Welcome to Day 34...
Sometimes with the #busywriterslife, it's easy to get caught up in everything on our to do list.
But it's good to slow down...get outside...enjoy the day...spend time with people we love and...it's good to remember some other things too...
Like the importance of being compassionate...sharing a kind word...going out of our way to help others.
It's been a few weeks since Robin William's death. We all remember him as a talent much larger than any stage or movie screen could seem to hold. We identified with him through the depth of the characters he so brilliantly portrayed and, through the exhilaration of his creative genius in his comedy routines.
But since his passing, many of us have learned much more about this talented, complex man, thanks to stories detailing his kindness and compassion.
Here's one of my favorites. It's from Brian Lord's Blog...
Years ago I learned a very cool thing about Robin Williams, and I couldn’t watch a movie of his afterward without thinking of it. I never actually booked Robin Williams for an event, but I came close enough that his office sent over his rider. For those outside of the entertainment industry, a rider lists out an artist’s specific personal and technical needs for hosting them for an event- anything from bottled water and their green room to sound and lighting requirements. You can learn a lot about a person from their rider. This is where rocks bands list their requirement for green M&Ms (which is actually a surprisingly smart thing to do). This is also where a famous environmentalist requires a large gas-guzzling private jet to fly to the event city, but then requires an electric or hybrid car to take said environmentalist to the event venue when in view of the public.
When I got Robin Williams’ rider, I was very surprised by what I found. He actually had a requirement that for every single event or film he did, the company hiring him also had to hire a certain number of homeless people and put them to work. I never watched a Robin Williams movie the same way after that. I’m sure that on his own time and with his own money, he was working with these people in need, but he’d also decided to use his clout as an entertainer to make sure that production companies and event planners also learned the value of giving people a chance to work their way back. I wonder how many production companies continued the practice into their next non-Robin Williams project, as well as how many people got a chance at a job and the pride of earning an income, even temporarily, from his actions. He was a great multiplier of his impact. Let’s hope that impact lives on without him. Thanks, Robin Williams- not just for laughs, but also for a cool example.
Bottomline? Whatever you do - acting, writing, parenting - strive to be great at it...one of a kind, the absolute best. And as you go along your way, be the person who makes a difference in the lives of others as well.
I'm taking some much needed family time today...hope you are too.
And before I go here's Today's Take Away Lesson...It fits in with Brian's multiplier idea....
"Be a multiplier of great work and even greater deeds."
Here's to Being All In,
Maggie
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