Get busy living, or get busy dying”

Andy Dufresne - The Shawshank Redemption

When I hear people tell me:

What camera should I get to take better pictures?”

Or:

How do people find the time to write?”

Or my personal favorite:

If I only had the time…”

It drives me crazy. These are all just essentially excuses for the same problem. Just do it already.

It’s not about the camera, it’s about using it. It’s not about finding the time to write, it’s about sitting down and doing it. It’s not about having time, it’s about making time.

Cans & Glass Cans & Glass

Time is a finite resource. It’s so damn cliche to say, but as I approach my 29th birthday and am surrounded by 22 and 23 year olds who are incredibly smart, talented and accomplished it’s even more apparent. Just decide what you want to do and work you ass off doing it. Putting something off or waiting until later isn’t going to get it done.

Stop, or at the very least reduce, the re-blogging, re-tweeting, re-sharing, regurgitation and make something. Produce content. Create a great design, dust off that camera and start taking photos or close that browser and start writing.

Because trust me, there are plenty of people out there sharing. Do something different…

Make something.

September 28th, 2009

Tags

content, inspiration, producing, writing

Comments

01 September 28th, 2009

AdamD

Yes! And if Tom didn’t motivate you, read The War of Art. It’s all about the things that try to keep us from doing what we want and what it takes to overcome them.

02 September 28th, 2009

Rustin

Here here!!

03 September 28th, 2009

Kenny Meyers

That’s what she said.

04 September 28th, 2009

mike h

Thanks for the kick in the pants, Tom. Good word.

05 September 28th, 2009

Tom Watson

@AdamD Added to my to read list. That book looks fantastic.

06 September 30th, 2009

Anne Watson

I should have read that yesterday…

07 November 7th, 2009

Steven Ray

Roger that.

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