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Journey to the Center of You · The Daily Writer

• 0:09
  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: You've probably heard of the Jules Verne novel Journey to the Center of the Earth, which was published in 1864.
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  SPEAKER_00: It was also made into a movie both in 1959 and then again in 2008.
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  SPEAKER_00: In each version of the story, a group of scientists and adventurers travel deep into the earth.
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  SPEAKER_00: They encounter all sorts of unexpected creatures and dangerous situations, sometimes barely escaping the jaws of death.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's often how we view writing.
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  SPEAKER_00: We look at it as a journey that takes us somewhere else.
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  SPEAKER_00: And most of the time, our normal lives seem pretty boring in comparison to the worlds that we can imagine in our heads.
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  SPEAKER_00: But look at it from the opposite point of view.
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  SPEAKER_00: You don't necessarily have to take a crazy, dangerous journey somewhere to have a meaningful adventure.
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  SPEAKER_00: All you have to do is take a journey to the center of you.
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  SPEAKER_00: The filmmaker Joss Whedon said, I write to give myself strength.
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  SPEAKER_00: I write to be the characters that I am not.
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  SPEAKER_00: I write to explore all the things I'm afraid of.
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  SPEAKER_00: So don't be afraid to explore the unknown.
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  SPEAKER_00: The unknown regions of your heart and mind are far more exciting and terrifying than any place you could ever go on earth.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then when you write them down, you can take us along for the ride too.
• 1:29
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks so much for listening to today's episode.
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  SPEAKER_00: I want to take a moment to let you know about our Daily Writer membership community.
• 1:35
  SPEAKER_00: You know, 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.
• 1:44
  SPEAKER_00: So if you're tired of feeling isolated and chasing success on your own, then I know you're going to love the Daily Writer community.
• 1:52
  SPEAKER_00: For years, I searched for the kind of writing community that I would want to join, but I can never find what I wanted, so I created my own.
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  SPEAKER_00: Some of the features include weekly writing sprints, monthly community calls, book discussions, calls with guest experts, and much more.
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  SPEAKER_00: For more info, you can visit dailywriterlife.comslash community.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks, and I'll see you tomorrow.