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Werner Herzog: Advice on Creating Great Content
The following pieces of advice from director, screenwriter, and actor Werner Herzog are featured on the back cover of this book: Werner Herzog: A Guide for the Perplexed: Conversations with Paul Cronin. Always take the initiative. There is nothing wrong with spending a night in jail if it means getting the shot you need. Send out […]
23 Things Happy People Do Differently
Don’t hold grudges … Dream big … Never make excuses … Treat everyone with kindness … See problems as challenges … Don’t sweat the small stuff … Speak well of others … Exercise … Get absorbed in the present … Eat well … Nurture social relationships … Take time to listen … Never seek approval from others … Wake up at the same time every morning … Live minimally … Tell […]
The 12 Commandments of Success by W Randall Jones
Here are W. Randall Jones’s 12 Commandments of Wealth. They are really 12 rules for success. They are worth paying attention to as you write and market your books. Note: The comments after the bolded commandments are mine (John Kremer). 1. Never seek money for money’s sake. — If you are writing and marketing your books […]
The Holiday Lights Theory of Economics
The Holiday Lights Theory of Economics is based on my observations of many holiday seasons, especially the winter holidays, during the past 20 years. I’ve noticed that when the economy is getting better (or, at least, people are feeling that it is getting better), more people decorate the outsides of their homes with holiday lights. […]