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How to Change Your Life with Habits and Self-Publish Your Story
Episode 23222nd July 2025 • The Giant Builders • Lois Wyant
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Ready to change your life and finally publish that book?

In this episode of The Giant Builders, guest Michal Stawicki shares how he transformed his life through personal development, the power of persistence, and daily habits. He also breaks down how to self-publish a book on Amazon—even if you're starting from scratch.

You’ll learn:

✅ How positive habits crowd out negative ones

✅ The 4 surprising life-change triggers (including peer influence)

✅ The step-by-step process to self-publishing on Amazon

✅ How visualization and gratitude can rewire your mindset

✅ Why persistence—not perfection—is the real secret to success


Whether you're looking to improve your life or finally publish your book, Michal’s insights will inspire you to keep going.


00:00 Intro

01:00 Michal’s journey from IT to author

02:30 Writing his first book from a blog post

04:30 The importance of personal mission statements

05:30 Habits and persistence as the foundation for success

07:00 How focusing on good habits naturally eliminates bad ones

09:00 The 4 factors that drive life change

12:00 Why surrounding yourself with the right people is key

15:00 Visualization as a life-changing tool

17:30 Gratitude and brain rewiring

21:00 The self-publishing process made simple

25:00 Translating books with AI tools

26:00 Final thoughts: success = persistence

28:00 Closing


🔗 Watch now and be inspired!

Guest links and resources below.


michal@expandbeyondyourself.com


Check out other episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfjLKUSlq5k&list=PLf7Uc6zi2pF84gvmFQuz5DbIUWgtQxU3v


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