An empty page, that is a dangerous thing. Literally anything can manifest. This could be the next great work of American fiction. A self-help book that saves a bunch of people’s life from the brink of peril, well that is possible too. All that potential makes it hard to start. Just to start writing that is so hard, and this is just a page. What about really big things? What about a career? What about a life? Those empty pages are almost too daunting to fathom.
An abundance of choice, I can’t handle that stuff. I think I spin my wheels. I am a smart and clever enough guy to do a lot of things. I don’t really eliminate the options either. I just think I can do a bit of everything. Well that’s a path to where I am at, I am just sort of here. I never really built a career or a business, mostly because I bounced about a lot. Exploring too many options and too much freedom, that was my downfall.
Restrictions force creativity. Becoming better at embracing restrictions, well that can create a bit of focus that might allow something to happen. Too much freedom, it is probably the rare person that can handle that. I have lived a lot of years with a lot of professional freedom, and I am through with that. Focus, is the path forward. One job, one project, one blog, that’s about all I need in my life. Great ambitions, I don’t have those anymore. I am going to fill this page, and that’s enough.
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