Why I'm Doing ScriptFrenzy

I like to watch those fitness infomercials.

There's one moment in particular, in the infomerical for a product called "Insanity", that I really like. One of the successful graduates of that program speaks of how he feels after having gotten it done. I papraphrase, but basically he says, "after having done 'Insanity', I feel like I can take on any challenge."

The goal of ScriptFrenzy is to write a script of some kind, at least 100 pages, in the month of April. That might sound a bit daunting, but think about it this way... that's only 3 1/3 pages per day (and your typical script format doesn't exactly fill up each millimeter of a page). Having said that, this challenge will still require some discipline, consistency and motivation on my part.

I can do this though, and I see myself coming out on the other end feeling "like I can take on any challenge."

And don't we all want to feel this way?

I'm a bit behind at this point. I can supply any excuse I want... the vagaries of a busy schedule, competing priorities, etc.... in the end though, I know I need to do this. I have, right in front of me, a great opportunity to benchmark my levels of discipline, consistency and desire.

There are a variety of reasons I'm doing this...

• My kids. I want to show them that they too can conquer a challenge.
• Myself. This a chance to both measure and enhance how I manage myself and my time.
• My story. My screenplay should be a good one. It's entertaining... lots of action and emotion and what will be a climax that would leave audiences cheering. The story also has something to say about perserverance. The movie poster I imagine would read, "He just wanted change his life. But life fought back." Also, "there is a hero in all of us". The prospect of inspiring even one person through this story drives me forward.

Anyway, I'm not all that far behind. I have set a goal to get caught up by the end of this week. A very successful person of my acquaintance is very fond of saying "take action". Let's all take action this week and push something forward and maybe we can all feel like we can take on any challenge.

Let's get it done.