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The World Needs Your Words · The Daily Writer

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  SPEAKER_00: Hey my friend, thanks for joining me for today's episode.
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  SPEAKER_00: I want you to stop and think about the last few resources you've seen directed toward helping writers.
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  SPEAKER_00: It probably consists of some collection of books, conferences, podcasts, courses, masterminds, journals, or some other resources.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'd say there's a pretty good chance that all of those things were geared toward encouraging you to write for your own benefit.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now that's a good thing, of course, because writing can bring you income, it can help you process grief, it can help you build a business, or leave a legacy, or do lots and lots of other things that benefit you directly as the writer.
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  SPEAKER_00: However, I also think it's important to zoom out once in a while and look at the bigger picture of how your writing has an impact beyond yourself.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I want to make a bold statement.
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  SPEAKER_00: I believe that almost everything valuable in human culture has a writer behind it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whenever you watch a TV show or a movie, a writer was behind it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whenever you read a book or a magazine, a writer was behind it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whenever you hear a president's speech, a writer was behind it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whenever you watch a newscast, writers were behind it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whenever you listen to a song, a writer was behind it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whenever you see a play, a writer was behind it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whenever a law is written, writers are behind it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whenever you consult an owner's manual, a writer was behind it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whenever you buy a birthday or an anniversary card, a writer was behind it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whenever you watch a commercial, a writer was behind it.
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  SPEAKER_00: And whenever you hear a lesson or a sermon or a podcast, a writer was behind it.
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  SPEAKER_00: The point is, writers are the creators of ideas, history, entertainment, and basically almost everything that makes us human.
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  SPEAKER_00: The truth is that you're never just a writer.
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  SPEAKER_00: You are a creator of culture.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's why your words are so important.
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  SPEAKER_00: Anything meaningful in life starts with a writer willing to put words on a page.
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  SPEAKER_00: So keep on writing.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's it for today, and I'll see you next time.