Sit in your discomfort.
Embrace the tension.
Allow yourself no distractions.
Give yourself nowhere to hide.
This is where the creative process begins.
The waiting is where the work is done.
Sit in willingness, and inspiration will reward your efforts.
The best creative work creates tension.
It creates tension for you and for your audience.
Tension is a sign that change is occurring, and change is uncomfortable.
When you feel the most compelled to run away or to seek distraction, you are exactly where you are supposed to be.
In this moment, you have a choice to either lean in or to look away.
The role of the creative is to lean in.
It is your job to seek out tension, to become comfortable in discomfort, and to transform that discomfort into something meaningful and generous.
If you find yourself unusually nervous about something, perhaps it is important.
Maybe you are nervous because it matters.
Nervousness is a sign that you are either about to do something that is brave or that you will regret.
It is your job to decide which it is and to act accordingly.
Your body does not know the difference.
Your body only knows that you are in danger of changing, and both stupidity and bravery will change you.
Listen to your feelings and ask yourself if this thing about which you are nervous will change you for the better or for the worse, and then do something.
Bravery is relative.
What is brave for one person may be easy for another.
For one person, jumping out of a plane or entering a jiu-jitsu tournament is brave.
For another, it is brave to simply get out of bed or to leave the house.
You have no idea what it took for another person to get to where they are today.
Everyone is struggling with something.
Assume that people are doing their best because they may actually be.
The creative act is, by its very nature, generous.
That which is created is meant to be shared.
Sharing is what gives life to your work.
Do not keep your art to yourself.
We need your art in the world.
It takes courage to put your creations out there.
Share your work bravely.
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