The opportunity to consume is endless, whether it’s blog posts or Cheez-Its, and it’s not all created equal. But there’s a saturation point when consumption stops being an inspiration and becomes a detriment.
You’ll have to break the rules
- Transitioning from being a consumer to a producer can be scary, and it’s easy to find reasons never to start
- There’s nothing wrong with striving for excellence, but at some point, you have to get out of your own way
- Start producing, and know that the bumps and messes along the way are just part of the process
Have goals, not dreams
- Think about what it is about them you admire, and how you can make it happen for yourself
- Establish systems to break down huge, pie-in-the-sky goals into actionable steps you can work on each day
- This mindset will keep you from getting overwhelmed and fixating on the finished product
“Creating” can be lots of things
- Creating doesn’t even have to mean building something from the ground up
- It can be writing a blog post, working on a knitting project, cooking a meal, or updating your website
- Maybe it’s honing a skill you already have — picking up a camera, dusting off a guitar, or getting back into running
