The reason you find it so hard to stay consistent with your creativity is because, for years, your creative self was told to stay in the corner, to not take any risks; to only speak when spoken to. 

Many of us have no problem dreaming big, but when it comes time to take a swing at our big dreams, we do so with reservation and doubt.

On December 31, 2021, I published my 465th blog in 465 days. I successfully wrote and published an article every single day for an entire calendar year—plus one hundred days on top of that. But it wasn’t always like this. I used to be a serial quitter.

If you create a work of art, particularly something robust and lengthy, you don’t need to worry about people you know getting upset by it.

There are consequences of trying to pursue non-optimal goals and failing, from anxiety to stress to low self-esteem.

Think of someone who said something mean about your creative work.

Here are four things I’ve learned about creativity since I started my blog in January 2018. 

“While creativity can seem like magic, like every magic trick there is a method behind it. A timeless creation will not simply appear.”

Isn’t creating a beautiful thing? But not to prove an old piano teacher wrong, or to show someone that you’re somebody.

It stands to reason that high expectations reduce the amount of satisfaction we feel in our work. 

Some days, creative work just doesn’t flow. On days like these, you have two options.

This is what we do with the Creative Consistency Challenge. We essentially “rent” an identity for a short period of time to see how it affects our lives.

When you create art for yourself, you’re not doing a lot of other things.

Are you really on the wrong path? Or have you just not been on the path long enough?

I bought a book about the publishing industry. One line, about 90 pages in, might just change everything for the next phase of my career. 

There are two ingredients necessary for people to become fast friends: a shared goal, and a common language.

I’ve been rethinking my personal content strategy recently. As part of this process, I’ve launched my YouTube channel with four in-depth videos breaking down freelance concepts.

“The ideas for the novels come from wanting to understand something.”

Your ideal content strategy can be mapped on an axis with audience size and platform. Take a look at my version.