Re: Why Jeffrey Katzenberg Thinks You Should Stop Following Your Passion
I'd be curious to see what everyone defines as "skills" required for professional writing. Perhaps that's the disconnect for me. For example, I would include "imagination" on such a list while others may consider it a "talent." Though it may be a talent, it's still a requirement for the job and this makes it a skill, imo. Can imagination be developed with practice along the way to becoming a pro writer? I don't know.
Persuasive communication skills, another. It may seem like a given for writers but I know many who are not good at all communicating with the "suits" who have the power to say yay or nay to them. Many writers can't "sell" themselves to the powers that be. Perhaps this is a skill one can develop but, if so, I wonder why this is difficult for many writers I meet if it's a skill that can be developed with practice.
Or, maybe the commencement address should be, "Follow your talents."
I'd be curious to see what everyone defines as "skills" required for professional writing. Perhaps that's the disconnect for me. For example, I would include "imagination" on such a list while others may consider it a "talent." Though it may be a talent, it's still a requirement for the job and this makes it a skill, imo. Can imagination be developed with practice along the way to becoming a pro writer? I don't know.
Persuasive communication skills, another. It may seem like a given for writers but I know many who are not good at all communicating with the "suits" who have the power to say yay or nay to them. Many writers can't "sell" themselves to the powers that be. Perhaps this is a skill one can develop but, if so, I wonder why this is difficult for many writers I meet if it's a skill that can be developed with practice.
Or, maybe the commencement address should be, "Follow your talents."
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