{"id":1551,"date":"2020-08-29T22:16:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T05:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/you-have-a-generous-mission\/"},"modified":"2023-01-25T09:05:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T17:05:57","slug":"you-have-a-generous-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/you-have-a-generous-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"We Have Generous Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The thing that keeps entertainment peeps going is something generous. A generous mission<\/a>. Everyone I\u2019ve consulted for has a mission that\u2019s positive stuff for others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are never not selfish enough. We can feel the selfishness on a spectrum. It can be a little irritation, a bummer feeling, or can even lead to \u201cstage fright\u201d or \u201cwriters block\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I’m thinking about myself before a show, I’ll peek through the curtain and spot someone I want to entertain. I’ll hang with the audience and empathize with them. They have normal lives and they would love a peak into mine. When I’m writing, I think of someone who could really use the info or the enjoyment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All we need when we want to generate MORE is to remember others and remember what our work can do for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


Get the motor started…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Just intentionally thinking up a joke that a friend will like or drawing a doodle for a spouse is a little vitamin boost for the generosity system. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The thing that keeps entertainment peeps going is something generous. A generous mission. Everyone I\u2019ve consulted for has a mission that\u2019s positive stuff for others. We are never not selfish enough. We can feel the selfishness on a spectrum. 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