Blogging – Lessons Learned From The Movie Julie and Julia starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams

Blogging – Find something that inspires you, write about it, KEEP writing about it, and Be Consistent

I'm a man whose passions run deeply and I'm not afraid to show them.

Family, theater, marketing, movies… I care deeply about each one and when it's time to talk about them, share my feelings, laugh or cry, I do it with gusto! (Wow, where did "gusto" come from – it just seemed like the right word, though I don't use it often!)

I LOVE going to the movies. I enjoy theater – I enjoy DIRECTING theater, I enjoy directing and seeing MUSICAL theater most – but MOVIES really take me away like nothing else.

They transport me, make me think, help me laugh and cry, and make me feel great just as I need them.

They give me freedom to dream like little else does. And then chat about them when they are over – share my thoughts with whoever went to the movies with me or with my folks when I see them in church on Sunday.

And I learned years ago that if no one wants to go with me, I'll go alone: I really do love to watch movies.

And there is a ritual that accompanies me every time I go to a movie: I need something to eat and drink, I need to sit near the back of the theater (dang that motion-sickness I feel as a passenger in a car that affects how closely I can sit in a movie), and I love to laugh out loud when something amuses me – doesn't matter if the theater is full or nearly empty, I really enjoy myself!

Friends have often told me that though they never saw me in the theater, they knew I was there – I have one of THOSE laughs…

Why do YOU see certain movies?

Have you ever stopped to think WHY you see a certain movie when you do?

• WHY does it draw your attention at that very moment?
• WHY do you feel compelled to see it?
• Why does it call out to you, make you reach for your wallet, and then get you to empty a large portion of your wallet for the ticket and refreshments.

SOMETHING is going on inside your head, your emotions, your spirit: SOMETHING leads to you see that particular movie on the day that you see it. You don't idly get to a movie theater to see the movie – SOMETHING compels you to drop other things to see it.

And the cost is going up. Even for an early matinee the movie cost $8.00 with nearly double that for refreshments (but it's STILL a bargain when I figure the pleasure I receive!). (And I know that some places charge even more for the movies.)

Especially in this Worldwide Economic Meltdown of 2008 – 2009 – why do movies call to you?

Education? Adventure? Some laughter or tears? A way to clear your mind and take you away from what you're working on if even for a few hours?

Certainly some of those for you… ALL of them for me.

Julie and Julia – Bloggers Unite!

My wife, Pam, and I saw the movie Julie and Julia starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, and I thought I should blog about it.

It is a movie about the life of Julia Child AND the life of blogger, Julie Powell, in writer-director Nora Ephron's adaptation of two true stories: Julie and Julia by Julie Powell and My Life in France by Julia Child.

The story lines are interwoven and the two characters never meet, being separated by time and locations. (The way the story is told reminded me of Cabaret which was originally written as two stories (inside the Cabaret and then the story about Sally Bowles) which was meshed together (by legendary director-producer Harold Prince) like the fingers of your hands when clasped together in that 'log-cabin' look.

Julia is the world-famous American chef who wants to teach the world about French cooking and Julie is the completely unknown blogger in the early turn of this century when blogging wasn't really known. (I admit that MOST people STILL don't know what blogging is, but since you are reading this YOU do… but in 2004, I have a feeling you didn't know what it was!)

Why focus on this movie in this blog?

Because Julie found something that interested her and she started writing. She didn't know if she'd find an audience, she didn't search thousands of keywords, she didn't probe deeply into Google to see if she'd gain traction: she just started writing.

And NOW look at her success.

And that inspires ME and perhaps it inspires you too.

My parents, in their late 80s, loved the movie and so did Pam and I.

I, however, saw it on a much deeper level from my other family members: as a blogger, podcaster, and consultant, I felt what Julie was going through when writing to an undefined, unnamed audience. I felt her pain of doing it day after day. I shared her triumph when the NYTimes discovered her and let the print-world learn about her.

See the movie if you need a pick-me-up… it's bound to give you a bit of cheer just when you need it.

And if you've already SEEN this movie, leave a comment here: let me know what you thought about it! We'll pass on your thoughts to Meryl, Amy, and Nora!

And then tell people to see MY blog my clicking HERE! See how I approach my passions with this website and help me get even more people to see it.

Best,

Charlie Seymour Jr
A Work At Home Dad since 1983, succeeding in this economy

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Charlie Seymour Jr is an entrepreneurial evangelist and marketing-success coach helping individuals and companies (up to $100MM) explode their success through online and direct-response marketing. He specializes in blogging, podcasting, photography, video, and Facebook applications. Visit his blog at http://bit.ly/24eYTO to learn more about his successes.

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Blogging – Lessons Learned from the movie Julie and Julia

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