http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wabywtbjXoQ I’ve seen the best minds of my generation destroyed by distraction. You know what I mean? You have an idea or story that could become a book. Maybe you’re working on a book or have been for 6, 10 or more years. When finished, it could change people’s minds, crack open their hearts, or…
These are the best of times to be an author. These are the worst of times to be an author. They’re the worst of times because the nature of publishing seems in utter disarray, and the days of generous advances appear to have passed with a stable economy. But they’re also the best of…
Wonder puts aside the known and accepted, along with sophistication, and instead serves up an intelligent naivete. – Charles Baxter, Burning Down the House I spoke recently with a group of writers about surprising habits and emotional qualities that thriving, gratified authors cultivate. One quality seemed to resonate the most – actually to my surprise. Jonathan…
There are thought leaders, and there are Thought Leaders.(1) And Seth Godin is the latter. Why? Godin is a Thought Leader not only because he’s smart. It’s not only because he’s prolific and creative. Godin is an archetypal Thought Leader because he understands the nature of Thought itself. He gets what drives human beings. He…
Three things about creative or writing talent:
Talent is not all you need to succeed or feel gratified in your field.
Talent often is dormant. You can cultivate and bring it out.
If you don’t have talent, you can make up for it and potentially become more successful and gratified than someone with talent and not other qualities beyond talent.
Pursuing excellence is not obsessing about perfection. Pursuing – not achieving – excellence is about letting our best selves show up to do the best work we’re meant to do with the best finesse we can learn and muster.
Years ago, when I heard the word “branding” I admittedly thought of cattle burned, owned, and herded. Where was the art? The creativity? The humanity of trying to herd people into buying something? But as a creative-entrepreneur, I’ve since radically reframed my thinking about branding. It is nomenclature familiar to corporate and business worlds where…
2013 might be the year you create a book that matters. I hope so. We need books that change our minds and change our lives. We need stories that expand our imaginations and expand our hearts. My small team and I are devoted to helping you become a captivating author – or an even…
Story died in 1969. After a promising start beginning as a lad dancing around campfires and later accompanied by harp-toting bards and onto tragic and comic stages, Story gave shape and meaning to people around the globe.
“Some people are blessed by knowing exactly what it is their hearts desire, but are cursed by not knowing how to achieve it. Like King Lear, some stumble into a course of action precisely opposite to the one that would satisfy their hearts and minds. Because of their own pride, stubbornness, or lack of self-insight,…
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