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Ever heard of the creative process? I learned its power from Robert Fritz after my friend Nick introduced me to his work. The basic pitch is simple: professional creators don’t rely on flimsy inspiration for their creations. Instead, they: 1. articulate the outcome, 2. take stock of current reality, and then 3. take action to close the gap between the two. It’s so deceptively simple and yet so incredibly powerful. Since learning this, my creative output has grown immensely. I’ve organized a course, started working out consistently, strengthened my relationship, executed a couple of professional projects, and more. I even created my own card deck to assist in creating something using the creative process (pics attached). I’m curious: what has held you back from creating the outcomes you want? What if all the huffing and puffing in the process wasn’t necessary? Do you really want the outcome or do you prefer being perceived as creative?

If you're an ambitious man in the Extended European Habitat, I want to hear from you! What is your approach to life, your strategy? Why have you (not) given up? How do you deal with economic hardship? I want to know how you approach these and other related questions. I am writing a book that offers you a framework. I want feedback on whether it makes sense to you. Reply below to share your thoughts. Share this post and I'll send you a sample chapter.

Athlete of the Soul It sounds fake and gay, but there are athletes of the soul out there. Compelled by fate or as acquired taste, they keep on picking the hardest challenges to undergo. Not necessarily physically or even mentally, although those too. No, they train the soul. When few choices are hard, only hard choices actually made differentiate you from the rest. That much has always been true, and perhaps this truly is not anything new, and yet, it feels that way to me. Don't let the staccato nature of your thoughts stop letting them flow, just shoot, aim, and go. I have worried, and that perhaps is my gravest sin. Imagination belongs to the uses that produce the greatest bounty, and worry just consumes it. It really is true that people throw away their lives for the triflest things. A Taylor Swift concert, the banana peel purposely laid out for a practical joke. People die for the stupidest of reasons, and they give up their lives without dying for even stupider reasons still. I watched this John Mayer video once where he explains his creative process and it's what I employ just this very moment to write this piece. You just start strumming, or in my case writing, and you make it work. Don't think about it, do it, and do it, and do it more. The craziest thing is what this process yields. It's not even a process so much as a gusto, a deeply vitalistic impulse, an expression of faith. Small perhaps, yes, but one nonetheless. Writing has been a strangely bimodal affair for me: I rarely do it but when I do, it consumes me completely. I largely attribute it to having very little to say. Some squawk as a way of life, but rarely have I seen those constitutional squawkers edify anyone, let alone themselves.

10th draft coming together nicely. Very pleased with it. If all goes well, this will be edited and published by fall.