This is a must watch video. Do you know what you wanna do with your life? My wife worked it out two years ago and put a plan into action at the age of 52 (back then) to be a kids English teacher. My wife can find joy in almost everything, even meeting hew people. She sometimes laughs when they introduce themselves. She’s bursting with joy. She’s very very VERY social. People sometimes give her a strange looks when can’t contain herself and laughs at introductions. I know why. You do too, now.
My wife found her life’s purpose by accident.
I knew my life’s purpose at age eight (when I stopped drawing and started writing) but never really put a plan into action. I wrote many short stories but New Zealand didn’t have much of a market (actually it had none) for the horror stories I wrote. This was in the late 80’s and 90’s before the Internet opened wide.
Thanks to the Internet, I sold my first short story in 2001. Writer’s groups were all over the place, and I meet many fantastic people. I started my own Ning group with over 600 members about half were active and posted daily. I closed the group when Ning moved to a pay service.
So, I knew what I wanted to do with my life. I should have been more hard on myself. And now, I’m 50. I’ve had 6 novels published, sold 77 short stories and I have a mortgage and a job and I struggle to make ends met. Like most writers / people.
I think about writers like Peter James. I linked his Wikipedia page. And other writers who have done amazingly well with their dreams and desires.
Not sure why I didn’t reach the top, but I’ve come to terms with that.
Watching this video, I realized maybe I haven’t identified my audience as I thought.
Watch the video below.
My answer:
The five points:
1) Lee
2) Writer
3) Readers
4) Escape
5) Hope or satisfaction
Q: Lee, what do you do?
A: I show other people that any adversary can be overcome.
Q: How do you do that?
A: Through my writing.
What about you?