Oct 16, 2026 · 43 min · 10 segments
For 16 years, writing a book sat on Greg Hiebert's goals list. Deep down, he was afraid no one would read it, and if they did, they wouldn't like it. He finally confronted that fear, and the result…
How, how did that come about, and then how does that lead to one of your readers after...
Fir- first and foremost is, uh, I, I find that my journey of, of not being enough, of feeling unloved, of feeling if, if you really stripped away all of the layers, uh, that you, you'd see that I was a big imposter.
I found, Travis, that that's a common, much more common experience of, of the human beings I interact with than one may think.
And, and, and so I, I had the privilege of going through some developmental experiences where I, I came face to face with, uh, some of my deepest fear that if you really knew me you, you, you too would see I'm not enough.
And, and so the book was, the first chapter was an opportunity for me to sort of get that story out and to be very vulnerable, to ver- be very open, to discuss the shame of, of some of the things I encountered as, as a young boy, and the conclusions I came to that, uh, as I've come to know are, are just wrong.
I mean, I have family members that I'm not sure they've read the book because that first chapter tells some family stories.
Uh, e- every single one of my siblings and I served in the military as my father did.
My family has a, just a, a, a long history of serving in the military and, and, and in that history you, you, you, you try not to tell people that you have problems, that [laughs] you ...
[laughs] That's, that, that brings the shame on the family itself and I've found that there's no shame in that.
Matter of fact, being able to ask for help I think is one of the greatest gifts that, that you can exercise.
... that when you ask for help, uh, um, many human beings are, are very kind and compassionate to extend that help and it just needed to be asked.
And it, and it really opens up a door too, right? Like you said, you know, I, I suffer with those same thoughts frequently, you know? And, and it's, it's only when you're vulnerable with your friends, with your spouse, that you open up about those things, and then it, it, it feels to me like the floodgates start to open.
How, how did that come about, and then how does that lead to one of your readers after...
Fir- first and foremost is, uh, I, I find that my journey of, of not being enough, of feeling unloved, of feeling if, if you really stripped away all of the layers, uh, that you, you'd see that I was a big imposter.
I found, Travis, that that's a common, much more common experience of, of the human beings I interact with than one may think.
And, and, and so I, I had the privilege of going through some developmental experiences where I, I came face to face with, uh, some of my deepest fear that if you really knew me you, you, you too would see I'm not enough.
And, and so the book was, the first chapter was an opportunity for me to sort of get that story out and to be very vulnerable, to ver- be very open, to discuss the shame of, of some of the things I encountered as, as a young boy, and the conclusions I came to that, uh, as I've come to know are, are just wrong.
I mean, I have family members that I'm not sure they've read the book because that first chapter tells some family stories.
Uh, e- every single one of my siblings and I served in the military as my father did.
My family has a, just a, a, a long history of serving in the military and, and, and in that history you, you, you, you try not to tell people that you have problems, that [laughs] you ...
[laughs] That's, that, that brings the shame on the family itself and I've found that there's no shame in that.
Matter of fact, being able to ask for help I think is one of the greatest gifts that, that you can exercise.
... that when you ask for help, uh, um, many human beings are, are very kind and compassionate to extend that help and it just needed to be asked.
And it, and it really opens up a door too, right? Like you said, you know, I, I suffer with those same thoughts frequently, you know? And, and it's, it's only when you're vulnerable with your friends, with your spouse, that you open up about those things, and then it, it, it feels to me like the floodgates start to open.
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