What inspired you to write A Guide To Positive Disruption?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most of my career involved fixing problems within a company. Because the firms that
\nhired me tended to be encountering difficulties, I also lived through a number of reorganizations-
\n18 to be exact. Somewhere along the line, I figured out that, instead of fearing change, I should
\nbe creating it \u2013 that becoming a positive disruptor was the right thing to do. Because I do a lot of
\npublic speaking, people often reach out looking for help. I thought that I could give them more
\nthan just a one-off opinion. I thought that I could give more complete advice in an organized way
\nand that they could take advantage of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What obstacles did you encounter while writing your book?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I struggle greatly with a blank computer screen \u2013 the classic writer\u2019s block. After six
\nmonths, working 10 hours a week, I had only an outline and a handful of stories. Basically
\nnothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How did overcome these obstacles?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A friend recommended using a service whose process allowed me to speak the book
\nwhile they transcribed it. Sometimes, I found a quiet room and envisioned myself at a corporate
\npresentation. I mimicked my presentation by standing and telling stories to invisible people
\nsitting in front of me, while facilitators recorded it and, later, transcribed it. I am thrilled when
\nsomeone says, \u201cThis is book sounds like your voice,\u201d because it literally is my voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What did you learn about yourself writing this book?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I learned that I could do it. That with tenacity and creativity, \nthere is a way to overcome obstacles, like speaking the book instead of \nkeyboarding. I have four small grandchildren who call me \u201cJoNana\u201d. \nAlthough I hope the book is successful today, I also hope that they can \npick it up someday and understand JoNana better when I can\u2019t articulate \nthings for myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is there anything you would add or change in the book?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were places where I could have given many more examples and \ncould have gone much deeper. But, I realize that people now read shorter\n books. In creating a shorter version, I really worked hard. If I had \nthree examples, only one or two made it in. I tried to choose the best \none because I had to give the message concisely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What has been the reaction to your book?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Awesome. People are reaching out with such positive responses. \nSeveral people wrote that they had purchased hard copies and were \nunderlining and taking notes. I\u2019ve heard from factory workers, medical \nprofessionals, executives, college students and their parents. A CEO \nbought a copy for himself and told me he was buying three more copies to\n give to each one of his children. My book is resonating with a broader \ngroup of people, better than I ever expected. The feedback is much more \nfavorable than I allowed myself to dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who has had an influence on your career and your book?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The late Anthony Bourdain. I picked up Kitchen Confidential and, from the first
\nparagraph, I was hooked. I loved the book. What hooked me was the conversational style. I felt
\nlike I was sitting around the table having a cup of coffee with Anthony Bourdain. He used stories
\nquite a bit. He made me feel at ease. He was a masterful storyteller. Instead of a list of do\u2019s and
\ndon\u2019ts, he gave real life examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What else did you learn from Anthony Bourdain?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was so respectful of everybody that was part of the process. I \nwrite in my book about being kind. I would like to use the word \nrespectful as well. There is no reason for people not to be nice to \nother people. When I read about the respect he had for farmers and for \nthe prep people in the kitchen and the servers, that\u2019s the respect for \npeople in the background that I personally try to achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo be treated well in places where you don\u2019t expect to be treated \nwell, to find things in common with people you thought previously you \nhad very, very little in common with, that can\u2019t be a bad thing.\u201d
\n\u2013Anthony Bourdain<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What do you expect the reader to take away from your book?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joanna Martinez has been featured in an interview with ProcureSpective. Question: What inspired you to write A Guide To Positive Disruption? Answer: Most of my career involved fixing problems within a company. Because the firms that hired me tended to be encountering difficulties, I also lived through a number of reorganizations- 18 to be exact. Somewhere along the line, I figured out that, instead of fearing change, I should be creating it \u2013 that becoming a positive disruptor was the right thing to do. Because I do a lot of public speaking, people often reach out looking for help. I thought that I could giveRead More →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-scadvisorsllc","4":"post-399","6":"format-standard","7":"category-blog"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/martinezjo.com\/joannamartinez\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/martinezjo.com\/joannamartinez\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/martinezjo.com\/joannamartinez\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinezjo.com\/joannamartinez\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinezjo.com\/joannamartinez\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/martinezjo.com\/joannamartinez\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":400,"href":"https:\/\/martinezjo.com\/joannamartinez\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399\/revisions\/400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/martinezjo.com\/joannamartinez\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinezjo.com\/joannamartinez\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinezjo.com\/joannamartinez\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}