Tips, tricks, and take-aways for getting ahead.

What would the world have missed out on if, upon picking up a paintbrush for the first time, Michelangelo had said “I’m just not a good painter” and walked away? What would have happened if Edison had thought, “Eh, I am not going to solve this lightbulb thing”…well, we would all still be in the dark. I highly doubt that Mariano Rivera, considered one of the most dominant relievers in major league baseball history, threw his signature cutter perfectly on the first attempt. The

Writing should be approached in the same way that one approaches puking: You know you have to write. You feel sick/anxious/upset in the stomach beforehand. You sit down and throw up all the words onto the paper. It’s a mess, but you feel better when it’s out. Now, you can get started on cleaning up the mess. A gross analogy, but an important one. There is the tendency for individuals to want to write perfectly on the first attempt—a mindset that can add debilitating pressure.