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Lala Vic's avatar

Love it. Every word.

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TalesandTunes by Sinem's avatar

I agree with you Darius. Running after material pursuits in the corporate world for years, a wake up call made me realize the void I had inside and I started writing as I've always wanted to. And I've been writing short stories with my lovely local writers' group since then and it's so fulfilling. Slowly, I'm starting to find my voice in this world I believe✌️❤️

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Darius Foroux's avatar

Love it

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TalesandTunes by Sinem's avatar

Thanks Darius🙏

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Kinga Wilson's avatar

The core message here of quality over quantity, and writing from your authentic self, and writing more honestly... all extends to how you do anything in life, is how you do everything. I love this Jerry McGuire comparison as I have used it many times to explain how & why I started my business 26 years ago, and for me it was more about living on my own terms as an entrepreneur, and giving my clients a world-class service that makes them want for nothing more, and stay clients of mine for the long game. And the older I get, I realize that this desire to work from pure authenticity above all, creates its own ecosystem: a world where I am truly present, and want to be a part of, and by my existence and way of living my life in it, I invite others to live their truth in their own way.

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Darius Foroux's avatar

Well said, Kinga. Thanks for sharing this.

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Suzy Rowlands's avatar

I heart love this so much. ✨🪄

I feel like I’ve succeeded in writing from my heart’s yearnings when I’ve hit publish, butterflies fluttering in my stomach and, then realise I’d not given a single thought to including any buttons (subscribe, share etc) in there! 😄✨

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Darius Foroux's avatar

That's why we write!

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Suzy Rowlands's avatar

Amen🙏🏻✨

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@robopulp's avatar

Solid writing. This is something that a lot of people in X need to read😀 there's constant flexing over there and frantic writing now that there's payouts.

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Darius Foroux's avatar

Thanks, Jay. The more people reward flexing, the more people flex!

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@robopulp's avatar

Yes. It begets a culture of future flexers who want to be mentored by the current flexers.

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CD's avatar

More than anything, this is about finding and knowing your authentic self. Easy to say, hard to do and a never ending quest once you begin to ask the question. Sadly, most people end their lives without even having the insight to ask the question of themselves. Maybe oblivious abandon is easier on the psyche, although hopelessly shallow.

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Darius Foroux's avatar

Hey CD. 100%. Uncovering our authentic self is important. And honest writing helps with that.

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Michael Thompson's avatar

Cover image of the year;).

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Stephen McCormac's avatar

Jerry had to go through a lot of suffering - losing his fiancee, his job and nearly going bankrupt - and some of that was quite funny. Only then did he really start to learn about who he was and could be. I think that is why that movie is so popular - and continues to be. A lot of people yearn to be more true to themselves and their values.

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