Good books make you want to talk to the author. I recently read the book Birth of a Unicorn by Heather Wilde. This is what she said about her vision, writing, and inspiration.
What made you write this book?
I was challenged to write this book by my coach — and dear friend — Mark Rowland. He asked me to write down the experiences that I had been through that had brought me to the point in my life in a way that would be helpful to the “me of 5-10 years ago”.
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What inspired the book Name?
It’s a double-”double-entendre”.
As a woman, one of the most difficult and yet beautiful processes you can ever go through in life is birth — it is painful and changes you mentally and physically in so many ways, and in the end, you have something that you dreamed about but is never quite what you expected it to be.
A “unicorn” symbolizes something or someone with unique and rare gifts — and it also means a startup with a billion-dollar valuation.
What is the most important step of the 6 Steps?
Every step is equally important — it’s more about finding the right balance for you. For me, the most important step was gaining the knowledge of how to identify when you’re starting to fall out of balance. Once I had gone through it once, I was able to identify myself falling back into my old patterns and quickly was able to cut that cycle off.
Are you still living a digital nomad life?
In a way, I think everyone has had a taste of the digital nomad lifestyle in the past year. The last twelve months have been the longest stretch of time I’ve been in one place out of the last 15 years, and I’m looking forward to the day when we are all safe and I can join my global brothers and sisters around the world again.
What is your biggest takeaway from that life?
My biggest takeaway is that it doesn’t take “stuff” to make someone happy. The more I’ve traveled, the more I’ve had to learn to live out of smaller and smaller places — often only just a suitcase. I realized early on that the things that are most important to me are the experiences I get to have and the relationships I’ve built — which are priceless and don’t take up any room at all.
What’s your process of writing a book?
It’s a lot of pacing around the house until I have an idea pretty much fully formed, and then I just sit down and write whatever bit wants to come out. I also have been known to record myself answering questions and transcribing the audio, then editing from there.
If you had to do this all again, what would you do differently?
I’d tell myself to buy Google shares in 2000.
On a more personal note, I’d be more kind to myself as I was working through everything I went through. I wouldn’t have changed anything about the experience though, as it made me who I am today.
Rapid Fire :
Your favorite business book? The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need
Your favorite colour? Grey
Your favorite food? Escargot
Your hobby? Making Ice Cream
What do you love about writing? I love creating worlds.
What an interesting book and author! Thanks for sharing.
Enjoyed reading the interview.
Thanks so much for hosting Heather Wilde!
I like the idea of keeping moving as part of the creative process, no matter what it is you are trying to create!!
Loved the multiple entendre!