I was editing some writing today for a book when this article stood out. In hindsight, the article seems to completely miss the point, as the past and present are out of alignment. 1/
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At the time of my review, Scott Adams had around 13,000 Twitter followers. Today he's a household name, but not for cartooning. Your past is not your future. 5/
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Every day people tell me they can't do something new because of "the past." I used to have more patience for them, but my own life has proven them wrong. Have they been paying any attention to the past four years of my life? 6/
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Probably not. They've been too busy drinking from the well of self-pity. Right now I am writing this article while my two-year old daughter is on my lap. Going to D.C. and then New York to screen my feature-length film, Hoaxed. 7/
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Four years ago, no one would have thought of me as a filmmaker. Or journalist. Or.... But I never let the definitions other people held of me define me. 7/
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Today if you follow me online, you probably have encountered someone screaming at you. DON'T YOU KNOW WHO CERNOVICH IS????? They have a definition of me, based on the past, and it's not a favorable one. 8/
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Now imagine for a minute that I let my worst haters define me. Where would I be? I'd be defending myself. "I'm not that guy!" Rather than living a new life, creating a new storyline. When you defend yourself, you're allowing the other side to frame the issue. 9/
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