Inspiration is for amateurs.

The rest of us, we just show up and get to work.

And the belief that things will grow out of the activity itself,

and that you will, through work, bump into other possibilities

and kick open other doors that you would never have dreamt of

if you were just sitting around looking for a great art idea.

That quote is from the legendary Chuck Close.

And I think it's a fantastic way of starting off our micro show today. And with this micro show, my goal is to help you

realize that great work doesn't just accidentally happen. It happens through the vehicle of a plan.

And so many of us, myself included, at different parts in my life, we wax and wane off

this idea of planning for our creative sessions, for our, the work that we want to get done in this

world. Whether it's some big opus, the book you've been writing, or the screenplay you want to

publish, or the blog post, or the video you you want to publish or the blog post or the video

you want to make or something very small, which is the essence of all of those bigger projects.

In all of these cases, and specifically to get started, to go from zero to one, it requires a plan. You've heard me talk

incessantly about consistency. Well, Chuck Close to it, and so do I, that actually planning

for your work sessions is one of the most important and valuable gifts that you can give yourself,

especially as you attempt to gain momentum. Because it is momentum.

It is inertia that is so valuable in the creation, or more importantly, the completion of any

project. Now, the best creators, they start work with a plan. What's important is this is nothing

too rigid, right? We can't have a

plan that's too rigid. But in my experience and the experience that I've heard from countless

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