Don’t forget to have fun.
There are things in life that we do because they’re fun. For me, it’s songwriting. I started songwriting as a pleasure – a recreation – a creative outlet. But now there’s a bit of pressure attached – expectations – goals – publisher stuff – co-writing – whatever. These things sometimes make it more of a “have to” and not a “get to.” So how do we maintain the element of Play? The element of Fun?
I’m intentionally returning to writing songs for PLAY. It’s the only way I can maintain that sense of fun… Writing songs that are silly or experimental or just – pointless. (These are usually the really interesting ones, btw – ala Hector). Anyway, this maintains a sense of play. Fun. AND it motivates me to take that excitement – that passion – and bring it back to the “have tos” again.
Suddenly, even the scheduled writing times and emails and lyric tweaks become fun again.
What are you doing that has lost it’s fun? Can you find ways to Play again? Return to that original joy. Return to what made you want to do it all day.
And enjoy it – again.
The alarm clock screams you out of a conversation with your best friend about Bill Gates and how if he didn’t have to go to College to become this successful, then why did you? Especially since you’re not using your degree in your current job and Bill gets a yacht but you can’t even afford a RC boat for your kid. And then, in half wakefulness, you wonder just how much your dreams reflect your subconscious, because … well … you don’t have a kid who wants a boat.
