You Might Enjoy: On Purpose with Jay Shetty

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Hey, it's Jay. I don't know what your day's been like, but I was just thinking about you for a minute. And I hope you're being a little patient with yourself because you deserve it. And yeah, I'll talk to you soon.

Today, I'm joined by my friend Vinh Giang, communication expert and author of his first ever book, Before We Forget How To Connect. If you want a book to read right now, this is the one to grab. It will help you break down how to speak with confidence, command attention, and get people to actually listen to you. Vinh, welcome back to On Purpose.

Vinh Giang (3:10)

Thank you so much. And I completely agree with what Jay said. You should totally get a copy.

Jay Shetty (3:15)

Yeah, they should. Dude, I just want to say it is so hard to write a book.

It's so hard to put all your ideas down on paper. I really like to acknowledge, especially when you're doing it for the first time, and how exciting that moment is. And I feel like you've given away so much free value to the world up until this point in your career. So many incredible videos, great training online. And for people to now come and support you through a book and get all those insights in one place. It's really exciting. So congrats.

Vinh Giang (3:42)

No, thank you so much. And like you said, it was so difficult because being someone who uses their voice, their body language, their expression, that when you write, all of that gets taken away. And all you're left with is words on a page and you have to be able to communicate melody, volume, the pause.

Wow. That was one of the most difficult things I've ever done.

Jay Shetty (4:00)

Is there just a few pages of pause in the book?

Vinh Giang (4:02)

I thought pause would be so good if it was just blank pages. And that's a pause.

SPEAKER_3 (4:07)

That would have been amazing.

Vinh Giang (4:08)

I know I didn't do that. Now I wish I did that, Jay. Why are you telling me this now?

Jay Shetty (4:13)

I'm sure the publisher would have hated it.