“I give thanks everyday that I’ve been able to take my craziness and make it work for me.” – Fritz Scholder, Born Oct. 6, 1937. This is one of those stupid self-indulgent gratitude posts. I don’t expect anyone to care. And I’ll keep it short. Thank you. All of you. Sincerely. For reading anything I …
“The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that’s the way to bet.” – Damon Runyon, Born Oct. 4, 1880. Want to hear a certified true “Secret of Success(TM)”? Originality is overrated. Creativity is overrated. Innovation is overrated. People love the story of the one special person who …
“I never invite idiots to my house.” – Elizabeth Montagu, Born Oct. 2, 1718. I’m not saying they don’t squeak in from time to time, but I try to run this “cult” community of ours as an idiot-free environment. And I’ve tried to create products and content at my own level, rather than aiming at …
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“Reciting lines is hard; making stuff up is much, much easier.” – Zach Galifianakis, Born Oct. 1, 1969. The most valuable skill you can start developing now is performing. As in, being comfortable on stage or on camera. And that can be intimidating. I hated it. It was scary when I was first starting out. …
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“I think it’s a fallacy that the harder you practice the better you get. You only get better by playing.” – Buddy Rich, Born Sep. 30, 1917. The time for practice is over. The time for getting ready is done. You’re ready, so start working. Don’t just write, finish. Don’t just finish, publish. Don’t just …
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“Because nobody wanted to play bass, I was instantly in a band.” – Les Claypool, Born Sep. 29, 1963. There is a lot of opportunity in doing the things no one else wants to do because they don’t think it’s cool… Then you MAKE it cool by the way you do it. Let me back …
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“If we all tried to make other people’s paths easy, our own feet would have a smooth even place to walk on.” – Myrtle Reed, Born Sep. 27, 1874. This really is the fastest and easiest way I know to get into business – especially online. Find or create an audience, and serve them what …
“I started doing ’30 Rock’ and started writing ‘Mystery Team’ at the beginning of that. While I was doing ‘Mystery Team,’ I started practicing stand-up. While I was doing stand up, I got ‘Community.’ It’s like I planted trees six years ago, and now they have fruit.” – Donald Glover, Born Sep. 25, 1983. Here …
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“The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well.” – Horace Walpole, Born Sep. 24, 1717. This is also a decent philosophy for thinking about your core content that you will use to build an audience around. You choose your central, main topic. And then …
“There is no magic in all the world like that magic when you sell your first bit of writing.” – Rosamunde Pilcher, Born Sep. 22, 1924. Oh Rosamunde, you poor dear. The magic that exceeds your claim is the feeling when your words can sell things – yours or those produced by others – sell …
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