#coauthorship

The realm of storytelling has seen a significant shift towards collaboration, where writers team up to create unique narratives. Co-authorship, or collaborative writing, has become a prevalent method for producing engaging content across various genres. This approach offers a myriad of benefits while also presenting challenges that demand synergy and creative compromise. The Essence of…

For the last few months I’ve been buried neck-high in a book-writing project with some very intelligent, very interesting clients. In the course of researching content for the book I’ve been watching quite a few interviews with various entrepreneurs and industry leaders. (You know you’re a researcher when the makeup of your YouTube recommended videos list takes sudden hairpin turns. They used to recommend videos of kids dancing to Beyonce. Now it’s all Richard Branson and direct mail marketing.)

Anyway, last night I watched this video, featuring Elon Musk being Elon-Musky: all buttoned-down eloquence and even-keeled charisma.

“Authenticity” has become a terrible word, but he has it, and I appreciate it. Listen to what he says from about minute four to eight about navigating a period of acute anxiety. It’s real talk about making a hard decision and a huge investment and then waiting to find out whether the roof is going to fall down on your head or not. Nobody is so intelligent and strategic that they can bypass moments like these. 

As the group therapy people say, “Thanks for sharing, Elon.” I really mean it.

Here’s some more nice coverage of the Sparkle Project BC on The Doug and Lisa Show. Complete with a wee snippet of me being manageably nervous at the 22 mark. 

I was just listening to Howard Stern talk about his early days in radio, when his nerves used to make him sound more pinched and higher pitched than normal. It’s a true, real thing!