#32 - Michael Ashcroft: How to Say "No" to Your Boss
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My guest today is Michael Ashcroft. Michael is a writer, thinker, YouTuber, and teacher of the Alexander Technique through his online course.
In this episode, Michael and I discussed why he left his corporate career to be an online teacher. We discussed some of the problems with corporate culture. Michael explained what the Alexander Technique is, who benefits most from it, and how to practice it. We also talked about building an email list, David Perell's course, Write of Passage, and how to find your niche as a creator.
Selected links from the show:
Michael's Alexander Technique newsletter
Practice Analytically, Perform Intuitively by David Perell
Architect vs. Archaeologist by Michael Ashcroft
A Case for Compulsory National Service by Joseph Wells
Show notes:
01:20 - Why Michael left a corporate career for an unconventional path
07:25 - What Michael misses about working for a big company
09:15 - Making friends online
13:32 - What is the Alexander Technique?
15:15 - How to say no to a manager
19:25 - Why Michael learned the Alexander Technique
21:20 - Who benefits most from the Alexander Technique?
22:15 - How to practice the Alexander Technique
26:25 - How Michael's course is structured
31:24 - How to grow your email list
34:11 - The benefits of Write of Passage
39:55 - How to find your niche as a creator
44:25 - How to be prolific
51:56 - My experience with the Write of Passage Fellowship
55:22 - Do you need to use an editor?
58:55 - Michael's advice to a recent college grad
59:20 - Michael's favorite mental model
59:51 - Michael's favorite Twitter follow
1:00:20 - The kindest thing anyone has done for Michael
