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Are You Creatively Constipated?
When I decided to go all in on my goals, I sat down and made a list.
A list of everything I needed to change in order to get the result I wanted.
I learned this from running. If you want to finish a marathon faster, there’s usually a few things you have to change — like how many miles you’re running and how much beer you’re drinking.
I applied the same idea to my business. After learning from successful entrepreneurs, I had a ton of ideas that I wanted to take action on.
Weekly emails. A consistent social media presence. A strategy to reach authors who had no idea I existed but definitely needed my services.
I tried to be comprehensive, and in doing so created a looooonnnng list.
Seeing 50 or 60 items with empty checklist circles in my Notes app was intimidating. Having to scroll to read everything — or open it full-screen on my laptop — was scary AF. All I wanted to do was pretend I was done and watch The Crown.
But then, I did what I do whenever I feel resistance. Find a way through.
I reviewed the whole list and created major categories. Content creation, for example, and everything related to my website.
The list was still gigantic, but there were only 10 or 15 things in each…
