Karen Salmansohn
Guest on Mick Unplugged
Karen Salmansohn is a bestselling self-help author, designer, and behavioral change expert with over 2 million books and courses sold worldwide. She is best known for her irreverent, psychology-based personal development books such as “How to Be Happy, Dammit” and “The Bounce Back Book,” and for founding the popular self-improvement site NotSalmon.com. She currently works as an author, columnist for outlets like Oprah.com and Psychology Today, and creator of online courses focused on mindset and behavior change.
Products they talk about
Ballsy👍 Recommends
…discussing follow-up book on taking bold risks and being audacious
“And then I even wrote a follow-up book called Ballsy. Because when I look at everything that's happened to me in my life, it's happened because I was ballsy. And I wrote that book. And that book also did very well. And it's so funny. I was looking at the cover for that book before it went to print. And they asked me to get advanced praise for it.”
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Ballsy👍 Recommends
…describing follow-up book encouraging boldness and risk-taking in business
“And one of my underlying premises of the book is a woman doesn't need a penis to succeed, just balls. And then I even wrote a follow-up book called Ballsy. Because when I look at everything that's happened to me in my life, it's happened because I was ballsy. And I wrote that book. And that book also did very well.”
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How to Be Happy, Dammit👍 Recommends
…discussing karen's breakthrough self-help book with witty profanity in title
“So that's sort of how I formulated my first of a series of books like this, the How to Be Happy, Damn It book, which became a huge bestseller. And is one of my favorite books. I got to hear you talk about the story of that book a little bit. So I'd love for you to go into that story because I remember you saying you were talking about how to be happy, damn it. But then the damn it just became the focus of everything.”
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How to Succeed in Business Without a Penis👍 Recommends
…explaining how karen wrote a book empowering women in business and leadership
“That book was loved by a lot of big, important business women from Madonna, Donna Karan, Geraldine Laybourne, like a lot of big business women. But I'll tell you the story of that book. I started my career in advertising and I rose up pretty quickly. I got a Clio my first year in the business, which is sort of like the Emmys of advertising or whatever. And then I became like a senior VP creative director in my late twenties. And then I quit my parents horror to become a novelist.”
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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying👍 Recommends
…karen recommending a transformative book that shaped her perspective
“What's a book besides one of yours that's changed your life? The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Ooh, I'm going to go get that one.”
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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying👍 Recommends
…karen recommending influential book that shaped her thinking on mortality
“What's a book besides one of yours that's changed your life? The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.”
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Your To-Die-For Life👍 Recommends
…discussing karen's newest book on mortality awareness and meaningful living
“Okay. My new one is called You're to Die for Life. And yes, it has the word die in the title. And it does touch upon death. I think that mortality awareness is not morbid. It's motivating if you use it right. Because mortality awareness gives you urgency. You realize life is short. It's fleeting. And that urgency creates action.”
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Your To-Die-For Life👍 Recommends
…introducing karen's latest book about mortality awareness and living meaningfully
“Okay. My new one is called You're to Die for Life. And yes, it has the word die in the title. And it does touch upon death. I think that mortality awareness is not morbid. It's motivating if you use it right. Because mortality awareness gives you urgency. You realize life is short. It's fleeting. And that urgency creates action. It inspires you to move forward.”
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