How to get past creative blocks

Hey Friend, There’s been something on my mind since we launched the Ideas-to-Action Focus Booster yesterday… (BTW: The Ideas-to-Action booster is happening for the 300+ members inside our [Focus Accelerator community](.) What I’ve been thinking about is the fact that there is a counterintuitive twist about doing your best creative work… ^ ^ The work doesn’t begin when you sit down to create. For example, let’s say you want to write a book. You carve out an hour of your morning schedule for writing. From 6:00-7:00am your focus is to write without distraction. You open your writing app. You have a hot cup of coffee next to you. And, against all odds, you have, in fact, eliminate the distractions. And yet… The words don’t seem to flow. As you look back on what you wrote yesterday, it doesn’t feel so awesome anymore. This may feel like a creative crisis. - Do you go back to researching? - Do you start over with another outline? - Maybe you tell yourself that you’re not “ready”… No! Pause for a second… Don’t abandon ship when you’re having a rough day. - Celebrate the fact that you showed up to do the work. - Realize, for a moment, that doing the work itself is only PART of the creative process. Whether you’re writing a book, building an online course, outlining a podcast, or any other creative endeavor, the act of creation is only half of the workflow. Creating is harder when you lack the whole system. I’m talking about a system for capturing, collecting, and developing your ideas. Think of it like this: Having [a system for those first 3 steps is how I was able to write 75,000 words]( for the [original Focus Course]( in just 42 days. That system is what my team and I are going to help you implement in the Ideas-to-Action Focus Booster. (All for free, inside our [membership community](.) Over the course of 4 live coaching workshops, you’re going to get the blueprint for translating your notes, thoughts, and plans into rapid progress. This upcoming Focus Booster (and our community) is for you if… - You have plenty of ideas but struggle to make progress on them - You’re drowning in a sea of unorganized notes scattered across apps - You get stuck in cycles of endless research and other forms of “procrastiworking” - You marvel at creators who ship new work week after week and want to know their secrets - You’re a perfectionist and never think your work is good enough - You want to dramatically accelerate your creative process - You feel as if you don’t have nearly enough time to bring your creative ideas to life By the end of this Focus Booster, you’ll have a system in place for consistently shipping quality creative work — even if you feel like your schedule is full. Remember: Ideas-to-Action is a FREE bonus [exclusively for our Focus Accelerator members](. So if you’d like to join us, [click here to become a Focus Accelerator member now.]( Think of it like a live, guided version of an online course. If you thrive in community settings with built-in accountability and scheduled check-ins, you will love it! (Not to mention you will get instant access to everything else the Focus Accelerator Membership includes, such as our entire course library!) But you have to join before we kick off the booster, on Tuesday, September 5. 👉 [Go here to become a member so you can attend the Ideas-to-Action Focus Booster.]( I can’t wait to welcome you to the community and see you inside! — Shawn [In-Depth App Training for Power Users]( To unsubscribe, click [here](. Blanc Media, 714 Main St., Grandview, MO 64030, United States