You are a fantastic gym lead (the consistency! the dedication to high-quality interactions and "membership", even when it involves having hard conversations!) and an equally excellent writer. Honored to co-helm the APAC WoP Extra-Cohortculars Group with you, even if I haven't had the time lately to be as involved as I'd like!
This will be even more valuable as an asset with Write of Passage closing down, but now having been empowered to just create groups when you need them, you're unstoppable. I have a feeling you'll lead many more.
so poignant especially with WOP’s latest announcement :’) and so grateful for our writing group as well. also. this piece makes me feel like the possibilities are endless with what one can do! thank you <3
I’ve come to this same conclusion multiple times, yet I still feel reluctant. I wish I could be myself in someone else’s tribe so that I didn’t have to always do the leadership type things, but that involves a level of fitting in and going with the flow I’ve never been able to do. My values and creativity are only activated when I do it myself, and I find myself on that precipice yet again. What to do when I need a break? When I want to phone it in and still be included? Anyway! I appreciate you raising this and starting this discussion!!
I have a feeling that by the end of the year, there will be more tribe members in the writing groups, and more writing groups too.
(Nostalgia hitting hard already.)
I never joined a fixed group because I could never find one that fit my schedule, but maybe I'll do what you did and start my own!
We've met in one of your first writing gyms, and we only talked and didn’t write, but I remember being so hyped afterward that I wrote for hours.
You're a great storyteller, and I deeply appreciate your writing.
Thank you for that. 😊
Danny, that's an incredibly sweet thing to say! I vote yes to starting your own gym. I'm sure many will be happy to join.
P.S. wanna catch up some time? :)
You are a fantastic gym lead (the consistency! the dedication to high-quality interactions and "membership", even when it involves having hard conversations!) and an equally excellent writer. Honored to co-helm the APAC WoP Extra-Cohortculars Group with you, even if I haven't had the time lately to be as involved as I'd like!
Aw thanks so much Lavinia. It's been a good run so far. Have a feeling we'll be around even after your hiatus :)
I'm sure of that!
This will be even more valuable as an asset with Write of Passage closing down, but now having been empowered to just create groups when you need them, you're unstoppable. I have a feeling you'll lead many more.
Thanks Rick, and likewise with you! You are seasoned and successful at creating and nurturing your tribe.
Powerful insights - thanks for the origin story, this is helpful for me.
Finding a tribe of writers has been the difference btw me writing and not writing… which turns out is a pretty big difference.
If you build it, they will come! (At least in most cases 🤨)
thanks for stopping by Patrick. A tribe is always so helpful. The inertia is always a lot larger alone. Hope your tribe is coming along well ;)
so poignant especially with WOP’s latest announcement :’) and so grateful for our writing group as well. also. this piece makes me feel like the possibilities are endless with what one can do! thank you <3
Omigosh the timing was very coincidental. Possibilities are always endless ;) we can remind each other about that.
I’ve come to this same conclusion multiple times, yet I still feel reluctant. I wish I could be myself in someone else’s tribe so that I didn’t have to always do the leadership type things, but that involves a level of fitting in and going with the flow I’ve never been able to do. My values and creativity are only activated when I do it myself, and I find myself on that precipice yet again. What to do when I need a break? When I want to phone it in and still be included? Anyway! I appreciate you raising this and starting this discussion!!