John Woldenberg
Lost & Found Expert
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Lost & Found Expert
I write and produce television shows and feature films.
My life is 7 days a week. I love to work and hope to do it until I can't anymore. Get up at 6:15 AM, walk the dog, which I love doing...because we talk! Drive my son to his school bus and am at my office by 7:20 AM. Typically the only one at that time. Love the quiet. This is a time I write alone until the onslaught of distractions late morning. That's when I schedule my calls, meetings, and collaborations. Around 7 PM it gets quiet again. Dinner with my kids and then back to write again until 2 or 3 AM.
Here's the first step for middle school students
Start being creative and sharing with others. Post a video to Youtube. Write a story on Tumblr. Put photographs on Pinterest. Don't get discouraged if you don't have the skills yet. None of us had polished skills to start. Learn something new...check out tutorials on Youtube. Read comments from strangers and don't get upset if they don't like your work or disagree with you. The world is made up of 6 billion seats in the audience and YOU ARE ONLY ONE SEAT. That's the cool part! No one knows what works.
"You should get a stable job in real estate or business for a while THEN join the family business. I grew up in a small house. My dad was very strict. Our family was old fashioned. It was clear: follow the preordained path."