Jeryl Brunner profiles people who are guided by a deep and unshakable passion for what they do. Following their joy inspires them to think outside the box, take risks and triumph. Her publishing credits includes O, the Oprah Magazine, Parade, The Wall Street Journal, InStyle, Travel Leisure and more.
For many artists the greatest ideas can come from the most unexpected places. Maybe the trick is to recognize and grab hold of them when the inspiration hits you?Playwright John Patrick Shanley had a eureka moment at his neighborhood laundry shop in Brooklyn. Once a week, during his drop-off ritual, he would place his bag of dirty laundry on the scale and watch the proprietor take notice.
When faced with the task of negotiating for the credit for having lost all his stuff, Shanley got even more invested in the proprietor. He asked the laundry owner for $150, a number he made up. “I thought, it will cost a lot more than that to replicate this stuff.” But what he discovered was something even more priceless.
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