History demonstrates time and again that it takes roughly 10,000 hours (or a million words, depending on who we listen to) to reach the status of true artist and masters of our craft.
Tag: Malcolm Gladwell
Jan 10 2013
How Many Licks, um Books, Does It Take to Get to the Top of the Best-Seller List?
Most of us, especially when we’re new, want our first short story to be a major contest winner or our first novel to be a runaway success. That’s natural. Of course, this is not reality for us mere mortals. Just like most of us never picked up a violin and magically busted out a flawless …
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Oct 12 2011
Meet the Salesman–Every Deal Needs a Closer
Welcome to WANA Wednesday, based off my #1 best-selling books We Are Not Alone–The Writer’s Guide to Social Media and Are You There, Blog? It’s Me, Writer. My social media methods are all about authentic human connections. I am also a strong supporter of working smarter, not harder. We need to work together to have …
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Sep 28 2011
Meet the Maven–We're Here Whether You Want Us or Not
Welcome to WANA Wednesday, based off my #1 best-selling books We Are Not Alone–The Writer’s Guide to Social Media and Are You There, Blog? It’s Me, Writer. My social media methods are all about authentic human connections. I am also a strong supporter of working smarter, not harder. We need to work together to …
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Sep 14 2011
Social Butterflies Trump Worker Bees on Social Media–Meet the Connector
There are a number of approaches to being successful on social media, but I have a confession to make. I am lazy. Really. If I gave into my nature, I am so lazy I could easily slip into a coma. Don’t let anyone sell you lies. Worker bees didn’t create the wonders of modern …
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