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Everything Old is New Again – If You Just Try a Little Bit

Everything Old is New Again – If You Just Try a Little Bit

April 18, 2021 Colin Theriot No Comments

“The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or to say a new thing in an old way.” – Richard Harding Davis, Born Apr. 18, 1864. I wouldn’t say it’s THE secret… But it IS a great trick. Can’t think of something to write? 1. Take some old…
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Positioning, Productivity, Quote, Writing

Decide what to do, and do it now.  End indecision and procrastination IMMEDIATELY.

Decide what to do, and do it now. End indecision and procrastination IMMEDIATELY.

April 11, 2021 Colin Theriot No Comments

“Indecision and delays are the parents of failure.” – George Canning, Born Apr. 11, 1770. Do you have these problems? Procrastination? Overanalyzing? Thinking too much? Over-planning? Inability to just get started on your grand plans and possibilities? It all boils down to what old George is saying. Indecision, and delay. If you can’t decide WHAT…
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Productivity, Psychology, Quote

If You Want to Get Paid to Write, Write Where the Money Is

If You Want to Get Paid to Write, Write Where the Money Is

April 9, 2021 Colin Theriot 1 Comment

“For each letter received from a creditor, write fifty lines on an extraterrestrial subject and you will be saved.” – Charles Baudelaire, Born Apr. 9, 1821. Practical advice there – shockingly from a POET, no less. Poetry being the most useless kind of writing. But even in Baudelaire’s time, he knew that if you’re going…
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Advertising, Productivity, Quote, Selling

Your Style Is Discovered Through Copying Others and Throwing Out What Doesn’t Work For You

Your Style Is Discovered Through Copying Others and Throwing Out What Doesn’t Work For You

April 8, 2021 Colin Theriot No Comments

“If you’re too big to fit into fashion, then you just have to do your own fashion.” – Vivienne Westwood, Born Apr. 8, 1941. When I first went freelance and was trying to figure out this whole guruhood-as-a-business-model thing, I had a worry. What is going to be my “thing”? What is going to be…
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Mindset, Positioning, Productivity, Quote, Success

The “U” in USP Stands for “yoU”

The “U” in USP Stands for “yoU”

April 7, 2021 Colin Theriot No Comments

“Each of us is meant to have a character all our own, to be what no other can exactly be, and do what no other can exactly do.” – William Ellery Channing, Born Apr. 7, 1780. This is good advice in general, but I would add that if you can manage to be interesting, and…
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Positioning, Productivity, Quote, Success

The Secret of Creating Unique Material for Products, Content, Whatever, Etc…

The Secret of Creating Unique Material for Products, Content, Whatever, Etc…

April 5, 2021 Colin Theriot No Comments

“You don’t know what people are looking for. What you know is what you feel like might be missing.” – Pharrell Williams, Born Apr. 5, 1973. Here is one that people always struggle with. Folks like us know we want to gather an audience, but we don’t know what will attract them, and what will…
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Mindset, Productivity, Quote, Writing

Emergent Challenges Aren’t Obstacles, But Opportunities to Make Better Work

Emergent Challenges Aren’t Obstacles, But Opportunities to Make Better Work

April 4, 2021 Colin Theriot No Comments

“An artist never works under ideal conditions. If they existed, his work wouldn’t exist, for the artist doesn’t live in a vacuum. Some sort of pressure must exist. The artist exists because the world is not perfect. Art would be useless if the world were perfect, as man wouldn’t look for harmony but would simply…
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Mindset, Productivity, Quote, Success

Consistent And Decent Always Outperforms Sporadic Excellence

Consistent And Decent Always Outperforms Sporadic Excellence

April 2, 2021 Colin Theriot 1 Comment

“One forges one’s style on the terrible anvil of daily deadlines.” – Emile Zola, Born Apr. 2, 1840. What’s it take to be a good writer? Write every day. What’s it take to build a business? Make offers every day. What’s it take to build an audience? Add new followers every day. What’s it take…
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Positioning, Productivity, Quote, Success

Worried About Your Work?  Here’s Whose Opinions Really Matter…

Worried About Your Work? Here’s Whose Opinions Really Matter…

March 29, 2021 Colin Theriot No Comments

“When people approach me about my films it is usually to tell me how much they hate them.” – Michael Winterbottom, Born Mar. 29, 1961. Any time you create anything, there are some people who seem to just want to tear it down because it exists. Because you bothered to try. I’m talking about haters….
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Mindset, Productivity, Quote, Success

The Secret of Acquiring (And Portraying) Mastery

The Secret of Acquiring (And Portraying) Mastery

March 25, 2021 Colin Theriot No Comments

“If there be anything that can be called genius, it consists chiefly in ability to give that attention to a subject which keeps it steadily in the mind, till we have surveyed it accurately on all sides.” – Robert Quillen, Born Mar. 25, 1887. If you look at anything long enough, you’re going to notice…
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influence, Positioning, Productivity, Quote

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