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What did you learn from the opening audio?
What did you learn from the opening audio recording?
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Lots.
I liked the quote: “It’s not the ones who have the answers who succeed. It’s the ones who can learn and elevate who they are.”
That reminds me of one of my favorite quotes by educator/author John Holt: “Intelligence is knowing what to do when you don’t know what to do.”
I think the Opening Audio impressed upon me that we are going to learn a lot of new particular skills. And the more tools we have in our toolbox, the more likely we will be able to know what to do when we don’t know what to do.
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‘Best thing about being a creative person is NOT knowing the answers most of the time’.
I also love the thing about empowering myself before each assignment and can’t wait to do it in each lesson. I loved the “Two Basketballs State to Activity Empowerment” exercise.
I like how Hal is taking us step by step already, even in setting up expectations and actionable steps for how to work in the program.
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This reply was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by Anna Maganini.
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What I really learned – buy into the process!
I found it an interesting way to start a class, but by the end, heck shortly into it, I was onboard and looking forward to Hal’s guidance and have 100% faith if follow lessons and assignments my writing will improve.
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I like how Hal emphasized how destructive some criticism can be. Often we need to receive feedback to ensure we are taking the right direction, but that feedback can be entirely up to the mood of a person on any given day. Positive criticism is such a valuable tool, but so is empowerment and the fact that it was stressed from the start will put us miles ahead of many other writing schools out there.
It’s one of the things I appreciate about this place. No matter where we are in our creative journey, we are always supported.
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I have always considered myself to be a perfectionist, which I used to think was a good thing. However, I’ve noticed over the years that when there are things I want to do at which I’m not that good, I tend to give up and move on until I find something else I may be good at. I was happy to hear the advice about not trying for perfection in this course (until the end) — I think it will help empower me to stick with it.
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Taking Action and Empowerment. I recently decided to look back at some old work and actually LIKED my story. It felt GOOD to read what I’ve written and clean it up a bit. I missed the creative process because I was so busy trying to get everything else done. I am now committed to empowering myself by taking action every day. I’m going to Start my day writing, not waiting until the end of the day, when I have time after all of my other responsibilities, to do the thing that I actually love doing and want to make my source of income, not just a fantasy hobby.
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Importance of the discipline of setting aside criticism. If I was asked if I wanted to learn and grow even if it meant a little pain or embarrassment, I’d say ‘Yes. Of course.’ Then when confronted with a little pain or embarrassment I scream, ‘That’s not what I wanted.’ The whiny little person that I am just needs to let it all go. And I want to, despite any internal protest. I am stronger than any picket signs outside my soul’s window.
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Wow, Hal’s opening audio is great.
What I learned and what I took away from all of the presentations, out of all of the topics was the page on EMPOWERMENT.Everything in that presentation, I could relate too. Hal gave me a way to confront my empowerment issue head-on.
Thanks,
Marc
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