What if all you did, besides eat and sleep, was focus on your work? All the books you that read are with the goal of enriching your work. All the videos you watch, enrich your work. All the conversations you have, enrich your work. All the things you listen to, enrich your work? What things would need to be cut? Perhaps it’s the things that need to be cut, are the things you should cut right away....
Seth Godin has the best comeback for when people say they have writers’ block: when was the last time you had talkers’ block? Seth has a unique way of cutting through the noise and remind us that maybe we’re just avoiding to do the work. Writers’ block is often just another way for you to hide from shipping, hide from the world, and absolve you of responsibility shifting the blame on some magical thing called writers’ block....
Seth Godin is one of the most prolific content creators in the world. He’s written a blog post every day for 10+ years. Think of that, every day for 10+ years. How does one even accomplish such a feat? Well, I’d argue that Seth understand the long game better than most. He looks at writing as not just a part of his practice but a part of who he is. His writing happens because, as he puts it, “it’s today....
You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. – Steve Jobs at his famous Stanford Commencement speech. Every decision you make comes down to two possible scenarios: it’s either HELL YES! or it’s no. Put another way, if you don’t feel incredibly pulled or excited about saying YES!, then say no....