{"id":2852,"date":"2021-09-01T15:55:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T22:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=2852"},"modified":"2021-09-01T15:55:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T22:55:10","slug":"they-need-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/they-need-us\/","title":{"rendered":"They Need Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" data-attachment-id=\"2853\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/they-need-us\/pexels-eberhard-grossgasteiger-1670187\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-eberhard-grossgasteiger-1670187.jpg?fit=2000%2C1251&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1251\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pexels-eberhard-grossgasteiger-1670187\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-eberhard-grossgasteiger-1670187.jpg?fit=1024%2C641&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-eberhard-grossgasteiger-1670187.jpg?resize=1024%2C641&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-eberhard-grossgasteiger-1670187.jpg?resize=1024%2C641&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-eberhard-grossgasteiger-1670187.jpg?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pexels-eberhard-grossgasteiger-1670187.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past 500 days I&#8217;ve been able to connect with a lot of entertainment people. I don&#8217;t know anyone who&#8217;s making more than they deserve. I don&#8217;t know anyone who&#8217;s getting more attention than they deserve. That means we&#8217;re over-delivering. We can feel good about that! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we question whether we&#8217;re good enough, whether we&#8217;re actually helping, or whether we have anything to offer we can shut up and stop questioning. Start committing. Start giving. Start letting people know that we&#8217;re here and ready to do our thing. We have a lot to give. Every moment we&#8217;re holding back we&#8217;re doing a disservice to those that need us: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A person feeling less than<\/li><li>Someone who needs a laugh<\/li><li>Someone who just got bad news<\/li><li>Someone who forgot how loved they are<\/li><li>A nervous boy<\/li><li>A longing girl<\/li><li>A numb man<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They&#8217;re all out there and ready. We&#8217;re not enough for everyone, but there are probably at least a million people we are good for. We have something that&#8217;s missing from their lives right now. Let&#8217;s give it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past 500 days I&#8217;ve been able to connect with a lot of entertainment people. I don&#8217;t know anyone who&#8217;s making more than they deserve. I don&#8217;t know anyone who&#8217;s getting more attention than they deserve. That means we&#8217;re over-delivering. We can feel good about that! 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