Prepping for Productive Creativity

Minding our mindset: a poem, and other points

I can stop forcing my mind to flow from a space
where I race with my eyes stuck on a prize
in the direction of the self-deception of perfection.
I can be brave and fully present to appreciate my progress.
This releases my most important muscle
so it can overflow productively with creativity through the hustle.

There are several definitions of hustle. One common definition includes swindling. That is not what I am prepping my mind for.

I was thinking about the hustle of a creative’s brain. It can feel busier than the hustle of the busiest streets in the largest cities of the world. Just like a loose zoo animal in the street can bring those streets to a screeching halt, just one little aspect of our mindset can bring our creative productivity to a standstill.

Our creativity and productivity can be in jeopardy when we give in to the self-destructive push for perfection. No matter how hard we force it, we will struggle to be productive creatively from that space.

It takes some brave moves to step back and feel our failures and use them to feed our progress. In those moments of clarity, we afford ourselves our full presence to celebrate every bit of our progress, to rebuild our confidence, and to unleash our creative potential from the hustle.

As I started writing, I changed the first line from We must to I can. In the hustle of my mind, there is a never-ending debate about sharing my personal struggles, stories, and growth for people to learn from vs. sharing ideas that are explicitly labeled as lessons for readers.

Allowing myself the space to explore these ideas without beating myself up when I miss the mark is how I will grow. Having this mindset allows my creative productivity to see these moments of…

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