I keep coming back to this, 4 months into the new year! Been trying to shift my goals to the process of thinking and creating the stories I want to tell, less so than the specific, glitzy outcome. Less chasing, more doing the thing day to day
I recently listened to a podcast in which Willem Dafoe was interviewed and asked for advice he might have for young actors. He said the only thing that came to mind, which was for life generally-not just acting-was, “Don’t do this to get that. Do this to do this.” I’ve been sitting with that one.
Hi Emi hope all is going well with you. I don’t think you’re wrong for chasing your dreams and setting goals can be a good thing but if you get too obsessed with achieving them it can be all consuming the other good things going on in your life which I’m a little guilty of also so thanks for your ideas and thoughts. It’s always good to hear from you…makes my day better!🤠
Yayyy! I hope readers take your advice. I decided last year that it didn’t matter if I published a memoir I’ve been working on for years. And in that breathing space, a brand new idea for a book came to me, and I like not feeling that I’m failing every day. Who knew.
I keep coming back to this, 4 months into the new year! Been trying to shift my goals to the process of thinking and creating the stories I want to tell, less so than the specific, glitzy outcome. Less chasing, more doing the thing day to day
I recently listened to a podcast in which Willem Dafoe was interviewed and asked for advice he might have for young actors. He said the only thing that came to mind, which was for life generally-not just acting-was, “Don’t do this to get that. Do this to do this.” I’ve been sitting with that one.
Hi Emi hope all is going well with you. I don’t think you’re wrong for chasing your dreams and setting goals can be a good thing but if you get too obsessed with achieving them it can be all consuming the other good things going on in your life which I’m a little guilty of also so thanks for your ideas and thoughts. It’s always good to hear from you…makes my day better!🤠
Yayyy! I hope readers take your advice. I decided last year that it didn’t matter if I published a memoir I’ve been working on for years. And in that breathing space, a brand new idea for a book came to me, and I like not feeling that I’m failing every day. Who knew.