{"id":10750,"date":"2019-04-30T11:42:46","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T17:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/?p=10750"},"modified":"2020-06-12T11:07:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T17:07:26","slug":"you-have-a-cool-job-episode-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/you-have-a-cool-job-episode-27\/","title":{"rendered":"You Have a Cool Job: Children&#8217;s Book Author and Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"You Have a Cool Job: Children&#039;s Book Author and Speaker\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d6qRXyYrD5g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>On this week\u2019s episode<\/b><\/h2>\n<div class=\"truncatedAudioInfo__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"truncatedAudioInfo__content\">\n<div class=\"sc-type-small\">\n<ul>\n<li>On this week&#8217;s episode of You Have a Cool Job, we talk to Justin Matott, author of books with titles like <em>I Think My Dog Might be a Nerd<\/em>, <em>There&#8217;s a Fly on My Toast<\/em>, and <em>Ol\u2019 Lady Grizelda<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Justin speaks to students about bullying, teaching them to embrace their own talents and unique personalities. These gigs have earned Justin a fair amount of <a href=\"https:\/\/kdvr.com\/2017\/10\/17\/local-childrens-author-uses-humor-to-teach-bullying-prevention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media attention<\/a>, and he visits many elementary schools. He tells the heartwarming story of the impact he made on a student struggling with abuse years ago.<\/li>\n<li>Justin also works with students in writing workshops, where he encourages them to be creative and write with humor. He talks to parents about encouraging this creativity in their children as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"truncatedAudioInfo__metadata\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><b>About the show<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You Have a Cool Job<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a podcast hosted by Taylor Sienkiewicz from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peterson\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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We ask these fascinating individuals how they got to where they are in their career based on their education, experience, and influences; \u00a0why they love their job; and lots more.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Want more?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you like what you&#8217;re hearing, check out these resources to get plugged in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For more episodes of <i>You Have a Cool Job, <\/i>visit our YouTube <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL9TC13WNTbvfmPMpPB50I7Fnm91DIfPQf\">channel.<\/a> View other podcast blogs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/category\/podcasts\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subscribe to receive an email containing each podcast episode of <i>You Have a Cool Job<\/i> as they&#8217;re released.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/sgwidget.leaderapps.co\/js\/sg-widget.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<style>.sendgrid-subscription-widget input{padding:1em 1em 1.05em !important;font-size:.8em;font-family:sans-serif}.sendgrid-subscription-widget #sg_signup_first_name,.sendgrid-subscription-widget #sg_signup_last_name{margin-right:.5em}.sendgrid-subscription-widget #sg-submit-btn{display:inline-block;color:white !important;border:none !important;background:#ea7c62 !important;box-shadow:none !important;cursor:pointer;vertical-align:middle;max-width:250px !important;padding:15px 25px 15px 25px !important;margin:0 .4em;text-align:center;font-size:16px !important;font-family:sans-serif;font-weight:700 !important;}.sendgrid-subscription-widget #sg-submit-btn:active{color:#8e8b8b;box-shadow:0 0 5px -1px rgba(0,0,0,.6)}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .response{display:none;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:.8em}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .success{color:green}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .error,.sendgrid-subscription-widget .sg-consent-text a{color:#3097d1}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .sg-consent-text{font-size:.9em}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .sg-consent-text label{font-weight:400}<\/style>\n<div id=\"sendgrid-subscription-widget\" class=\"sendgrid-subscription-widget\">\n<form id=\"sg-widget\" data-token=\"02b75070a54eca958dbbe3e4b152b4f9\">\n<div id=\"sg-response\" class=\"sg-response\"><\/div>\n<p><input id=\"sg_email\" name=\"sg_email\" required=\"\" type=\"email\" placeholder=\"you@example.com\" \/><input id=\"sg-submit-btn\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/><\/p>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p>Learn more about Justin&#8217;s work <a href=\"http:\/\/justinmatott.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a nomination for the show? 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