WEBVTT - Work against something

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to work against something. Figure out what

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<v Speaker 1>makes you fired up and righteously angry. Often that can

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<v Speaker 1>be a major source of inspiration. Today's tip, like some

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<v Speaker 1>others this week, comes from Todd Henry's new book Daily Creative.

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<v Speaker 1>This guide features three sixty six tips to help creative

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<v Speaker 1>people stay prolific, brilliant, and healthy. We often think about

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<v Speaker 1>what makes us happy, and that's good, but thinking about

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<v Speaker 1>what makes us mad is probably just as interesting. As

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<v Speaker 1>Todd writes, figure ring out what makes you angry is

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<v Speaker 1>one of the keys to unlocking your creative voice. He

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't mean road rage type anger. He means compassionate anger,

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<v Speaker 1>which he defines as anger on behalf of someone else.

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<v Speaker 1>It's anger that you feel because there is a wrong

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<v Speaker 1>that needs to be righted, or there is an injustice

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<v Speaker 1>happening around you. These situations can fill us with incredible energy.

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<v Speaker 1>We want to spring into action, not surprisingly, because we

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<v Speaker 1>are so engaged and worked up. We spend a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of time thinking about the problem, and we come up

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<v Speaker 1>with interesting solutions. Todd notes and Daily Creative that he

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<v Speaker 1>is moved to compassionate anger by stories of underdogs. I

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<v Speaker 1>like to write about how people spend time in general,

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<v Speaker 1>but I know that a lot of my work has

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<v Speaker 1>sprung from hearing stories about how for and in particular,

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<v Speaker 1>it is impossible to have a big career and a thriving,

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<v Speaker 1>happy family. Of course, it makes me mad to hear

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<v Speaker 1>it from people who I am pretty sure do not

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<v Speaker 1>have women's best interests at heart. But it also makes

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<v Speaker 1>me mad when women with seemingly solid progressive credentials claim

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<v Speaker 1>that no one can have it all either both ways.

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<v Speaker 1>I am immediately formulating arguments with a passion that has

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<v Speaker 1>me writing a thousand words before I stopped to blink.

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<v Speaker 1>That is crazy energy. If you can tap it strategically,

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<v Speaker 1>you cannot get worked up about everything, then you won't

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<v Speaker 1>do anything except rage. But choosing one or two things

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<v Speaker 1>for which you might explore your righteous anger could be

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<v Speaker 1>very motivating. So what moves you to compassionate anger? Tad

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<v Speaker 1>suggests that it might be seeing that some one or

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<v Speaker 1>some organization isn't delivering on their promises. It might be

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<v Speaker 1>that you see someone as being taken advantage of, or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you feel intense anger when you feel that an

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<v Speaker 1>inferior product is causing problems for your customers. But PenPoint

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<v Speaker 1>what this anger is in this anger could very well

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<v Speaker 1>lie your life's work. Working against something is often more

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<v Speaker 1>focusing than working for something, so use that fact to

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<v Speaker 1>your advantage in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening,

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<v Speaker 1>and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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