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In a few hours, enrollment closes. I’m locking the doors on the Cretor White Space Challenge at its current price. Before I do, I want to be direct: Perfectionism can cost you years. Years of tinkering with drafts that never get published. Years of waiting to "feel ready" before starting that passion project. Years of collecting ideas in notebooks, while your best work stays locked inside your head. Tomorrow, you could wake up with the same problems. You could lack the discipline and...
Tomorrow morning, you COULD open the first lesson of the Creative White Space Challenge. And you'll face a decision. You can read it, nod along, and tell yourself you'll "apply it later." Or you can actually do the work. Here's what I've learned after years of teaching creators: The ones who succeed aren't more talented. They're not more inspired. They don't have more time. They just refuse to let another 30 days pass without finishing something real. Think about where you are right now: That...
You don't have a creativity problem. You have a structure problem. One of your fellow creators put it perfectly: "Discipline, structured workflow, focused objectives... the usual." Translation: "I know what I need. I just can't seem to make it stick." Here's why: Your curious mind is a feature, not a bug. It's why you have brilliant ideas. But without a system to channel that curiosity, it becomes the enemy of completion. You start a community blog project. Then a LinkedIn strategy catches...
Your first draft is going to suck. Your second draft will probably suck, too. Mine certainly did. And if you wait until it stops sucking before you publish it, you'll never publish anything. I only built a business writing online after I got over my fear of lousy first drafts. Here's the painful truth about perfectionism: It's not protecting your reputation. It's preventing you from building one. One creator told me: "I hate the idea that my draft from the start will suck." I get it. Nobody...
You have projects inside you that deserve to exist in the world. That manuscript you've been working on for years. The community blog you've envisioned but never launched. The portfolio of published work that would finally attract your ideal audience. But here's what's stopping you: You're waiting to feel inspired before you create. You're polishing drafts that never see daylight. You're letting perfectionism convince you that "not ready" means "not good enough." Meanwhile, your insatiably...
My old calendar had more meetings than a corporate middle manager. Client calls. Workshop planning. "Quick chats" that last an hour. By 2 pm, I was fried. The Irish monk's hairline wasn't helping with the stress either. But here's the thing nobody tells you about building a creator business:. Your calendar can become an enemy. Every yes to a meeting is a no to creating. I learned this the hard way after a fierce week where I said yes to everything. Seven Zoom calls. Three "Can I pick your...
If you're serious about creating... If you're serious about doing the work... But you want some accountability... You'll love this...