I stumbled on this blog post by Steven Pressfield through the Twittersphere. Pressfield is the author of the "The War of Art" and "The Legend of Bagger Vance," which was adapted into a film starring Will Smith.
His post was spot on for me as an aspiring artist. No matter what is going down in your life, you have to keep creating.
As quoted in Pressfield's post:
This is an important post. I say that because this piece addresses (after procrastination, which is the #1 champ), the single greatest excuse/reason/cop-out that prevents aspiring writers, artists and entrepreneurs from taking action to pursue their dreams.
That excuse is, “First I have to _____________.”
“___________” can be anything from “finish my research” to “pay the rent” to “get rid of my slacker boyfriend.” I’m not saying such excuses can’t be real or serious. “Stop drinking,” “get out of rehab,” “recover from suicide attempt.” They can be absolutely valid and true. But they’re still Resistance. They're still bullshit.
Here’s the counter-mantra: “Do it anyway."
