Master of your own reality
These last few weeks I have once again been stopped in my tracks
I get what I call analysis paralysis
An easier way to understand this — my mind and actions move at a snail’s pace
My overthinking mind stops me from making any steps towards progress and I need to rely on my systems to keep me going
So why I am I telling you this?
Because as a creator it’s going to happen to you at some point
You’re going to feel the weight of the world on your shoulders, you will feel immense pressure to produce and you will feel like no matter what you do you arent getting ahead
I’m here to tell you that’s okay
It happens and its happening to me again at this very moment
With that said here’s how I climb out of the abyss:
Remind yourself this is a long game think in decades not days
Reach out to your support system and voice your issues
Do whatever you can to get your creative juices going
Know that you're not the only one
Focus on what you can control
This is the 6 step process I walk through when these feeling begin to creep up…
Trust me they will creep up if you’re at this long enough
So calm your mind, grab a cup of coffee, recenter yourself and go back to the drawing board
My mother always said this quote when I was a child:
“This too shall pass” and like mothers are 99.999% of the time… she is right
Sidebar - Don’t forget to wish your mom a Happy Mother’s Day
Find of the week
My mind has a difficult time staying on task
It’s like a dog on walk seeing a rabbit…
I drop everything I am doing and click the notification button as soon as it lights up
Then it takes me 10-15 minutes to refocus on what I was doing
Well this is where minimal theme for Twitter comes in, it’s a chrome plugin that allows you to be on the app distraction free
Just you, your mind and fingers ready to work
Try it out and I promise you will get everything you need to get done without your mind being bombarded 100 times leaving you with nothing completed
Trend of the week
As the algorithm changes so does the game plan as creators
If you don’t stay on top of what’s working you will begin to fall behind
With that said… I’m seeing short form video as something that is getting a ton of eyeballs on it
One of the best doing it (no surprise here) Dakota Robertson
Let’s take a look at 3 examples:
Dakota is a Twitter OG and when he see something that works he goes hard with it
All of these videos were posted in the last week. Which tells me he is on to something
Twitter may be moving towards favoring short form video content
Keep an eye on your favorite creators over the next month and see if this trend takes off
If you have any questions or want to work with me 1 on 1 reply to this email
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Until next time, Tyler “In a funk” Fasig
