Indietocin: Gauntlets, Wankers and Rufus Rex

By Timothy Rhys
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/blog/item/indietocin_gauntlets_wankers_and_rufus_rex_20080606/

There’s immense power in not only announcing that you’re going to do something challenging and grand, but actually getting the calendar in on the act. Saying when you’re going to do it is a far different animal than talking about wanting to do it. By giving yourself parameters you’re going from “wish” to “goal.” You’re throwing down the gauntlet and taking it up, all in the same breath. Not only that, but as soon as you vocalize the concept—even to your closest friends—you’ve put your reputation on the line. Your friends will either believe you because of what you’ve shown them in the past, or they’ll smile knowingly because of what you haven’t. You’ll be the object of admiration or the ever-lovable wanker, and the beautiful thing is that it’s completely your choice.