Creativity will always find you working. Meditate on that for a minute because it is a guaranteed formula for success in any creative field. Quite simply this means showing up, every day, without question. Sounds easy enough, but noting how few prolific artists there are, historically and today, is evidence of its difficulty.
Guaranteed winning formula:
- Sit down
- Kill distractions
- Open laptop
- Create ONE thing
- Repeat 1,000 times.
- Don't quit
There is a mental and mathematical component to this.
- The first is overcoming the resistance of showing up and starting. For many, this is the hardest part. Here's what you're actually fighting every time you try to create::
- Persistence against all judgement and uncertainty
- Overcoming the innate fear of failure
- Insatiable desire to learn and improve
- Sacrifices to devote more time to your craft
- A guiding vision and self belief in your ability
- The second is a simple numbers game. The higher your output (the more you create) the higher your chances of striking gold. With continued effort, these odds continue to go up until you are a certified weapon.
The primary objective in building a creative workflow is to help you consistently break through any resistance. Training your mind to follow a system, schedule or daily practice is an important part of overcoming the many challenges of showing up everyday. Second, a system will also help you increase your rate of output. At the end of the day you have an input of time, which is the primary currency you trade to pursue your dreams.
