Why Try To Get Out Of Your Box, When You Can Use What's In It?
It’s worth sharing Richard St. John’s three-minute talk of which I learned that to succeed, we must persist through crap.
Here are some favorite articles I have written on criticism, rejection, assholes, and pressure.
Stay Positive & Here’s Some On Persistence Too
Garth E. Beyer
I’m still smirking from when the idea for this post first popped in my mind. I am far from ever liking the idea of getting comfortable. In fact, I advocate the complete opposite, that you get uncomfortable.
Then I read the following advice,
“Challenge yourself. Take greater and greater risks. Don’t stay in your comfort zone; enjoy the comfort at the end of each step.”
How true is the last statement. It means that when you finally get your cake, make sure to eat it too. Enjoy the accomplishment. Enjoy the new sense of familiarity. Enjoy being comfortable with meeting new goals.
I never thought comfort could be associated with moving forward. Proved me wrong.
Stay Positive & “Get Comfortable” Still Feels Weird Saying
Garth E. Beyer
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Giving a gift – no matter how much time, money, or creativity was put into it – is still a miraculous action. Without listing all the gifts I have given and received (which is a lot, more so the former than the latter,) I have seen that the perfect gift needs three attributes.
One: It’s basic, but sometimes forgotten. While it’s still a gift, I’ve received dozens of items that, quite plainly, I didn’t like. Sure, there are times to take a risk and there are times that a gift gone unliked can be made into a joke, but let’s be sure it’s something they like.
Two: Everyone, and I mean everyone loves knowing you remembered something they said, loves having their advice shared, or/and loves hearing you quote them. Did they once say (very randomly, I might add) that they are a swedish fish? Maybe they said that their grandmother once had a butterfly lapel. Whatever the odd case – and yes, it’s usually humurous – you can always find a way to tag it to a gift.
Three: Not to be confused with number one, you want the gift to be something they want. She may like flowers, but not necessarily want them. He may like the color green, but that doesn’t mean he wants a moss-covered rock. Oh, and everyone has wants, so don’t listen to anyone who says they don’t. It makes it more difficult for you, but more worth it too.
The best part of these three characteristics of a perfect gift is the ability to randomize them, mix them up, and create something weird.
Stay Positive & Get Wierd (they are the best gifts)
Garth E. Beyer
I recently read an article in the New York Magazine titled “The (Robot) Creative Class.” It mentioned that robots are being created to do the work of a comedian, musician, bartender, and – what stood out to me – journalist. It noted that,
Developed with Northwestern University’s prestigious Medill School of Journalism, Chicago-based Narrative Science created a computer program that writes basic news articles like sports-game summaries and earnings reports. It already has at least 30 clients, including Forbes and sports heavyweight the Big Ten Network.
I like to believe that, sure, robots can do the menial parts of what is required of a journalist, heck, possibly robots can have their own genre of journalism, we’ll call it Robot Journalism. I wouldn’t mind reading what a robot thinks.
Would you?
You, reading this, why are you making me wait?
I want it… I want a lot of things actually. I want to see them, read them, purchase them, interact with them, write about them, talk about them, play with them. I want what you have.
Why do I have to wait? Why am I waiting without knowing about your progress? Even worse, why am I waiting to get my hands on something that is already complete?
What are you waiting for?
The right time? The spot light? The spot on QVC? The 9 second reel on NBC?
There are people out in the world and online that are searching for what you have or what you are slowly (yes, I’m calling you out) working on, but they are searching now. Not later, not when you’re ready to deliver, not when you write on your Facebook page that your work is finally available. Now. That’s when they want it.
Simple solution: give it to them.
Stay Positive & Then Go Make Better Art
Garth E. Beyer
It’s a bold statement, especially if titling you’re album after it. Then again, what exactly is wrong with a bold statement? I’m writing this post because I’m doin’ my thing. Writing, it’s what I do. Luke Bryan sings and plays guitar – country music, that’s his thing.
Find your thing and call it what it is. Do it for you because of you, because it’s just what you do. What’s the point of doing anything else?
Stay Positive & Don’t Worry
Garth E. Beyer
We all see interesting things. Whether it’s faces in places or just plain odd sights, there’s a plethora of communities who share the experience together.
The web has allowed us to be weird, to share what and how we see the world, and most importantly, it has allowed us to search and find others who see similar interesting things.
What do you have to share?
Stay Positive & Go Share It Already, I Want To See
Garth E. Beyer
