“When it is obvious that the Goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the Goals, adjust the action steps” Confucius.
Writing without passion or purpose is pretty pointless. It can take a while to find / clarify either. We wander the Boulevard of Life, not yet seeking, but wondering, observing, absorbing our environments, wary of weathers, slowly grasping realities of sociopolitical climates, until…. ?? Until we desire to Heal the World around us.
Thus we find our Passion and Purpose.
Only then can we teach ourselves to put aside distractions, to focus on what really matters. As we commit to shaping our Kraftsmanship, we sail here to Substacks Portal, where we react thus :-
HEY !! Looks like a suitable vehicle for reaching out whilst on Our Creative Journey !!
Can we fine tune our quest here in the company of like minded travelling friends ?? Can we navigate through the mazes of Substacking Better, of Wordkrafting Better, May we Yearn to earn in return ? Burning All - the - Inevitable - Hours - Months - Calories…
“Will I reach my potential Audience ?” Can I influence the tide, before the hour that the Deathship comes in ?”……. Not on my own I thought, then in February Suzanne Taylor’s Essay Contest entered, curtesy of Julie Gabrielli, my Inbox…. Eureka !!
“Set a goal so big that that you can’t achieve it until you grow into the person that can” Unknown.
Suzanne’s BIG goal (“Save the World”) chimed with mine (“Heal Our World”), I figured she was having a greater effect than I was. Sooo as well as submitting my own essay, I promoted her contest like crazy. Within weeks she had nearly two hundred submissions. A little while later she donated, her own cash !, $14,000 to the six contest winners. Since then, there’s been a steady flow of writers joining the campaign to change the Global Mindset. Having related conversations with some of these good folk got me thinking about how to support a whole group of like minded Authors… “This Creative Journey” is a result of that thinking…
I ain’t claiming to be the one true Guru, although having been closely involved with developing a network for so many Self-Proclaimers in the past, I felt that too many were better at promoting themselves than actually teaching their professed skills. The best Self-Proclaimers too often charged the most, and taught the least. But hey !… to be fair it is not always the case.
My belief is :- that whilst entertainment should be paid for, Knowledge should be Freely Shared. Maybe there’s a compromise ? Lets look at that… Anyway - If you are looking at Upskilling your Wordkraft, - Wonderful ! or supplementing your income, that’s fine by me. If you need to earn a full time writers pay to support your loved ones, Great ! Let’s work on that together too. If you want a flash Limo or a Ballroom in your yacht ? - OHO ! Wrong Stack Pal !! KNOWLEDGE - IS - NOT - A - COMMODITY.
For a clear idea of where Suzanne is going, please read Suzanne Taylors Now What post May 21st “Get smart about capitalism as the core culprit”
On the same day she posted this on Notes ;- “I wish I could clone you Maurice, you’ve made such a difference getting the Essay Contest seen and the stats for new Subscribers show a huge spike from when you got on the case. I can’t wait for the tip sheet for how people can be as effective working the Substack System as you are.”
What had actually happened was that I noticed something about Substack, thought it could be useful, put it to the test, And - it - Worked. I am currently spending more time studying the platform, than I am on posting my Stories - Because I feel that now is the time to Collectively Up Our Game. Would you like to join those who have already expressed an interest in building a mutually supportive community ?
“This Creative Journey” will initially have two ingredients, the first of which is the Learning Journey” on the Last Friday of each Month. Fairly soon will come the “Physical Journey”, on the Second Friday. A further Ingredient may be added later. To allow for all the extra work - I must, needs be, reduce my Storytelling to the first three Wednesdays of each Month. (Less - in Dec/Jan, a three week break). I am always open to conversations, questions, collaborations. Just Direct Message me using the button below, please give me a private email to respond to. Best Wishes, Maurice.
REMEMBER - KNOWLEDGE IS NOT A COMMODITY.
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Consider yourself restacked...
"Knowledge is not a commodity" <--- this. YES. Thank you for articulating the vague unease I get whenever someone tells me I should 'turn that into a course, you could make lots of money'....I thought it had something to do with low self-worth, but what it really is, is a misalignment of my values in that I truly believe that knowledge ought to be available to all who seek it, not just those who can afford it. I get that people deserve to be compensated for their time and expertise...I just think there's a middle ground somewhere.