Benjamin Constable
WRITE!!!
Seriously, the definition of a writer is somebody who writes stuff. The only thing standing between you and being a writer is your decision to pick up a pen. Motivation is a funny subject but there are some powerful techniques to harness yours. Ask yourself these questions: What do I want to write? Why do I want to write? Who will I be when I have written? What is the first step to writing (you can do this same question for the second, third and fourth steps as well)? And then, how can I commit to doing this? It might be about making some time for yourself, it might be a text message to yourself or a note in your diary or an alarm on your phone. A powerful way of harnessing your motivation is to make a habit or a routine and attach it to some other routine you have (like, I write for half an hour every evening before I have an early evening drink). I find the most powerful ideas that get me to write are ones of identity. I say to myself: I am a writer. I say, I can take on and finish big projects; that is my nature; that is who I am.
Everybody has their own needs and strategies, it is up to each one to find what works, but you are motivated to do all kinds of things in your life. Have a look at what gets you to do things and learn from it and reproduce it.
Seriously, the definition of a writer is somebody who writes stuff. The only thing standing between you and being a writer is your decision to pick up a pen. Motivation is a funny subject but there are some powerful techniques to harness yours. Ask yourself these questions: What do I want to write? Why do I want to write? Who will I be when I have written? What is the first step to writing (you can do this same question for the second, third and fourth steps as well)? And then, how can I commit to doing this? It might be about making some time for yourself, it might be a text message to yourself or a note in your diary or an alarm on your phone. A powerful way of harnessing your motivation is to make a habit or a routine and attach it to some other routine you have (like, I write for half an hour every evening before I have an early evening drink). I find the most powerful ideas that get me to write are ones of identity. I say to myself: I am a writer. I say, I can take on and finish big projects; that is my nature; that is who I am.
Everybody has their own needs and strategies, it is up to each one to find what works, but you are motivated to do all kinds of things in your life. Have a look at what gets you to do things and learn from it and reproduce it.
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