Bernie Anderson

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This Has Never Been Done Before

Actually, that’s not true.

It’s all been done before.

I write a daily blog at the intersection of leadership, creativity, and spirituality.
Seth Godin also writes a daily blog in a similar (but different) vein.

I’ve drafted a book about leadership without a position.
So have several other folks.

I want to start a podcast (or two or three).
Thousands of people have started podcasts.

What do you want to do?

Whatever it is, I am quite certain, you're not the first. And you won't be the last. There’s nothing new under the sun. It’s been tried. Sometimes with dashing success, sometimes with crushing failure.
There are no real “new” ideas.
There are similar non-profit organizations.
Corresponding businesses.
Indistinguishable story ideas.
Podcasts, vlogs, and blogs on the same topic.

It has been done before.

Here’s the difference:

It’s never been done by you.