my half-serious approach to writing a book. let’s see how this goes. :)
the ah ha moment + acting on your ambitions
soon i’ll be publishing a book on HOW to create inspiring, admirable work and I’m calling it ‘the ah ha moment.’ it’s about living passionately and ACTING on your ambitions. the book is comprised of lessons and tips that i’ve learned from amazing people and it includes their real-life stories too. the goal is to inspire people to go after and achieve their potential.
every.story.is.amazing. AMAZING. i’ve never felt so inspired, entertained, delighted, amazed and impressed by the improbable risks and admirable actions these amazing people have taken to get to where they are now. it’s AMAZING! MIND BLOWING! seriously! or at least that’s how I feel… :)
i’m so damn impressed that I decided to share just a quote or two of a few stories every day until the book is published (digitally). it’s important to me to stay consistent with my writing but I also need to dedicate time to getting this book done (oh, and also move to new york on Tuesday)… this strategy allows me to achieve all three. :)
please relish in the amazing stories of uber inspiring people. i hope they encourage you to think and talk less and make things happen instead.
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While I did need an escape from New York, it was also an exercise in something I call “semi-controlled recklessness.” For a lot of those in careers and relationships that they are truly not in love with, what they own becomes a way to justify the life they are living. People do overtime in jobs they hate so they can purchase a $200,000 car they don’t have time to drive. They move in with their girlfriend because they’ve been together for so long and it’s the next logical step, regardless if the relationship is actually working or not…
(awesome and inspiring dude I met through blogging, works at the intersection of technology and fashion. we haven’t met in real life yet but are going to next week. i can’t wait!)
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I think, especially in your twenties, you start questioning your choices more and more. I don’t know why this happens, but it happens to everyone. But think about this: back when we were younger — maybe as recently as ten years ago, we didn’t question ourselves and our actions…
(a close friend who created a little something called foursquare. dude has a HUGE heart and that’s why i love him. he’s also very witty and easily makes people smile. i love that about him too.)
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My entire life I’ve felt very connected to my inner voice. I knew it was there, felt it strongly, yet generally ignored it. I let the outer world bombard my sense of direction in life. Then, a few years ago, everything fell apart and came together at the same time, which sounds crazy, but is actually quite necessary. You cannot become something new without leaving something behind…
(absolutely amazing woman I was recently intro’d to via david. she’s about to release a book - Love Your Photos: A Simple Guide to Photographic Happiness - i can’t wait! i’m meeting her for the first time when I stay with her at #sxsw. super excited.)
two of jen’s brilliant photos:
buy this book. literally inspires an out of body writing experience. indescribable until you experience it yourself. seriously.
You’re a Genius All the Time: Belief and Technique for Modern Prose
“Writer’s block is just a symptom of feeling like you have nothing to say, combined with the rather weird idea that you should feel the need to say something. Why? If you have something to say, then say it. If not, enjoy the silence while it lasts. The noise will return soon enough. In the meantime, you’re better off going out into the big, wide world, having some adventures and refilling your well. Trying to create when you don’t feel like it is like making conversation for the sake of making conversation. It’s not really connecting, it’s just droning on like an old, drunken barfly.”
ignore everybody by @gapingvoid
i recommend buying this book immediately if you have not read it. serious.
“The more you practice your craft, the less you confuse worldly rewards with spiritual rewards, and vice versa. Even if your path never makes any money or furthers your career, that’s still worth a ton.”
ignore everybody by @gapingvoid
currently reading this book on my flight back to SF from NYC. very, very solid. thought-provoking, fresh, straight-forward, and likely to inspire mass amounts of writing all over the pages. these types of books are my favorite. i highly recommend picking it up.
