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Sharpen Yourself Through Friction and Testing Your Edge

Sharpen Yourself Through Friction and Testing Your Edge

December 13, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“Great genius takes shape by contact with another great genius, but less by assimilation than by friction.” – Heinrich Heine, Born Dec. 13, 1797. I don’t think I am a genius. You’re probably not one, either. But discounting that, there is something for everyone to grab onto in this quote. Whatever your craft is, study…
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Mindset, Positioning, Quote, Success

Dig Your Own Gold Mine (But First, Fill it With Gold).

Dig Your Own Gold Mine (But First, Fill it With Gold).

December 11, 2020 Colin Theriot 2 Comments

“Every composer knows the anguish and despair occasioned by forgetting ideas which one had no time to write down.” – Hector Berlioz, Born Dec. 11, 1803. Write. Everything. Down. It’s a lot easier if you are already writing when you’re having the idea. So write all the time. Even if you don’t have an idea….
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Mindset, Productivity, Quote, Success

Is it True That Anyone Can Learn to Write For a Living?

Is it True That Anyone Can Learn to Write For a Living?

December 9, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“Writing can’t be taught.” – Susanna Moore, Born Dec. 9, 1945. Well, Susanna. I’m going to go ahead and call bullshart on that nonsense. If writing couldn’t be taught, we wouldn’t have civilization. Of course writing can be taught. The desire to want to write well and excessively, perhaps even as a full time vocation?…
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Mindset, Productivity, Quote, Success, Writing

The Two Main Missing Ingredients You Need to Become Who You Want to Be

The Two Main Missing Ingredients You Need to Become Who You Want to Be

December 6, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“The want of education and moral training is the only real barrier that exists between the different classes of men.” – Susanna Moodie, Born Dec. 6, 1803. What is the difference between you and the expert at the top of your field? The difference between you, and who you want to strive to be? Is…
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Mindset, Productivity, Quote, Success

The First Choice to Make Before You Buy Anything to Build Your Business

The First Choice to Make Before You Buy Anything to Build Your Business

December 5, 2020 Colin Theriot 1 Comment

“What counts isn’t the frame, it’s what you put in it.” – Otto Preminger, Dec. 5, 1906. I used to do it, too. Get caught up in whatever the next trend is, and think my fortune would be made by following suit. Write an ebook. Start a membership site. Do a joint venture launch. Then…
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Mindset, Productivity, Quote, Success

The Shortcut to Success is To Under-prepare?

The Shortcut to Success is To Under-prepare?

December 4, 2020 Colin Theriot 2 Comments

“Live your questions now, and perhaps even without knowing it, you will live along some distant day into your answers.” – Rainer Maria Rilke, Born Dec. 4, 1875. People who want to achieve a thing, who are not used to being achievers, often make a common mistake. They over-learn. And over-prepare. And over-plan. They think…
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Mindset, Productivity, Quote, Success

Perfection Is The Opponent of Productivity, Publication, and Profit

Perfection Is The Opponent of Productivity, Publication, and Profit

November 29, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“Nothing is invented and perfected at the same time.” – John Ray, Born Nov. 29, 1627. Are you a perfectionist? Or maybe you’re a fiddler, just constantly tweaking and improving, but never publishing or launching? I feel you. Been there. Used to be that way myself. Oddly, it’s a holdover from having been to art…
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Mindset, Positioning, Productivity, Quote, Success

The Secret For Transmuting Worthless Information Into Valuable Knowledge You Can Sell

The Secret For Transmuting Worthless Information Into Valuable Knowledge You Can Sell

November 28, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“The true method of knowledge is experiment.” – William Blake, Born Nov. 28, 1757. Knowledge is power. Information, on the other hand, is worthless. Anyone can find information. Information is some shit you read, or heard, or saw. Some shit some guy told you, that he is repeating from some shit some guy told him….
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Mindset, Positioning, Productivity, Quote, Success

How To Become Legendary: Betray Your Masters, Kill Your Gods

How To Become Legendary: Betray Your Masters, Kill Your Gods

November 26, 2020 Colin Theriot 3 Comments

“I’m not going to talk about Picasso. I have done my duty to those memories. I have had a great career as an artist myself, you know. I’m not here just because I’ve spent time with Picasso.” – Françoise Gilot, Born Nov. 26, 1921. This is why you’ve got to toot your own horn, and…
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influence, Positioning, Psychology, Quote, Success

Publish Your Draft Now, Revise When You Re-Publish Again In The Future

Publish Your Draft Now, Revise When You Re-Publish Again In The Future

November 18, 2020 Colin Theriot 3 Comments

“Everything you’ve ever read of mine is first-draft. This is one of the peculiarities of the comics field. By the time you’re working on chapter three of your masterwork, chapter one is already in print. You can’t go back and suddenly decide to make this character a woman, or have this one fall out of…
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Mindset, Productivity, Quote, Success, Writing

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