When Jeff was young, he thought he wanted to be a rock star. But after years of practice, songwriting, and playing gigs, he began to lose the passion for playing music and instead found himself spending more and more time writing anything that came to mind—thoughts, short stories, lyrics. Throughout his time performing music, writing—his true calling—was waiting in the corner. Jeff has become known as a voice to clarify callings and bring out the best in writers around the world. Read this short piece, taken from his book, The In-Between , and get a better sense of how he found his calling in writing. Moody Collective Portions are short pieces of content taken from our full-length books. Our goal is to introduce our readers to a complete idea in a brief, concise, and inexpensive format. Most portions will take about 20 minutes to read.
Jeff Goins is a writer, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur with a reputation for challenging the status quo. He is the best-selling author of five books including The Art of Work and Real Artists Don’t Starve. His award-winning blog Goinswriter.com is visited by millions of people every year, and his work has been featured in the Washington Post, USA Today, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Psychology Today, Business Insider, Time, and many others. Through his online courses, events, and coaching programs, he helps thousands of creatives succeed every year. A father of two and a guacamole aficionado, Jeff lives just outside of Nashville, Tennessee.
While it was good and make me think a bit about the context, I could tell it wasn't the full story. I don't know if the whole story would actually be what I was looking for it not.