Tag: productivity
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Work. Finish. Then say, “I’m a writer.”
I meet a lot of your “writers”. They call themselves “writers” because they like to write. In fact, they do write, as long as by writing we mean words on paper or words on a screen. However, if by “writer” we mean craftsman, people who have studied and perfected a craft, then they are deluded…
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Vision – do you have “it”
People love to claim “vision” or that they are “visionaries”. My experience is that they use this term to qualify themselves as having “good ideas” “I am an idea person.” Statistically, three percent (3%) of all ideas are any good. Being an idea person doesn’t make you a visionary. My editor at Random House once…
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Step 4
(a good discipline for the new year) Tell the truth and deal with the consequences head on. Don’t relinquish control of your destiny living in shadows and dodging rubber bullets from critics.