Wednesday, October 9, 2013

The foundation

I've gotten away of late from my ritual of writing in the early morning hours.  Many of you have routines - that work for you.  Stick to them and get to work.  Abe Lincoln walked the grounds of the White House every  morning at 5am and then ate his breakfast of one egg and black coffee.  Ben Franklin swore by 'air baths', which was his term for sitting around naked each morning and writing.  When I was creating concepts and scripts each week for broadcast TV, (fully clothed) I learned from the start that type of work could only be produced for me between 6am and 9am.  After 9am you worked for others.  Before that, you work for yourself.  Thank goodness Starbucks opened at 5:30AM.  Good times, challenging work & great colleagues to cherish forever.  Now back to work.  Seth Godin suggests that all our talents and capabilities begin with a foundation of skills, much like a typeset is the foundation of printing and writing.  IF you've exhausted all you can with the letters you possess, PERHAPS it's time to invest in collecting new letters to work with. 

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