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Just Plain Bill

“It starts with an itch!”

During an interview I heard the other day, journalist and television personality Charlie Rose asked Sting, singer, musician (formerly of the rock group Police), and current Broadway composer, “What starts the creative process that leads to writing a song?”

Sting paused a bit and said, “It starts with an itch.”

It’s a powerful and insightful response, one that can apply to unleashing the creative force that is found in all of us.

The “itch” may come in the form of an idea about making, or changing, or stopping something. It might be just a few words formed into a verse, a melody that persists in your mind, or a dialogue that appears powerful.

When I heard Sting’s response, I immediately thought of the writing that’s become a part of my daily life - Just Plain Bill - this blog that’s now closing in on two years of weekly creations.

Having also co-authored a best-selling Amazon eBook, The Virtual Office, I now have my sights set on “scratching the itch” and writing another eBook, Thrive at 65. It’s designed to help close the gap between what our growing senior population knows about the Internet and social media, and this population’s awesome opportunity to continue contributing to our society.

What’s your itch, that’s just waiting to be scratched early in the coming New Year?