This entry could’ve probably fallen under “Random”, but there’s actually a part of me that really enjoys my day job and the medium I sell – radio. And weren’t most passions we have, at some point or another, just a random thought with little direction? For example, for years, writing was just a random thing I did. I took too much time to write simple emails to people, started a blog without much purpose, and pretty much just kept randomly thinking that someday I’d be a novelist, screenwriter, joke writer, comedian, or copywriter for an ad agency and …well …it was all random.
Now, I am a writer. Highly paid? World reknowned? Skilled? Interesting? I can’t claim any of those accolades, but I am a writer. I love writing. I love reading good writing from others. And if you want to read some other stuff I’ve written, check out the Mel Robbins blog, and specifically my entry using Die Hard as a life lesson – I’m creative.
And my other passion is radio …real, over-the-air, FM and AM radio. I love old radio shows, I love how music and speech can force your brain to work and create images, and I love to hear something new or different that forces me to see something in a new or different way. Good ol’ Roy Williams (aka “The Wizard of Ads“) gave me chills with his latest. OK, I didn’t get chills …but I did scratch my chin and looked blankly into the distance pondering the words.
Radio is a mood selection device. What do you want to feel right now?
And, finally, speaking of passion …there’s good ol’ blogosphere buddy, A Nickel for the Swear Jar. With my site, spunkybean, I’ve basically taken every good idea he’s had and made him put it on my site. Now …he’s done and started writing a novel on his blog and, well, I can’t figure out any way to steal it. Read it. Love it. Enjoy it. Send it to your friends. A Nickel for the Swear Jar-guy, whom I call “EJ”, is one of the most gifted writers I know and I hope you agree.
And finally …there’s this. Thanks for reading, friend.
