“When you follow your bliss...doors will open where you would not have thought there would be doors, and where there wouldn't be a door for anyone else.”
- Joseph Campbell
Believe it or not, but the time to share what you learned from your #20time project is NOW. By now, you should have completed your SMART goal (or perhaps you didn't).
I've been amazed at the genius creativity I've seen from all of you throughout the past few months. One common theme I've seen (which doesn't surprise me) is that many of you floated between ideas.
What you wanted to do in September changed in October. And then again in November.
That's completely normal. Finding your bliss (i.e. what inspires you) can be a lot harder than you would think. Many ideas can start off as sounding like a lot of fun, but then when it comes to actually doing the hard work of making an idea come to life, motivation begins to wane like the moon before sunrise.
Joseph Campbell teaches us that you know you've found your bliss (the work that fuels your life) when "you have been struck by that awakening of awe, of fascination, of the experience of mystery -- the awareness of your bliss."
Seth Godin (the marketing guru) also teaches us that there's a certain dip when creating work that matters.
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For the last and final blog post (#14), you should write about your closing thoughts on your project. You may also write about what you will say in your talk.
You can even use this blog post to also serve as your script for your #20time talk.
Did I finish my project?
YES!
You can access my project by clicking this link. It's a book (a prototype really) that takes what I've learned to help my students (and others) live out the greatest version of themself.
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Giving Your #20Time Talk
Take a look at Google Classroom for the rubric and overview of the #20time Talk. There, you will also find the outlines you may choose from to help you create a stellar talk.
