contemplations of a dad, husband and entrepreneur
22 Jun
The lack of posting over the past few months is simply just one result of … procrastination. I’ve made this blog to be bigger than it is, in my head. I’ve imagined that I could build an audience and create provoking, better yet, captivating content. Yet, in the end, I write nothing because I can’t decide what to write on.
I’ve left out the details that matter in my life. I’ve overlooked the moments, really the God-breathed benchmarks, in search of the perfect topic to bring in the traffic. For all of this vanity, I did what I hoped to not do; nothing.
This blog outlet should and will return to being a place where I write what I want, need and hope to remember in years to come. While this may be an obvious conclusion to many of you, to me, it’s taken some time to come full circle.
I don’t know what’s next or when my next post will arrive, but I’m already looking forward to it. That’s much more than I could have said yesterday.
3 Responses for "I admit, I’m a perfectionist"
Kyle,
I have struggled with the same thing myself. On of my favorite quotes about writing is:
There’s a secret that real writers know that wannabe writers don’t, and the secret is this: It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard is sitting down to write. ~Steven Pressfield
His book, The War of Art, is one of the most important books I’ve ever read about the resistance we face as creatives. Also, Bird by Bird (Anne Lamott) Both invaluable.
Anne talks about perfectionism and what she calls, “Shitty first drafts.” It’s brilliant. Check them out:)
Keep up the writing!
Megan
I completely understand!
@Megan…You nailed it on the head. I just gotta sit down and write. You think I’d remember the fundamentals of high school creative writing class!
@Kristy…sorry I put that pressure on you, babe. Please go ahead and write whatever you want. Your audience doesn’t matter!
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