Comments on: Just one more thing… http://www.creativemaverick.com/2009/05/08/just-one-more-thing/ JOHN WILLIAMS' PERSONAL BLOG ON CREATIVE LIVING Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:10:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-RC1 hourly 1 By: Judith Morgan http://www.creativemaverick.com/2009/05/08/just-one-more-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1858 Judith Morgan Fri, 08 May 2009 15:14:44 +0000 http://www.creativemaverick.com/?p=764#comment-1858 John, I dont know if you caught Rick Otton at the Money Gym Property Extravaganza on 21/3, but he teaches his rent2own students (of which I am one) to act in property negotiations like Columbo. To disguise our intelligence in order to winkle out the deal we want. To allow the other party to think they can get the better of us in the deal. And all the while reeling them in. If you promise me you are learning from all this lying about on the sofa, I might even condone it! Judith John, I dont know if you caught Rick Otton at the Money Gym Property Extravaganza on 21/3, but he teaches his rent2own students (of which I am one) to act in property negotiations like Columbo. To disguise our intelligence in order to winkle out the deal we want. To allow the other party to think they can get the better of us in the deal. And all the while reeling them in. If you promise me you are learning from all this lying about on the sofa, I might even condone it!
Judith

]]> By: John http://www.creativemaverick.com/2009/05/08/just-one-more-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1849 John Fri, 08 May 2009 10:26:17 +0000 http://www.creativemaverick.com/?p=764#comment-1849 Thanks Jay - very interesting to hear Mr Falk's own experience of playing detective! I think you're in your stride now with all these latest web projects you're doing and you look like you're having a lot of fun with it too. Thanks Jay - very interesting to hear Mr Falk’s own experience of playing detective!
I think you’re in your stride now with all these latest web projects you’re doing and you look like you’re having a lot of fun with it too.

]]> By: Jay Versluis http://www.creativemaverick.com/2009/05/08/just-one-more-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-1846 Jay Versluis Fri, 08 May 2009 09:47:11 +0000 http://www.creativemaverick.com/?p=764#comment-1846 How funny, I've just started reading Peter Falk's book, entitled "Just one more thing...". I highly reccomend it, on the first 40 pages he's describing a similar process when he's not sure what to do with his life. When he's looking back over the previous 10 years, he discovers that he's been an actor on various occasions, that he was happy with it, and more to the point rather good at it. Although having worked in several other jobs, it didn't occur to Mr Falk that "actor" could be his future career. He never entertained the idea, although the ecidence was clearly in front of him. I've had a similar experience when I discovered my creativity. Having created all kinds of multimedia projects for over 20 years, I've finally woken up to the idea that there might be something to it. Although I don't trust it will provide me with income, I now embrace and nurture it. To my surprise, I found that the more I focus on my new found talent, the more I want to do it - and the more fun I'm having. I also remember many projects from my past that I didn't take seriously then, but in a creative context make a whole lot of sense. At the end of the day, it's what I'm good at, what gives me happiness, and what I've practiced and honed (unknowingly) for over 20 years. Hell, I've been doing creative projects longer than I've worked in my dayjob! All the evidence was there right in front of me, but because I wasn't looking for it, I didn't see it. I will keep looking - you never know what else is there! How funny, I’ve just started reading Peter Falk’s book, entitled “Just one more thing…”. I highly reccomend it, on the first 40 pages he’s describing a similar process when he’s not sure what to do with his life. When he’s looking back over the previous 10 years, he discovers that he’s been an actor on various occasions, that he was happy with it, and more to the point rather good at it.

Although having worked in several other jobs, it didn’t occur to Mr Falk that “actor” could be his future career. He never entertained the idea, although the ecidence was clearly in front of him.

I’ve had a similar experience when I discovered my creativity. Having created all kinds of multimedia projects for over 20 years, I’ve finally woken up to the idea that there might be something to it. Although I don’t trust it will provide me with income, I now embrace and nurture it.

To my surprise, I found that the more I focus on my new found talent, the more I want to do it - and the more fun I’m having. I also remember many projects from my past that I didn’t take seriously then, but in a creative context make a whole lot of sense.

At the end of the day, it’s what I’m good at, what gives me happiness, and what I’ve practiced and honed (unknowingly) for over 20 years. Hell, I’ve been doing creative projects longer than I’ve worked in my dayjob!

All the evidence was there right in front of me, but because I wasn’t looking for it, I didn’t see it.

I will keep looking - you never know what else is there!

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