast (and book) fame joins us to talk about the skills gap, The mikeroweWORKS Foundation, authenticity, and life experiences possible outside the comfort zone.

That's why my podcast is called The Way I Heard It. That's why my book is called The Way I Heard It.

...coincidentally the title of your new book the way I heard it...

...and now you've got this book the way I heard it...

Well it's really...everybody should write a book...this was supposed to be a simple collection of 50 of my favorite podcast stories with a little bit of connective tissue...

...the podcasts are mysteries and what I would call tiles if you look at the book as a mosaic...collectively the grout turned into a memoir...

That's why my podcast is called The Way I Heard It. That's why my book is called The Way I Heard It.

Well, it's really, you know, I said to you before we started rolling, everybody should write a book, you know, everybody should write a book and wait tables. You'll learn things about yourself.

This was supposed to be a simple collection of 50 of my favorite podcast stories with a little bit of connective tissue.

What happened was I started picking the stories and then I started to essentially write about why I wrote the story.

It's the feel good hit of the fall available now on audible, hopefully it's not audible.

He's also done just many so many interesting things on television and beyond. And one of the central tenets of The Show, as y'all know, no advice may be given unless that person has direct or nearly direct experience with the same or similar situation.

And I've watched and read just about everything that he's created.

My dad when he found out that I was going to interview you, he said, you know what you should do is wear some dirty clothes because you're interviewing the guy from dirty jobs.

And I think there's a lot here. If you're wondering how I manage to book all these great authors, thinkers and creators every single week, it's because of my network and I'm teaching you how to build your network for free over at jordanharbinger.com slash course.

Great big thank you to micro his podcast is called The Way I Hurt It if you haven't heard it the format will sound a little bit like the way I ended this show wasn't that clever but really such an amazing guy really appreciate talking with him always

That's why my podcast is called The Way I Hurt It. That's why my book is called The Way I Hurt It.

coincidentally the title of your new book the way I heard it and I was like oh so you gonna do it all in one take

and it's the same basic idea tell stories of people who are interesting and try and tell them in an interesting way

Well it's really you know I said to you before we started rolling everybody should write a book

it's a hot mess of biography autobiography mystery and memoir it's the feel good hit of the fall