Serendipity is certainly an apt word to describe how Les and I have made some of our more notable discoveries since arriving in Barcelona. A prime example is that of the many restaurants we’ve “stumbled” into while traipsing around town (Estraperlo is one of them). Invariably, they’ve all proven to be good to excellent establishments and have become favorites of ours.
Serendipity is much easier to master when you are able to leave the bubble of the automobile and mingle with humanity.
Love the sentiment! To the Mastermind point, one of the best places I met people was Write of Passage. Have you taken the course? (I know a lot of online writers -- especially solid ones like you -- have). As I've started to publish again really appreciating your #3 -- feels so great when people reach out and it starts conversation or even just a simple hello.
Thanks Jeremy! I was on the fence about joining this last cohort of Write of Passage but decided not too. I have a lot going on with the new apartment and moving in there so I knew I wouldn't have been able to give it the attention it deserves.
Plus the dealbreaker for me was the times for the live calls with David, I think it would have been too late for me since I'm here in the EU. Still get a ton of value from his How I Write podcast, check it out if you haven't already.
You're a good enough writer already 😊. Live calls are a critical part and it's definitely a big commitment, so all makes sense. And yep I've listened, great podcast. Sounds like this is where most of his energy is going with WoP shutting down.
Hi Brian,
Serendipity is certainly an apt word to describe how Les and I have made some of our more notable discoveries since arriving in Barcelona. A prime example is that of the many restaurants we’ve “stumbled” into while traipsing around town (Estraperlo is one of them). Invariably, they’ve all proven to be good to excellent establishments and have become favorites of ours.
Serendipity is much easier to master when you are able to leave the bubble of the automobile and mingle with humanity.
Jim
Couldn't agree more Jim, looking forward to having some bravas at Estraperlo together!
Love the sentiment! To the Mastermind point, one of the best places I met people was Write of Passage. Have you taken the course? (I know a lot of online writers -- especially solid ones like you -- have). As I've started to publish again really appreciating your #3 -- feels so great when people reach out and it starts conversation or even just a simple hello.
Thanks Jeremy! I was on the fence about joining this last cohort of Write of Passage but decided not too. I have a lot going on with the new apartment and moving in there so I knew I wouldn't have been able to give it the attention it deserves.
Plus the dealbreaker for me was the times for the live calls with David, I think it would have been too late for me since I'm here in the EU. Still get a ton of value from his How I Write podcast, check it out if you haven't already.
You're a good enough writer already 😊. Live calls are a critical part and it's definitely a big commitment, so all makes sense. And yep I've listened, great podcast. Sounds like this is where most of his energy is going with WoP shutting down.
so true: "a community of peers is powerful and will lead to more serendipity than trying to go at it alone." which is also why 'accountability as a service' can be so powerful: https://k7v.in/on-the-proliferation-and-efficiency-of-writing-circles
Lol I'm digging the officers of U.S.S. Hunchback image you used in that post
Well done
Gracias :)
Love this post.
I wonder if you've come across Naval's 4 types of luck?
1) Blind luck – “dumb luck”
2) Luck that comes to you through persistence – “fortune favors the bold”
3) Spotted luck – “chance favors the prepared mind”
4) Luck that finds you
( https://podcastnotes.org/naval-periscope-sessions/naval-nivi-5/ )