Dan Burns
It’s simple: get the words down onto the page.
In my business career, I always tried to focus on setting myself apart from the competition. The approach worked for me, and I felt so strongly about the importance of making such an effort, that I wrote a book about the concept and idea, and in 2009, The First 60 Seconds: Win the Job Interview Before it Begins, was published.
One of the ideas that formed the foundation for the book is that beating out your competition is all about differentiation—setting yourself apart from the masses by showing your unique strengths and qualities. The simple key to differentiation is making a focused and concerted effort to surpass what is normally expected and to go above and beyond, if only a small amount, what everyone else is doing.
This idea is especially true in the world of writing and publishing. Everyone talks about wanting to be a writer but few actually take the step necessary (actually writing) to make the dream or desire a reality. Do you want to set yourself apart from everyone who talks about being a writer? Sit down and write. Do you want to set yourself apart even more? Publish a book. Do you want to set yourself apart from the small percentage of the population that is made up of real, published authors? Publish two books.
Differentiate yourself, and get the words down onto the page.
In my business career, I always tried to focus on setting myself apart from the competition. The approach worked for me, and I felt so strongly about the importance of making such an effort, that I wrote a book about the concept and idea, and in 2009, The First 60 Seconds: Win the Job Interview Before it Begins, was published.
One of the ideas that formed the foundation for the book is that beating out your competition is all about differentiation—setting yourself apart from the masses by showing your unique strengths and qualities. The simple key to differentiation is making a focused and concerted effort to surpass what is normally expected and to go above and beyond, if only a small amount, what everyone else is doing.
This idea is especially true in the world of writing and publishing. Everyone talks about wanting to be a writer but few actually take the step necessary (actually writing) to make the dream or desire a reality. Do you want to set yourself apart from everyone who talks about being a writer? Sit down and write. Do you want to set yourself apart even more? Publish a book. Do you want to set yourself apart from the small percentage of the population that is made up of real, published authors? Publish two books.
Differentiate yourself, and get the words down onto the page.
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