Today I talk about the steps that we can't avoid in getting better at creating in an attempt to simplify your perspective on the process and hopefully keep you from getting discouraged along the way. 

We talk with Michael Vasquez once again about risk and why it's a good idea to keep moving all the time, striving to life to the fullest.

There's no substitute for the little things in life and trying may not be that small of a thing, but it's foundational and it will help you love your life, your job, your partner, and everything else. You want to get happy? Try. 

Have you hear you can't play video games and be successful? Well this is the episode for you. Specifically you. Also we'll cover bragging, and why that's mostly okay. And we threw in some budgeting advice for freelancers because why not. 

We talk about the myth of perfection and idealized artists. The bottom line, create!

We talk about making failures into continuations by making a failed project into a second project. We talk about how to make the boring and repetitive parts of creation more fun. And finally we talk about creating in a place of vulnerability and when that's most effective, 

We talk about the winter in Texas - how to stay solution focused. We talk about Rush Limbaugh's passing and we talk about how to gain perspective and inspiration when times are difficult. 

I talk about why being a sponge is useful. I'll rant about social media. AND I'll even discuss how to rest better and more effectively. 

Motivational story, idea, nugget.

I dive into creative writing and talk about the importance of visualization and how starting with visualization makes more sense than starting with a plot. Then I explain my 10 draft editing method to make editing your work manageable and most importantly not stress inducing.