Sooo I have a newborn baby (Austin Levi) He is basically consuming my life right now… And thats totally fine. I’m hopeful that I’ll be able to keep up these daily posts and that maybe they will help others… but really, right now, I’m writing for myself.
Something that I have learned over the years as a creative is that DOING is a better habit to form than thinking a lot about something.
When you take the time to sit down and do something. (Writing, working out, doing something creative) you will find that you tend to get a lot more accomplished than if you waited until inspiration struck. Even if you feel a little uninspired, taking some kind of action can jump start that inspiration and creative flow, which can then propel you into a productive state of mind. Starting is one of the best habits you can foster in your creative life, sitting down and doing will take you a lot further than thinking a lot or any for of external inspiration could ever take you.
There is an analogy about this that I like… Building anything of worth is like building a brick house… It takes time, energy and some hard work. Its a lot to think about getting from a cement slab to a brick house and can feel over whelming. But the trick is not to try to build it all at once, but instead focus on the task at hand, lay the first row of bricks and see how you feel… then the next, and the next. Don’t worry about the roof, or the plumbing or the drywall, just lay one brick at a time…
When I’m feeling like I’m having a creative block I just tell myself… relax. Today you are just adding one or two bricks to the wall.
With this approach you can take the pressure off yourself and know that as you focus you are accomplishing much more, you are building a house, something of value and when you look back in a week you’ll be glad you added those 4 bricks on Monday, and 3 on Tuesday and 10 on Wednesday. You be able to see the progress which will inspire you tomorrow…
So this is my approach, this is my post my brick to keep things flowing, this is my inspiration for myself tomorrow to keep working, keep posting, keep writing one brick at a time.
Here's a great video from Chase Jarvis where he talks about taking small steps to accomplish your goal. Which gives another perspective on the idea.
A thousand small steps | Daily Creative
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