Gary Vee, the famous entrepreneur coach on social media, has been putting up contents on removing the barrier to create.
His strategy is simple: Don't overthink and just do it.
It sounds simple, but why is it so hard to do?
Maybe we think:
- we are not good enough.
- we need to only put out top notch content.
Maybe we are just too exhausted, at the end of the day, to think about the next thing to write/film.
Maybe we are uncertain of this thing that we are doing. Will this be able to pay the bills?
At the core of it all is fear.
Fear of failure. What if people don't like what I'm creating?
Fear of disappointment. What if it doesn't work out the way I wanted it to and I disappoint myself?
Fear of wasting time. Is it really worth the time that I could do other more enjoyable things instead?
Fear of wasting money. Maybe I should invest in other things instead, because this won't be generating money anytime soon.
All creators have faced fears like this before, even successful ones.
But being a creator is never about the results.
It is about the process.
If we focus more on the process, like how we enjoy bringing words to life, or how we successfully captured the picture of a fragile flower. Maybe we would be so in love with what we are doing that others approval does not matter as long as we are delivering value.
Truth is, value is something we cannot quantify or define. Value is also subjective. And in this technology-driven world, everybody is Googling everything-from professional to deeply personal questions. Your niche article may just be the answer to someone's question.
So I say, ode to Gary Vee's (+Nike +Shia LaBeouf's) advice:
Just Do It.
Then take things one step at a time. You will be amazed at where you go from that first initial step.
I am rooting for you!
PS This meme-worthy motivational speech by Shia LaBeouf is actually really simple yet inspiring. Check it out:
