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Stop Trying to Become Some THING

by Ken on April 5, 2010

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Seems like we’re always trying to become some THING. An artist, a writer, an actor.

But you and I aren’t things, and we can’t become them.

We can paint. We can write. We can act. And no one can stop us.

The only thing we really need to become is engaged.

Why strive to someday become a writer when you can immediately be yourself engaged in the act of writing?

You can do it right now and any time you choose. No dream deferred. No gratification delayed.

Let’s stop trying to become some thing. Let’s stop dreaming, and simply start doing what we’ve been dreaming about. Then we can be what we really want to be: ourselves.

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Better than an Expert: 7 Things I’d Rather Be

March 17, 2010

Every now and then, I fall into the trap of thinking that you and the other readers of this blog want me to be something I’m not: an expert. From the very beginning, I made it clear I’m not one. It’s right there in my About Page. Hi. My name is Ken Robert and you [...]

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Leave Your Light On

December 16, 2009

I believe (metaphorically) that there’s a switch in the center of your soul, one that, when you turn it on, fills you up with light. Maybe you’ve found your switch or maybe you’re still searching for it, walking in the dark and feeling for it by running your hand along the wall. If it’s the [...]

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The Genius of Individuality

September 24, 2009

You could read a book written by a genius, the kind of book in which they describe in detail their process for being brilliant. You could follow every step, beginning with A, and work your way through Z. You could hold your brush the same way they hold theirs. You could eat the same foods, [...]

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Confessions of a Tagline Junkie

September 9, 2009

I must be going through growing pains. I have the almost uncontrollable urge to tweak things. One of the things I’ve been tweaking is my tagline. I love taglines. I’m obsessed with them. Whenever someone tells me their business idea, my mind starts crafting a slew of them. To paraphrase an old but effective tagline [...]

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