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The Secret Paradox to Becoming a Successful Creator
You don’t need to become a master at what you do.
You don’t need to start logging your “10,000 hours.”
You don’t need to make grand plans for “following your dreams,” and “finding your purpose.”
You don’t need to do anything.
I’d like to say I dreamed of becoming a writer my entire life. I’d love to say I set out on this big bold mission to become a master at the craft. I’d love to say it was all intentional. But none of these statements are true.
I stumbled into writing. A friend actually asked me to start writing on his website. I enjoyed it so I kept doing it. Eventually, I realized it might be something I wanted to do long term, but it didn’t start out that way.
Now I’m in “serious writer.” I’ve spent years honing my craft and writing isn’t just a fun hobby anymore, but it’s also how I eat and put a roof over my head.
As much as I want to grow — in craft, fans, income, status, all of it — I try to remember not to ever take myself too seriously.
Even if I become the world’s most famous author, I’ll be forgotten in the grand scheme of history. I live on a planet that’s a tiny speck of dust drifting in the universe.
