Today I read an old interview with Ze Frank, where he gives a strategy he uses to stay creative, and that is the discipline to create something every day.
I love the ambiguity of just “creating something”. It’s not specific.
There’s no requirement to the type of medium, quality or complexity – it just says, bring into existence something that has never existed before.
Seth Godin has also made statements like that. This of course gives reasoning behind his discipline to blog daily for over 12 or 15 years!!
Wow!
My friend TK Coleman took up the challenge a few years ago write a blog post every day for like 30 or 90 days. He enjoyed or benefited from the process so much that I think he’s kept it up well over 1 or 2 years now!!
Sheesh… I’ve got a long way to go! But at least I’m taking steps and am on the road.
If you have any desire to be a doer and not just a thinker, talker or wisher – I encourage you to develop the habit to create everyday. Good, bad or complete crap. After some time, you’ll be a lot better in the end.