Comments on: If You Build It, Will They Come? http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/if-you-build-it-will-they-come/ Entrepreneurship, marketing, personal devlelopment Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:18:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: John Mitchel http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/if-you-build-it-will-they-come/#comment-17616 John Mitchel Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:14:48 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=3072#comment-17616 Oops messed up that link: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bukquotes" rel="nofollow">Bukowski Quotes</a> Oops messed up that link: Bukowski Quotes

]]> By: John Mitchel http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/if-you-build-it-will-they-come/#comment-17615 John Mitchel Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:13:24 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=3072#comment-17615 I agree with the guy who linked to the Bukowski poem. Writing should come tearing out of you or not at all if you're really trying to do it creatively instead of just to make money. Bukowski's words have helped me a lot with my writing. I follow a <a href="//www.twitter.com/bukquotes”" rel="nofollow">Bukowski Quotes</a> Twitter feed you may find inspirational. Anyway, good luck with whatever you decide. I agree with the guy who linked to the Bukowski poem. Writing should come tearing out of you or not at all if you’re really trying to do it creatively instead of just to make money. Bukowski’s words have helped me a lot with my writing. I follow a Bukowski Quotes Twitter feed you may find inspirational. Anyway, good luck with whatever you decide.

]]> By: izle http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/if-you-build-it-will-they-come/#comment-16924 izle Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:43:34 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=3072#comment-16924 I’ve been trying to toe that line for quite a while. While I have always felt the push to make art that I know there’s a market for, I’ve been drawn to make art that I am more passionate about, but honestly, may not sell. I’ve been trying to toe that line for quite a while. While I have always felt the push to make art that I know there’s a market for, I’ve been drawn to make art that I am more passionate about, but honestly, may not sell.

]]> By: The Art of Great Things » On Following Your Pride http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/if-you-build-it-will-they-come/#comment-16361 The Art of Great Things » On Following Your Pride Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:49:42 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=3072#comment-16361 [...] Awake @ the Wheel, Jonathan Fields asks: how do you know when to build it and simply trust they will come? Share/Bookmark var a2a_config = a2a_config || {}; a2a_config.linkname="On Following Your Pride"; [...] [...] Awake @ the Wheel, Jonathan Fields asks: how do you know when to build it and simply trust they will come? Share/Bookmark var a2a_config = a2a_config || {}; a2a_config.linkname="On Following Your Pride"; [...]

]]> By: Joel D Canfield, Chief Heretic http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/if-you-build-it-will-they-come/#comment-14161 Joel D Canfield, Chief Heretic Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:23:45 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=3072#comment-14161 *an* existing business idea (I hate it when my fingers make me look like a drooling dolt) *an* existing business idea

(I hate it when my fingers make me look like a drooling dolt)

]]> By: Joel D Canfield, Chief Heretic http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/if-you-build-it-will-they-come/#comment-14160 Joel D Canfield, Chief Heretic Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:22:43 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=3072#comment-14160 Richard, I'm sorta with Jesse on this—I understand why you assume nobody wants to hear about some guy who's in love with his wife and cares about his kids, but, really, look at where far too many people end up. You've got something pretty special there. And here's where you have to get heretical: everybody who wants to make a great living doing something they love starts out looking for *and existing business idea* they could love. That's all wrong. Start with your passion, and from there, find something you can deliver. It's not intuitively obvious to the casual observer how being genuinely passionate about your marriage and family could lead to making a great living, but, hey, if it was obvious, wouldn't everybody be doing it? That box you keep hearing you should think outside of? This is that box. Richard, I’m sorta with Jesse on this—I understand why you assume nobody wants to hear about some guy who’s in love with his wife and cares about his kids, but, really, look at where far too many people end up. You’ve got something pretty special there.

And here’s where you have to get heretical: everybody who wants to make a great living doing something they love starts out looking for *and existing business idea* they could love.

That’s all wrong.

Start with your passion, and from there, find something you can deliver. It’s not intuitively obvious to the casual observer how being genuinely passionate about your marriage and family could lead to making a great living, but, hey, if it was obvious, wouldn’t everybody be doing it?

That box you keep hearing you should think outside of?

This is that box.

]]> By: Jesse http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/if-you-build-it-will-they-come/#comment-14156 Jesse Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:23:38 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=3072#comment-14156 Richard, I would love reading about a guy who's passionate about his wife and kids. That is "what to live about". Richard,
I would love reading about a guy who’s passionate about his wife and kids. That is “what to live about”.

]]> By: Richard Howes http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/if-you-build-it-will-they-come/#comment-14154 Richard Howes Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:29:06 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=3072#comment-14154 I can understand the dilemma well. I have this and a similar one, here it is: Most of the successful writers and bloggers write about their passion. Jonathan, your problem is a heap of passions and ideas for writing and the dilemma of finding the commercially viable option. I like what Pressfield and many commenters have said and it makes sense to me. My problem is I'm not very passionate about anything. Well, thats not entirely true - I'm extremely passionate about my wife of 14 years and our two children, but I'm sure nobody else whats to hear about it. I love tennis but only play socially and occasionally. I enjoy photography, was a keen cyclist a couple of decades ago, like travelling. The problem is none of them is a burning lifelong passion. As I write this I realise my problems run far deeper than what to write about - they are more about "what to live about" ;-) I can understand the dilemma well. I have this and a similar one, here it is:

Most of the successful writers and bloggers write about their passion. Jonathan, your problem is a heap of passions and ideas for writing and the dilemma of finding the commercially viable option. I like what Pressfield and many commenters have said and it makes sense to me.

My problem is I’m not very passionate about anything. Well, thats not entirely true – I’m extremely passionate about my wife of 14 years and our two children, but I’m sure nobody else whats to hear about it.

I love tennis but only play socially and occasionally.

I enjoy photography, was a keen cyclist a couple of decades ago, like travelling. The problem is none of them is a burning lifelong passion.

As I write this I realise my problems run far deeper than what to write about – they are more about “what to live about” ;-)

]]> By: Dan Sherman http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/if-you-build-it-will-they-come/#comment-14039 Dan Sherman Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:30:52 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=3072#comment-14039 Damn it all, Fields, and write what you can't not write. Read what Charles Bukowski <a href="http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/show/43542-Charles-Bukowski-So-You-Want-To-Be-A-Writer" rel="nofollow">said about writing.</a> There's no more convincing argument for your current dilemma than his words. Damn it all, Fields, and write what you can’t not write. Read what Charles Bukowski said about writing. There’s no more convincing argument for your current dilemma than his words.

]]> By: Dan Sherman http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/if-you-build-it-will-they-come/#comment-14038 Dan Sherman Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:28:25 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=3072#comment-14038 Product that audience is interested in consuming. Even "an audience that trusts you and is willing to buy just about anything you put out" is only willing to get burnt once, twice if they're naive. Which is what the post was about. Pressfield has that audience, and he still saw serving both his artistic desires and those of an audience as an untenable position. Product that audience is interested in consuming. Even “an audience that trusts you and is willing to buy just about anything you put out” is only willing to get burnt once, twice if they’re naive. Which is what the post was about. Pressfield has that audience, and he still saw serving both his artistic desires and those of an audience as an untenable position.

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