Here is the answer

Tiny actions, done consistently, with others; Joy Ride vol 25

The week we’ve been chewing on this idea, as it pertains to doing creative Dream Project work:

“We think we need a recipe and instructions when what we need is someone to share their experience with us. We think we need step-by-step instructions, but what we actually need is to better understand what the process is like and how it looks and feels.”

- From: Notes From The Road.

Some people like to do a little bit of work every day. Others batch their work into a 5-hour block. Some people focus best on a couch in the living room, while others need a studio with a door they can slam shut. Some need quiet, others need sound.

Each of us has a different recipe for what works best for us and our projects.

The important thing to note is that while the specifics are different for each of us, the process remains the same: Try something. Try again. Do it again but a little differently. Get SUPER excited. Realize you’re an idiot and this was a terrible idea. Seek external validation. Crawl in a hole and die. Come up with a solution “out of the blue.” Try something. Try again….repeat repeat repeat.

[we codified this process here]

There are no step-by-step instructions that work for all of us except this: Tiny actions. Done consistently. Then keep going for as long as those actions feed your soul.

We assembled some Brainstorm Road members to ask them about their process and their practice. How it looks and feels, what role community plays, and what surprised them. Here’s what a few of them had to say, along with some stellar gems of wisdom you can watch here:

🚙 Carolina on bringing her poet to life (in a corporate setting) 

🚙 Bolaji how a consistent shipping practice changed his life (and how it spills outside of “just” creative work, but your life) 

🚙 Musician, Podcaster, and Songwriter Gabe on finding commitment through community (also why does he have a beach background? 🤷🏼‍♀️🏝️)

This week on The Road 🛣️

• In Monday’s Notes From The Road, Kristin explored the benefits of sharing your personal experience with others on your path (even if that path is…baking cookies?🍪)

• 🩷 New 🩷 February 🩷 Prompts 🩷 Dropped 🩷 in this month’s The Merge. The Merge is our monthly newsletter for paid subscribers. It’s got rotating themes, daily prompts, weekly high-five reminders (in threads), and the date and time for our live community call where you can connect with other people (ahem) on the Road.

  • Our theme this month is For the Love. Both Margo and Kristin thought that sounded too cat poster-y but (a) it’s not and (b) people love cat posters so stop being so judgy and start reading it here.

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See you next week xo M+K