It's 8 pm here in this beautiful city of Chicago, and I feel like grabbing a beer and watching NBA. But I promised my accountability buddy Jeff that I would finally start writing and creating content every day, otherwise, I will pay him $20 which will be donated to charity. So, here I am sharing all my struggles and how I am overcoming them one struggle at a time.

Seeking Permission To Start

For a long time, I have flirted with the idea of becoming a content creator. But I have sat on the sidelines waiting for the perfect moment. One evening, I asked myself, Why haven't I started yet? Am I waiting for someone's permission to start? And at that moment, I realized I don't need anyone's permission to start. The signal of life will never be all green, I need to stop procrastinating and start taking action.

The preconceived notion tells us achievement first, legitimacy second. But it's the opposite. You have to have faith in yourself, and rest will figure itself out.

And if you're still waiting for permission, I give you the permission to start.

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The Painful Trap Of Self-Importance

All my life I have been an A-grade student, and I have excelled at everything, be it sports or studies. So, naturally, I received a lot of attention and importance from everyone. I have a picture in my head that I am the most important person on earth, and everything I do is important. This has stopped me from creating content and putting myself out. I will always be like, what if people don't like my content? Unknowingly, I have been carrying a spotlight on me.

To date I struggle with it, it's like my ego is not letting me put myself out. But somehow I have been able to create content every single day since Feb 1 and let people decide if it's important or not.

By breaking down our sense of self-importance, all we lose is a parasite that has long infected our minds. What we gain in return is freedom, openness of mind, spontaneity, simplicity, altruism: all qualities inherent in happiness. — Matthieu Ricard

Imposter Syndrome

I have 20+ unpublished articles in my draft. What's stopping me from publishing them? Imposter Syndrome. I feel like millions of creators are excellent at what they do and I don't have anything "Orignal" to add.

Steal a little and they throw you in a jail, steal a lot and they make you a king. — Bob Dylan

I have realized that there's nothing new under the sun. Everything is a copy of a copy with a perspective of the creator. Austin Kleon's book, Steal Like An Artist helped a lot to overcome my imposter syndrome.

I just treat my work as one big experiment; an opportunity to learn. Because in the end, that's exactly what it is.

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Summary

  • Seeking Permission To Start — Stop procrastinating and start taking action
  • The Painful Trap Of Self-Importance — You're not important, you can either find this liberating or discouraging
  • Imposter Syndrome — Know you're not alone

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