First of all, THANK YOU. All 2600+ of you who have signed up for my newsletter. You might be one of many wondering “Hey, how come I’m not getting his newsletter?” That is such a good question. And I have an answer! Because I haven’t sent it yet. I have written the first newsletter, or at least what I think will be the first newsletter, but I have yet to send it because we are making changes to the site. This has spawned some confusion and I wanted to clear things up.
We are also going to make it easier for you to subscribe to the site so that alerts come whenever I blast something new. I can’t fully express how honored I am that so many of you took the time to sign up. My goal is for you to say “I can’t believe how good this newsletter is.” Maybe some of you move to adopt me. I don’t know, but I don’t want to limit anyone’s goals. I have a sinking suspicion it will take some time and experimentation to fully realize my newsletter goal. And yes, for those of you skeptics, I WILL monetize this at some point because I believe creatives creating their own ecosystem is the future of the creative industry. As I do with many of my print projects, I’m all about proving a point.
You would have no way of knowing this, but I am as busy as I’ve ever been in my adult life.
Yesterday, a Sunday, I thought would be my day to get shi$ done, but what transpired was a full day of hosting, socializing and having meals with astoundingly good creatives. Filmmakers, a digital tech and a photographer. There were times when I found myself saying “I should be at home working on my keynote presentations,” but it was impossible to not spend time with these folks. I came out a better man, and I hope to pass along this knowledge and experience to you.
As we speak, I’m practicing hook kicks and bending a spoon with my thoughts. At some point, I will be turned loose on this site. It will be you and I, but until then I need to work out some kinks, make plans and juggle my various lives. Again, glad you are here with me. Can’t wait to get to know you better. Onward.
Capt. Willard. (“I wanted a mission, and for my sins they gave me one.” Best line ever.)
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This had better be worth the wait! Just kidding, looking forward to it mate.
Can relate to the being busy part too. Only 12 months ago I wasn’t sure if my contract would be renewed and wishing for things to pick up… Well now they have and its almost so much that my brain can’t compute what needs to be done. And juggling projects in different time zones around the world can be a pain but a simple list put that in order. Ink on paper. Clearer head
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Ha, I feel the same. I’ve been talking about the damn thing for so long. The simply truth is that we need to come to grips with our schedule and life. And yes, finding a moment or two of isolation and peace are critical.
Always love a good Apocalypse Now reference! Looking forward to the newsletter
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Such a great script. And that line just KILLS me.
Is this the same newsletter I subscribed to 4-5 years ago? I’ve been looking at my inbox daily since then for that first letter to come in! Newsletter business isn’t easy, I tried to come up with something a few times but nothing came out of it. The right idea never came. Yet.
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Yes, the very same non-newsletter. At some point it will come. Most likely after Canada invades the US.
And all this time I thought the Shifter blog posts I’ve been receiving were the newsletter. Looking forward to more Dan Milnor wit and wisdom.
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Ha, nope. More to come.