102. Amar Shah: The Power of Storytelling

Happiness through Hardship

Multiple Emmy winner, Amar Shah, has been successful in production, journalism, and marketing. He can now add the title “author” to his list of accomplishments after finishing his novel titled “The Hoop Con,” which will be released in early 2024. This week’s episode of “Happiness through Hardship” - The Podcast features Amar as he discusses writing, storytelling, and authenticity. Amar gives insight into his writing journey and also shares advice on how to start turning your dreams into a reality. SHOW NOTES 2:38 - Amar’s background in writing 6:06 - Storytelling and how we are all storytellers 7:35 - Amar discusses his Washington Post article - “To many Indian Americans, Apu is offensive. To me, he’s my dad.” 9:55 - Using authenticity in your writing 10:35 - Going from writing non-fiction to fiction 12:00 - Why Amar decided to write a book 14:30 - Advice on how to follow your dreams 22:20 - Amar’s thoughts on story repetitiveness 24:30 - The Grateful Game CONNECT with Amar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amarshahism/ X - formerly known as Twitter: https://twitter.com/amarshahism Website: https://www.amarshahwrites.com/ Washington Post Article: wapo.st/3qSAfbC Book: "The Hoop Con": https://amzn.to/46457op CONNECT with us Website: www.CarynSullivan.com/podcast Instagram: www.Instagram.com/prettywellness Facebook: www.Facebook.com/PrettyWellness To Buy the Book: “Happiness through Hardship” - The Book: amzn.to/39PAjuT To Donate a Book to a Cancer Center: www.CarynSullivan.com/book To Donate to Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Research: The Cancer Couch Foundation is a privately funded, non-profit (501c3) organization that has funded $5 million dollars in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) research since our founding in 2016! 100% of donations and event proceeds are ​​​matched and go to fund MBC research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center! www.thecancercouch.com/donations.html