Write, write, write! I must put the pen to the paper today! I can’t base it on feeling’s because they come and go. I can’t base it on writer’s block because I’m hearing there’s no such thing. I must show up today and do my work!

Recently while taking a morning walk in the park, I noticed a squirrel running untouched between two v-shaped barbed wires on top of a chain linked fence. And while it might be difficult to imagine, I thought what’s the lesson here? I believe all creative work involves risk. It involves showing up, during the work, shipping, without any guarantee of success. Your gonna get stuck, pricked, cut, sliced etc. but like the squirrel you have to keep moving until you get to the tree, keep moving until the reward finds you. Then do it again, and again, and again.

To achieve success, you have to take risks be willing to step out of your

The horn is sounding, the bell is ringing; it’s time for practice, will you answer the call?

As a kid I remember eating Hamburger Helper. But Tuna Helper! No that wasn’t for me! Fast forward some 40 years later and Tuna Helper is still being sold. Like Tuna Helper, your creative work will not be for everyone. Some will like it, some will not. Some will get it, some will not. Everything is not for everybody, but it’s for somebody. Keep showing up, keep creating, keep shipping.

Who is this stuff for, you or others? Who are you trying to please, yourself? What stuff will you create today? What stuff will you ship today? Send out your stuff and let’s see.

Whatcha you doing today? Are you conforming or showing up? Are you shipping or waiting for your ship to come in? Are you waiting for change or changing the way you see the world? Are you waiting for the right time or are you making the time right now?

Value your gift. Know it, grow it, show it, give it. The world is waiting.

You have what it takes, stop devaluing your abilities. You have what it takes, stop comparing your work with others. You have what it takes, stop wishing to do things the way others do it. Your best work awaits, right here, right now. Will you Take it?

We can’t do it for you. I can’t do it, momma can’t do it, friends can’t do it. Your enemies can’t even do it. It’s up to you, will you do it today? Will you do it tomorrow? Will you do it when you don’t feel like it? Will you do it when all hell is breaking lose? Will you do it when your misunderstood? Will you do it when the cheering comes, will you do it when the cheering stops? Will you show up, create and ship. The choice is yours.

What will you do with what you got? What change are you seeking to make today? What problem are you seeking to solve with your craft? Let’s make it, ship it and see. It’s up to you.