Welcome to the Process Hacker News, your weekly roundup of useful news and updates from Process Hackers who have been guests on Hack the Process with M. David Green. This week we've got meditating moms, real resolutions, viral video, and more, plus a few exclusive updates for the Process Hackers on our mailing list. Enjoy!

Events

Mailing List Exclusive: The 2019 AIGA Design Conference will be held in Pasadena, California from April 4 to 6, and our past Hack the Process guest, Jina Anne, will be among the speakers.

Media

What exactly is a side hustle? Nicaila Matthews-Okome is featured on The Way We Work, where she tells you what the side hustle revolution is all about.

Paula Jenkins also had a side hustle: growing a business while working a nine to five job. Listen to her experiences and reflections in her latest solo episode on Jumpstart Your Joy.

Heather Chauvin practices meditation, and it has done wonders for her as a mother and entrepreneur, which is why in her new Mom is in Control episode, she shares the power of meditation, how to make time, and how to do it effectively.

If you haven’t heard of emotional intelligence and how it can work for you, tune in to Tiffani Bova’s latest episode of What’s Next Podcast, in which she discusses leadership, marketing, and EQ with Author Justin Bariso.

Writing

New Year’s resolutions don’t work! In her latest blog post, Maria Dismondy encourages you to settle for solid goals instead.

Mailing List Exclusive: See how Malek Banoun transformed his body naturally as he shares his fitness journey in his newest vlog.

Want to get yourself noticed and get booked for various events as a speaker. Read some of Frank Strona’s tips.

What’s Influencer Marketing and how do you take advantage of it? Alistair Clay defines it for you.

LeadFuze, co-founded by Justin McGill, posted a blog entry comparing popular sales data platforms LinkedIn Sales Navigator and LeadFuze.

Recommended Resources

Mailing List Exclusive: On The Yaro Podcast, Yaro Starak interviews Claire Giovino about the first year of InboxDone, the email management system they created. Michelle Dale mentioned Yaro in her Hack the Process interview.

Ken Block is a co-founder of DC Shoes and a pro rally driver who recently went on The Tim Ferriss Show to talk about the art of marketing with his viral Gymkhana videos. Tim is a big influencer who made a strong impression on some Hack the Process guests including Carter Thomas, Michelle Kim, Omar Zenhom, Alex Cespedes, Vinay Patankar, and Malek Banoun.

In June, New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert is releasing a new novel, City of Girls, and she’ll also be attending the Vacation Rental Women’s Summit in New Orleans from February 19 to 20 to address issues that women face in the vacation rental industry. Elizabeth’s books were a source of inspiration for Tara Byrne and Jenny Feinberg.

Are you interested in gene editing? Technology? Physics? Nuclear fusion? If yes, then you might be one of the one hundred twenty people that YC 120 is looking for. Apply to join the community and you’ll get to join a weekend conference in Colorado from April 26 to 28 with free lodging, food, and flights from anywhere in the world. Both Ankit Shah and Ricky Yean mentioned Paul Graham, who co-founded the seed accelerator, Y Combinator.