This is good. Stoicism and salesmanship, especially as it relates to creatives and reluctant sellers.
Being published in indie publishing is a lot like starting in acting, none of us are experts, everyone is trying to get noticed, and it’s not at all glamorous. Although it is an honor and privilege to be published, to get your book in the hands of the people, to find your readers, takes some elbow grease. This means…you become a salesperson.
Without energy, you are nothing. Great ideas get fuzzy and die, good intentions collapse in a withered heap.
Nicholas Bate has essential guidance…
1. To do the things you want to do, you need energy.
2. Level 1 Energy is dependent upon MEDS, meditation, exercise, diet and sleep.
3. Take time out; move/take stairs/dance/carry; eat wide (variety) and deep (local, in season, simple); sleep.
4. …
Harried by the relentless, depthless demands of email, social media, Zoom, phone and Slack?
Here’s a great idea from author Daniel Pink, originating with statesman George Schultz – the Schultz Hour.
Pinkcast 4.07. This is how to carve out an hour a week to think big. | Daniel H. Pink
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Well, possibly not. But here, at least, is Professor Peterson’s Essay Writing Guide (via his newsletter).
I haven’t yet read it fully, but as you’d expect, it is thorough and drily humorous.
You can also find it directly on jordanbpeterson.com, here.
Worth a read.
…you are your contribution.
Sage advice on redundancy from Nicholas Bate.
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Wise words on The Type of Meeting – and all that flows from this knowledge – from Execupundit’s Michael Wade.
Continue reading “Do the prep, stack the deck – @execupundit”The type of meeting will determine which briefcase I bring, the tie and shoes I wear, the writing pad, and the pen.
And those are just the “superficials”…
I’m catching up on recent posts. Execupundit offers insight on business strategy…
Continue reading “Strategy and equipment with @Execupundit”
Execupundit recommends slaying one small dragon each day:
Continue reading “Small dragons – slain by @execupundit”You know you need to confront them but other things somehow always seem to arise.
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How do you know it is a small dragon? There are two simple criteria: you’ve been putting off the task and you will feel much better when it is finished.
Here’s a nice observation from Seth Godin:
Continue reading “The road to decay – @ThisIsSeth”I’m sitting on a black couch in the lobby of a nice theater. The couch is cracked and peeling, with seven strips of black gaffer’s tape holding it together. And you don’t have to be an interior geologist to see that it has developed this patina over time, bit by bit.
The question is: Who was the first person who decided to fix the couch with tape?
Kurt at Cultural Offering highlights the problem with the concept of “work-life balance”:
I’ve always considered my work part of my life. My friends – especially the successful ones – make their work an enriching part of life.
To be sure, keeping the demands of work in proportion to the demands of domestic life can be tough. Especially if, like may sovereign professionals, you work from home. But, the idea of work being something that is to be balanced against “life”? It’s a cute phrase but nonsensical when you think about it.
The Fast Company article he references is here. It’s a fascinating read on the importance and power of the language that we use.