“The point is to master the habit of showing up.”
-James Clear
I have often looked around at some of the writers and creators around me and thought, “If that person has the ability to spew out thousands of words at a time, publish an article every day, and be a model of consistency — surely I can too, right?”
Perhaps, but it’s not that simple.
Maybe you find yourself in this category.
You have the best intentions. You know are a capable writer. You like to tell stories and you are generally a good communicator, but when it comes to churning out meaningful content for the world to consume — you cannot seem to get over the hump as a creator.
You struggle to shake the feeling there is a productive — possibly even a prolific writer inside you. One who sits down at appointed times and cranks out premeditated works of greatness to be shared out into the world.
You experience great ideas zapping you in the shower. Analogies creep up on you while you’re out on a run or mowing the lawn. And yet — you rarely write anything. Or if you do it is not nearly as much as you would like.
Despite your wellspring of ideas and your own unique blend of experiences and perspectives, we will never know what golden nuggets might have been offered to us because you have not developed the discipline to sit down and let your creative monster out.
Don’t worry — you are not the problem.
You have the intentions, ability, and MOJO to make it happen. And you have a tribe that is thirsting for something that only you can quench.
The obstacle in front of you is the sheer fact The World wants to stop you. It does not want you to be living your best story — which includes stopping you from discovering your creative calling.
The Resistance, as Steven Pressfield has famously pointed out, is a monster that will continue to exploit your monkey brain and your deepest insecurities into thinking you don’t have what it takes.
I’m here to remind you do have what it takes. You just need some help.
Imagine a day of waking up, throwing on your pot of favorite craft coffee, and militantly heading into your creative lair to further develop what you were working on yesterday. Picture a life filled with scenes of writing production you did not think were possible.
This hypothetical day is indeed attainable if you will begin to adopt the one hyper practical rule that has helped me so much in recent years across all areas of my life.