Hey and welcome to another episode of the show.

You know what's been on my mind the last couple of days?

It's the fact that accountability separates professionals from amateurs.

Bold statement, right?

And don't let the word professional throw you, right?

I'm not talking about whether or not you get paid for your work.

I'm talking about if you want the satisfaction of finishing your work, of doing great work,

you need to act like a pro, and pros hold themselves accountable. So so ought you. Right? Nobody tells

the musician, Patty Smith, what song to write next, right? Yet she is unbelievably

prolific. She holds herself accountable. If she wants to write a new song, she sits down and she

writes a new song, right? That is the beauty and simultaneously the terror of true creative

autonomy. No matter what level of fame and

success you've achieved to this point while you're listening to the show today, as a creator,

you are part of a select club of people, of individuals who have to go into a room and figure

out what you're going to make next. This does not mean that we can't get help

if we're stuck or that we won't occasionally get stuck and need to go find our core being again

and go back to work. This doesn't mean we can't get help if we're stuck or if say we're not

a full-time paid professional.

We can always collaborate with others, and I've talked and written at length about that.

You probably know that about me and or found it in my book, Creative Calling.

Working creators, right, they frequently socialize with other creators.

They spend time talking about what they're working on and discussing their creative plans for the future.

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