Whatever you’re doing during the day, whatever you’re creating, you need an outlet to everything else not related to it that is not paid for. You need a creative outlet that keeps that great work going – whether it be in art, code, writing, basket weaving, quilting, etc, etc – you need that outlet. That outlet is what will keep you growing and keep opening your mind to new ideas. Find it, don’t sell it,…
There is an expression in many sports – “Let the thing do the work”. The thing being the ball, the puck, the ring, etc, etc. The idea behind is that you don’t have to do it all, you don’t have to hold onto everything so tight, you give it a push in the right direction and see where it goes. The same applies to your work, let your work do the work – don’t get…
Who knew that a movie made in 1977 would become a cultural lexicon and occupy it’s own day in the calendar year where we all go around saying – “May the Forth be with you?” We never knew. Who knows what your idea might take on if you put code to a keyboard, pencil to paper, or words to a book? Who knows?
But only if you start. If you never start, it will never get easier, it will always stay as an insurmountable task that you will never achieve or peak reach. The starting is the hard part, most people don’t start. But if you start, well then you are further than most that never have.
Some people run sprints, they are built for it, they have the body and the leg movement to make it happen – they have an incredible kick-off which buys them that crucial few seconds to take a lead. Others are built for marathons, they can store energy, they take longer, thoughtful strides, and they set a pace and stick to it. Sprinters win short races, marathoners win long races. There’s no dispute, you train differently…