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Follow that!!

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Follow that!!

That is always the challenge when you create something that others really love, share and comment on.

A seed of doubt creeps in and then you think ‘maybe that was a one-off’ or ‘maybe it was a fluke and the next thing I create won’t be as good’.

The reality is, it wasn’t a fluke or a one-off. It was the result of all the unique talent we all have, and the only way to find out is to share again, and again, and again. It was the result of years of trying, adapting, modifying and learning.

The thing is keep going with your creating, and the only time to stop is when you have grown tired of creating. Once you reach that point, then the point of life has ended. We are here to create, to make, to build, to do something unique that will make a difference and leave a legacy.

We all have an obligation to use this once in an eternity gift of a lifetime. Why waste it never finding out what we are truly capable of creating? Why waste it fulfilling another person’s dream? Why waste it never trying? Why not create and keep creating? There is no other reason to live.

Share your creations

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Staring at a blank sheet of paper and then starting to type, I wonder where this blog will go?

The more I think about what I want to write each day, the harder it becomes.

I know that if I analyse every sentence and every thought, then I will eventually talk myself out of writing it or I will keep editing it. The voice in the head will be saying ‘what if no one likes it?’ and ‘will that offend someone?’ or ‘does anyone care?’. Fear of what the non-believers will say.

The fact is I do my writing about things that matter to me. About the things I care about. I am not writing for others, I am writing for me.

So I have now got to the point of not caring who else reads them. I am obviously delighted if people enjoy reading them, however, I love writing them, it makes me feel happy and that is why I do this.

The key thing is to find the right people to connect with in life and then share your work with them. If you never share what you create, then you have not created anything.

If some do not like it, that is of no relevance, you may have shared it with the wrong audience, they might be wrong, who knows, who cares. There is very little right or wrong in life.

The most important thing to do is to share your creations and never fear what others will think. This is my creation and I am happy with it.