Jerry Seinfeld: “Just Work”

By Seamus Anthony

I was just listening to a Jerry Seinfeld interview (as you do) and the interviewer asked him what advice he has for aspiring comedians to ‘make it easier’ for them.

Seinfeld just laughed and said “No, there is no way to make it easier” (I am paraphrasing).

He then told a story about some big “How-to” comedy industry festival (of workshops etc.) and what he would do if he was asked to run it.

He said he would get rid of all the workshops, all the industry bigwigs and just gather the comedians into a big room and then unfurl a banner that reads:

“JUST WORK”

And then he would send them all on their way.

So whether or not you want to be a comedian, I think there’s a lot of truth in this (although first I think you need to know what you want to work towards).

So that’s my big resolution for this year – to just work hard at my big dream and make it real. That’s it.

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