Resistance.

We need to let go of resistance. There is a difference between amateur and pro. We need to turn pro.

How do we turn from amateur to pro? The ammeter can't think of any ideas. His idea are not good enough. The pro on the other hand works for hours till he gets something done, and that sits back, feeling accomplished.

As Steven Pressfield said, "The difference between an amateur and a professional is in their habits. An amateur has amateur habits. A professional has professional habits. We can never free ourselves from habit. But we can replace bad habits with good ones"

The habit we need to break is resistance. What keep us from doing good work? Nothing. What prevents us from doing good work is ourselves. 

Try something new.

Photography. You might get bored of it after a while. And not to say that I don't get bored of it. I do. But you can make the most interesting photograph out of whatever you have, even around your house.

Try different angles. Try to compose your shots differently all the time.

Now, this is not a blog post to say to quit whatever you do to start photography. But I know I'm very passionate about it, and as with everything you do, try to make it interesting.

Say that you've just bought a new car. It's brand spanking new, and you take it out for a test drive for the first time. You love your new car for the first two months. But then you say, eh, I could care less.

If you really love something. Say a sport or something, and you find that you're consistently bored with it, try to spruce it up a little bit. Or try something new.

Creative block

I have a hard time sometimes coming up with ideas. Creating is not easy. Waking up every day and coming up with new ideas.

I try to look for inspiration on different websites, but for graphic design, it's hard to replicate those if you have no idea how they do it.

I'm starting a Graphics course, so that will defiantly help, but I still need help on what to create.

Only so much time

There's a simple way to say this. There's not enough hours in the day to do all of the stuff we want to do. Even for me, and I'm still in school. I suppose as I get older and I am out of school, it will get easier to manage my time.

Now, this wasn't a problem just for today. Every day. It feels like there's so much we want to accomplish, but not enough time to do it all.

Planning helps, sure. But it doesn't really. Even when you plan, things can get off track sometimes and you can't focus at the task at hand. And sometimes, you sit down to accomplish something, but it doesn't go the way you want it to.

And that's where learning comes in. But the thing is, you only have so much time in the day to lear.

Be The Over–achiever

I'll admit it: I can sometimes be a slacker. I can sometimes get in the mood where I don't want to do anything except just kick it on Facebook all day long. And you know what? That's not productive.

If you have a dream, you have to work for it. Be the overachiever. Don't just sit and wait for a solution to pop up out of thin air. If you really really want something, you have to work extra extra extra hard to get there. Nobody will do the work for you. You have to put in the time. You have to have the right dedication, and you have to commit to it.

So what are you waiting for? Get out there and be the over–achiever.

What's your motivation?

We can be motivated by people. We are motived by the people we love. We have this common interest that we share. We want to change the world for the better.

"If you think for one second that I don't wake up every day with doubts and insecurities wondering what comes next for me, you'd be dead wrong"

So what comes next? If you have a passion, you want to fight for that. Execute on that. Don't just wait around and wait for things to happen for you. You have to take action!

In order to take action you need a plan. A plan for that, every day when you wake up, you don't have to sit there, wondering what you're going to do. For example, today, right when I got up, I knew I was going to watch Roberto's film and then write a blog post "review" about it. And I did just that.

We. Are. Game-changers.

People with disabilities are game changers. You know why? They work harder than everybody else. Whatever the challenge that your disability comes with, you have to overcome that challenge. And you have to work harder than over people to overcome those challenges.

I was inspired to write this blog post when of my friends got an article written about him. His name is Elbert, and while he doesn't have physical challenges like me, he is a deaf actor. 

One of the quote from this article is: "Where is the support from the Boston theatre community to engage and encourage the diversity of artists? How can those with disabilities grow their crafts and skills in professional performances, both backstage and onstage? Yes, the accessibility is getting there, but we are not there yet – fully, equally. How does the Boston theatre community celebrate inclusion? Why are we constantly an afterthought or pushed aside? Discussion of equality is not enough. We deserve action"

It is time to take action in the world. Whether you have a disability or not. If you do believe in something, you have the courage and power to make it happen. Change starts with understanding and empathy.

While reading this article that I read this morning about Elbert, it made me realize the world of theater is a very special place. It incoperates two of my main principles, diversity and inclusion!

 "When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful." –Malala Yousafzai

http://www.netheatregeek.com/2017/08/22/a-letter-to-the-boston-theatre-community-from-one-of-our-own-e-j-speaks-his-truth-to-power/