We all have big ideas for what we can be doing, but we're not acting on them. This relates to last week's post, as well as my post on fear a few months ago.
What is your big plan?
Are you going to write a one-person show?
Are you going to create a web talk show?
Are you going to produce a production of Twelfth Night for you to star in?
Why aren't you doing it?
•I need more money.
•I need to wait until I have more time.
•I need a collaborator.
•I don't know exactly how to do it.
There are ways to fix each of these problems:
•I need more money.
-Kickstarter.com, ask friends and family, apply for grants
•I need to wait until I have more time.
-Sleep less, find people to help, get an intern.
•I need a collaborator.
-Ask your friends. Post an ad online. Take classes to meet like minded people.
•I don't know exactly how to do it.
-Ask for help. Read a book. Research. Get a mentor
Now none of these are perfect answers, but that leads me to my point:
The circumstances will never be perfect.
If you wait for them to be, you'll never do anything.
If you wait for them to be, you'll never do anything.
So, dream big! Play big games! And JUST DO IT!
Make a list of deadlines, make a budget, list the actions you plan to take.Get it on paper, and share it with a friend who will keep you accountable.
Make it happen!
Damn right! I was terrified to try stand up comedy, but it was something I secretly wanted to do. When I did it for the first time, within a few seconds I hit myself on the head and thought, "Damn! I wasted the past 16 years of my life because I wasn't doing this!" It took me a long time to begin to write, begin to produce. But now that I do it all the time, there's no looking back. And there's no more waiting for someone else to give me a job. I make my own!
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