Creating something good is scary. Why?

Because it’s a BIG GOAL. Big goals are intimidating.

Writing a novel is a BIG GOAL. It’s scary.

Better to start with a small goal. Write an article.

Too big? Write a post.

Start with the easiest goal possible that gets you moving forward on the path.

Don’t feel guilty about it. Set the bar so low you can walk over it.

If you keep doing that task it’ll become easy and you’ll want more. Then raise the bar one level. Write a longer article. Keep raising the bar one level and eventually, the next level will be that novel.

Here’s a great way to set the bar low in creative work.

With a DRAFT.

A draft is an attempt at creating something. It’s a version, it’s a step.

Drafts do not have to be good. Especially a first draft.

The author Earnest Hemingway famously declared, "The first draft of anything is s**t."

Whether it’s text or music or code or art or something else, just start with a first draft. Then make it better. Raise the bar one level. Keep raising it until you’re leaping as high as you can.

The first draft is not only the easiest way to start moving forward, it’s the only way to start moving forward.