#Fact: Inspiration doesn't come TO you, it comes THROUGH you
I was having a conversation with Romeo last night about this, and since @acoolong just came over to have coffee I was reminded of it.
Inspiration is a funny thing; those that are constantly inspired barely even think about it while those that want it are plagued and haunted by the lack of creative spunk.
I've absolutely always been a wildly imaginative human being, and extremely creative - however, when I wasn't walking in my bliss I wasn't appropriately channeling it.
From depression, to anxiety, and every sort of anything you could have possibly imagined physically wrong with me (I WAS SICK ALLLLLL THE TIME) - shit sucked, man.
So, what changed? My ferocious, and undying commitment TO MYSELF to figure out who I was and what I REALLY wanted from life. It was all one foot in front of the other for the last 2.5 years, and the gradual unfolding of my own personal truth unmasked by social fronts, domestication and commercialization. I had to find the ME in situations and FROM THERE and ONLLLLYYY there does creative energy flow.
Do me a favor, and go and turn on a faucet (or picture it in your mind's eye).
Look at the water flow. The stream of water coming down is your bliss. Your bliss is this UNDENIABLE tangible FORCE that moves and is ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS in motion. The water, however, is the inspiration and when you are tuned in and walking in your bliss the two are HAND IN HAND!!!
Inspiration will never come TO you it has to come THROUGH you. To get inspired you haveeeeee to start by dissecting yourself.
For me, it was through my writing on this site and through addressing my fears. One of my ULTIMATE fears is heights. So what did I do? I figured out a way to get a corporate sponsored skydive.
See video below.
Not only did I figure out how to face my fear, but I also grew my business with it by saying - hey, I can really do this!!
My confidence then lead to one sponsored adventure, after another ... and now I have built a pretty solid brand. My personality and this brand are obviously intertwined - but I'm not special only awesome. You have something inside of YOU that you can address if you are only willing to step up to your OWN plate and really fucking OWN YOUR AWESOME.
You can't just expect inspiration to ever arrive at your door, nor can you ever expect life to just "happen to you." You have to OWN IT, and friggen make it yo' bitch tappin that ass bein all - you're miinnnnneee inspiration!!
I've now been doing this morning, noon, and night for 2.5 years spending over 15,000 hours growing this brand and not once have I ever run out of something to say.
Try it for yourself to prove me wrong - but either way tweet me with the adventure. =) hehe
#thatisall
