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The Way to Get Started · The Daily Writer

• 0:05
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Writer, where we share a lesson each day to help you cultivate the habits for creative success.
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  SPEAKER_00: During this first week of the year, you'll hear a lot of people talk about their goals.
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  SPEAKER_00: You'll see social media posts, articles, emails, and news stories about all the big plans people are making for 2021.
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  SPEAKER_00: Perhaps you've set some goals for yourself.
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  SPEAKER_00: If so, congrats.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's an important step toward being successful as a writer.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe you even shared some of these goals with a few friends or perhaps posted them online.
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  SPEAKER_00: Goals are important, but there's also a danger in talking about them too much.
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  SPEAKER_00: The more we talk about our goals, especially on social media, it can easily feel like we're making progress without actually having done the work.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you're a detailed person, you probably have an elaborate vision of what your completed goal looks like.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe it's a finished book, a podcast that's launched, or client work that's completed.
• 1:03
  SPEAKER_00: But this perfect vision in our heads is usually nothing like the day-to-day messiness of actually achieving those goals.
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  SPEAKER_00: We stop and start, we get sidetracked, we get interrupted, we get tired, and before long, the pristine vision of a perfectly achieved goal comes crumbling down, and we just want to quit.
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  SPEAKER_00: The solution is deceptively simple, and it comes from a man who had more than his fair share of complicated creative projects.
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  SPEAKER_00: Walt Disney was the master of bringing creative dreams to life.
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  SPEAKER_00: As the creator and visionary of the first full-length animated movie, the modern theme park, and so much other amazing work, he knew a thing or two about what it takes to get through messy creative projects and to produce tangible results.
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  SPEAKER_00: Walt Disney once said, The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is great advice for every single writer.
• 1:58
  SPEAKER_00: Goals are important to success, but the key to success is to take daily action toward those goals, even when it feels messy and frustrating.
• 2:08
  SPEAKER_00: Or perhaps especially when it feels messy and frustrating.
• 2:12
  SPEAKER_00: Hey, thanks so much for listening to today's episode.
• 2:15
  SPEAKER_00: I want to take a moment to let you know about our daily writer membership community.
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  SPEAKER_00: One of the very best ways to develop better habits and impact more people's lives with your writing is to spend time around other successful writers.
• 2:28
  SPEAKER_00: If you're tired of feeling isolated and chasing success on your own, you will love the Daily Writer community.
• 2:35
  SPEAKER_00: For years, I searched for the kind of writing community I would want to join.
• 2:40
  SPEAKER_00: Well, I can never find what I wanted, so I created one.
• 2:43
  SPEAKER_00: Some of the features of the Daily Writer community include weekly writing sprints, monthly community calls, help from writing mentors, calls with guest experts, many courses to help you be productive and successful, and much, much more.
• 2:58
  SPEAKER_00: For more info, you can visit dailywriterlife.com slash community.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks so much, and I'll see you tomorrow.