Until you acknowledge this — that you are a writer — you are depriving the world of a gift it longs for.
I’ve “known” Jeff Goins for one or two years now. I soaked up his blog from the beginning stages, and I’ve read just about every e-book he’s offered the world. His new book, You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One), is inspiring. Challenging. Universal. Through his stories about falling in love, working at a “this isn’t so bad” sort of job, and climbing a cathedral tower, he shows us that he’s just a guy realizing a dream.
And we can all relate to that, right?
He talks about motivations and aspirations:
The more I love what I do, the more others do, too.
He talks about fears, failures, and flaws. He talks about tools you need that reach beyond the keyboard and pdf exporter.
He even uses the word “profundity,” which is, in fact, one of my favorite words.
What’s amazing about Jeff’s latest book is that these truths can apply to any creative dream-chaser: artist, writer, musician, entrepreneur, communicator. I talk to lots of other creatives who want to do “more,” whether it be drawing or painting or writing. But they don’t think their dreams can be fulfilled. Or they don’t think they have time to do the thing. Or they [fill in the blank].
And what they we need is not another kick in the pants. We need a big brother to show us the ropes.
Jeff has done that for me, and some of the same words he’s spoken to me are in this book.
He’s helping me realize my dreams and he has a passion to help you realize yours as well. He’s passionate about this because he’s lived it. I’ve seen it play out over the past few years. Jeff is legit and this book is legit and if you want your dream to be legit you need to hear what Jeff has to say.


