Look at Your Clock. Now Look at Your Dreams.

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Ever since I stopped watching my word count and worrying about b.s., my productivity has jumped. I’ve written, on average, 5,000 words a day on top of my core responsibilities for the past two weeks. I have fallen in love with my art again. No wonder the Old Spice guy popped into my head this morning when I was having coffee. (I linked to the video below. If you can’t see it on your screen, click here.)

Here’s what he said:

    OLD SPICE GUY: Hell-o, Monica. Look at your clock. Now back to your dreams. Go back to your clock. Now back to your dreams. Sadly, your clock is ticking against your dreams. If you stop watching your clock and started working on your dreams, you could achieve your dreams.

    Look down. Back up. Where are you? You’re in a bookstore promoting the books you want to write. What’s in your hand? Now back to the clock. It has “it.” It’s two contracts with several agents waiting to rep the novels you wrote. Look again. The contracts are now book deals.

    Anything is possible when you stop watching the clock and get back to work.

Thanks, Old Spice guy!

    Mood: Can I help you?
    Caffeinated Beverages Consumed: One-half of one percent. GAH!
    Work-Out Minutes Logged Yesterday: I thought about it.
    Yesterday’s Projects: Short story, Novel
    In My Ears: Neighbor’s bass. Snow days cause this.
    Game Last Played: PicCross 3D
    Movie Last Viewed: Buck Rodgers pilot episode.
    Book Last Read: [Redacted for Work. Shhhhhhhhhh…]
    Latest Artistic Project: Crystal Medallion pendant in silver and red
    Latest Release: Strange, Dead Love for Vampire: the Requiem

January 12, 2012
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Monica Valentinelli is an author, artist, and narrative designer who writes about magic, mystery, and mayhem. Her portfolio includes stories, games, comics, essays, and pop culture books.

In addition to her own worlds, she has worked on a number of different properties including Vampire: the Masquerade, Shadowrun, Hunter: the Vigil, Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn, and Robert E. Howard’s Conan.

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