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Authorship is More Than Writing · The Daily Writer

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  SPEAKER_00: Hey my friend, welcome to The Daily Writer, where we help writers become authors of their own lives.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now you've probably noticed, and of course it would be impossible not to notice this, that I talk a lot about writing here on this show.
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  SPEAKER_00: And even though I'm a professional writer by trade, writing is actually the vehicle for a much broader concept at the heart of everything that I teach.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that concept, of course, is authorship.
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  SPEAKER_00: In fact, you hear this in the intro on every single episode because I literally say this is the show where we help writers become authors of their own lives.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I want to explore this just a little bit today.
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  SPEAKER_00: So again, this main concept that I'm talking about is the concept of authorship.
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  SPEAKER_00: And authorship is a philosophy or a life orientation, if you will, that's focused on helping you become the author of your own life.
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  SPEAKER_00: In other words, you're the one that's writing the story of your own life.
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  SPEAKER_00: And whenever you make this decision to become the author of your own life, you're not settling for the limits, the boxes, or identities others have put upon you.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're choosing your own destiny, you're charting your own course, and you're deciding who you want to become and what you want to build.
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  SPEAKER_00: For example, here are 10 non-writing ways to practice authorship.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number one, changing your career at age 50.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number two, deciding to rebuild your marriage.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number three, starting a business.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number four, surviving a major illness.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number five, having that difficult conversation you've been putting off.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number six, creating some kind of art.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number seven, taking a class.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number eight, choosing to get healthier.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number nine, cleaning out your basement.
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  SPEAKER_00: And number ten, doing that thing that you've been afraid to do for a long, long time.
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  SPEAKER_00: So the bottom line here is that authorship, as you can see, is about far more than just writing.
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  SPEAKER_00: It really comes down to a way of living that touches every part of your life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hey, thanks for listening.
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  SPEAKER_00: Keep writing, keep showing up, and I'll see you tomorrow.