The first draft

It’s one the hardest steps to take and it’s one you have to get through to get anything done. The dreaded blank page syndrome that comes with the first draft.

Whenever creating something new, the blank document, the blank email or message, the blank space in the house, these all can be daunting moments. Everyone experiences this when creating something new.

Then the questions start..

What if it’s not as good as I want it to be? What if other people or even myself don’t like the end result? What if I go do other things and start this later? What if I don’t finish?

All this ‘What if’ energy is energy that could have produced that first iteration. The first iteration doesn’t need to be perfect it just needs to be started.

When faced with the blank page syndrome put the what if energy into some action:

• Visualise / put in words / share with others what good could look like at the end
• research a little and look for examples similar to what you are trying to achieve
• most importantly, just start working on the blank space with the information you have right now

Before you know it, the blank page is your first draft and a perfect canvas to continue to develop upon.

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