Get 'on' your butt

Been told to get off your butt and do something?
My advice: Get 'on' your butt and do something.
Many of my friends are amazed that I write so much.
Big surprise. That's what writers do. My advice:
Park your butt in front of your computer and write.
You don't need to be a brain surgeon.
In fact, brilliance may hurt you.
Business guru Peter Drucker discovered this. He wrote:
“Brilliant men are often strikingly ineffectual."
They think an idea by itself is an achievement.
It's not. You must act on your insight.
I've taught writers with far more talent than I.
I taught them in newsrooms and college classrooms.
How many of them have written even one book?
I can count them on one hand.
Do you have a book in you? Of course, you do.
Will you ever write it? That's up to you.
I write a minimum of three hours a day.
"I don't have time for that," you say.
Nonsense. I'm as busy as you are. Just do it.
Or admit that you don't have the will to do it.
Enough ranting. I wish you a great 2010.
Get off your butt or on it. Make it a great year.
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Buckle up for 2010

Economists say 2010 will be little better than 2009.
They also forecast 19 of the last two recessions.
Here’s my challenge to you — and me.
Lets treat 2010 as the best year of our lives.
That’s not unrealistic. It’s simply our attitude.
If we see doom and gloom, that’s what we’ll get.
I’m no Pollyanna. But I have loads of attitude.
Positive attitude. I’ll share that with you in 2010.
So start planning now. Take all day Jan. 1.
List your major frogs (big projects) for 2010.
You should have at least four or you aren’t trying.
Assign one to each quarter. List your action steps.
Assign one step to each week.
Make a commitment to see that it gets done.
If you’re in my area, here’s an invitation.
Join us Jan. 13 to hear what seven experts think.
They will forecast their own ideas on 2010.
They’ll discuss how to handle major challenges.
How to take advantage of major opportunities.
It will be at the Lexington Conference Center.
5:30 p.m. for networking, 6 for the program.
We’ll also hear from top small business owners.
They’ll reveal their own success strategies.
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I’ll see you next year.