When Your Emotions Curb You
Why Care About Your Feelings When No One Else Does? A Recipe for Disaster
Unlocking Consistency in Creativity
Ah! Writing. My nemesis. My Kryptonite.
My mind is convinced that writing is one of the hardest things a human can do.
And so, I’ve been wondering, what’s been the secret of my daily writing habit.
How did I get to 7 months of daily writing? What changed?
I still fail at most other commitments. So, how am I able to do this with such remarkable consistency?
After 200+ days of daily writing, here’s what I know…
I stopped caring about the very thing (the act of writing) I was doing. The moment I did this, the better I wrote.
In the past, I’d freeze and stop writing when I cared about my feelings. I couldn’t write or publish on the internet.
To change this, I changed the narrative to learn rather than earn.
I remind myself to focus on improving the craft, train the mind not to question everything and just be patient.
I remind myself that we’re living in an ultra-competitive world where attention-grabbing is a skill.
Since I’ve never done this, I wasn’t aware of how I could grab attention. So, this is where I come to learn. In Public.
There’s no shame or harm if I fail. Let the failure be glorious. Let it be in front of everyone. I’ll only learn.
I told myself, not to expect to earn from the place you come to learn. Because if you do, you’re forever going to be stuck. Speaking from past experience.
I still have bad days. It reminds me of my humanity.
It's been over 7 months for my daily writing practice but I tell myself it’s still day 1. I’m learning, building my profile and allowing the algorithm to fire up!
I’m proving to myself that this is something I’m capable of.
This is my only responsibility. My actions, not my emotions define my path.
So I needed to stop feeling and start delivering.
For me, obsessing over my emotions was a recipe for disaster.
This fixation became a significant barrier, preventing me from showing up and doing the work.
I was entrapped, a victim of my emotional turmoil, which stifled my productivity and creativity.
What about you? Do you let your emotions hold you captive? Prevent you from creating and doing the work?
