This is video is going around the Internet as an inspiration for those who are doing creative work, such as blogging. In the first 2 minutes and 30 seconds, I gathered the key points that applied to my blogging life:
- I get into it because I believe I have good taste.
- Sometimes I believe what I posted is not that good.
- I’m still looking for the special thing(s).
- I am going through a volume of work, making deadlines, even though I don’t get paid to do this.
- I must not give up.
Ira Glass is a host and producer of This American Life show.
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I’ve watched this video. It’s part of a series of four. Excellent stuff here. The section you highlighted range true with me also.
I also got out of it that we as creative people should keep producing, keep throwing things against the wall and see what sticks. We learn even from our failures.
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Hi Haley,
We, as producers of content, tend to think it’s never good enough, get discouraged, and quit. I’ve known a few people in my RSS feed who do that. They would produce great content, but then they just stopped coming up with a new post for a while, or ever. Quite disappointing.
I hope that I never consider anything I do as “good enough”! For me, I can always do better and I always need to be striving.
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Hey Jason,
Some people are more critical on themselves, and I think this is who he’s referring to as the creative people. The people who never say good enough. The people who are easily discouraged, and quit.
Hmmm….. should I write all my opinions now or wait till my post about confidence comes out? tick tock tick tock…. ;P
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Hi Reggy,
Write your opinions now! Or at least give us a few teasers…. 😉
Hehehe Rudy… I’m horrible at teasers so I’ll have to leave it at that! If I start to write something I’ll give away too much!
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Very good motivational video I had seen.. Set the dateline? I had set schedule for submit my new story at least twice a days. Is that same?
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@Reggy:
Well, I guess I just have to wait for your posts! Looking forward to it.
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@Halim:
Yes, submitting a story twice a day is setting a deadline. That’s quite a lot, though. But if you can, then it’s great.
Wow. That was really insightful. Makes me look back on my music career and wish I would have stuck with writing. Then again, it always seemed to be being a good writer shouldn’t be that hard. If you really, really, really struggle to get it, are you really focusing on where you’ll be the most successful? I still struggle with that question.
When you got the talent, keep pursuing it.
Better be good at one thing, than too many things.
This is a really good article! Thanks for sharing this and I will be including a reference in an article that I am writing for another website that I own.
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