If life is about learning about yourself and the world around you then today I received a superior education. Today I got smarter.
Firstly - I learnt how to say I'm a writer. I've hinted at it on my blog from time to time, I've wished and I've hoped, I've even written a novel which still sits in my bottom drawer. Well, today I discovered where I've been going wrong. I never believed.
Jeff Goins tells me I have to believe, that I have to call myself a writer and then I have to start acting like one. He's even written an e-book and created a website because he believes that I'm also a writer.
Okay, so he's telling everyone the same thing, but he can't be seen to be showing any bias towards me after all. Doesn't matter that he's never met me, or spoken to me - he obviously just knows.
Really, you just need to go and check out his website and the e-book 'You are a writer' and start believing you're a writer. If you're really clever (like me) and spread the word on your blog, Facebook and /or Twitter and then leave a comment on his blog that you're helping spread the word then you have a chance to win a free copy of the e-book as well.
Enough of tooting Jeff's 'wonderfulness' - see, only a writer can get away with a word like that ~ grin.
My second discovery today - a new word, or two words actually - which are so beautifully descriptive. Apparently a brain fart is slang for a special kind of
abnormal brain activity which results in human error while performing a
repetitive task. The term is typically employed to indicate a regrettable and
poorly thought out choice of action. In other words a brain fart occurs when
someone "momentarily loses his sense of logic…and does something
'dumb'."
Yeah, I think I have a brain fart at least once a day.
Third discovery - apparently this year, July has 5 Fridays,
5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. This happens only once every 823 years.
My fourth discovery, even CEO's of major company's use choice descriptive language when describing their employees. In 2009 the American Express CEO was quoted as saying that they don't like "grumpy, poo poo minded people in their team" - love, I'm hearing you on that sentiment. Now I just have to figure out how to work that phrase into our change strategy at work.
My fifth and final discovery today, the quicker you try to write a post to make sure you're doing your bit for spreading the word to win a free copy of an e-book, the more likely that your computer will chuck all kinds of wobblies and brain farts and totally not cooperate. Yep two hours, three restarts and numerous shutdowns of programs to get this post out.
Now that must be the true defiinition of a writer, beating all the odds and writing anyway,. See I am a writer and what's more if you've read this entire post then you're just as educated as I am from my amazing day of discoveries.
Cheers, Fi
I'm also sharing my 'writerly' brilliance with Erica and her pals today as well, so why not pop by and join the fun
I'm glad we finally got you linked up! So you got that email about the five Fri, Sat, Sun thing, too, huh? My son's birthday is in July, so when I saw the calendar, I immediately knew it was wrong. I think that July occurrence happened in 2004.
ReplyDeleteHave fun with us this week!
No email, but a consultant at work told me about it so I googled it
DeleteEnjoy the link up! You'll meet some interesting people - some you will love, others with annoy you.
ReplyDeleteYou've got it right though - being a writer is facing difficulties and still writing.
Meeting interesting people - that's blogging in general I think. Thanks for dropping by
DeleteYep, as Erica has pointed out, the calendar thing isn't right - check out http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/trivia/fivedays.asp for more information on this useless piece of trivia.
ReplyDeleteSo pleased to hear you have finally accepted you are a writer! Now, pull the book out of the bottom drawer and do something positive about getting it published. The way to overcome fear (of failure, rejection etc) is to just do it!
I DO believe you are a writer. I'm a fairly new blogger and I'm starting to believe that I might be one of your colleagues.
ReplyDeleteOne of my colleagues - literally or figuratively? because now you have me intrigued
DeleteHmmmm...5 of each?! This makes me what to run for a calendar to count.
ReplyDeleteGia - I've had one or two people tell me that this is possibly an email scam (not that I got an email)and having looked at my calendar I think there's 3 lots of 5 days but possibly not the ones I said and as for the 823 days - mmm have my doubts but not going to try and figure that one out because it's not that important to me :-)
DeleteOh, #4 had me laughing!
ReplyDeleteKeep writing!
Writing is what I do, after all I'm a writer LOL
DeleteYay for being a writer! I know what you mean about believing that you are. For years and years I was a writer but I never said I was a writer. I thought you had to be published and famous to be a writer. It took a friend of mine introducing me as a writer to her friend that finally gave me the courage to call myself one.
ReplyDeleteExactly my initial thinking, sometimes you have to just believe don't you for it to become reality
DeleteYay for joining up with Erica! It's such an awesome idea she started!
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